FC Groningen 2-1 Utrecht result, stats and report

Feyenoord dismantled Utrecht with a dominant 5-0 victory at De Kuip, with Anis Hadj Moussa scoring twice and Utrecht offering almost nothing in response. This was a performance that told you everything you need to know about the gap between these two sides right now.

PEC Zwolle silenced the home crowd at FC Groningen with a thoroughly professional 3-0 victory, goals from Thom van Bergen, Jorg Schreuders and Tygo Land doing the damage in a display that was far more controlled than their recent results suggested.

Utrecht claimed a 2-1 victory at Excelsior in the Eredivisie despite being outworked for large portions of the match, with Dani de Wit's stoppage-time finish settling it after Aymen Sliti had equalised for the hosts.

GO Ahead Eagles dominated every statistic that mattered but could only rescue a 1-1 draw against FC Groningen at home, with Søren Tengstedt equalising in the 82nd minute after Brynjólfur Willumsson's first-half goal threatened to hand the visitors all three points.

Fortuna Sittard came to Groningen, dominated possession and territory for ninety minutes, and still needed a Justin Hubner own goal in the 87th minute to seal a 3-2 win. FC Groningen competed harder than the scoreline suggests, but they could not hold what they had.

PSV Eindhoven were utterly ruthless at Utrecht, winning 6-1 in a performance that exposed everything wrong with the home side. This was not a football match. It was a statement.

FC Groningen have conceded in every single Eredivisie match in their last ten, and Ajax arrive on Sunday having scored seventeen goals in their last five. This is not a good combination if you are from Groningen.

Utrecht and Willem II meet on Sunday with a combined record of zero wins across their last nine Eredivisie matches. Someone has to end their misery. The question is whether either side is capable of it.