Match summary
Utrecht won 3-1 at home to Groningen. Utrecht led 3-1 at half-time.
In the first half, Souffian El Karouani put Utrecht ahead in the 8th minute, Yoann Cathline made it 2-0 in the 17th minute, Stije Resink pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in the 32nd minute, and Sébastien Haller made it 3-1 in the 42nd minute.
The chances backed that up: Utrecht created 1.41 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Groningen's 0.89 from 10.