FC Groningen 0-1 Willem II: result and report

Eredivisie · Friday 20 October 2017

Result

FC Groningen 0-1 Willem II

Eredivisie · Friday 20 October 2017, 18:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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FC Groningen 0-1 Willem II: match report

FC Groningen lost to Willem II 0-1 in Eredivisie on Friday 20 October 2017. The half-time score was 0-1.

The only goal came from Fran Sol of Willem II in the 33rd minute.

Discipline: FC Groningen received 1 yellow card and 1 red card; Willem II received no yellow cards.

Going into the game FC Groningen were 12th on 9 points from 8 and Willem II 17th on 6 points from 8. FC Groningen went on to finish that season 12th with 38 points, and Willem II 13th with 37.

FC Groningen lined up in a 4-3-3 and Willem II in a 5-3-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Mattijs Branderhorst of Willem II (8.0), ahead of Jop Van der Linden (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 FC Groningen wins, 4 draws and 1 for Willem II.

Going into the match FC Groningen's last five read D-L-W-L-D and Willem II's W-L-L-W-L.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 19'Yellow card · Ajdin HrusticFC Groningen
  • 23'Second yellow · Ajdin HrusticFC Groningen
  • 33'Goal · Fran SolWillem II · 0-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: FC Groningen 5, draws 4, Willem II 1.

Team news

FC Groningen line-up (4-3-3)

Sergio Padt, Mike te Wierik, Samir Memisevic, Etienne Reijnen, Django Warmerdam, Juninho Bacuna, Ruben Yttergård Jenssen, Ritsu Doan, Mimoun Mahi, Oussama Idrissi, Ajdin Hrustic

Willem II line-up (5-3-2)

Mattijs Branderhorst, Fernando Lewis, Jordens Peters, Jop Van der Linden, Konstantinos Tsimikas, Darryl Lachman, Pedro Chirivella, T. Haye, Elmo Lieftink, Fran Sol, I. Azzaoui