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PSV Eindhoven — Groningen: 5:1, Eredivisie

Eredivisie
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5:1
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Venue: Philips Stadion City: Eindhoven

In the Eredivisie game on 23 August 2026, PSV Eindhoven beat Groningen 5:1. Match numbers: shots on target 12:4, corners 9:4.

Match report

PSV Eindhoven cruised past Groningen with a 5-1 victory at the Philips Stadion. The match belonged to the Eredivisie's third round and ended with the hosts comfortably ahead after a frenetic first half.

Brunhulfur Willumsson opened the scoring in the 9th minute before a Groningen own goal by T. Blokzijl doubled the advantage two minutes later. Ivan Perisic added a third on 35 minutes, and a penalty spot incident in stoppage time changed everything. Guus Til won the penalty after a VAR review and Ricardo Pepi converted twice to give PSV a four-goal lead before the break.

By then the visitors had little to offer. Groningen saw the game out without a response, though their goalkeeper made seven saves to keep the scoreline respectable. S. Dest pulled one back for PSV in the 56th minute before the match settled into a comfortable rhythm for the hosts.

The statistics told the story. PSV held 62 percent possession and created nine big chances compared to four for their opponents. Their expected goals figure of 4.42 contrasted sharply with Groningen's 1.09, and the hosts registered 12 shots on target against just four for the visitors.

Both sides made their changes as the game unfolded. Groningen brought on J. Schreuders in the 46th minute, while PSV rotated several players including Willumsson and Perisic. Neither manager had much to worry about in terms of results.

The result leaves PSV second in the table with 10 points from four games, while Groningen sit 10th on six points. The hosts have yet to drop a point at home this season and are closing in on a perfect start.

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Key numbers

Possession, % 62 – 38
Shots on target 12 – 4
Shots off target 9 – 1
Expected goals 4.42 – 1.09

Match events

  1. 9' Groningen Goal B. Willumsson assist: T. van Bergen
  2. 11' PSV Eindhoven Own goal T. Blokzijl
  3. 21' PSV Eindhoven Yellow card Ruben van Bommel
  4. 35' PSV Eindhoven Goal I. Perisic
  5. 45' PSV Eindhoven var_penalty Guus Til
  6. 45' PSV Eindhoven Penalty R. Pepi
  7. 45+2' Groningen Yellow card Márk Csinger
  8. 45+3' PSV Eindhoven Penalty R. Pepi
  9. 46' Groningen Substitution J. Schreuders off: M. Rente
  10. 53' PSV Eindhoven Goal I. Perisic assist: Mauro Junior
  11. 54' Groningen Substitution off: N. Brandis
  12. 56' PSV Eindhoven Goal S. Dest assist: R. van Bommel
  13. 67' Groningen Substitution B. Willumsson off: E. van der Laan
  14. 67' Groningen Substitution D. van der Werff off: J. Ondrejka
  15. 68' PSV Eindhoven Substitution N. Fernandez off: P. Wanner
  16. 68' PSV Eindhoven Substitution R. van Bommel off: A. Bouhamdi
  17. 75' PSV Eindhoven Substitution Mauro Junior off: F. Kostic
  18. 76' PSV Eindhoven Substitution I. Perisic off: D. Man
  19. 85' PSV Eindhoven Substitution A. Obispo off: L. Geertruida
  20. 85' Groningen Substitution T. de Jonge off: T. Hernes

Statistics

62 Possession, % 38
12 Shots on target 4
9 Shots off target 1
4.42 Expected goals 1.09
9 Big chances 4
121 Attacks 57
9 Corners 4
10 Fouls 4
4 Free kicks 8
0 Offsides 0
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
3 Goal kicks 15
15 Throw-ins 13
All statistics
11/1573% Aerial duels 4/1527%
104 Backward passes 59
3 Blocked shots 2
9 Clearances 25
9/2536% Crosses 0/60%
10/2050% Dribbles 7/1644%
2.17 Expected assists 0.48
46 Failed passes 68
2 Goalkeeper saves 7
13 Interceptions 3
17 Key passes 6
22/3269% Long passes 24/5246%
160 Passes into the final third 40
382 Passes in the opposition half 154
211 Passes in own half 206
0.50 Shot accuracy 0.57
5 Shots from outside the box 0
19 Shots inside the box 7
8/1457% Tackles 9/1464%
568 Total passes 354

Line-ups

PSV Eindhoven

Starting XI
# Player number
32 Matěj Kovář 32
4 Armando Obispo 4
6 Ryan Flamingo 6
8 Sergiño Gianni Dest 8
17 Mauro Jaqueson Júnior Ferreira dos Santos 17
20 Guus Berend Til 20
24 Kodai Sano 24
31 N. Fernandez 31
5 Ivan Perišić 5
7 R. van Bommel 7
9 Ricardo Daniel Pepi 9
Substitutes
# Player number
1 Nick Quinten Olij 1
41 Kadim Ngom 41
2 Lutsharel Geertruida 2
3 Yarek Gasiorowski Hernandis 3
25 Kiliann Eric Sildillia 25
10 Paul Wanner 10
18 Filip Kostić 18
21 Sven Mijnans 21
19 Esmir Bajraktarević 19
27 Dennis Man 27
37 Ammar Bukhamdi 37
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Groningen

Starting XI
# Player number
1 Etienne Vaessen 1
2 V. Prince 2
3 Thijmen Blokzijl 3
4 Márk Csinger 4
14 Jorg Schroeders 14
8 Tika de Jonge 8
17 David van der Werff 17
18 Taigo Land 18
24 Pelle Clement 24
26 T. van Bergen 26
9 Brynjólfur Andersen Willumsson 9
Substitutes
# Player number
13 Lovro Štubljar 13
31 Rijk Janse 31
5 Marco Rente 5
12 Nikolas Brandis 12
15 Elvis van der Laan 15
42 Jesper Mosselaar 42
7 Travis Herns 7
16 Elvin Nordin 16
44 Jismray Dillemma 44
53 Jahelille Hall 53
11 Jacob Axel Per Ondrejka 11
19 Oskar Zawada 19
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