Goal and Highlights: Groningen vs PSV in Eredivisie (0-1)

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PSV play Telstar on Thursday (20) for a quarterfinal spot at the KNVB Beker. On Sunday (23), the Boeren have a pivotal clash against Ajax for the Eredivisie title, in Eindhoven

Meanwhile, Groningen host NEC on Wednesday (19) at the KNVB Beker. Their next Eredivisie match will be in Arnhem against Vitesse on Saturday (22)

PSV retake the lead at the Eredivisie standings, with 46 points, one ahead of Ajax. Groningen falls down to 13th, with 19 points

Groningen 0-1 PSV

Shots (on goal): 6(0)-10(2)

Ball possession: 47%53

Fouls: 13-4

Yellow cards: 0-1

Offsides: 2-3

Corners: 2-5

Final whistle at The Euroborg: Groningen 0-1 PSV

94' Götze makes way for Mwene

93' Max replaces Mauro Júnior

91' Duarte goes for goal from long range, but the ball hits PSV's defende

90' The referee adds five minutes of stoppage time

89' Cambuur vs Sparta Rotterdam finishes 1-1

86' Veerman receives the ball in the middle after a great counter-attack build-up by Gakpo, goes down the field and plays the ball to Bruma, who shoots over the bar

82' Second half attempts (on goal): Groningen 3(0)-2(0) PSV

81' Dammers replaces Suslov

76' Two more changes at Danny Buijs' side: Meijer and de Leeuw are replaced by Bogarde (debut) and Sverko

73' Dalmau scores for Sparta and makes it 1-1 at Cambuur

72' VAR checks for a te Wierik's possible elbow on Mauro Júnior, but decides not to apply a red card

70' On a counter-attack, Postema crosses from the right for Larsen, but Boscagli kicks the ball away

64' Out: van Kaam and Ngonge

In: Postema and Abraham

64' Out: van Ginkel, Doan and Romero

In: Veerman (debut), Bruma and Vertessen

62' Gakpo fires from outside the area, over the bar

57' PSV tries to keep the game at a slow pace, but Groningen came back more dangerous in the second half

54' Gakpo tries a combination with Mauro Júnior on the left and gets knocked down by Dankerlui

48' Duarte hits the crossbar! What a finish from the Groningen midfielder, but he's a bit unlucky not to make it 1-1

47' Teze goes into the book after a tackle near the area. That's the first foul PSV have committed in the match

The second half starts at The Euroborg: Groningen 0-1 PSV

The second half will restart soon at The Euroborg

Groningen: Hoekstra, de Boer; Abraham, Bogarde, Dammers, Kalley, Postema, Sverko

PSV: Mvogo, Müller; Bruma, Fofana, Ledezma, Max, Mwene, Seelt, Veerman, Vertessen

Groningen 0-1 PSV

Shots (on goal): 1(0)-6(2)

Ball possesion: 45%55

Fouls: 5-0

Yellow cards: 0-0

Offsides: 0-2

Corners: 1-0

Final whistle in the first half: Groningen 0-1 PSV

46' Doan fires a low shot towards goal, but Leeuwenburgh saves it

45' Two minutes of added time

40' Ball possession until Götze's goal: Groningen 29%71 PSV

Ball possession now: Groningen 47%53 PSV

37' Suslov makes a solo run down the left wing and gets in a one-on-one with Drommel. Groningen wins a corner, but can't make a goal attempt out of it

34' Cambuur makes it 1-0 against Sparta thanks to a Coremans own goal

31' Shots (on goal): Groningen 1(0)-5(1) PSV

29' Doan combines well with Teze on the right and shoots from inside the box, but the ball goes wide

24' Duarte shoots from distance but Drommel manages to make an easy save

23' Dankerlui plays well on the right and crosses for Larsen, but Boscagli gets the ball away without trouble

20' Groningen are able to keep the ball a little more after conceding early, but haven't threatened PSV's defense so far

18' Ball possession: Groningen 29%71 PSV

15' The referee stops the match due to a Gutierrez injury, but the Mexican is back to the pitch with no serious problems

12' With the early goal, PSV is retaking the first position in the standings back from Ajax

9' With a lot of time to think, Gakpo finds Götze inside the box and the German makes no mistake! Groningen 0-1 PSV

6' Gakpo gets in space on the left and crosses low to Romero, but van Hintum kicks the ball away

3' Götze crosses from the right and Gakpo finishes acrobatically, over the bar

Groningen vs PSV starts at The Euroborg

Teams coming to the pitch in Groningen. The match is going to start a few minutes later than expected

Eredivisie 2021-22: PSV 5-2 GRO

Eredivisie 2020-21: PSV 1-0 GRO

Eredivisie 2020-21: GRO 1-3 PSV

Eredivisie 2019-20: GRO 0-1 PSV

Eredivisie 2019-20: PSV 3-1 GRO

End of the match at Galgenwaard: Utrecht 0-3 Ajax. PSV must beat Groningen to finish this week at the top in the Eredivisie standings

Teams are getting ready at The Euroborg for the week 19 match, which starts in less than half an hour

𝐕𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐝 𝐞𝐧 𝐎𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝! ⚡️#gropsv pic.twitter.com/Hh1rWDZkFp

— FC Groningen (@fcgroningen) January 16, 2022

Eredivisie 2021-22 - Week 19

Finished

Zwolle 2-0 Willem II

NEC 0-0 Heracles

Twente 2-0 Heerenveen

Feyenoord 0-1 Vitesse

Go Ahead Eagles 0-2 RKC Waaljwijk

Sunday (16)

81' Utrecht 0-3 Ajax

8:30 am Groningen-PSV

8:30 am Cambuur-Sparta Rotterdam

10:45 am Fortuna Sittard-AZ

Referee: Bas Nijhuis

Assistants: Rogier Honig and Roy de Nas

VAR: Allard Lindhout and Marco Ribbink

Ajax lead 3-0 against Utrecht after 65 minutes and are retaking the first position of the Eredivisie off of PSV's hands at the moment. Antony and Brobbey (twice) scored for the Amsterdamers

Leeuwenburgh; Dankerlui, te Wierik, van Hintum, Meijer; van Kaam, Duarte; Suslov, Ngonge, de Leeuw; Larsen
 

23-year-old Maxi Romero starts a match for the first time in Eredivisie. The Argentinian has been dealing with injuries since the beginning of this season

Drommel; Teze, Obispo, Boscagli, Mauro Júnior; Gutiérrez, van Ginkel; Doan, Götze, Romero; Gakpo

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PSV have won 7 of their last 7 matches against Groningen and haven't lost in their last 16 meetings. The Pride of The North's last beat the Boeren in 2014: 3-2 at the Phillips Stadium

PSV won a topsy-turvy encounter against Groningen in week 3 of this Eredivisie season. Gakpo, El Hankouri (own goal), Ramalho, Zahavi and Bruma scored for the hosts, while Ngonge scored twice for the Pride Of The North, who lead 2-1 after 18 minutes of play but ended up losing 5-2 in Eindhoven

Roger Schmidt's probable starting XI: Drommel; Mwene, Obispo, Boscagli, Mauro Júnior; Gutiérrez, van Ginkel; Doan, Götze, Bruma; Gakpo

Danny Buijs' side expected starting XI: Leeuwenburgh; te Wierik, Dammers, Sverko, van Hintum; Kaam, Duarte; Suslov, Ngonge, de Leeuw; Larsen

Groningen: El Hankouri (will not play), Kasanwirjo (suspended)

PSV:  André Ramalho, Madueke, Sambo, Zahavi (will not play); Doudah, Bruma, Doan, Fofana, Oppegard, Thomas, van de Blaak (questionable)

Despite their European disappointing campaign, PSV have managed to stay at the top of the Eredivisie standings in the winter break with 43 points, one ahead of Ajax. They're on a four matches winning streak, with the last one being a 2-0 victory over Go Ahead Eagles

Groningen have been pretty inconsistent this season, with 19 points collected in 18 matches - they sit in 12th in the Eredivisie standings. The Pride of The North lost the last two matches before the winter break, against AZ and Heracles

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