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ExcelsiorExcelsior vs Groningen — Eredivisie
2-0
GroningenVan Donge & De Roo Stadion, Rotterdam
Going into the match, Excelsior had won 3, drawn 1, lost 6 in their previous 10, scoring 1.2 goals a game; Groningen had won 2, drawn 3, lost 5 in 10, scoring 1.7. The sides have met 4 times in our records: Excelsior 2 wins, Groningen 2 wins. Excelsior are 6th in the Eredivisie on 10 points; Groningen are 9th on 8.
Match report
Home form going in: Excelsior
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 1, lost 6 (L L L L L). 1.2 scored per game, 1.8 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 80% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- L 3-1 at Ajax · 14 Dec 2017
- L 1-2 vs Zwolle · 9 Dec 2017
- L 3-1 at NAC Breda · 3 Dec 2017
- L 1-2 vs PSV Eindhoven · 26 Nov 2017
- L 3-1 at Utrecht · 19 Nov 2017
- W 1-0 vs Roda · 4 Nov 2017
Away form going in: Groningen
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 3, lost 5 (D D W L W). 1.7 scored per game, 1.8 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- D 3-3 vs PSV Eindhoven · 13 Dec 2017
- D 2-2 at Roda · 10 Dec 2017
- W 0-3 at Den Haag · 2 Dec 2017
- L 0-2 vs Feyenoord · 25 Nov 2017
- W 4-2 vs Vitesse · 19 Nov 2017
- L 2-1 at Heracles · 4 Nov 2017
Head-to-head: Excelsior vs Groningen
- Groningen 2-3 Excelsior · 2 May 2026 · Eredivisie
- Excelsior 0-2 Groningen · 5 Dec 2025 · Eredivisie
- Groningen 3-0 Excelsior · 25 Feb 2023 · Eredivisie
- Excelsior 1-0 Groningen · 8 Jan 2023 · Eredivisie
Match statistics
| Excelsior | Metric | Groningen |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Total shots | 9 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 9 | Corner kicks | 8 |
| 5 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Eredivisie table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AZ Alkmaar | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 16 |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 13 |
| 3 | Twente | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | Feyenoord | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 5 | Ajax | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 |
| 6 | Excelsior | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 7 | Fortuna Sittard | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 10 |
| 8 | GO Ahead Eagles | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | Groningen | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 8 |
| 10 | NEC Nijmegen | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Heerenveen | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 13 | PEC Zwolle | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 14 | Telstar | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 4 |
| 15 | Cambuur | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -9 | 4 |
| 16 | Utrecht | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -9 | 2 |
| 17 | Willem II | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -9 | 2 |
| 18 | ADO Den Haag | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -10 | 1 |