ExcelsiorExcelsior vs Groningen — Eredivisie
1-0
GroningenVan Donge & De Roo Stadion, Rotterdam
Going into the match, Excelsior had won 3, drawn 1, lost 6 in their previous 10, scoring 1.5 goals a game; Groningen had won 3, drawn 1, lost 6 in 10, scoring 1.5. The sides have met 3 times in our records: Excelsior 1 win, Groningen 2 wins. Excelsior are 10th in the Eredivisie on 11 points; Groningen are 7th on 14.
Match report
Home form going in: Excelsior
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 1, lost 6 (L L L W W). 1.5 scored per game, 2.4 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 80% both teams scored, 0% clean sheets.
- L 5-1 at Feyenoord · 13 Nov 2022
- L 0-1 vs Heerenveen · 5 Nov 2022
- L 3-1 at Go Ahead Eagles · 29 Oct 2022
- W 2-1 vs AZ Alkmaar · 23 Oct 2022
- W 5-1 vs MVV · 19 Oct 2022
- L 2-3 vs ADO Den Haag · 18 Oct 2022
Away form going in: Groningen
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 1, lost 6 (L L D W W). 1.5 scored per game, 1.9 conceded, 80% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- L 2-3 vs For Sittard · 13 Nov 2022
- L 2-1 at Utrecht · 6 Nov 2022
- D 0-0 at Emmen · 30 Oct 2022
- W 4-2 vs PSV Eindhoven · 23 Oct 2022
- W 0-3 at Dordrecht · 19 Oct 2022
- L 3-0 at Twente · 16 Oct 2022
Head-to-head: Excelsior vs Groningen
- Excelsior 1-5 Groningen · 11 Oct 2026 · Eredivisie
- Groningen 2-3 Excelsior · 2 May 2026 · Eredivisie
- Excelsior 0-2 Groningen · 5 Dec 2025 · Eredivisie
How it unfolded
- 69' Normal Goal — R. El Yaakoubi (Excelsior)
Match statistics
| Excelsior | Metric | Groningen |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 0 |
| 47 | Ball possession | 53 |
| 14 | Total shots | 11 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 7 | Shots off target | 7 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 0 |
| 10 | Attempts inside box | 7 |
| 4 | Attempts outside box | 4 |
| 4 | Corner kicks | 6 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 372 | Total passes | 421 |
| 293 | Accurate passes | 338 |
| 79 | Pass accuracy | 80 |
| 12 | Key passes | 7 |
| 121 | Duels | 121 |
| 57 | Duels won | 64 |
Eredivisie table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feyenoord | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 23 |
| 2 | AZ Alkmaar | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | PSV Eindhoven | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 19 |
| 4 | Ajax | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 18 |
| 5 | Twente | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 6 | Fortuna Sittard | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 15 |
| 7 | Groningen | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 8 | Heerenveen | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 9 | GO Ahead Eagles | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 11 |
| 10 | Excelsior | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 11 |
| 11 | Utrecht | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -10 | 11 |
| 12 | NEC Nijmegen | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| 13 | Sparta Rotterdam | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 9 |
| 14 | Cambuur | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 9 |
| 15 | PEC Zwolle | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -12 | 7 |
| 16 | Telstar | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 6 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -9 | 6 |
| 18 | Willem II | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | -17 | 2 |