ExcelsiorExcelsior vs Groningen — Eredivisie
1-0
GroningenVan Donge & De Roo Stadion, Rotterdam
Going into the match, Excelsior had won 2, drawn 1, lost 7 in their previous 10, scoring 1.0 goals a game; Groningen had won 2, drawn 1, lost 7 in 10, scoring 1.2. The sides have met 3 times in our records: Excelsior 1 win, 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 2, drawn 1, lost 7 (L L L W L). 1.0 scored per game, 2.6 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 70% 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
- L 7-1 at Ajax · 16 Oct 2022
- D 1-1 at NEC Nijmegen · 8 Oct 2022
Away form going in: Groningen
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 1, lost 7 (L L D W L). 1.2 scored per game, 2.0 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 20% 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
- L 3-0 at Twente · 16 Oct 2022
- L 2-3 vs Waalwijk · 7 Oct 2022
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
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 | 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 |