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Excelsior vs Groningen — Eredivisie

1-5

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Van Donge & De Roo Stadion, Rotterdam

Going into the match, Excelsior had won 6, drawn 2, lost 2 in their previous 10, scoring 2.3 goals a game; Groningen had won 5, drawn 2, lost 3 in 10, scoring 1.9. The sides have met 2 times in our records: Excelsior 1 win, Groningen 1 win. 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 6, drawn 2, lost 2 (W D L D W). 2.3 scored per game, 1.4 conceded, 90% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.

Away form going in: Groningen

Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 2, lost 3 (W D D L L). 1.9 scored per game, 1.7 conceded, 80% over 2.5 goals, 80% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.

Head-to-head: Excelsior vs Groningen

How it unfolded

  • 7' Normal Goal — Marco Rente (Groningen)
  • 36' Penalty — Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior)
  • 38' Own Goal — Stijn van Gassel (Groningen)
  • 64' Penalty — Thom Van Bergen (Groningen)
  • 67' Normal Goal — Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson (Groningen)
  • 95' Normal Goal — Marco Rente (Groningen)

Match statistics

ExcelsiorMetricGroningen
1Goals5
49Ball possession51
1.77Expected goals (xG)2.75
16Total shots14
2Shots on target9
6Shots off target2
8Blocked shots3
11Attempts inside box13
5Attempts outside box1
3Corner kicks6
1Offsides1
416Total passes450
343Accurate passes364
8Key passes10
84Duels84
42Duels won42

Eredivisie table — 2026

#TeamPGDPts
1Feyenoord92123
2AZ Alkmaar91020
3PSV Eindhoven91519
4Ajax91518
5Twente9717
6Fortuna Sittard9-115
7Groningen9314
8Heerenveen9412
9GO Ahead Eagles9-111
10Excelsior9-211
11Utrecht9-1011
12NEC Nijmegen9-110
13Sparta Rotterdam9-69
14Cambuur9-89
15PEC Zwolle9-127
16Telstar9-86
17ADO Den Haag9-96
18Willem II9-172

Full Eredivisie table and fixtures →