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Excelsior vs Groningen
Groningen defeated Excelsior 5–1 in Eredivisie.
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Match summary
Goalscorers: Marco Rente, Irakli Yegoian, Thom van Bergen, Brynjólfur Andersen Willumsson.
Full timeGoals & key moments
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7′
Goal Marco Rente -
36′
Penalty goal Irakli Yegoian -
38′
Own goal Stijn van Gassel
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64′
Penalty goal Thom van Bergen
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67′
Goal Brynjólfur Andersen Willumsson
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90+5′
Goal Marco Rente
Match statistics
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Excelsior
Groningen
49%
Possession
51%
16
Total shots
14
2
Shots on target
9
3
Corner kicks
6
10
Fouls
11
Lineups
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4-3-311 starting players recorded
Groningen
4-2-3-111 starting players recorded
Previous meetings
Previous meetings →Groningen 2:3 Excelsior · 02.05.2026
Excelsior 0:2 Groningen · 05.12.2025
Excelsior 0:2 Groningen · 16.01.2024
League context
StandingsAvailable standings snapshot · Excelsior are 10 in the table and Groningen are 7.
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Key events
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Excelsior
Groningen
7'
Substitution
Substitution
Substitution
Substitution
65'
Match statistics
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Excelsior
Groningen
2
Shots on target
9
6
Shots off target
1
16
Total shots
14
1.81
xG
2.77
49%
Possession
51%
417
Total passes
446
343
Accurate passes
364
3
Corner kicks
6
1
Offsides
1
10
Fouls
11
0
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
0
5
Goalkeeper saves
1
8
Blocked shots
4
11
Shots inside the box
13
5
Shots outside the box
1
Player match statistics
Excelsior
I. Yegoian
Min 90
G 1
A 0
Rating 7.29
S. van Gassel
Min 90
G 0
A 0
Rating 6.68
J. Plug
Min 90
G 0
A 0
Rating 6.26
R. Meissen
Min 90
G 0
A 0
Rating 6.20
L. Hartjes
Min 90
G 0
A 0
Rating 6.23
C. Widell
Min 90
G 0
A 0
Rating 5.97
A. Sliti
Min 81
G 0
A 0
Rating 6.49
Á. Þorsteinsson
Min 65
G 0
A 0
Rating 6.61
Groningen
M. Rente
Min 90
G 2
A 0
Rating 8.89
P. Clement
Min 90
G 0
A 1
Rating 6.87
J. Schreuders
Min 90
G 0
A 0
Rating 7.10
T. Blokzijl
Min 90
G 0
A 0
Rating 6.75
E. Vaessen
Min 90
G 0
A 0
Rating 6.60
T. de Jonge
Min 90
G 0
A 0
Rating 6.23
T. van Bergen
Min 85
G 1
A 0
Rating 7.04
D. van der Werff
Min 85
G 0
A 0
Rating 6.29
Lineups
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Excelsior
Coach
Ruben den Uil
Starting XI
Player shape on the pitch
#4
#14
#15
#8
#3
#20
#7
#19
#30
Substitutes
#16
#11
#21
I. Silva Timas
#18
#22
O. Turay
#6
D. van Vianen
#28
#24
#12
Groningen
Coach
Dick Lukkien
Starting XI
Player shape on the pitch
#1
#24
#8
#1
#14
#3
#5
#33
#8
#24
#17
#26
#11
Substitutes
#4
#20
#53
J. Hall
#18
#34
#42
J. Mosselaar
#16
A. Nordin
#2
#19
#13
#30
Head-to-head
Groningen lead this head-to-head: Excelsior 2, draws 0, Groningen 6.
Excelsior
Draws
0
Matches
Groningen
Meetings
8
Goals 8:18
Last meetings
8 MatchesRecent team matches
Excelsior
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | G | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feyenoord | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 31:10 | 21 | 23 |
| 2 | AZ Alkmaar | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 20:10 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | PSV Eindhoven | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 27:12 | 15 | 19 |
| 4 | Ajax | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 27:12 | 15 | 18 |
| 5 | Twente | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17:10 | 7 | 17 |
| 6 | Fortuna Sittard | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16:17 | -1 | 15 |
Key: # Position P Played W Wins D Draws L Losses G Goals GD Goal difference Pts Points
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