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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 24 goals in those matches.
Match Centre: FC Groningen vs Excelsior
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FC Groningen
Sat 10 Apr
Time TBD
Away
Excelsior
Sun 25 Oct · Eredivisieaway
NEC Nijmegen2:2FC Groningen
Bischoff 57'Lebreton 71'
Willumsson 11', 34'
Sun 18 Oct · Eredivisieat home
FC Groningen2:5Ajax
Willumsson 49'van Bergen 83'
Brandt 27', 60'Bouwman 37'Mokio 69', 75'
Sun 11 Oct · Eredivisieaway
Excelsior1:5FC Groningen
Yegoian 36' (p)
Rente 7', 90+5'van Gassel 38' (og)van Bergen 64' (p)Willumsson 67'
Fri 18 Sep · Eredivisieat home
FC Groningen3:0PEC Zwolle
van Bergen 20'Schreuders 43'Land 68'
Sat 12 Sep · Eredivisieaway
Go Ahead Eagles1:1FC Groningen
Tengstedt 82'
Willumsson 32'
Fri 16 Oct · Eredivisieaway
SC Heerenveen4:0Excelsior
Vente 11' (p)Braude 54'Oyen 84'Trenskow 88'
Sun 11 Oct · Eredivisieat home
Excelsior1:5FC Groningen
Yegoian 36' (p)
Rente 7', 90+5'van Gassel 38' (og)van Bergen 64' (p)Willumsson 67'
Sat 19 Sep · Eredivisieaway
Ajax2:2Excelsior
Brandt 32'Arokodare 64'
Hartjes 45+1'Sliti 62'
Sun 13 Sep · Eredivisieat home
Excelsior1:2FC Utrecht
Sliti 77'
Stepanov 36'de Wit 90+2'
Stadium: Euroborg, Groningen
What to watch for
Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.
Excelsior without a win in 6 matches
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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 2 draws and 4 defeats. Last win: 5 September, 3:0 against Willem II.
Excelsior concede 2.8 goals per match
FC Groningen1.8
Excelsior2.8
Last 5 matches in all competitions. FC Groningen concede 1.8.
Last meeting, 11 October: Excelsior – FC Groningen 1:5
WLW
Marco Rente: 2 goals.
FC Groningen score 2.6 goals per match
FC Groningen2.6
Excelsior0.8
Last 5 matches in all competitions. Excelsior score 0.8.
Brynjólfur Willumsson: 5 goals in 5 league matches
Goals5
xG1.82
Scoring more than his chances suggest (xG 1.8).
Players to watch
Eredivisie, this season.
Thom van Bergen
FC Groningen · midfielder
6goals
3assists
7.35avg rating
Last match, NEC Nijmegen: 1 assist, rating 6.6.
Irakli Yegoian
Excelsior · forward
3goals
5assists
7.41avg rating
Last match, Fortuna Sittard: rating 7.0.
Who is out
Injuries and suspensions
The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.
Recent matches
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“This set-up” is FC Groningen at home and Excelsior away, as in this match.
FC Groningen
all matches · 10
4W3D3L2.4scored per match2.1conceded per match
at home · 10
5W2D3L2.1scored per match1.6conceded per match
away · 10
4W3D3L1.9scored per match1.7conceded per match
- 25 Oct NEC NijmegenAEredivisie 2:2D
- 18 Oct AjaxHEredivisie 2:5L
- 11 Oct ExcelsiorAEredivisie 1:5W
- 18 Sep PEC ZwolleHEredivisie 3:0W
- 12 Sep Go Ahead EaglesAEredivisie 1:1D
- 6 Sep FC TwenteHEredivisie 2:2D
- 28 Aug Fortuna SittardHEredivisie 2:3L
- 23 Aug PSVAEredivisie 5:1L
- 16 Aug ADO Den HaagAEredivisie 1:4W
- 9 Aug FC UtrechtHEredivisie 2:1W
- 21 May AjaxAEredivisie 2:0L
- 17 May Heracles AlmeloAEredivisie 1:2W
- 10 May NEC NijmegenHEredivisie 2:1W
- 2 May ExcelsiorHEredivisie 2:3L
- 25 Apr FeyenoordAEredivisie 3:1L
- 11 Apr Go Ahead EaglesHEredivisie 0:0D
- 4 Apr TelstarAEredivisie 0:2W
- 22 Mar AZHEredivisie 3:0W
- 13 Mar PEC ZwolleAEredivisie 1:1D
- 7 Mar AjaxHEredivisie 3:1W
Sun 25 Oct · Eredivisieaway
NEC Nijmegen2:2FC Groningen
Bischoff 57'Lebreton 71'
Willumsson 11', 34'
Sun 18 Oct · Eredivisieat home
FC Groningen2:5Ajax
Willumsson 49'van Bergen 83'
Brandt 27', 60'Bouwman 37'Mokio 69', 75'
Sun 11 Oct · Eredivisieaway
Excelsior1:5FC Groningen
Yegoian 36' (p)
Rente 7', 90+5'van Gassel 38' (og)van Bergen 64' (p)Willumsson 67'
Fri 18 Sep · Eredivisieat home
FC Groningen3:0PEC Zwolle
van Bergen 20'Schreuders 43'Land 68'
Sat 12 Sep · Eredivisieaway
Go Ahead Eagles1:1FC Groningen
Tengstedt 82'
Willumsson 32'
Sun 6 Sep · Eredivisieat home
FC Groningen2:2FC Twente
van Bergen 18'Land 29'
Pjaca 6'Weghorst 40'
Fri 28 Aug · Eredivisieat home
FC Groningen2:3Fortuna Sittard
van der Werff 19'Hubner 87' (og)
Ihattaren 12'Zeefuik 28'Descotte 72'
Sun 23 Aug · Eredivisieaway
PSV5:1FC Groningen
Blokzijl 11' (og)Perisic 35', 53'Pepi 45+3' (p)Dest 56'
Willumsson 9'
Sun 16 Aug · Eredivisieaway
ADO Den Haag1:4FC Groningen
Eduardo 55'
van Bergen 15'Willumsson 30'van der Werff 45+2'Eggens 81'
Sun 9 Aug · Eredivisieat home
FC Groningen2:1FC Utrecht
Willumsson 8'van Bergen 48'
Blake 79'
Sun 17 May · Eredivisieaway
Heracles Almelo1:2FC Groningen
van Gilst 17'
van der Werff 3'Land 56'
Sun 10 May · Eredivisieat home
FC Groningen2:1NEC Nijmegen
Rente 45+3'Land 51'
Nejasmic 76'
Sat 2 May · Eredivisieat home
FC Groningen2:3Excelsior
de Jonge 3'Taha 47'
Widell 40'Fernandes 65'de Regt 90'
Sat 25 Apr · Eredivisieaway
Feyenoord3:1FC Groningen
Bos 11'Ueda 22' (p), 67'
van Bergen 86'
Sun 22 Mar · Eredivisieat home
FC Groningen3:0AZ
Peersman 36' (p)van Bergen 58'Land 76'
Sat 7 Mar · Eredivisieat home
FC Groningen3:1Ajax
van Bergen 6'Zawada 65', 72'
Klaassen 30'
Excelsior
all matches · 10
3W2D5L1.6scored per match1.9conceded per match
at home · 10
2W1D7L1.3scored per match1.8conceded per match
away · 10
4W4D2L2.0scored per match1.6conceded per match
- 25 Oct Fortuna SittardAEredivisie 1:0L
- 16 Oct SC HeerenveenAEredivisie 4:0L
- 11 Oct FC GroningenHEredivisie 1:5L
- 19 Sep AjaxAEredivisie 2:2D
- 13 Sep FC UtrechtHEredivisie 1:2L
- 8 Sep NEC NijmegenAEredivisie 2:2D
- 5 Sep Willem IIAEredivisie 0:3W
- 29 Aug Sparta RotterdamHEredivisie 2:1W
- 15 Aug PSVHEredivisie 1:2L
- 7 Aug SC CambuurAEredivisie 0:4W
- 17 May Sparta RotterdamAEredivisie 2:3W
- 10 May FC VolendamHEredivisie 1:1D
- 2 May FC GroningenAEredivisie 2:3W
- 26 Apr FC UtrechtHEredivisie 5:0W
- 12 Apr PEC ZwolleAEredivisie 2:2D
- 4 Apr NEC NijmegenHEredivisie 0:2L
- 20 Mar Heracles AlmeloAEredivisie 1:1D
- 7 Mar SC HeerenveenHEredivisie 1:2L
- 1 Mar Go Ahead EaglesHEredivisie 0:1L
- 14 Feb AZHEredivisie 1:2L
Fri 16 Oct · Eredivisieaway
SC Heerenveen4:0Excelsior
Vente 11' (p)Braude 54'Oyen 84'Trenskow 88'
Sun 11 Oct · Eredivisieat home
Excelsior1:5FC Groningen
Yegoian 36' (p)
Rente 7', 90+5'van Gassel 38' (og)van Bergen 64' (p)Willumsson 67'
Sat 19 Sep · Eredivisieaway
Ajax2:2Excelsior
Brandt 32'Arokodare 64'
Hartjes 45+1'Sliti 62'
Sun 13 Sep · Eredivisieat home
Excelsior1:2FC Utrecht
Sliti 77'
Stepanov 36'de Wit 90+2'
Tue 8 Sep · Eredivisieaway
NEC Nijmegen2:2Excelsior
Tahaui 10'Lebreton 90+2'
Garden 43'Sulzbacher 73'
Sat 29 Aug · Eredivisieat home
Excelsior2:1Sparta Rotterdam
Sliti 24'Groen 90+2'
Zonneveld 48'
Fri 7 Aug · Eredivisieaway
SC Cambuur0:4Excelsior
Yegoian 17'Naujoks 31', 69'Garden 42'
Sun 17 May · Eredivisieaway
Sparta Rotterdam2:3Excelsior
Santos 53'Zonneveld 90+1'
Vianello 14' (og)Zagré 50'Naujoks 62'
Sat 2 May · Eredivisieaway
FC Groningen2:3Excelsior
de Jonge 3'Taha 47'
Widell 40'Fernandes 65'de Regt 90'
Sun 26 Apr · Eredivisieat home
Excelsior5:0FC Utrecht
Naujoks 11'Fernandes 36', 55'Yegoian 69'Hartjes 90+3'
Sun 12 Apr · Eredivisieaway
PEC Zwolle2:2Excelsior
Oosting 3'Velanas 60'
Fernandes 16'Wlodarczyk 80'
Sat 7 Mar · Eredivisieat home
Excelsior1:2SC Heerenveen
Naujoks 74' (p)
Brouwers 38'van Overeem 67'
Sat 14 Feb · Eredivisieat home
Excelsior1:2AZ
Bronkhorst 45+1'
Parrott 90+2'Penetra 90+6'
Head to head
3 meetings since 2025.
Last time · 11 Oct 2026 · Eredivisie
Excelsior 1:5 FC Groningen
Yegoian 36' (k) · Rente 7', 90+5' · van Gassel 38' (s) · van Bergen 64' (k) · Willumsson 67'
2wins
1wins
0 draws4.3 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 3
- 11 Oct 2026Eredivisie Excelsior1:5FC Groningen Yegoian 36' (k) · Rente 7', 90+5' · van Gassel 38' (s) · van Bergen 64' (k) · Willumsson 67' Details
- 2 May 2026Eredivisie FC Groningen2:3Excelsior de Jonge 3' · Taha 47' · Widell 40' · Fernandes 65' · de Regt 90' Details
- 5 Dec 2025Eredivisie Excelsior0:2FC Groningen van Bergen 61' · Resink 90+2' (k) Details
0wins
1wins
0 draws5.0 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 1
2wins
0wins
0 draws4.0 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 2
Expected lineups
For now, the last starting XI: FC Groningen (4-2-3-1, last: NEC Nijmegen) · Excelsior (4-3-3, last: Fortuna Sittard).
EVVaessen
MCCsinger
MRRente
TBBlokzijl
HHHateboer
TJde Jonge
PCClement
DWvan der Werff
TBvan Bergen
JSSchreuders
BWWillumsson
SGvan Gassel
KBBos
JPPlug
CWWidell
RMMeissen
DVvan Vianen
LHHartjes
NNNaujoks
IYYegoian
NGGroen
ASSliti
FC GroningenExcelsior
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Who wins?
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52.9
45.8
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- Kick-off
- Sat 10 AprTime TBD
- Where to watch
- No broadcast listed: USA USA
- Stadium
- Euroborg Groningen · show map
- Rest
- FC Groningen 166 days · Excelsior 167 days Both last played: Eredivisie
- Table
- 8. FC Groningen (15 pts) and 13. Excelsior (11 pts) Matchday 29 of 34