GolVolt — FC Groningen vs Excelsior: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Streak

FC Groningen have scored in 11 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 26 goals in those matches.

Defence

Excelsior concede 4.2 goals per match

FC Groningen2.2 Excelsior4.2

Last 5 matches in all competitions. FC Groningen concede 2.2.

Streak

Excelsior without a win in 7 matches

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 2 draws and 5 defeats. Last win: 5 September, 3:0 against Willem II.

Attack

FC Groningen score 2.8 goals per match

FC Groningen2.8 Excelsior0.6

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Excelsior score 0.6.

Last time

Last meeting, 11 October: Excelsior – FC Groningen 1:5

WLW

Marco Rente: 2 goals.

Player in form

Thom van Bergen: 4 goals and 1 assist in 5 league matches

Goals4 xG3.43

Goals in line with the quality of his chances (xG 3.4).

Players to watch

Eredivisie, this season.

Thom van Bergen

FC Groningen · midfielder

7goals 3assists 7.34avg rating

Last match, Sparta Rotterdam: 1 goal, rating 7.3.

Irakli Yegoian

Excelsior · forward

3goals 5assists 7.32avg rating

Last match, FC Twente: rating 6.4.

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

at home · 10

4W2D4L2.0scored per match1.8conceded per match

Excelsior

away · 10

4W4D2L2.0scored per match1.6conceded per match

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

0 draws4.3 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 3

1wins

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: FC Groningen (4-2-3-1, last: Sparta Rotterdam) · Excelsior (4-3-3, last: FC Twente).

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When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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Volt matchup

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