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Eredivisie Matchday 8 Sun 11 Oct

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Yegoian 36′ (p)

Full-time 1:5
Away FC Groningen

Rente 7′van Gassel 38′ (og)van Bergen 64′ (p)Willumsson 67′Rente 90+5′

Player of the match Marco Rente 9.1

GolVolt ratingHighlights will do 3.6/10 more watchable than 36% of Eredivisie matches xG 4.7. How we rate

GolVolt rating 3.6GolVolt rating

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The match in 30 seconds

Turning point: 38' van Gassel, 1:2
  1. 5 of 9

    FC Groningen turned that many shots on target into goals, from an xG of 2.5.

  2. 39% → 90%

    FC Groningen: chance of winning before kick-off and after minute 66.

  3. 9 → 6

    FC Groningen climb 3 places in the table. Excelsior: 7 → 9.

The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 1:2, from 38% to 64% (FC Groningen).

How the match went

One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.

90+5' · 1:5Excelsior 2%draw 7%FC Groningen 90%

Key stats

49% Possession 51%
2.08 xG (expected goals) 2.47
16 Shots 14
2 On target 9
1 Big chances 6
3 Corners 6
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Why this rating

Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.

How we rate

xG 4.7.

  • Dramaweight 50% Settled by 64′.Some excitement, but no big twists. Drama: 4.5 out of 10
  • Heroesweight 20% Rente: rated 9.1. Heroes: 4.5 out of 10
  • Stakesweight 15% Not much was at stake yet. Stakes: 0.9 out of 10
  • Quality of playweight 15% xG 4.7, 6 goals.Plenty of chances and shots at both ends. Quality of play: 7.0 out of 10

Match ECG

A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.

Worth watching: Highlights will do

GolVolt rating 3.6more watchable than 36% of Eredivisie matches

The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).

Similar matches

A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.

How the match went

6 goals2 cards1 VAR

Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.

Timeline

  1. 7' Goal: Marco Renteright foot0:1
  2. 20' David van der Werffyellow card · foul
  3. 36' Goal: Irakli Yegoianpenalty1:1
  4. 38' Goal: Stijn van Gasselown goal · own goal1:2
  5. Half-time · 1:2
  6. 59' VAR Review
  7. 64' Goal: Thom van Bergenpenalty1:3
  8. 65' 4 substitutionsBos for JanssenDomínguez for GardenSulzbacher for Moreiravan Vianen for Þorsteinsson
  9. 66' SubstitutionLand for Ondrejka
  10. 67' Goal: Brynjólfur Willumssonright foot · assist: Clement1:4
  11. 72' SubstitutionCsinger for Hateboer
  12. 80' Tygo Landyellow card · foul
  13. 81' SubstitutionJahanbakhsh for Sliti
  14. 84' SubstitutionEggens for Willumsson
  15. 85' 2 substitutionsMetu for van BergenZawada for van der Werff
  16. 90+5' Goal: Marco Renteleft foot1:5
  17. Full-time · 1:5

Match stats

Shooting

2.08 xG (expected goals) 2.47
16 Shots 14
2 On target 9
1 Big chances 6
6 Off target 1
8 Blocked 4
11 Inside the box 13
5 Outside the box 1
0 Big chances missed 4

Play

49% Possession 51%
3 Corners 6
413 Passes 443
83% Pass accuracy 82%
8 Key passes 9
117 Attacks 88
45 Dangerous attacks 30

Defence

16 Tackles 12
13 Interceptions 5
5 Saves 1

Discipline

10 Fouls 12
1 Offsides 0
0 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0

Lineups and ratings

The highlighted rating is the player of the match.

Starting XIs · provider ratings

4-3-3 –4-2-3-1

Excelsior

FC Groningen

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Came on

Bench

Excelsior

FC Groningen

Match sheet

Stadium
Van Donge & De Roo Stadion, Rotterdam

Player ratings

Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.

  1. Player of the match · FC Groningen Marco Rente 9.08
  2. 2. place · Excelsior Irakli Yegoian 7.63
  3. 3. place · FC Groningen Brynjólfur Willumsson 7.24

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Absences

Excelsior

No absences listed.

FC Groningen · 4 out

  • Malcolm Jeng Injured

    since 12 Aug · until 1 May 2027 · 6 matches missed · Achilles tendon rupture

  • Rijk Janse Injured

    since 28 Aug · until 1 Jul 2027 · 4 matches missed · Cruciate Ligament Tear

  • Elvis van der Laan Injured

    since 17 Sep · return date unknown · 1 match missed · Unknown Injury

  • Tyrique Mercera Injured

    since 14 Aug · return date unknown · 6 matches missed · Unknown Injury

Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.

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