Excelsior vs Groningen
Ref: Martijn Vos, NetherlandsVan Donge & De Roo Stadion, Rotterdam · 4,500 cap
Match recap
Groningen beat Excelsior 2–0 in their Eredivisie fixture. van Bergen and Resink scored for Groningen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.01 for Excelsior versus 3.89 for Groningen. Excelsior sit 13th in the Eredivisie table while Groningen are 9th.
First Half
21'
Blokzijl
Yellow Card
45+2'
VAR
Penalty cancelled
Meissen
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Meissen
⇄
Hartjes
58'
Rente
Yellow Card
61'
⚽
van Bergen
Middendorp
Red Card
VAR
Card upgrade
72'
⇄
de Jonge
72'
⇄
Willumsson
⇄
Zagré
⇄
Armantrading
⇄
Sanches Fernandes
Yoon Do-Yong
Yellow Card
88'
⇄
Peersman
88'
⇄
Taha
89'
Rente
Red Card
89'
Rente
Yellow Card
90+5'
⇄
Schreuders
90'
⚽
Resink
Penalty
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 8 |  Heerenveen | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | +4 | 51 |
| 9 |  Groningen | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | +4 | 48 |
| 10 |  Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | -22 | 43 |
| 12 |  GO Ahead Eagles | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | +1 | 38 |
| 13 |  Excelsior | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | -13 | 38 |
| 14 |  Telstar | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 37 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
ExcelsiorGroningen
3Won
Statistical edge
3–10
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.01VS3.89
Attack1 · 3 won
16
Shots
20
6
Shots on target
8
14
Shots in the box
12
2
Shots outside box
8
8
Shots off goal
8
5
Corners
5
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
46%
Possession
54%
417
Total passes
502
325
Accurate passes
414
78%
Pass accuracy
82%
Discipline1 · 2 won
10
Fouls
9
2
Yellow cards
3
1
Red cards
1
3
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
6
Goalkeeper saves
5
2
Blocked shots
4
0.71
Goals prevented
0.71
Excelsior
4-2-3-1
Groningen
4-4-2
Excelsior
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Stijn van GasselG
- 2Ilias BronkhorstD
- 3Rick MeissenD
- 4Casper Ludvig WidellD
- 10Noah NaujoksM
- 11Gyan de RegtM
- 12Arthur ZagréD
- 20Lennard HartjesM
- 25Stijn MiddendorpM
- 30Derensili Sanches FernandesM
- 33Jerolldino ArmantradingF
Substitutes
- 5Stan HenderikxD
- 6Adam Erik CarlénM
- 7Yoon Do-YongF
- 9Szymon WłodarczykF
- 14Lewis SchoutenD
- 15Simon JanssenD
- 16Calvin Owen Harm RaatsieG
- 17Nolan MartensD
- 22Stefan MitrovićF
- 29Mike van DuinenF
- 34N. El HamdaouiM
Groningen
4-4-2Starting XI
- 1Etienne VaessenG
- 3Thijmen BlokzijlD
- 4Dies JanseD
- 5Marco RenteD
- 6Stije ResinkM
- 8Tika de JongeM
- 9Brynjólfur Andersen WillumssonF
- 10Younes Taha El IdrissiM
- 14Jorg SchreudersM
- 26Thom van BergenF
- 43Marvin PeersmanD
Substitutes
- 2Wouter PrinsD
- 11Noam Fritz EmeranF
- 13Lovro ŠtubljarG
- 16Tyrique MerceraD
- 17David van der WerffM
- 18Tygo LandM
- 20Mats SeuntjensM
- 21Hidde JurjusG
- 22Sven BoulandD
- 27Rui MendesF
- 57Nils EggensF
- 69Ryan HigginsF
Excelsior
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stijn van Gassel | G | 90 | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Meissen | D | 45 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Casper Widell(C) | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arthur Zagre | D | 76 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| Jerolldino Bergraaf | F | 81 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Lennard Hartjes | M | 45 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ilias Bronkhorst | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Gyan de Regt | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1/6 |
| Noah Naujoks | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3/5 |
| Derensili Sanches Fernandes | M | 81 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Stijn Middendorp | M | 70 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Noa el Hamdaoui | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nolan Martens | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Carlén | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Calvin Raatsie | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stefan Mitrović | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike van Duinen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Szymon Włodarczyk | F | 9 | 6.6 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Yoon Do-young | F | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Simon Janssen | D | 14 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Stan Henderikx | D | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Schouten | D | 45 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Groningen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Younes Taha | M | 88 | 7.6 | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | 0/2 |
| Stije Resink(C) | M | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Dies Janse | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Etienne Vaessen | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marvin Peersman | D | 88 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Thom van Bergen | F | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 1/2 |
| Thijmen Blokzijl | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jorg Schreuders | M | 89 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3/4 |
| Marco Rente | D | 89 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson | F | 72 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Tika de Jonge | M | 72 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Hidde Jurjus | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rui Mendes | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lovro Štubljar | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mats Seuntjens | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sven Bouland | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyrique Mercera | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Hoekstra | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noam Emeran | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nils Eggens | F | 9 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David van der Werff | M | 18 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wouter Prins | D | 9 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tygo Land | M | 18 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |