Excelsior vs Groningen

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🕒 Fri, 02 Nov 2018 19:00 Europe/London 📍 Van Donge & De Roo Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Dennis Higler 🔁 Regular Season - 11 🏁 match finished

Season

2018-2019 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 11

Regular Season Table

Excelsior 16 · Groningen 8

Referee Stats

Dennis Higler

26 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	54%
Draws	8%
Away wins	38%

How the match was won

Groningen outshot their opponent (10-15).
Excelsior controlled possession (56%).
Groningen had the sharper finishing (4-8 shots on target).

Team Overview

Excelsior (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-4-7

Goals For / Against

27 / 36

Avg: 1.59 / 2.12

Points

Avg: 1.29

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Groningen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-5-10

Goals For / Against

14 / 28

Avg: 0.78 / 1.56

Points

Avg: 0.78

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Eredivisie fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.29

PPG

0.78

1.59

0.78

2.12

1.56

59%

O2.5

41%

65%

BTTS

41%

Score 1st

League-position context

Excelsior rank16th

Groningen rank8th

Excelsior points33

Groningen points45

Excelsior: #16 · 33 pts · GD -33

50 pts off the top 2. 12 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts from safety.

Groningen: #8 · 45 pts · GD -2

38 pts off the top 2. 0 pts above the play-off edge. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

12-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Excelsior last 5 home

W D L L L

Points4/15

Weighted index42

Goals6-9

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Groningen last 5 away

L L D L D

Points2/15

Weighted index9

Goals3-6

Record0-2-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Excelsior trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.576%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 12%

Groningen trend breakdown

Over 2.541%

BTTS41%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 76% · Over 1.5 47% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 24%

Scoring reliability

Excelsior score at home82%

Excelsior clean sheet at home18%

Groningen score away47%

Groningen clean sheet away29%

First-goal patterns

Excelsior score first0%

Excelsior win after scoring first0%

Groningen score first0%

Groningen win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Excelsior 0% · Groningen 0%

Vs league average

Excelsior score at home1.59 vs 2.01

Excelsior concede at home2.12 vs 1.46

Groningen score away0.78 vs 1.46

Groningen concede away1.56 vs 2.01

Excelsior score 21% below league average, while Groningen score 47% below league average.

Defensive side: Excelsior are 45% above league average at home, and Groningen are 22% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.40

BTTS40%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Excelsior goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Groningen goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

56%

44%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

474

373

Passes Accurate

363

254

Passes %

77%

68%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	13
Home Wins	5
Draws	1
Away Wins	7
Over 2.5 Goals	6 (46.2%)
BTTS	5 (38.5%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	7
Home Wins	4
Draws	0
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (42.9%)
BTTS	3 (42.9%)

Excelsior vs Groningen Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

11 Oct 2026 Excelsior vs Groningen 1 - 5

2025-2026 Season

02 May 2026 Groningen vs Excelsior 2 - 3 05 Dec 2025 Excelsior vs Groningen 0 - 2

2022-2023 Season

25 Feb 2023 Groningen vs Excelsior 3 - 0 08 Jan 2023 Excelsior vs Groningen 1 - 0

2018-2019 Season

06 Apr 2019 Groningen vs Excelsior 1 - 0 02 Nov 2018 Excelsior vs Groningen 2 - 4

2017-2018 Season

29 Apr 2018 Groningen vs Excelsior 4 - 0 17 Dec 2017 Excelsior vs Groningen 2 - 0

2016-2017 Season

04 Feb 2017 Groningen vs Excelsior 1 - 1 13 Aug 2016 Excelsior vs Groningen 2 - 0

2015-2016 Season

12 Mar 2016 Excelsior vs Groningen 2 - 1 21 Aug 2015 Groningen vs Excelsior 2 - 0