Excelsior vs Groningen

Excelsior

0 - 2

Groningen

🕒 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 19:00 Europe/London 📍 unknown 🧑‍⚖️ Martijn Vos 🔁 Regular Season - 15 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 15

Regular Season Table

Excelsior 13 · Groningen 9

Referee Stats

Martijn Vos

9 matches · 4.67 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.67
Reds avg	0.78
Penalties avg	0.33
Over 4.5 cards	67%
Home wins	22%
Draws	56%
Away wins	22%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 5 yellows, 2 reds.

Team Overview

Excelsior (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-3-9

Goals For / Against

20 / 22

Avg: 1.18 / 1.29

Points

Avg: 1.06

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Groningen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-2-8

Goals For / Against

22 / 27

Avg: 1.29 / 1.59

Points

Avg: 1.35

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

1.06

PPG

1.35

1.18

1.29

1.59

53%

O2.5

47%

53%

BTTS

59%

53%

Score 1st

41%

League-position context

Excelsior rank13th

Groningen rank9th

Excelsior points38

Groningen points48

Excelsior: #13 · 38 pts · GD -13

27 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Groningen: #9 · 48 pts · GD +4

17 pts off the top 2. 3 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Excelsior last 5 home

D W L L L

Points4/15

Weighted index38

Goals7-6

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

W L W D L

Points7/15

Weighted index58

Goals8-8

Record2-1-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Excelsior trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 71% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 18%

Groningen trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 29%

Scoring reliability

Excelsior score at home76%

Excelsior clean sheet at home24%

Groningen score away82%

Groningen clean sheet away24%

First-goal patterns

Excelsior score first53%

Excelsior win after scoring first56%

Groningen score first41%

Groningen win after scoring first86%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Excelsior 43% · Groningen 38%

Avg first goal minute: Excelsior 24.6' · Groningen 32.4'

Vs league average

Excelsior score at home1.18 vs 1.80

Excelsior concede at home1.29 vs 1.38

Groningen score away1.29 vs 1.38

Groningen concede away1.59 vs 1.80

Excelsior score 35% below league average, while Groningen score 6% below league average.

Defensive side: Excelsior are 6% below league average at home, and Groningen are 12% 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)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 5

76-90+ 5

61-75 4

16-30 3

31-45 2

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

31-45 4

61-75 4

0-15 1

Groningen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

61-75 6

76-90+ 6

46-60 3

0-15 2

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

16-30 4

61-75 4

31-45 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

21'

21' T. Blokzijl

45+2' ⚽

⚽

45+2' ⚽ VAR

T. van Bergen

Penalty cancelled

45+3'

45+3' R. Meissen

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ R. Meissen

1st substitution · For: S. Henderikx

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ L. Hartjes

2nd substitution · For: L. Schouten

58'

58' M. Rente

61' ⚽

⚽

61' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

T. van Bergen

Normal Goal

70'

70' Stijn Middendorp

70'

70' 📺 VAR

Stijn Middendorp

Card upgrade

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ T. de Jonge

1st substitution · For: T. Land

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ B. Willumsson

2nd substitution · For: D. van der Werff

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ A. Zagré

3rd substitution · For: S. Janssen

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ D. Sanches Fernandes

4th substitution · For: Yoon Do-Yong

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ Jerolldino Armantrading

5th substitution · For: S. Włodarczyk

85'

85' Yoon Do-Yong

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ M. Peersman

3rd substitution · For: Wouter Prins

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ Y. Taha

4th substitution · For: Nils Eggens

89'

89' M. Rente

89'

89' M. Rente

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

S. Resink

Penalty

90+5' ↑↓

↑↓

90+5' ⇄ J. Schreuders

5th substitution · For: Tyrique Mercera

Excelsior vs Groningen 0-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Groningen beat Excelsior 2-0 on Friday, 05 December 2025 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Martijn Vos. It was played at unknown.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. T. Blokzijl received a yellow card for Groningen at 21'. VAR intervened at 45+2' for Groningen (Penalty cancelled). R. Meissen received a yellow card for Excelsior at 45+3'.

Second half: Excelsior made their 1st substitution at 46', with R. Meissen replacing S. Henderikx. Excelsior made their 2nd substitution at 46', with L. Hartjes replacing L. Schouten. M. Rente received a yellow card for Groningen at 58'. Groningen took the lead at 61' when T. van Bergen scored, making the score 0-1. Stijn Middendorp received a red card for Excelsior at 70'. VAR intervened at 70' for Excelsior (Card upgrade). Groningen made their 1st substitution at 72', with T. de Jonge replacing T. Land. Groningen made their 2nd substitution at 72', with B. Willumsson replacing D. van der Werff. Excelsior made their 3rd substitution at 76', with A. Zagré replacing S. Janssen. Excelsior made their 4th substitution at 81', with D. Sanches Fernandes replacing Yoon Do-Yong. Excelsior made their 5th substitution at 81', with Jerolldino Armantrading replacing S. Włodarczyk. Yoon Do-Yong received a yellow card for Excelsior at 85'. Groningen made their 3rd substitution at 88', with M. Peersman replacing Wouter Prins. Groningen made their 4th substitution at 88', with Y. Taha replacing Nils Eggens. M. Rente received a yellow card for Groningen at 89'. M. Rente received a red card for Groningen at 89'. Groningen added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when S. Resink scored (Penalty), making the score 0-2. Groningen made their 5th substitution at 90+5', with J. Schreuders replacing Tyrique Mercera.

Excelsior used 5 substitutions while Groningen used 5 substitutions. Excelsior got 2 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Groningen got 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.