Excelsior vs Groningen

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🕒 Sun, 11 Oct 2026 15:45 Europe/London 📍 Van Donge & De Roo Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Richard Martens 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 8

Regular Season Table

Excelsior 10 · Groningen 7

Referee Stats

Richard Martens

3 matches · 2.33 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.33
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	1.33
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	33%
Draws	0%
Away wins	67%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (16-14).
Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
Groningen had the sharper finishing (2-9 shots on target).

Team Overview

Excelsior (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-0-3

Goals For / Against

5 / 10

Avg: 1.25 / 2.50

Points

Avg: 0.75

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Groningen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-1-1

Goals For / Against

11 / 8

Avg: 2.75 / 2.00

Points

Avg: 1.75

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

0.75

PPG

1.75

1.25

2.75

2.50

2.00

100%

O2.5

75%

100%

BTTS

100%

25%

Score 1st

75%

League-position context

Excelsior rank10th

Groningen rank7th

Excelsior points11

Groningen points14

Excelsior: #10 · 11 pts · GD -2

9 pts off the top 2. 1 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Groningen: #7 · 14 pts · GD +3

6 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Excelsior last 5 home

L L W L

Points3/12

Weighted index20

Goals5-10

Record1-0-3

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 D L W

Points7/12

Weighted index60

Goals11-8

Record2-1-1

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 2.5100%

BTTS100%

BTTS + O2.5100%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 25% · 1H BTTS 25%

Groningen trend breakdown

Over 2.575%

BTTS100%

BTTS + O2.575%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 75% · 1H BTTS 50%

Scoring reliability

Excelsior score at home100%

Excelsior clean sheet at home0%

Groningen score away100%

Groningen clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Excelsior score first25%

Excelsior win after scoring first100%

Groningen score first75%

Groningen win after scoring first67%

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

Avg first goal minute: Excelsior 24.0' · Groningen 18.0'

Vs league average

Excelsior score at home1.25 vs 1.80

Excelsior concede at home2.50 vs 2.04

Groningen score away2.75 vs 2.04

Groningen concede away2.00 vs 1.80

Excelsior score 31% below league average, while Groningen score 35% above league average.

Defensive side: Excelsior are 23% above league average at home, and Groningen are 11% above 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: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 2

76-90+ 2

16-30 1

46-60 1

0-15 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

0-15 2

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

31-45 1

16-30 0

Groningen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 2

31-45 2

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

16-30 1

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 2

46-60 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

49%

51%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

417

446

Passes Accurate

343

364

Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

7' ⚽

⚽

7' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

M. Rente

Normal Goal

20'

20' D. van der Werff

36' ⚽

⚽

36' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

I. Yegoian

Penalty

38' ⚽

⚽

38' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

S. van Gassel

Own Goal

59' ⚽

⚽

59' ⚽ VAR

J. Schreuders

Penalty confirmed

64' ⚽

⚽

64' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

T. van Bergen

Penalty

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira

1st substitution · For: V. Sulzbacher

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ Á. Þorsteinsson

2nd substitution · For: D. van Vianen

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ D. Garden

3rd substitution · For: Mario Domínguez

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ S. Janssen

4th substitution · For: K. Bos

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ J. Ondrejka

1st substitution · For: T. Land

67' ⚽

⚽

67' ⚽ Goal · 1-4

B. Willumsson

Normal Goal · Assist: P. Clement

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ H. Hateboer

2nd substitution · For: M. Csinger

80'

80' T. Land

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ A. Sliti

5th substitution · For: A. Jahanbakhsh

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ B. Willumsson

3rd substitution · For: Nils Eggens

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ T. van Bergen

4th substitution · For: R. Metu

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ D. van der Werff

5th substitution · For: O. Zawada

90+5' ⚽

⚽

90+5' ⚽ Goal · 1-5

M. Rente

Normal Goal

Excelsior vs Groningen 1-5: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Groningen beat Excelsior 5-1 on Sunday, 11 October 2026 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Richard Martens. It was played at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion.

First half: Groningen took an early lead at 7' when M. Rente scored, making the score 0-1. D. van der Werff received a yellow card for Groningen at 20'. Excelsior leveled the score at 36' when I. Yegoian scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1. Groningen took the lead at 38' when S. van Gassel scored (Own Goal), making the score 1-2.

Second half: VAR intervened at 59' for Groningen (Penalty confirmed). Groningen extended the lead at 64' when T. van Bergen scored (Penalty), making the score 1-3. Excelsior made their 1st substitution at 65', with Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira replacing V. Sulzbacher. Excelsior made their 2nd substitution at 65', with Á. Þorsteinsson replacing D. van Vianen. Excelsior made their 3rd substitution at 65', with D. Garden replacing Mario Domínguez. Excelsior made their 4th substitution at 65', with S. Janssen replacing K. Bos. Groningen made their 1st substitution at 66', with J. Ondrejka replacing T. Land. Groningen extended the lead at 67' when B. Willumsson scored, with the assist credited to P. Clement, making the score 1-4. Groningen made their 2nd substitution at 72', with H. Hateboer replacing M. Csinger. T. Land received a yellow card for Groningen at 80'. Excelsior made their 5th substitution at 81', with A. Sliti replacing A. Jahanbakhsh. Groningen made their 3rd substitution at 84', with B. Willumsson replacing Nils Eggens. Groningen made their 4th substitution at 85', with T. van Bergen replacing R. Metu. Groningen made their 5th substitution at 85', with D. van der Werff replacing O. Zawada. Groningen added a late goal to extend the lead at 90+5' when M. Rente scored, making the score 1-5.

Excelsior used 5 substitutions while Groningen used 5 substitutions. Groningen got 2 yellow cards.