Excelsior vs Groningen

2 - 0

🕒 Sun, 17 Dec 2017 15:45 Europe/London 📍 Van Donge & De Roo Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Martin Van den Kerkhof 🔁 Regular Season - 17 🏁 match finished

Season

2017-2018 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 17

Regular Season Table

Excelsior 11 · Groningen 12

Referee Stats

Martin Van den Kerkhof

10 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	80%
Draws	10%
Away wins	10%

How the match was won

Excelsior outshot their opponent (17-11).
Groningen controlled possession (65%).
Excelsior had the sharper finishing (4-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Excelsior (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-5-9

Goals For / Against

16 / 24

Avg: 0.94 / 1.41

Points

Avg: 0.82

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Groningen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-7-9

Goals For / Against

18 / 29

Avg: 1.06 / 1.71

Points

Avg: 0.59

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

0.82

PPG

0.59

0.94

1.06

1.41

1.71

59%

O2.5

53%

59%

BTTS

71%

Score 1st

League-position context

Excelsior rank11th

Groningen rank12th

Excelsior points40

Groningen points38

Excelsior: #11 · 40 pts · GD -15

39 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Groningen: #12 · 38 pts · GD +0

41 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Excelsior last 5 home

L D W L L

Points4/15

Weighted index29

Goals7-9

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

D D D L D

Points4/15

Weighted index29

Goals5-6

Record0-4-1

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Excelsior trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.576%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 76% · Over 3.5 12% · 1H BTTS 12%

Groningen trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS71%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.565%

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

Scoring reliability

Excelsior score at home71%

Excelsior clean sheet at home24%

Groningen score away76%

Groningen clean sheet away12%

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 home0.94 vs 1.72

Excelsior concede at home1.41 vs 1.42

Groningen score away1.06 vs 1.42

Groningen concede away1.71 vs 1.72

Excelsior score 45% below league average, while Groningen score 25% below league average.

Defensive side: Excelsior are level with league average at home, and Groningen are 1% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS20%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.60 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

35%

65%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

294

547

Passes Accurate

176

438

Passes %

60%

80%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	12
Home Wins	5
Draws	1
Away Wins	6
Over 2.5 Goals	5 (41.7%)
BTTS	4 (33.3%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	6
Home Wins	4
Draws	0
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (33.3%)
BTTS	2 (33.3%)

Excelsior vs Groningen Head-to-Head History by Season

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