Eredivisie · Matchday 8
Excelsior v Groningen
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Excelsior 44%Draw 19%Groningen 36%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
ExcelsiorGroningen
49Possession51
1.81Expected goals (xG)2.77
16Shots14
2Shots on target9
6Shots off target1
8Blocked shots4
11Shots inside box13
5Shots outside box1
3Corners6
1Offsides1
10Fouls11
0Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
5Saves1
417Passes446
343Accurate passes364
Match events
- 7′Marco Rente
- 20′David Van Der Werff
- 36′Irakli Yegoian · penalty
- 38′Stijn van Gassel · own goal
- 59′Jorg Schreuders · VAR
- 64′Thom van Bergen · penalty
- 65′Simon Janssen → Kasey Bos
- 65′David Garden → Mario Domínguez
- 65′Ágúst Orri Þorsteinsson → Daniël van Vianen
- 65′Eric da Silva Moreira → Valentin Sulzbacher
- 66′Jacob Ondrejka ← Tygo Land
- 67′Brynjólfur Andersen Willumsson (assist Pelle Clement)
- 72′Hans Hateboer ← Márk Csinger
- 80′Tygo Land
- 81′Aymen Sliti → Alireza Jahanbakhsh
- 84′Brynjólfur Andersen Willumsson ← Nils Eggens
- 85′Thom van Bergen
- 85′David Van Der Werff ← Oskar Zawada
- 90′Marco Rente
Excelsior · Groningen
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
Excelsior156.3↓65'Janssen
14.3Gassel
46.3Widell
206.3Hartjes
36.3Meissen
146.3Plug
26.3↓65'Moreira
87.3Yegoian
196.3↓65'Garden
76.3↓81'Sliti
306.3↓65'Þorsteinsson
Groningen336.8↓72'Hateboer
247.5Clement
16.8Vaessen
58.8Rente
146.8Schreuders
116.8↓66'Ondrejka
97.8↓84'Willumsson
36.8Blokzijl
86.8Jonge
267.8↓85'Bergen
176.5↓85'Werff
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Excelsior
- 15Simon Janssen6.3
- 1Stijn van Gassel4.3
- 4Casper Widell6.3
- 20Lennard Hartjes6.3
- 3Rick Meissen6.3
- 14Jan Plug6.3
- 2Eric da Silva Moreira6.3
- 8Irakli Yegoian7.3
- 19David Garden6.3
- 7Aymen Sliti6.3
- 30Ágúst Orri Þorsteinsson6.3
Groningen
- 33Hans Hateboer6.8
- 24Pelle Clement7.5
- 1Etienne Vaessen6.8
- 5Marco Rente8.8
- 14Jorg Schreuders6.8
- 11Jacob Ondrejka6.8
- 9Brynjólfur Andersen Willumsson7.8
- 3Thijmen Blokzijl6.8
- 8Tika de Jonge6.8
- 26Thom van Bergen7.8
- 17David Van Der Werff6.5
ExcelsiorTale of the tapeGroningen
3-3-4Formation3-5-2
11 ptsTable14 pts
-2Goal difference+3
DLDWWFormWDDLL
1Head-to-head wins1
44%Win chance36%
Head to head — 2 previous meetings
Excelsior 1W0D1W Groningen
Goals 3–4
- 2026-05-02Groningen2–3Excelsior
- 2025-12-05Excelsior0–2Groningen
Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.
Recent form — Last five, before this fixture
Excelsior
DLDWW- @Ajax2-2
- vsUtrecht1-2
- @NEC Nijmegen2-2
- @Willem II3-0
- vsSparta Rotterdam2-1
Groningen
WDDLL- vsPEC Zwolle3-0
- @Go Ahead Eagles1-1
- vsTwente2-2
- vsFortuna Sittard2-3
- @PSV Eindhoven1-5
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 18-team table
