Dutch Eredivisie

FC Groningen

8th · 3-2-2 · 11 pts · +2
Ugh, no.
FC Groningen lost to Excelsior
Excelsior9-7-16 3 – 2 FC Groningen12-6-14
FT · Sat, May 2

Match Details

Euroborg (Groningen) · 22,525 fans

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, FC Groningen 2, Excelsior 3.
  • 90'+9'Second Half ends, FC Groningen 2, Excelsior 3.
  • 90'+8'Attempt saved. Szymon Wlodarczyk (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Etienne Vaessen (FC Groningen). Assisted by Gyan de Regt.
  • 90'+8'Attempt blocked. Tika de Jonge (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+6'Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Marvin Peersman.
  • 90'+5'Foul by Brynjólfur Willumsson (FC Groningen).
  • 90'+5'Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4'Attempt saved. Brynjólfur Willumsson (FC Groningen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Tika de Jonge with a cross.
  • 90'+4'Foul by Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior).
  • 90'+4'Marvin Peersman (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3'Rick Meissen (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3'Foul by Dies Janse (FC Groningen).

Line Score

12T
EXC 12 3
GRO 11 2

Match Leaders

Excelsior
FC Groningen

League Table · 2026-27 Dutch Eredivisie
TeamGPWDLGDPtsForm
1 AZ Alkmaar 7 6 1 0 +12 19
2 Feyenoord 7 5 2 0 +18 17
3 PSV 7 5 1 1 +14 16
4 FC Twente 7 5 1 1 +8 16
5 Ajax 7 4 2 1 +12 14
6 Fortuna 7 4 1 2 -1 13
7 Excelsior 7 3 2 2 +6 11
8 FC Groningen 7 3 2 2 +2 11
9 Go Ahead Eagles 7 2 4 1 +2 10
10 Heerenveen 7 2 3 2 +2 9
11 NEC 7 2 2 3 -1 8
12 Sparta 7 1 2 4 -7 5
13 Telstar 7 1 2 4 -7 5
14 Cambuur 7 1 2 4 -9 5
15 FC Utrecht 7 1 2 4 -13 5
16 PEC Zwolle 7 1 1 5 -14 4
17 ADO Den Haag 7 0 2 5 -10 2
18 Willem II 7 0 2 5 -14 2
Champions LeagueChampions League qualifyingEuropa League qualifyingConference League qualifyingEuropa LeagueRelegation playoffsRelegation

Key Events

90'Goal! FC Groningen 2, Excelsior 3. Gyan de Regt (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Arthur Zagré following a fast break.
88'Substitution, Excelsior. Mike van Duinen replaces Jerolldino Bergraaf because of an injury.
87'Substitution, FC Groningen. Tyrique Mercera replaces Marco Rente.
87'Substitution, FC Groningen. Mats Seuntjens replaces Younes Taha.
85'Substitution, Excelsior. Ilias Bronkhorst replaces Derensili Sanches Fernandes.
77'Substitution, Excelsior. Jerolldino Bergraaf replaces Noah Naujoks.
77'Substitution, Excelsior. Adam Carlén replaces Lennard Hartjes.
71'Substitution, FC Groningen. Brynjólfur Willumsson replaces Tygo Land.
65'Goal! FC Groningen 2, Excelsior 2. Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rick Meissen.
60'Substitution, Excelsior. Szymon Wlodarczyk replaces Emil Hansson.
56'Substitution, FC Groningen. Ryan Metu replaces David van der Werff.
47'Goal! FC Groningen 2, Excelsior 1. Younes Taha (FC Groningen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tika de Jonge.
40'Goal! FC Groningen 1, Excelsior 1. Casper Widell (Excelsior) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emil Hansson with a cross following a corner.
3'Goal! FC Groningen 1, Excelsior 0. Tika de Jonge (FC Groningen) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by David van der Werff with a cross following a corner.

Team Stats

ExcelsiorFC Groningen
General
44.5 Possession % 55.5
18 Shots 12
9 On Target 5
2 Offsides 2
8 Corners 5
10 Fouls 5
Passing & Defense
268 Passes Completed 364
5 Crosses Won 5
4 Tackles Won 9
10 Interceptions 9
21 Clearances 32
Discipline
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3 Saves 5

Recent Form

FC Groningen D W W D L
Excelsior L D L D W

Starting Lineups

Excelsior4-3-3
1 van Gassel
3 Meissen A 4 Widell 40' 14 Schouten 12 Zagre A
10 Naujoks 20 Hartjes 23 Yegoian
30 Sanches Fernandes 65' 11 De Regt 90' 7 Hansson A
26 Van Bergen
14 Schreuders 10 Taha 47' 17 Van Der Werff A
18 Land 8 De Jonge 3'A
43 Peersman 4 Janse 3 Blokzijl 5 Rente
1 Vaessen
FC Groningen4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

FC Groningen

  1. #1 Etienne VaessenG
  2. #4 Dies JanseCD-L
  3. #3 Thijmen BlokzijlCD-R
  4. #43 Marvin PeersmanLB
  5. #5 Marco RenteRB
  6. YT #10 Younes TahaAM47'
  7. #18 Tygo LandLM
  8. #8 Tika De JongeRM3'
  9. #26 Thom Van BergenF
  10. #14 Jorg SchreudersAM-L
  11. #17 David Van Der WerffAM-R
Substitutes · 4 used

Excelsior

  1. #1 Stijn van GasselG
  2. #14 Lewis SchoutenCD-L
  3. #4 Casper WidellCD-R40'
  4. #12 Arthur ZagreLB
  5. #3 Rick MeissenRB
  6. #20 Lennard HartjesCM
  7. IY #23 Irakli YegoianLM
  8. #10 Noah NaujoksRM
  9. #11 Gyan De RegtF90'
  10. #7 Emil HanssonLF
  11. #30 Sanches FernandesRF65'
Substitutes · 5 used

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at Excelsior vs Ajax Amsterdam at NEC Nijmegen vs Sparta Rotterdam at AZ Alkmaar vs Heerenveen vs Willem II at Telstar vs Feyenoord Rotterdam at SC Cambuur
Recent Results
W 3–0 vs PEC Zwolle D 1–1 at Go Ahead Eagles D 2–2 vs FC Twente L 2–3 vs Fortuna Sittard L 1–5 at PSV Eindhoven W 4–1 at ADO Den Haag W 2–1 vs FC Utrecht W 2–1 at TBD L 2–3 vs Excelsior W 2–0 at Telstar