Excelsior v Groningen result

Full-time · Excelsior 0–2 Groningen

Eredivisie · Fri, 05 Dec 2025 19:00 GMT

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

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Excelsior 0–2 Groningen — Groningen won this Eredivisie match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Groningen won 2–0 at Excelsior in the Eredivisie on Friday 5 December.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Groningen: Thom van Bergen (61’) and S. Resink (90’ pen). Stijn Middendorp (70’) and Marco Rente (89’) were sent off.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Excelsior 2.01, Groningen 3.89, from 16 shots to 20 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

The bookings — Excelsior: Rick Meissen (45+3’) and Yoon Do-Yong (85’); Groningen: Thijmen Blokzijl (21’), Marco Rente (58’) and Marco Rente (89’).

What it changes

Excelsior move down from 13th to 14th (15 league matches played).

Groningen move up from eighth to sixth (15 league matches played).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, S. Resink (Groningen) 10.0, Noah Naujoks (Excelsior) 6.2 and Thom van Bergen (Groningen) 5.9 led the match.

Next up

Excelsior next travel to Fortuna Sittard on 25 October 2026.

Groningen next travel to NEC Nijmegen on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Excelsior: Fortuna Sittard v Excelsior, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Groningen: NEC Nijmegen v Groningen, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Excelsior 0–2 Groningen · Eredivisie
Referee: Martijn Vos, Netherlands
Head-to-head (last 6): Excelsior 1 · draws 0 · Groningen 5 · 3.17 goals/game
Recent form: Excelsior 2W 1D 2L · Groningen 0W 2D 3L

Excelsior 0–2 Groningen (Eredivisie): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1 / 1.13

Goals

against 1.25 / 2 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.25 / 6.63

Corners

against 6 / 5 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4 / 7

Shots on target

against 5 / 4.63 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.75 / 1.25

Cards

against 1.88 / 2.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 2 December 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 2 December 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Excelsior for / against	Line	Groningen for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.25 for · 6 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	6.63 for · 5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	12.38 for · 16 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	17.75 for · 10.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4 for · 5 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	7 for · 4.63 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	14.25 for · 11 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.25 for · 11.38 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.75 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.25 for · 2.63 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Martijn Vos, Netherlands.

Excelsior

Excelsior — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
N. Naujoks n 8	68.9	2.5 6/4	1.1 4/2	—
Jerolldino Armantrading n 8	40.6	2.2 7/1	2.2 5/2	—
D. Sanches Fernandes n 8	63.8	1.9 7/3	1.2 5/2	—
Yoon Do-Yong n 8	34.9	1.9 3/1	4.2 5/3	—
G. de Regt n 8	81.5	1.8 7/5	0.6 4/0	—

Excelsior — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Jerolldino Armantrading n 8	40.6	2.5 5/1	0.6 2/0
N. Naujoks n 8	68.9	2.3 7/4	1.1 4/2
D. Sanches Fernandes n 8	63.8	1.8 7/2	0.9 4/1
L. Schouten n 8	12.4	1.8 2/0	0.9 1/0
S. Włodarczyk n 8	64.3	1.6 7/2	0.9 5/0

Excelsior — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Schouten n 8	12.4	0.9 1/0	0 0/0
N. Naujoks n 8	68.9	0.7 3/1	0 0/0
Irakli Yegoian n 8	87	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
S. Włodarczyk n 8	64.3	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
G. de Regt n 8	81.5	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Excelsior — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Yoon Do-Yong n 8	34.9	3.2 5/1
N. Martens n 8	58.3	2.5 5/4
A. Zagré n 8	83	2.4 8/5
Stijn Middendorp n 7	29.7	2.2 3/1
A. Carlén n 8	67.3	2 6/3

Excelsior — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
S. van Gassel n 8	90	3.9 8/6

Groningen

Groningen — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
T. Land n 8	21.6	3.1 4/1	0.5 1/0	—
O. Zawada n 8	18.1	2.5 3/1	0 0/0	—
R. Higgins n 3	12.3	2.4 1/0	2.4 1/0	—
Y. Taha n 8	81	1.8 7/4	1.1 5/3	—
Tyrique Mercera n 8	49.1	1.8 4/2	0.5 2/0	—

Groningen — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
O. Zawada n 8	18.1	3.7 5/1	0.6 1/0
T. van Bergen n 8	82.8	2.7 7/5	1.8 6/5
D. van der Werff n 8	65.9	2.7 8/4	1.4 5/2
Y. Taha n 8	81	2.5 7/6	1.9 7/6
S. Resink n 8	90	2 7/4	0.8 5/1

Groningen — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Noam Fritz Emeran n 7	17	0.8 1/0	0 0/0
O. Zawada n 8	18.1	0.6 1/0	0 0/0
T. van Bergen n 8	82.8	0.5 3/1	0 0/0
Wouter Prins n 8	41	0 0/0	0.5 2/0
S. Resink n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0

Groningen — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Wouter Prins n 8	41	3.8 6/2
T. Land n 8	21.6	3.6 5/1
T. de Jonge n 8	76	3 8/5
Noam Fritz Emeran n 7	17	3 4/0
Tyrique Mercera n 8	49.1	2.5 4/3

Groningen — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
E. Vaessen n 8	89.4	2.3 6/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Excelsior		Groningen
46%	Possession	54%
2.01	Expected goals (xG)	3.89
16	Shots	20
6	Shots on target	8
8	Shots off target	8
2	Blocked shots	4
14	Shots inside the box	12
5	Corners	5
3	Offsides	2
10	Fouls	9
2	Yellow cards	3
1	Red cards	1
6	Saves	5
417	Passes	502
78%	Pass accuracy	82%

Excelsior player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
S. van Gassel	90	0	0	0	0	0	8.3
I. Bronkhorst	90	1	1	1	1	0	6.9
C. Widell	90	0	0	0	3	0	7.3
N. Naujoks	90	2	0	1	6	0	6.6
G. de Regt	90	2	1	4	0	0	6.7
D. Sanches Fernandes	81	1	1	1	1	0	6.5
Jerolldino Armantrading	81	2	0	2	1	0	7
A. Zagré	76	1	1	0	2	0	7
Stijn Middendorp	70	1	0	0	0	R	5.9
R. Meissen	45	0	0	0	0	Y	7.3
L. Hartjes	45	0	0	0	1	0	7
L. Schouten sub	45	0	0	0	1	0	6
S. Henderikx sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
S. Janssen sub	14	1	1	0	0	0	6.2
Yoon Do-Yong sub	9	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
S. Włodarczyk sub	9	3	1	1	0	0	6.6

Groningen player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
E. Vaessen	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
T. Blokzijl	90	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7.2
D. Janse	90	0	1	0	1	0	0	7.5
S. Resink	90	1	4	2	1	3	0	7.5
T. van Bergen	90	1	4	3	0	1	0	7.3
M. Rente	89	0	0	0	1	3	RY	7.2
J. Schreuders	89	0	2	2	2	2	0	7.2
M. Peersman	88	0	0	0	2	2	0	7.3
Y. Taha	88	0	3	0	5	2	0	7.6
T. de Jonge	72	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
B. Willumsson	72	0	2	1	2	0	0	6.5
D. van der Werff sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
T. Land sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Wouter Prins sub	9	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
Nils Eggens sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
Tyrique Mercera sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Excelsior v Groningen — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

ExcelsiorLDLWW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

GroningenLDLDL

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 1 scored / 2.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Excelsior 1 · 0 draws · Groningen 5 · 3.17 goals/game

2024-01-16 Excelsior 0–2 Groningen
2023-02-25 Groningen 3–0 Excelsior
2023-01-08 Excelsior 1–0 Groningen
2021-12-15 Excelsior 2–4 Groningen
2019-04-06 Groningen 1–0 Excelsior
2018-11-02 Excelsior 2–4 Groningen

League standing · 2025/26

Excelsior#13 pos38 pts34 pl-13 GD

Groningen#9 pos48 pts34 pl+4 GD

Goals per game

Excelsior scored1.26

Groningen scored1.44

Excelsior conceded1.65

Groningen conceded1.32

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What is the head-to-head record between Excelsior and Groningen?: In their last 6 meetings, Excelsior won 1, Groningen won 5 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3.17 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Excelsior and Groningen?: Recent form — Excelsior 2W 1D 2L; Groningen 0W 2D 3L.

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