Excelsior Rotterdam 1–5 Football Club Groningen
Eredivisie · Regular Season - 8 · 11 October 2026 · Van Donge & De Roo Stadion, Rotterdam.
Status: full time. Half time 1–2. Referee: Richard Martens.
Match forecast
Win probability implied by the betting market: Excelsior Rotterdam 37%, draw 27%, Football Club Groningen 36%. Pre-match odds (William Hill): 2.50 / 3.40 / 2.50.
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Goals
- 7' Marco Rente (Football Club Groningen)
- 36' Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior Rotterdam) · Penalty
- 38' Stijn van Gassel (Football Club Groningen) · Own Goal
- 64' Thom Van Bergen (Football Club Groningen) · Penalty
- 67' Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson (Football Club Groningen) — assist Pelle Clement
- 90+5' Marco Rente (Football Club Groningen)
Cards
- 20' David van der Werff (Football Club Groningen) — Yellow Card
- 80' Tygo Land (Football Club Groningen) — Yellow Card
Match stats
| Stat | Excelsior Rotterdam | Football Club Groningen |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 49% | 51% |
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.81 | 2.77 |
| Total shots | 16 | 14 |
| Shots on target | 2 | 9 |
| Shots off target | 6 | 1 |
| Shots blocked | 8 | 4 |
| Passes | 417 | 446 |
| Accurate passes | 343 | 364 |
| Corners | 3 | 6 |
| Offsides | 1 | 1 |
| Fouls | 10 | 11 |
| Saves | 5 | 1 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
Excelsior Rotterdam lineup (4-3-3)
Coach: R. den Uil.
- Irakli Yegoian — Midfield, 1 goal
- Kasey Bos — Defender
- Stijn van Gassel — Goalkeeper
- Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson — Midfielder
- Aymen Sliti — Attack
- Valentin Sulzbacher — Midfield
- Mario Dominguez — Attack
- Jan Plug — Defender
- Lennard Hartjes — Midfield
- Rick Meissen — Defender
- Alireza Jahanbakhsh — Attack
- Daniel van Vianen
- Casper Widell — Defender
- David Garden
- Simon Janssen — Defender
- Eric da Silva Moreira — Defender
- Nesto Groen
- I. Silva Timas — Midfielder
- Celton Biai — Goalkeeper
- O. Turay — Attacker
- Giuliano Cairo
Football Club Groningen lineup (4-2-3-1)
Coach: D. Lukkien.
- Marco Rente — Defender, 2 goals
- Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson — Attacker, 1 goal
- Thom van Bergen — Attack, 1 goal
- Jorg Schreuders — Attack
- Pelle Clement — Midfield
- Thijmen Blokzijl — Defender
- Jacob Ondrejka — Attack
- Etienne Vaessen — Goalkeeper
- Nils Eggens — Attack
- Oskar Zawada — Attack
- Hans Hateboer — Defender
- Ryan Metu — Attacker
- Márk Csinger — Defender
- David van der Werff — Midfield
- Tika de Jonge — Midfield
- Tygo Land — Midfield
- Jahelille Hall
- A. Nordin — Midfielder
- Wouter Prins — Defender
- Jesper Mosselaar
- Pelle Boevink — Goalkeeper
- Lovro Stubljar — Goalkeeper
Head to head
| Date | Match | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-02 | Groningen v Excelsior | 2–3 | eredivisie |
| 2025-12-05 | Excelsior v Groningen | 0–2 | eredivisie |
| 2024-01-16 | Excelsior v Groningen | 0–2 | knvb-beker |
| 2023-02-25 | Groningen v Excelsior | 3–0 | eredivisie |
| 2023-01-08 | Excelsior v Groningen | 1–0 | eredivisie |
| 2021-12-15 | Excelsior v Groningen | 2–4 | knvb-beker |
| 2019-04-06 | Groningen v Excelsior | 1–0 | eredivisie |
| 2018-11-02 | Excelsior v Groningen | 2–4 | eredivisie |
| 2018-04-29 | Groningen v Excelsior | 4–0 | eredivisie |
| 2017-12-17 | Excelsior v Groningen | 2–0 | eredivisie |
Excelsior Rotterdam — recent form
- Ajax 2–2 Excelsior Rotterdam · 2026-09-19
- Excelsior Rotterdam 1–2 Football Club Utrecht · 2026-09-13
- Nijmegen Eendracht Combinatie 2–2 Excelsior Rotterdam · 2026-09-08
- Willem II Tilburg 0–3 Excelsior Rotterdam · 2026-09-05
- Excelsior Rotterdam 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam · 2026-08-29
- Excelsior Rotterdam 1–2 Eindhovense Voetbalvereniging Philips Sport Vereniging · 2026-08-15
- SC Cambuur Leeuwarden 0–4 Excelsior Rotterdam · 2026-08-07
- De Graafschap Doetinchem 1–5 Excelsior Rotterdam · 2026-08-01
Football Club Groningen — recent form
- Football Club Groningen 3–0 Prins Hendrik Ende Desespereert Nimmer Combinatie Zwolle · 2026-09-18
- Go Ahead Eagles 1–1 Football Club Groningen · 2026-09-12
- Football Club Groningen 2–2 Football Club Twente · 2026-09-06
- Football Club Groningen 2–3 Fortuna Sittardia Combinatie · 2026-08-28
- Eindhovense Voetbalvereniging Philips Sport Vereniging 5–1 Football Club Groningen · 2026-08-23
- ADO Den Haag 1–4 Football Club Groningen · 2026-08-16
- Football Club Groningen 2–1 Football Club Utrecht · 2026-08-09
- Football Club Groningen 1–0 Real Valladolid CF · 2026-08-01
League standing
| Team | # | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excelsior Rotterdam | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 11 |
| Football Club Groningen | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 14 |
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