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FC Groningen
FT
2–3
HT 1–1
Excelsior
Eredivisie Sat 2 May, 17:45London Euroborg, Groningen Ingmar Oostrom 22,525 attendance

Timeline

  1. 3' Tika De Jonge assist David Van Der Werff
  2. 40' Casper Widell assist Emil Hansson
  3. 47' Younes Taha assist Tika De Jonge
  4. 56' Ryan Metu for David Van Der Werff
  5. 60' Szymon Wlodarczyk for Emil Hansson
  6. 65' Sanches Fernandes assist Rick Meissen
  7. 71' Brynjólfur Willumsson for Tygo Land
  8. 77' Adam Carlén for Lennard Hartjes
  9. 77' Jerolldino Bergraaf for Noah Naujoks
  10. 85' Ilias Bronkhorst for Sanches Fernandes
  11. 87' Mats Seuntjens for Younes Taha
  12. 87' Tyrique Mercera for Marco Rente
  13. 88' Mike van Duinen for Jerolldino Bergraaf
  14. 90' Gyan De Regt assist Arthur Zagre

Match stats

55.5% Possession 44.5%
12 Shots 18
5 On target 9
5 Fouls 10
0 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 2
5 Saves 3
364 Accurate passes 268

Lineups

FC Groningen 4-2-3-1
1 Vaessen
43 Peersman 4 Janse 3 Blokzijl 5 Rente
18 Land 8 De Jonge
14 Schreuders 10 Taha 17 Der Werff
26 Van Bergen
Excelsior 4-3-3
1 van Gassel
12 Zagre 14 Schouten 4 Widell 3 Meissen
23 Yegoian 20 Hartjes 10 Naujoks
7 Hansson 11 De Regt 30 Fernandes
FC Groningen 4-2-3-1
  1. 1 Etienne Vaessen G
  2. 4 Dies Janse CD-L
  3. 3 Thijmen Blokzijl CD-R
  4. 43 Marvin Peersman LB
  5. 5 Marco Rente ▼ RB
  6. 10 Younes Taha ▼ AM
  7. 18 Tygo Land ▼ LM
  8. 8 Tika De Jonge RM
  9. 26 Thom Van Bergen F
  10. 14 Jorg Schreuders AM-L
  11. 17 David Van Der Werff ▼ AM-R

Came on

  1. 20 Mats Seuntjens ▲ SUB
  2. 9 Brynjólfur Willumsson ▲ SUB
  3. 16 Tyrique Mercera ▲ SUB
  4. 34 Ryan Metu ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (7)
  1. 2 Wouter Prins SUB
  2. 15 Elvis Laan SUB
  3. 44 Jismerai Dillema SUB
  4. 13 Lovro Štubljar SUB
  5. 24 Dirk Baron SUB
  6. 7 Travis Hearnes SUB
  7. 27 Rui Mendes SUB
Excelsior 4-3-3
  1. 1 Stijn van Gassel G
  2. 14 Lewis Schouten CD-L
  3. 4 Casper Widell CD-R
  4. 12 Arthur Zagre LB
  5. 3 Rick Meissen RB
  6. 20 Lennard Hartjes ▼ CM
  7. 23 Irakli Yegoian LM
  8. 10 Noah Naujoks ▼ RM
  9. 11 Gyan De Regt F
  10. 7 Emil Hansson ▼ LF
  11. 30 Sanches Fernandes ▼ RF

Came on

  1. 29 Mike van Duinen ▲ SUB
  2. 9 Szymon Wlodarczyk ▲ SUB
  3. 6 Adam Carlén ▲ SUB
  4. 2 Ilias Bronkhorst ▲ SUB
  5. 33 Jerolldino Bergraaf ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (3)
  1. 15 Simon Janssen SUB
  2. 24 Guilliano Cairo SUB
  3. 16 Calvin Raatsie SUB

Commentary

  1. Match ends, FC Groningen 2, Excelsior 3.
  2. 90'+9' Second Half ends, FC Groningen 2, Excelsior 3.
  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.
  4. 90'+8' Attempt blocked. Tika de Jonge (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  5. 90'+6' Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Marvin Peersman.
  6. 90'+5' Foul by Brynjólfur Willumsson (FC Groningen).
  7. 90'+5' Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  8. 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.
  9. 90'+4' Foul by Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior).
  10. 90'+4' Marvin Peersman (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  11. 90'+3' Rick Meissen (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  12. 90'+3' Foul by Dies Janse (FC Groningen).
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  1. 90'+3' Attempt missed. Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right following a fast break.
  2. 90' Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
  3. 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.
  4. 89' Attempt missed. Tika de Jonge (FC Groningen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mats Seuntjens with a cross following a corner.
  5. 89' Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Mike van Duinen.
  6. 89' Attempt blocked. Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brynjólfur Willumsson with a headed pass.
  7. 88' Substitution, Excelsior. Mike van Duinen replaces Jerolldino Bergraaf because of an injury.
  8. 88' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  9. 87' Substitution, FC Groningen. Tyrique Mercera replaces Marco Rente.
  10. 87' Substitution, FC Groningen. Mats Seuntjens replaces Younes Taha.
  11. 86' Delay in match because of an injury Jerolldino Bergraaf (Excelsior).
  12. 85' Substitution, Excelsior. Ilias Bronkhorst replaces Derensili Sanches Fernandes.
  13. 83' Foul by Ryan Metu (FC Groningen).
  14. 83' Adam Carlén (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  15. 83' Attempt saved. Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Etienne Vaessen (FC Groningen). Assisted by Adam Carlén.
  16. 80' Foul by Younes Taha (FC Groningen).
  17. 80' Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  18. 80' Foul by Lewis Schouten (Excelsior).
  19. 80' Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  20. 78' Foul by Lewis Schouten (Excelsior).
  21. 78' Younes Taha (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  22. 77' Substitution, Excelsior. Jerolldino Bergraaf replaces Noah Naujoks.
  23. 77' Substitution, Excelsior. Adam Carlén replaces Lennard Hartjes.
  24. 75' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  25. 73' Delay in match because of an injury Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior).
  26. 72' Brynjólfur Willumsson (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  27. 72' Foul by Casper Widell (Excelsior).
  28. 71' Substitution, FC Groningen. Brynjólfur Willumsson replaces Tygo Land.
  29. 71' Offside, Excelsior. Noah Naujoks is caught offside.
  30. 70' Attempt saved. Ryan Metu (FC Groningen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Tygo Land.
  31. 69' Younes Taha (FC Groningen) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
  32. 68' Foul by Rick Meissen (Excelsior).
  33. 68' Younes Taha (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  34. 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.
  35. 64' Foul by Casper Widell (Excelsior).
  36. 64' Marvin Peersman (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  37. 64' Attempt missed. Casper Widell (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Derensili Sanches Fernandes with a cross following a corner.
  38. 63' Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Dies Janse.
  39. 63' Attempt blocked. Noah Naujoks (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  40. 61' Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Marco Rente.
  41. 61' Attempt blocked. Noah Naujoks (Excelsior) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Derensili Sanches Fernandes with a cross.
  42. 60' Substitution, Excelsior. Szymon Wlodarczyk replaces Emil Hansson.
  43. 60' Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Dies Janse.
  44. 60' Attempt blocked. Arthur Zagré (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  45. 57' Attempt missed. Thijmen Blokzijl (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jorg Schreuders.
  46. 56' Substitution, FC Groningen. Ryan Metu replaces David van der Werff.
  47. 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.
  48. 45' Second Half begins FC Groningen 1, Excelsior 1.
  49. 45'+1' First Half ends, FC Groningen 1, Excelsior 1.
  50. 45' Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  51. 44' Attempt missed. Noah Naujoks (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
  52. 42' Foul by Casper Widell (Excelsior).
  53. 42' Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  54. 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.
  55. 39' Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Marco Rente.
  56. 36' Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Stijn van Gassel.
  57. 36' Attempt saved. Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Jorg Schreuders.
  58. 32' Attempt saved. Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Etienne Vaessen (FC Groningen).
  59. 26' Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Lennard Hartjes.
  60. 26' Attempt blocked. Younes Taha (FC Groningen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tygo Land with a through ball.
  61. 24' Marvin Peersman (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  62. 24' Foul by Noah Naujoks (Excelsior).
  63. 23' Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Marco Rente.
  64. 22' Rick Meissen (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  65. 22' Foul by Jorg Schreuders (FC Groningen).
  66. 20' Jorg Schreuders (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  67. 20' Foul by Rick Meissen (Excelsior).
  68. 16' Offside, FC Groningen. Younes Taha is caught offside.
  69. 15' Offside, Excelsior. Derensili Sanches Fernandes is caught offside.
  70. 11' Marvin Peersman (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  71. 11' Foul by Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior).
  72. 10' Attempt blocked. Casper Widell (Excelsior) header from very close range is blocked.
  73. 9' Attempt blocked. Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  74. 9' Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Dies Janse.
  75. 9' Attempt missed. Gyan de Regt (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Emil Hansson with a cross.
  76. 6' Offside, FC Groningen. Thom van Bergen is caught offside.
  77. 6' Attempt missed. Rick Meissen (Excelsior) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Lewis Schouten with a headed pass following a corner.
  78. 5' Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Marco Rente.
  79. 5' Attempt saved. Emil Hansson (Excelsior) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Etienne Vaessen (FC Groningen).
  80. 5' Attempt saved. Noah Naujoks (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Etienne Vaessen (FC Groningen). Assisted by Gyan de Regt.
  81. 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.
  82. 3' Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Casper Widell.
  83. 3' Attempt blocked. Marco Rente (FC Groningen) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Younes Taha with a cross.
  84. 2' Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Casper Widell.
  85. First Half begins.
  86. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

FC Groningen L D W W D

  • D at PEC Zwolle 1-1 Eredivisie
  • W AZ Alkmaar 3-0 Eredivisie
  • W at Telstar 2-0 Eredivisie
  • D Go Ahead Eagles 0-0 Eredivisie
  • L at Feyenoord 3-1 Eredivisie

Excelsior W D L D L

  • L at Feyenoord 2-1 Eredivisie
  • D at Heracles Almelo 1-1 Eredivisie
  • L NEC Nijmegen 2-0 Eredivisie
  • D at PEC Zwolle 2-2 Eredivisie
  • W FC Utrecht 5-0 Eredivisie

Head to head

GRO leads series 4-1

  • 5 Dec 2025 Excelsior 0–2 FC Groningen 2025-26 Dutch Eredivisie
  • 16 Jan 2024 Excelsior 0–2 FC Groningen 2023-24 Dutch KNVB Beker
  • 25 Feb 2023 FC Groningen 3–0 Excelsior 2022-23 Dutch Eredivisie
  • 8 Jan 2023 Excelsior 1–0 FC Groningen 2022-23 Dutch Eredivisie
  • 15 Dec 2021 Excelsior 2–4 FC Groningen 2021-22 Dutch KNVB Beker