Dutch Eredivisie

FT Saturday, May 2, 2026
Excelsior LDLDW 3
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FC Groningen DWWDL 2
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EXC123
GRO112
Euroborg · 22,525 att.

Team Stats

10
Fouls
5
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
8
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
5
44.5
Possession
55.5
18
SHOTS
12
9
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
268
Accurate Passes
364
366
Passes
456
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
5
13
Crosses
16
0.4
Cross %
0.3
74
Long Balls
61
25
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
4
4
Effective Tackles
9
9
Tackles
16
0.4
Tackle %
0.6
10
Interceptions
9
21
Effective Clearances
32
21
Clearances
32

Head to Head

GRO leads series 4-1

Lineups

GRO · 4-2-3-1

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

EXC · 4-3-3

  1. 1Stijn van GasselG
  2. 14Lewis SchoutenCD-L
  3. 4Casper WidellCD-R
  4. 12Arthur ZagreLB
  5. 3Rick MeissenRB
  6. 20Lennard HartjesCM
  7. 23Irakli YegoianLM
  8. 10Noah NaujoksRM
  9. 11Gyan De RegtF
  10. 7Emil HanssonLF
  11. 30Sanches FernandesRF

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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. 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.
  4. 56' Substitution, FC Groningen. Ryan Metu replaces David van der Werff.
  5. 60' Substitution, Excelsior. Szymon Wlodarczyk replaces Emil Hansson.
  6. 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.
  7. 71' Substitution, FC Groningen. Brynjólfur Willumsson replaces Tygo Land.
  8. 77' Substitution, Excelsior. Adam Carlén replaces Lennard Hartjes.
  9. 77' Substitution, Excelsior. Jerolldino Bergraaf replaces Noah Naujoks.
  10. 85' Substitution, Excelsior. Ilias Bronkhorst replaces Derensili Sanches Fernandes.
  11. 87' Substitution, FC Groningen. Mats Seuntjens replaces Younes Taha.
  12. 87' Substitution, FC Groningen. Tyrique Mercera replaces Marco Rente.
  13. 88' Substitution, Excelsior. Mike van Duinen replaces Jerolldino Bergraaf because of an injury.
  14. 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.

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