Groningen 2-3 Excelsior
Match summary
Excelsior beat Groningen 3-2 in Eredivisie on Sat, 2 May 2026.
Goals — Groningen: Jonge 3'; Taha 47' | Excelsior: Widell 40'; Sanches 65'; de Regt 90'.
Groningen had 56% of the possession and 12 shots (5 on target) against 18 (9) for Excelsior; corners 5-8, yellow cards 0-0.
In their last 14 meetings Groningen won 9, Excelsior won 4 and 1 ended level.
Venue: Euroborg. Referee: Ingmar Oostrom.
Match timeline
- 3'JongeAssist: D. van der WerffGoal1-0
- 40'WidellAssist: HanssonGoal1-1
- 47'TahaAssist: JongeGoal2-1
- 56'⇄In MetuOut D. van der WerffSubstitution
- 60'⇄In S. WlodarczykOut HanssonSubstitution
- 65'SanchesAssist: MeissenGoal2-2
- 69'▩TahaHit the woodwork
- 71'⇄In B. WillumssonOut LandSubstitution
- 77'⇄In A. CarlénOut HartjesSubstitution
- 77'⇄In BergraafOut NaujoksSubstitution
- 85'⇄In I. BronkhorstOut SanchesSubstitution
- 87'⇄In SeuntjensOut TahaSubstitution
- 87'⇄In T. MerceraOut RenteSubstitution
- 88'⇄In van DuinenOut BergraafSubstitution
- 90'de RegtAssist: ZagréGoal2-3
Top performers
BergenGroningen · Attacker
- Expected Goals0.17
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes90
JongeGroningen · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0.24
- Shots On Target1
- Minutes90
HartjesExcelsior · Midfielder
- Expected Goals0
- Shots On Target0
- Minutes76
BlokzijlGroningen · Defender
- Interceptions2
- Tackles0
- Minutes90
WidellExcelsior · Defender
- Interceptions0
- Tackles0
- Minutes90
Lineups
Excelsior 4-3-3Groningen 4-2-3-1
Groningen
Coach: Dick Lukkien
Substitutes
- 16Tyrique MerceraDefender
- 20Mats SeuntjensMidfielder
- 34Ryan MetuAttacker5.7
- 9Brynjolfur Darri WillumssonAttacker6.3
- 24Dirk BaronGoalkeeper
- 13Lovro ŠtubljarGoalkeeper
- 15Elvis van der LaanDefender
- 2Wouter PrinsDefender
- 7Travis HernesMidfielder
- 44Jismerai DillemaMidfielder
- 27Rui MendesAttacker
Unavailable players
- Stije ResinkKnee injury
- Oskar ZawadaShoulder injury
- Hidde Jurjus-
Excelsior
Coach: Ruben den Uil
Substitutes
- 2Ilias BronkhorstDefender
- 6Adam CarlénMidfielder6.8
- 33Jerolldino BergraafAttacker
- 9Szymon WlodarczykAttacker6.7
- 29Mike van DuinenAttacker
- 16Calvin RaatsieGoalkeeper
- 24Giulliano CairoDefender
- 15Simon JanssenDefender
Unavailable players
- Miliano JonathansKnee injury
Statistics
GroningenExcelsior
Key statistics
56%Possession44%
1.14Expected Goals2.58
12Total Shots18
5Shots On Target9
5Big Chances Created6
5Corners8
5Fouls10
0Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
2Offsides2
5Goalkeeper Saves3
364Passes Completed268
All statistics
230Attacks193
3Shots Off Target5
4Shots Blocked4
1Hit Woodwork0
2.66Expected Goals On Target3.71
10Free Kicks5
9Shots Inside The Box13
456Total Passes366
3Shots Outside The Box5
3Big Chances Missed3
1.06Expected Assists1.17
5/16 (31%)Crosses Completed5/13 (38%)
192Passes Own Half154
280Passes Opposition Half225
30/61 (49%)Long Passes Completed25/74 (34%)
26Throw-Ins16
10Key Passes10
66Passes Into Final Third55
70Backward Passes68
4Goal Kicks7
9Interceptions10
2.58Expected Goals Conceded1.14
9/16 (56%)Tackles Won4/9 (44%)
32Clearances21
43Duels Won37
13/31 (42%)Aerial Duels Won18/31 (58%)
30/49 (61%)Ground Duels Won19/49 (39%)
10Was Fouled5
4/6 (67%)Successful Dribbles5/15 (33%)
2Was Dribbled Past10
135Possession Lost144
Previous meetings
9 Groningen1 draws4 Excelsior
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Match information
- Competition
- Eredivisie
- Round
- Round 32
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Euroborg
- Capacity
- 22,579
- Attendance
- 22,525
- Referee
- Ingmar Oostrom