Excelsior vs Groningen

Eredivisie 5 Dec 2025, 19:00
Excelsior
Excelsior
0–2
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Groningen
Groningen
🏟 Stadion Woudestein Round 15

Match report

Groningen beat Excelsior 2-0 in the Eredivisie on 5 December 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 2 goals arrived after half-time.

Excelsior dominated possession with 89% of the ball, while Groningen had 20 shots to Excelsior's 16.

S. Middendorp was sent off in the 70th minute, one of 2 red cards in the game.

The match was played at Stadion Woudestein.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 89% - 11% Shots 16 - 20 On target 6 - 8 Corners 5 - 5 Fouls 10 - 9 Red cards 2 Yellow cards 5
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Player of the match
Stijn van Gassel
Excelsior · 6 saves
8 Stije Resink 1 goal
7 Thom van Bergen 1 goal
7 Ilias Bronkhorst captained the side
7 Casper Widell captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–12 9–8
Shots On Goal 3–4 3–4
Ball Possession 42–58 —
Corners 2–2 3–3
Attacks 49–61 46–50
Match statistics
5 Corners 5
0 Penalty 1
5 Substitution 5
95 Attacks 111
22 Dangerous Attacks 46
5 On Target 10
11 Off Target 10
89% Ball Possession 11%
16 Shots Total 20
6 Shots On Goal 8
8 Shots Off Goal 8
2 Shots Blocked 4
14 Shots Inside Box 12
2 Shots Outside Box 8
10 Fouls 9
5 Corners 5
3 Offsides 2
46% Ball Possession 54%
2 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 1
6 Saves 5
420 Passes Total 498
330 Passes Accurate 415
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Excelsior · 4-2-3-1
1 S. Gassel
2 I. Bronkhorst 4 C. Widell 3 R. Meissen 12 A. Zagre
25 S. Middendorp 20 L. Hartjes
30 D. Fernandes 10 N. Naujoks 11 G. Regt
33 J. Bergraaf
Groningen · 4-2-3-1
1 E. Vaessen
5 M. Rente 3 T. Blokzijl 4 D. Janse 43 M. Peersman
8 T. Jonge 6 S. Resink
14 J. Schreuders 26 T. Bergen 10 Y. Taha
9 B. Willumsson
Excelsior
Coach
Ruben den Uil
Substitutes
  • 14 Lewis Schouten
  • 5 Stan Henderikx
  • 15 Simon Janssen
  • 7 Yoon Do-young
  • 9 Szymon Włodarczyk
  • 16 Calvin Raatsie
  • 17 Nolan Martens
  • 34 Noa el Hamdaoui
  • 6 Adam Carlén
  • 22 Stefan Mitrović
  • 29 Mike van Duinen
Groningen
Coach
Dick Lukkien
Substitutes
  • 17 David van der Werff
  • 18 Tygo Land
  • 2 Wouter Prins
  • 57 Nils Eggens
  • 16 Tyrique Mercera
  • 21 Hidde Jurjus
  • 13 Lovro Štubljar
  • 22 Sven Bouland
  • 20 Mats Seuntjens
  • 27 Rui Mendes
  • 69 Mark Hoekstra
  • 11 Noam Emeran
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ S. Henderikx ↓ R. Meissen Excelsior
  • 46' ↑ L. Schouten ↓ L. Hartjes Excelsior
  • 72' ↑ D. van der Werff ↓ B. Willumsson Groningen
  • 72' ↑ T. Land ↓ T. de Jonge Groningen
  • 76' ↑ S. Janssen ↓ A. Zagre Excelsior
  • 81' ↑ D. Yoon ↓ D. Sanches Fernandes Excelsior
  • 81' ↑ S. Wlodarczyk ↓ J. Bergraaf Excelsior
  • 88' ↑ W. Prins ↓ M. Peersman Groningen
  • 88' ↑ N. Eggens ↓ Y. Taha Groningen
  • 90+5' ↑ T. Mercera ↓ J. Schreuders Groningen
Cards
  • 70' S. Middendorp Excelsior
  • 89' M. Rente Groningen
  • 21' T. Blokzijl Groningen
  • 45+3' R. Meissen Excelsior
  • 58' M. Rente Groningen
  • 85' D. Yoon Excelsior
  • 89' M. Rente Groningen
Head-to-head
Excelsior 0 1 draws 3 Groningen
2026-05-02 Groningen vs Excelsior 0 - 0
2025-12-05 Excelsior vs Groningen 0 - 2
2024-01-16 Excelsior vs Groningen 0 - 2
2021-12-15 Excelsior vs Groningen 2 - 4
Recent form
Excelsior D D L L L
Groningen D D D W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Excelsior vs Groningen?
Excelsior lost 0-2 against Groningen on 5 December 2025.
Who won Excelsior vs Groningen?
Groningen won the match 2-0.
Where was Excelsior vs Groningen played?
The match was played at Stadion Woudestein.
Who had more possession in Excelsior vs Groningen?
Excelsior had 89% of possession, compared to 11% for the other side.