Highlights

90'

G. de Regt (assist A. Zagré)

65'

D. Sanches Fernandes (assist R. Meissen)

47'

Y. Taha (assist T. de Jonge)

HT 1 - 1

40'

C. Widell (assist E. Hansson)

T. de Jonge (assist D. van der Werff)

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

88'

M. van Duinen (J. Bergraaf - injury)

87'

T. Mercera (M. Rente - tactical)

87'

M. Seuntjens (Y. Taha - tactical)

85'

I. Bronkhorst (D. Sanches Fernandes - tactical)

77'

J. Bergraaf (N. Naujoks - tactical)

77'

A. Carlén (L. Hartjes - tactical)

71'

B. Willumsson (T. Land - tactical)

60'

S. Włodarczyk (E. Hansson - tactical)

56'

R. Metu (D. van der Werff - tactical)

Player of the match

Derensili Sanches Fernandes # 30 - Striker

Shots on target 3/4 (75%)
Successful contests 2
Duel won 4/8 (50%)
Goal ! 1

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	9	Groningen	48	34	14	6	14
	13	Excelsior	38	34	10	8	16

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
15	N. Naujoks	10
19	T. van Bergen	9
36	D. Sanches Fernandes	6

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

4-2-3-1

4-3-3

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

56%

44%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

D. Sanches Fernandes

C. Widell 2
Y. Taha 1

Big chance created

T. Land

T. de Jonge 2
A. Zagré 1

Shots off target

N. Naujoks

R. Meissen 1
T. Blokzijl 1

Successful contests

A. Zagré

D. Janse 2
D. Sanches Fernandes 2

Fouls suffered

M. Peersman

R. Meissen 2
Y. Taha 2

Dispossessed

T. van Bergen

Y. Taha 2
M. van Duinen 2

Touches

D. Janse

T. Blokzijl 78
M. Peersman 75

Duel won

M. Peersman

T. Blokzijl 6
R. Meissen 5

Duel lost

Y. Taha

G. de Regt 6
L. Schouten 5

Interceptions

R. Meissen

L. Hartjes 3
T. Land 2

Challenge lost

T. de Jonge

J. Schreuders 2
N. Naujoks 1

Tackles

T. Land

L. Hartjes 2
M. Rente 2

Aerial duels won

T. Blokzijl

G. de Regt 4
L. Schouten 3

Aerial duels lost

G. de Regt

B. Willumsson 3
M. Rente 3

Fouls

C. Widell

L. Schouten 2
R. Meissen 2

Saves

E. Vaessen

S. van Gassel 3

Passes

D. Janse

T. Blokzijl 64
T. de Jonge 56

Accurate passes

T. Blokzijl

D. Janse 55
T. de Jonge 47

Accurate crosses

E. Hansson

D. Sanches Fernandes 2
Y. Taha 2

Current form

Stats

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W D L D L

Last matches

Stats & bet

05/12/25

25/02/23

08/01/23

06/04/19

02/11/18

Referees

Ingmar Oostrom main referee

2.6

0.2

Average card count per match for 12 matches arbitrated
Roan van Marrewijk assistant referee
Martin Perez VAR assistant referee
Rob van de Ven VAR referee
Luc de Koning assistant referee
Wouter Wiersma fourth referee

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Players injured / suspended

Groningen

Younes Taha El Idrissi Facial injury

Hidde Jurjus Unknown

Stije Resink ACL Knee Injury

Rui Jorge Monteiro Mendes Knee injury

Thom van Bergen Unknown

Oskar Zawada Unknown

Oskar Zawada Shoulder injury

Excelsior

Ilias Bronkhorst Unknown

Casper Ludvig Widell Unknown

Mathijs Tielemans Unknown

Simon Janssen Unknown

Lennard Hartjes Knee injury

Miliano Jonathans ACL Knee Injury

Derensili Sanches Fernandes Unknown

Stan Henderikx Unknown

Match venue

Euroborg - Groningen

Year of construction: 2006
Surface: grass
Capacity: 22579
Average attendance: 16170
Maximum attendance: 22568
% sold: 71

Match result Groningen Excelsior

Date 02 May 2026 17:45
Competition Eredivisie
Season 2025/2026
Stage Regular Season - week 32
Match attendance 22525
Code GRO-EXC
Area Netherlands
Home team Groningen
Away team Excelsior

FAQ

What is the result between Groningen Excelsior?

Excelsior won the match with a 2-3 score

What are the official lineups for Groningen Excelsior?

Groningen : Coached by D. Lukkien, the lineup starts off in a 4-2-3-1 formation: E. Vaessen, M. Peersman, D. Janse, T. Blokzijl, M. Rente (C), T. Land, T. de Jonge, J. Schreuders, Y. Taha, D. van der Werff, T. van Bergen

Excelsior : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by R. den Uil, is positioning themselves in a 4-3-3 : S. van Gassel, A. Zagré, L. Schouten, C. Widell (C), R. Meissen, I. Yegoian, L. Hartjes, N. Naujoks, E. Hansson, G. de Regt, D. Sanches Fernandes

Who is the referee of the match Groningen Excelsior ?

Ingmar Oostrom is the referee for this match

Where is the match Groningen Excelsior?

The venue Euroborg in Groningen is hosting the match

At what time is Groningen Excelsior?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 02 May 2026. Kick-off at 17:45

Who is the man of the match Groningen - Excelsior ?

Derensili Sanches Fernandes is the outstanding player of the match Groningen - Excelsior. The stats illustrate the performance of the player:

3/4 Shots on target (75%)
2 Successful contests
4/8 Duel won (50%)
1 Goal !

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Confirmed line-ups

Groningen 4-2-3-1

- 7.4 1 E. Vaessen
- 5.4 43 M. Peersman
- 4.8 4 D. Janse
- 6.1 3 T. Blokzijl
- 6.6 5 (C) M. Rente
- 6.2 18 T. Land
- 7.5 8 T. de Jonge
- 5.0 14 J. Schreuders
- 6.3 10 Y. Taha
- 5.7 17 D. van der Werff
- 5.2 26 T. van Bergen
- 7.0 1 S. van Gassel
- 7.4 12 A. Zagré
- 5.7 14 L. Schouten
- 6.8 4 (C) C. Widell
- 6.4 3 R. Meissen
- 5.9 23 I. Yegoian
- 5.8 20 L. Hartjes
- 5.0 10 N. Naujoks
- 6.4 7 E. Hansson
- 7.1 11 G. de Regt
- 7.8 30 D. Sanches Fernandes

Excelsior 4-3-3

- D. Lukkien Coach
Substitutes
- D. Baron #24 - Goalkeeper
- T. Hernes #7 - Midfielder
- Rui Mendes #27 - Striker
- E. van der Laan #15 - Defender
- L. Štubljar #13 - Goalkeeper
- 87'
  
  T. Mercera #16 - Defender
- 56'
  
  R. Metu #34 - Striker
- J. Dillema #44 - Midfielder
- 87'
  
  M. Seuntjens #20 - Midfielder
- W. Prins #2 - Defender
- 71'
  
  B. Willumsson #9 - Striker
- R. den Uil Coach
Substitutes
- 85'
  
  I. Bronkhorst #2 - Defender
- 60'
  
  S. Włodarczyk #9 - Striker
- S. Janssen #15 - Defender
- G. Cairo #24 - Defender
- 77'
  
  A. Carlén #6 - Midfielder
- 88'
  
  M. van Duinen #29 - Striker
- 77'
  
  88'
  
  J. Bergraaf #33 - Striker
- C. Raatsie #16 - Goalkeeper

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

56%

44%

Duel won

54%

46%

Accurate passes

80%

73%

Attacking

Shots

Big chance created

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Shots hitting woodwork

Passing

456

Passes

366

Accurate crosses

Crosses

Corner taken

Defending

Duel won

Clearances

Tackles

Aerial duels won

Clearance off line

Successful tackles

Successful interception

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Big chance created

T. Land

T. de Jonge 2
A. Zagré 1
R. Meissen 1
D. van der Werff 1

Shots (%)

D. Sanches Fernandes

75% 3/4

C. Widell 67% (2/3)
T. van Bergen 50% (1/2)
G. de Regt 50% (1/2)

Successful contests

A. Zagré

D. Janse 2
D. Sanches Fernandes 2

Fouls suffered

M. Peersman

R. Meissen 2
Y. Taha 2
T. van Bergen 2

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

N. Naujoks

25% 1/4

Dispossessed

T. van Bergen

Defending - Tops

Duel won (%)

M. Peersman

100% 8/8

D. van der Werff 100% (4/4)
T. Blokzijl 67% (6/9)
R. Meissen 63% (5/8)
C. Widell 57% (4/7)

Interceptions

R. Meissen

L. Hartjes 3
T. Land 2
T. Blokzijl 2
M. Peersman 2

Aerial duels won (%)

C. Widell

100% 3/3

R. Meissen 100% (3/3)
J. Schreuders 100% (2/2)
M. Peersman 100% (2/2)
L. Schouten 60% (3/5)

Defending - Flops

Duel won (%)

B. Willumsson

0% 0/4

M. Rente 0% (0/4)
D. Janse 0% (0/4)
T. van Bergen 0% (0/4)
T. de Jonge 0% (0/4)

Aerial duels won (%)

D. Janse

0% 0/3

S. Włodarczyk 0% (0/3)
Y. Taha 0% (0/3)
M. Rente 0% (0/3)
T. de Jonge 0% (0/2)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

T. Blokzijl

94% 60/64

T. Land 89% (42/47)
J. Schreuders 86% (31/36)

Accurate crosses

E. Hansson

Passing - Flops

Passes (%)

S. van Gassel

41% 19/46

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	84	34	27	3	4	101	45	56
2	Feyenoord	65	34	19	8	7	70	44	26
3	NEC	59	34	16	11	7	77	53	24
4	Twente	58	34	15	13	6	59	40	19
5	Ajax	56	34	14	14	6	62	41	21
6	Utrecht	53	34	15	8	11	55	42	13
7	AZ	52	34	14	10	10	58	51	7
8	Heerenveen	51	34	14	9	11	57	53	4
9	Groningen	48	34	14	6	14	49	45	4
10	Sparta	43	34	12	7	15	40	62	-22
11	Fortuna	39	34	11	6	17	49	63	-14
12	Go Ahead	38	34	8	14	12	54	53	1
13	Excelsior	38	34	10	8	16	43	56	-13
14	Telstar	37	34	9	10	15	49	55	-6
15	Zwolle	37	34	9	10	15	44	71	-27
16	Volendam	32	34	8	8	18	35	55	-20
17	NAC	29	34	6	11	17	35	58	-23
18	Heracles	19	34	5	4	25	35	85	-50

UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Conference League Play-offs
Relegation Play-off
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	41	17	13	2	2	58	26	32
2	Feyenoord	36	17	11	3	3	39	23	16
3	Utrecht	33	17	10	3	4	31	13	18
4	NEC	32	17	9	5	3	41	25	16
5	Twente	32	17	9	5	3	29	16	13
6	Ajax	31	17	9	4	4	32	17	15
7	AZ	31	17	8	7	2	39	26	13
8	Heerenveen	30	17	8	6	3	33	24	9
9	Zwolle	28	17	8	4	5	21	21	0
10	Go Ahead	25	17	6	7	4	34	24	10
11	Groningen	25	17	7	4	6	27	18	9
12	Fortuna	25	17	7	4	6	28	29	-1
13	Volendam	23	17	6	5	6	24	23	1
14	Sparta	23	17	6	5	6	21	27	-6
15	Telstar	20	17	5	5	7	31	28	3
16	NAC	20	17	5	5	7	20	23	-3
17	Excelsior	18	17	5	3	9	20	22	-2
18	Heracles	15	17	4	3	10	23	36	-13

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	43	17	14	1	2	43	19	24
2	Feyenoord	29	17	8	5	4	31	21	10
3	NEC	27	17	7	6	4	36	28	8
4	Twente	26	17	6	8	3	30	24	6
5	Ajax	25	17	5	10	2	30	24	6
6	Groningen	23	17	7	2	8	22	27	-5
7	Heerenveen	21	17	6	3	8	24	29	-5
8	AZ	21	17	6	3	8	19	25	-6
9	Utrecht	20	17	5	5	7	24	29	-5
10	Excelsior	20	17	5	5	7	23	34	-11
11	Sparta	20	17	6	2	9	19	35	-16
12	Telstar	17	17	4	5	8	18	27	-9
13	Fortuna	14	17	4	2	11	21	34	-13
14	Go Ahead	13	17	2	7	8	20	29	-9
15	NAC	9	17	1	6	10	15	35	-20
16	Volendam	9	17	2	3	12	11	32	-21
17	Zwolle	9	17	1	6	10	23	50	-27
18	Heracles	4	17	1	1	15	12	49	-37

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	65	34	19	8	7	50	23	27
2	Ajax	61	34	16	13	5	36	17	19
3	Feyenoord	56	34	16	8	10	32	20	12
4	Utrecht	54	34	15	9	10	23	16	7
5	AZ	50	34	12	14	8	32	24	8
6	Heerenveen	49	34	13	10	11	25	25	0
7	Twente	48	34	11	15	8	22	15	7
8	NEC	46	34	12	10	12	30	30	0
9	Excelsior	46	34	11	13	10	21	22	-1
10	Groningen	46	34	9	19	6	21	18	3
11	Sparta	45	34	11	12	11	15	18	-3
12	Zwolle	42	34	10	12	12	23	33	-10
13	Fortuna	41	34	10	11	13	25	31	-6
14	Telstar	39	34	9	12	13	19	24	-5
15	Go Ahead	37	34	8	13	13	23	27	-4
16	NAC	32	34	7	11	16	14	29	-15
17	Volendam	28	34	5	13	16	13	32	-19
18	Heracles	27	34	6	9	19	18	38	-20