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

Top scorers

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
	10	Groningen	42	32	12	6	14
	14	Excelsior	34	32	9	7	16

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
16	T. van Bergen	9
-	N. Naujoks	9
32	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

L D W W D

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

2.7

0.2

Average card count per match for 11 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: 16169
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	78	32	25	3	4	92	43	49
2	Feyenoord	61	32	18	7	7	67	43	24
3	NEC	56	32	15	11	6	74	50	24
4	Ajax	55	32	14	13	5	61	39	22
5	Twente	55	32	14	13	5	54	35	19
6	AZ	50	32	14	8	10	54	47	7
7	Heerenveen	50	32	14	8	10	57	51	6
8	Utrecht	47	32	13	8	11	51	41	10
9	Sparta	43	32	12	7	13	38	55	-17
10	Groningen	42	32	12	6	14	45	43	2
11	Go Ahead	38	32	8	14	10	52	47	5
12	Zwolle	37	32	9	10	13	42	66	-24
13	Fortuna	36	32	10	6	16	46	59	-13
14	Excelsior	34	32	9	7	16	39	53	-14
15	Telstar	31	32	7	10	15	44	54	-10
16	Volendam	31	32	8	7	17	33	52	-19
17	NAC	25	32	5	10	17	30	55	-25
18	Heracles	19	32	5	4	23	34	80	-46

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	38	16	12	2	2	53	25	28
2	Feyenoord	35	16	11	2	3	38	22	16
3	Ajax	31	16	9	4	3	31	15	16
4	Utrecht	30	16	9	3	4	29	13	16
5	AZ	30	16	8	6	2	36	23	13
6	NEC	29	16	8	5	3	39	24	15
7	Heerenveen	29	16	8	5	3	33	24	9
8	Twente	29	16	8	5	3	25	16	9
9	Zwolle	28	16	8	4	4	21	19	2
10	Go Ahead	25	16	6	7	3	33	20	13
11	Volendam	23	16	6	5	5	23	21	2
12	Sparta	23	16	6	5	5	19	24	-5
13	Groningen	22	16	6	4	6	25	17	8
14	Fortuna	22	16	6	4	6	25	27	-2
15	Telstar	17	16	4	5	7	28	28	0
16	Excelsior	17	16	5	2	9	19	21	-2
17	NAC	17	16	4	5	7	18	23	-5
18	Heracles	15	16	4	3	9	22	34	-12

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	40	16	13	1	2	39	18	21
2	NEC	27	16	7	6	3	35	26	9
3	Twente	26	16	6	8	2	29	19	10
4	Feyenoord	26	16	7	5	4	29	21	8
5	Ajax	24	16	5	9	2	30	24	6
6	Heerenveen	21	16	6	3	7	24	27	-3
7	Groningen	20	16	6	2	8	20	26	-6
8	AZ	20	16	6	2	8	18	24	-6
9	Sparta	20	16	6	2	8	19	31	-12
10	Utrecht	17	16	4	5	7	22	28	-6
11	Excelsior	17	16	4	5	7	20	32	-12
12	Telstar	14	16	3	5	8	16	26	-10
13	Fortuna	14	16	4	2	10	21	32	-11
14	Go Ahead	13	16	2	7	7	19	27	-8
15	Zwolle	9	16	1	6	9	21	47	-26
16	NAC	8	16	1	5	10	12	32	-20
17	Volendam	8	16	2	2	12	10	31	-21
18	Heracles	4	16	1	1	14	12	46	-34

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	59	32	17	8	7	46	21	25
2	Ajax	59	32	16	11	5	36	17	19
3	Feyenoord	55	32	16	7	9	32	19	13
4	Utrecht	50	32	14	8	10	22	16	6
5	Heerenveen	48	32	13	9	10	25	24	1
6	Twente	47	32	11	14	7	21	13	8
7	Sparta	44	32	11	11	10	15	17	-2
8	AZ	44	32	10	14	8	29	24	5
9	NEC	43	32	11	10	11	28	29	-1
10	Excelsior	42	32	10	12	10	19	21	-2
11	Groningen	42	32	8	18	6	19	17	2
12	Zwolle	41	32	10	11	11	23	32	-9
13	Fortuna	38	32	9	11	12	24	30	-6
14	Telstar	37	32	9	10	13	18	23	-5
15	Go Ahead	37	32	8	13	11	22	23	-1
16	NAC	29	32	6	11	15	13	27	-14
17	Volendam	26	32	5	11	16	11	30	-19
18	Heracles	25	32	6	7	19	17	37	-20