Highlights

90+2'

S. Resink (on penalty)

89'

M. Rente (2nd yellow - Time wasting)

85'

Yoon Do-Young (Foul)

70'

S. Middendorp (Serious Foul)

70'

S. Middendorp (VAR - decision : Card upgraded)

61'

T. van Bergen

58'

M. Rente (Foul)

HT 0 - 0

45+3'

R. Meissen (Foul)

45+2'

T. van Bergen (VAR - decision : No penalty)

21'

T. Blokzijl (Foul)

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

90+5'

T. Mercera (J. Schreuders - tactical)

88'

W. Prins (M. Peersman - tactical)

88'

N. Eggens (Y. Taha - tactical)

81'

S. Włodarczyk (J. Bergraaf - tactical)

81'

Yoon Do-Young (D. Sanches Fernandes - tactical)

76'

S. Janssen (A. Zagré - tactical)

72'

D. van der Werff (B. Willumsson - tactical)

72'

T. Land (T. de Jonge - tactical)

46'

S. Henderikx (R. Meissen - tactical)

46'

L. Schouten (L. Hartjes - tactical)

Player of the match

Top scorers

Stije Resink # 6 - Midfielder

Duel won 6/14 (42.86%)
Accurate passes 46/58 (79.31%)
Goal ! 1
Penalty 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

4-4-2

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

46%

54%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

T. van Bergen

S. Resink 2
J. Schreuders 2

Big chance created

Y. Taha

D. Sanches Fernandes 1
G. de Regt 1

Shots off target

Y. Taha

N. Naujoks 2
J. Bergraaf 2

Successful contests

N. Naujoks

J. Schreuders 3
A. Zagré 2

Fouls suffered

M. Peersman

J. Bergraaf 2
D. Janse 2

Dispossessed

T. van Bergen

D. Sanches Fernandes 3
M. Rente 1

Touches

D. Janse

T. Blokzijl 83
S. Resink 81

Duel won

N. Naujoks

I. Bronkhorst 9
J. Bergraaf 9

Duel lost

T. van Bergen

D. Sanches Fernandes 8
S. Resink 8

Interceptions

S. Resink

D. Janse 2
R. Meissen 2

Challenge lost

T. de Jonge

J. Bergraaf 1
I. Bronkhorst 1

Tackles

N. Naujoks

M. Rente 3
C. Widell 3

Aerial duels won

I. Bronkhorst

J. Bergraaf 6
C. Widell 5

Aerial duels lost

T. van Bergen

T. Blokzijl 5
S. Resink 4

Fouls

N. Naujoks

T. van Bergen 3
D. Sanches Fernandes 2

Saves

S. van Gassel

E. Vaessen 5

Passes

T. Blokzijl

D. Janse 73
S. van Gassel 62

Accurate passes

T. Blokzijl

D. Janse 61
C. Widell 46

Accurate crosses

Y. Taha

G. de Regt 4
I. Bronkhorst 2

Current form

Stats

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L D L D W

Last matches

Stats & bet

25/02/23

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06/04/19

02/11/18

29/04/18

Referees

Martijn Vos main referee

4.1

0.7

Average card count per match for 10 matches arbitrated
Rob van de Ven assistant referee
Robert Kunst assistant referee
Pol van Boekel VAR assistant referee
Rens Bluemink VAR referee
Rick Sturm fourth referee
Edwin van de Graaf VAR assistant referee

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Players injured / suspended

Excelsior

Ilias Bronkhorst Unknown

Casper Ludvig Widell Unknown

Mathijs Tielemans Illness

Simon Janssen Unknown

Lennard Hartjes Knee injury

Derensili Sanches Fernandes Unknown

Irakli Yegoian Illness

Chris-Kévin Nadje Thigh Injury

Groningen

Elvis Arnold van der Laan Illness

Younes Taha El Idrissi Facial injury

Rui Jorge Monteiro Mendes Knee injury

Thom van Bergen Unknown

Oskar Zawada Unknown

Match venue

Stadion Woudestein - Rotterdam

Year of construction: 1902
Surface: artificial
Capacity: 4600
Average attendance: 3319
Maximum attendance: 4600
% sold: 73

Match result Excelsior Groningen

Date 05 December 2025 19:00
Competition Eredivisie
Season 2025/2026
Stage Regular Season - week 15
Match attendance 4400
Code EXC-GRO
Area Netherlands
Home team Excelsior
Away team Groningen

FAQ

What is the result between Excelsior Groningen?

Groningen won the match with a 0-2 score

What are the official lineups for Excelsior Groningen?

Excelsior : Coached by R. den Uil, the lineup starts off in a 4-2-3-1 formation: S. van Gassel, A. Zagré, R. Meissen, C. Widell (C), I. Bronkhorst, L. Hartjes, S. Middendorp, G. de Regt, N. Naujoks, D. Sanches Fernandes, J. Bergraaf

Groningen : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by D. Lukkien, is positioning themselves in a 4-4-2 : E. Vaessen, M. Peersman, D. Janse, T. Blokzijl, M. Rente, Y. Taha, S. Resink (C), T. de Jonge, J. Schreuders, T. van Bergen, B. Willumsson

Who is the referee of the match Excelsior Groningen ?

Martijn Vos is the referee for this match

Where is the match Excelsior Groningen?

The venue Stadion Woudestein in Rotterdam is hosting the match

At what time is Excelsior Groningen?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 05 December 2025. Kick-off at 19:00

Who is the man of the match Excelsior - Groningen ?

Stije Resink is the outstanding player of the match Excelsior - Groningen. The stats illustrate the performance of the player:

6/14 Duel won (42.86%)
46/58 Accurate passes (79.31%)
1 Goal !
1 Penalty goal

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Confirmed line-ups

Excelsior 4-2-3-1

- 8.0 1 S. van Gassel
- 6.9 12 A. Zagré
- 5.3 3 R. Meissen
- 6.2 4 (C) C. Widell
- 5.8 2 I. Bronkhorst
- 5.7 20 L. Hartjes
- 3.7 25 S. Middendorp
- 5.8 11 G. de Regt
- 5.4 10 N. Naujoks
- 5.7 30 D. Sanches Fernandes
- 6.1 33 J. Bergraaf
- 7.8 1 E. Vaessen
- 7.4 43 M. Peersman
- 7.3 4 D. Janse
- 6.9 3 T. Blokzijl
- 6.1 5 M. Rente
- 7.2 10 Y. Taha
- 8.1 6 (C) S. Resink
- 5.9 8 T. de Jonge
- 7.3 14 J. Schreuders
- 8.0 26 T. van Bergen
- 7.1 9 B. Willumsson

Groningen 4-4-2

- R. den Uil Coach
Substitutes
- N .El Hamdaoui #34 - Midfielder
- 81'
  
  S. Włodarczyk #9 - Striker
- 46'
  
  S. Henderikx #5 - Defender
- 76'
  
  S. Janssen #15 - Defender
- A. Carlén #6 - Midfielder
- S. Mitrović #22 - Striker
- 46'
  
  L. Schouten #14 - Defender
- 81'
  
  Yoon Do-Young #7 - Striker
- M. van Duinen #29 - Striker
- N. Martens #17 - Defender
- C. Raatsie #16 - Goalkeeper
- D. Lukkien Coach
Substitutes
- 88'
  
  N. Eggens #57 - Striker
- M. Hoekstra #69 - Striker
- S. Bouland #22 - Defender
- Rui Mendes #27 - Striker
- L. Štubljar #13 - Goalkeeper
- 72'
  
  T. Land #18 - Midfielder
- H. Jurjus #21 - Goalkeeper
- N. Emeran #11 - Striker
- 90+5'
  
  T. Mercera #16 - Defender
- M. Seuntjens #20 - Midfielder
- 88'
  
  W. Prins #2 - Defender
- 72'
  
  D. van der Werff #17 - Midfielder

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

46%

54%

Duel won

57%

43%

Accurate passes

78%

82%

Attacking

Shots

Big chance created

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Shots hitting woodwork

Passing

417

Passes

502

Accurate crosses

Crosses

Corner taken

Defending

Duel won

Clearances

Tackles

Aerial duels won

Clearance off line

Penalties conceded

Successful tackles

Successful interception

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Total red cards

Second yellow cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Big chance created

Y. Taha

D. Sanches Fernandes 1
G. de Regt 1
J. Bergraaf 1
B. Willumsson 1

Shots (%)

J. Schreuders

100% 2/2

D. Sanches Fernandes 50% (1/2)
G. de Regt 50% (1/2)
B. Willumsson 50% (1/2)
T. van Bergen 43% (3/7)

Successful contests

N. Naujoks

J. Schreuders 3
A. Zagré 2
D. Janse 2

Fouls suffered

M. Peersman

J. Bergraaf 2
D. Janse 2

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

Y. Taha

0% 0/3

J. Bergraaf 0% (0/2)
N. Naujoks 0% (0/2)
S. Włodarczyk 25% (1/4)

Dispossessed

T. van Bergen

D. Sanches Fernandes 3

Defending - Tops

Duel won (%)

J. Schreuders

83% 5/6

I. Bronkhorst 82% (9/11)
C. Widell 82% (9/11)
D. Janse 78% (7/9)
M. Rente 78% (7/9)

Interceptions

S. Resink

D. Janse 2
R. Meissen 2
S. Henderikx 2

Aerial duels won (%)

C. Widell

100% 5/5

M. Rente 100% (3/3)
S. Włodarczyk 100% (2/2)
I. Bronkhorst 78% (7/9)
J. Bergraaf 75% (6/8)

Defending - Flops

Duel won (%)

T. Blokzijl

0% 0/7

G. de Regt 0% (0/6)
Y. Taha 0% (0/5)
T. de Jonge 0% (0/5)
L. Schouten 0% (0/4)

Challenge lost

T. de Jonge

Aerial duels won (%)

T. Blokzijl

0% 0/5

A. Zagré 0% (0/2)
D. van der Werff 0% (0/2)
M. Peersman 0% (0/2)
N. Naujoks 0% (0/2)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

T. Blokzijl

95% 75/79

Y. Taha 94% (34/36)
T. de Jonge 94% (29/31)
M. Peersman 88% (44/50)

Accurate crosses

Y. Taha

G. de Regt 4

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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