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Excelsior
Vs
Groningen

Since 21/08/2015
5
EXC wins
1
Draws
6
GRO wins
Meetings
12
on record
Total goals
33
13 Excelsior · 20 Groningen
Goals per game
2.75
both sides combined
Over 1.5
83%
of meetings
Over 2.5
42%
of meetings
BTTS
33%
of meetings
Last meeting
2-3
02 May 2026
Next game
11 Oct
Sunday, Netherlands - Eredivisie
Excelsior vs Groningen: the head-to-head
From the outset of their rivalry in 2015, Excelsior and Groningen have traded victories in a tightly balanced 12-match series, with Groningen edging a single win. The aggregate tally shows Groningen scoring 20 goals to Excelsior’s 13, a total of 33 goals that averages 2.75 per game. Over 83% of their encounters have produced two or more goals, while 42% have seen three or more, and both sides have found the net together in just a third of the meetings. The most recent clash on 2 May 2026 ended 2-3 in favour of Groningen, who hosted the match. When Excelsior plays at home they have won four of six, whereas away they manage only one win from six outings. Their next face-off is scheduled for 11 October 2026.
01 Head-to-head record02 Recent meetings03 Goal Analysis04 Current form05 The Goal Clock – in this fixture06 League Table07 Squad value analysis08 Recent results09 Upcoming fixtures
Next meeting
Excelsior vs Groningen
Sunday 11 October 2026 · Netherlands - Eredivisie
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01Head-to-head record⚖
ExcelsiorExcelsior
GroningenGroningen
5
wins
6
13
goals
20
3
clean sheets
5
The last 12 games between these two clubs
42%
win %
50%
2.75
avg goals
2.75
83%
over 1.5 %
83%
42%
over 2.5 %
42%
25%
over 3.5 %
25%
1.08
scored
1.67
1.67
conceded
1.08
33%
btts
33%
25%
clean sheet
42%
10.83
corners
10.83
2.20
cards
2.20
Top three rows are this fixture: 12 meetings, 5 to Excelsior, 1 drawn, 6 to Groningen, at 2.75 goals a game. Everything below is these same meetings, seen from each club's side.
02Recent meetings📅
ExcelsiorExcelsior
Won at home
67%
4 of 6 home meetings
Won away
17%
1 of 6 away meetings
Drawn
8%
1 of 12 meetings
Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.
GroningenGroningen
Won at home
67%
4 of 6 home meetings
Won away
33%
2 of 6 away meetings
Drawn
8%
1 of 12 meetings
Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.
DateCompetitionHomeScoreAwayExcelsior
02 May 2026Netherlands - EredivisieGroningen2-3ExcelsiorWview
05 Dec 2025Netherlands - EredivisieExcelsior0-2GroningenLview
25 Feb 2023Netherlands - EredivisieGroningen3-0ExcelsiorLview
08 Jan 2023Netherlands - EredivisieExcelsior1-0GroningenWview
06 Apr 2019Netherlands - EredivisieGroningen1-0ExcelsiorLview
02 Nov 2018Netherlands - EredivisieExcelsior2-4GroningenLview
29 Apr 2018Netherlands - EredivisieGroningen4-0ExcelsiorLview
17 Dec 2017Netherlands - EredivisieExcelsior2-0GroningenWview
04 Feb 2017Netherlands - EredivisieGroningen1-1ExcelsiorDview
13 Aug 2016Netherlands - EredivisieExcelsior2-0GroningenWview
12 Mar 2016Netherlands - EredivisieExcelsior2-1GroningenWview
21 Aug 2015Netherlands - EredivisieGroningen2-0ExcelsiorLview
03Goal Analysis⚽
Excelsior · Last 10 – goals for & against
50-511D02L22D50W32W11D32W40W12L21WA·HER20/03H·NN04/04A·PZ12/04H·UTR26/04A·GRO02/05H·FV10/05A·SR17/05A·CAM07/08H·PE15/08H·SR29/08
Avg total
3.5
Avg scored
2.2
Avg conceded
1.3
Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)
Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.54 goals/game; red is worse.
SplitTotal
Scored		Total
Conceded		Home
Scored		Home
Conceded		Away
Scored		Away
Conceded
All games (30)1.431.401.331.331.531.47
vs Stronger (10)1.401.701.801.601.001.80
vs Similar (20)1.451.251.101.201.801.30
vs Weaker (0)------
Clean sheet %23% (-1pp vs league)
Groningen · Last 10 – goals for & against
50-500D13L23L21W21W02L21W41W15L23LH·GAE11/04A·FEY25/04H·EXC02/05H·NN10/05A·HER17/05A·AJA21/05H·UTR09/08A·ADH16/08A·PE23/08H·FS28/08
Avg total
3.6
Avg scored
1.6
Avg conceded
2.0
Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)
Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.54 goals/game; red is worse.
SplitTotal
Scored		Total
Conceded		Home
Scored		Home
Conceded		Away
Scored		Away
Conceded
All games (30)1.471.601.641.291.311.88
vs Stronger (9)1.332.002.001.200.503.00
vs Similar (21)1.521.431.441.331.581.50
vs Weaker (0)------
Clean sheet %23% (-1pp vs league)
04Current form📈
Excelsior
DLDWWDWWLW
Last 10: 22 scored, 13 conceded.
Groningen
DLLWWLWWLL
Last 10: 16 scored, 20 conceded.
Excelsior
Home · last 10
DDLLLLWDLW
2 won · 15 scored, 15 conceded
Away · last 10
DDWLLDDWWW
4 won · 18 scored, 12 conceded
Groningen
Home · last 10
LLLWWDLWWL
4 won · 17 scored, 15 conceded
Away · last 10
LLLDWLWLWL
3 won · 14 scored, 20 conceded
05The Goal Clock – in this fixture⏱
ExcelsiorExcelsior
The Goal Clock
Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).
90'25%1-15'16-30'33%31-45'25%46-60'33%25%61-75'33%25%76-90'34
1st half / 2nd half
Scored33% / 67%
Conceded25% / 75%
Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 2 games. Most goals land in 31-45'.
From this fixture only: 2 of 12 meetings have goal timings on record. See Excelsior's full Goal Clock across all their games.
GroningenGroningen
The Goal Clock
Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).
90'25%1-15'16-30'33%31-45'25%46-60'25%33%61-75'25%33%76-90'43
1st half / 2nd half
Scored25% / 75%
Conceded33% / 67%
Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 2 games. Most goals land in 1-15'.
From this fixture only: 2 of 12 meetings have goal timings on record. See Groningen's full Goal Clock across all their games.
06League Table🏆
RecordGoalsProps / gameSquad value €mStrengths
RankTeamMPPtsWin%PPGGFGAGDG/GO1.5O2.5O3.5CorCor O%CrdCrd O%FlsFls O%TotAttMidDefAtt/gDef/gPoss%
1AZ AlkmaarAZ Alkmaar412
100%
3.0
133+10
4.0
100%
50%
50%
14.0
100%
2.2
25%
23.8
50%
136
6121543.20.8
53%
2PSV EindhovenPSV Eindhoven410
75%
2.5
155+10
5.0
100%
100%
75%
10.8
50%
2.8
25%
17.5
25%
280
106601153.81.2
61%
3FeyenoordFeyenoord48
50%
2.0
106+4
4.0
75%
75%
75%
11.8
75%
2.3
0%
17.8
25%
229
9343932.51.5
53%
4AjaxAjax37
67%
2.3
82+6
3.3
100%
67%
67%
10.0
33%
4.5
100%
21.3
67%
173
9515632.70.7
56%
5GO Ahead EaglesGO Ahead Eagles47
50%
1.8
119+2
5.0
100%
100%
100%
10.0
50%
2.0
0%
17.2
25%
22
9482.82.2
49%
6Fortuna SittardFortuna Sittard47
50%
1.8
87+1
3.8
100%
75%
75%
11.8
50%
3.0
25%
17.0
0%
17
6472.01.8
45%
7NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen36
67%
2.0
84+4
4.0
100%
100%
67%
10.7
67%
3.0
67%
26.3
100%
54
225262.71.3
57%
8TwenteTwente36
67%
2.0
73+4
3.3
67%
67%
67%
10.7
67%
2.5
0%
16.7
0%
87
3413392.31.0
54%
9ExcelsiorExcelsior36
67%
2.0
73+4
3.3
100%
100%
33%
10.3
67%
2.0
0%
16.3
0%
16
7362.31.0
48%
10GroningenGroningen46
50%
1.5
910-1
4.8
100%
100%
75%
8.8
25%
2.8
25%
19.8
50%
32
126142.22.5
50%
11HeerenveenHeerenveen45
25%
1.2
56-1
2.8
75%
50%
50%
10.5
50%
2.7
33%
14.5
0%
50
246201.21.5
51%
12Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam44
25%
1.0
77+0
3.5
75%
75%
50%
12.2
100%
2.7
0%
23.0
50%
28
142121.81.8
47%
13PEC ZwollePEC Zwolle43
25%
0.8
48-4
3.0
100%
50%
50%
9.8
50%
3.3
67%
20.0
50%
21
84101.02.0
45%
14TelstarTelstar33
33%
1.0
38-5
3.7
100%
100%
67%
12.3
67%
3.0
50%
26.7
100%
8
3231.02.7
45%
15Willem IIWillem II31
0%
0.3
410-6
4.7
100%
100%
100%
9.0
33%
2.0
0%
19.3
33%
13
4451.33.3
-
16ADO Den HaagADO Den Haag41
0%
0.2
411-7
3.8
100%
75%
75%
11.2
50%
2.0
0%
20.5
75%
13
7151.02.8
-
17UtrechtUtrecht41
0%
0.2
615-9
5.2
100%
100%
75%
10.8
75%
4.7
67%
29.5
100%
61
3314151.53.8
47%
18CambuurCambuur40
0%
0.0
416-12
5.0
100%
100%
100%
10.8
75%
1.7
0%
20.5
25%
12
3181.04.0
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Netherlands - Eredivisie 2026/27 full table · click any column header to sort (click again to reverse). In-cell bars are scaled within each column; scroll right for props, squad value and strengths. Highlighted teams are this fixture's sides. Full Netherlands - Eredivisie stats & trends →
07Squad value analysis💰
ExcelsiorGroningen
€16.3m
squad value
€32.8m
€22.9m
attack
€35.1m
€4.9m
midfield
€15.4m
€24.0m
defence
€57.0m
25
players
25
Transfermarkt squad values, most recent season on record. Groningen carries the more valuable squad.
08Recent results📅
Excelsior
DateOpponentScoreRes
20 Mar@ Heracles1-1D
04 Aprvs NEC Nijmegen0-2L
12 Apr@ PEC Zwolle2-2D
26 Aprvs Utrecht5-0W
02 May@ Groningen3-2W
10 Mayvs FC Volendam1-1D
17 May@ Sparta Rotterdam3-2W
07 Aug@ Cambuur4-0W
15 Augvs PSV Eindhoven1-2L
29 Augvs Sparta Rotterdam2-1W
Groningen
DateOpponentScoreRes
11 Aprvs GO Ahead Eagles0-0D
25 Apr@ Feyenoord1-3L
02 Mayvs Excelsior2-3L
10 Mayvs NEC Nijmegen2-1W
17 May@ Heracles2-1W
21 May@ Ajax0-2L
09 Augvs Utrecht2-1W
16 Aug@ ADO Den Haag4-1W
23 Aug@ PSV Eindhoven1-5L
28 Augvs Fortuna Sittard2-3L
09Upcoming fixtures🗓
Excelsior
Sat 05 Sep@ Willem II
Tue 08 Sep@ NEC Nijmegen
Sun 13 Sepvs Utrecht
Sat 19 Sep@ Ajax
Sun 11 Octvs Groningen
Fri 16 Oct@ Heerenveen
Sun 25 Oct@ Fortuna Sittard
Sun 01 Novvs Twente
Groningen
Sun 06 Sepvs Twente
Sat 12 Sep@ GO Ahead Eagles
Sat 19 Sepvs PEC Zwolle
Sun 11 Oct@ Excelsior
Sun 18 Octvs Ajax
Sun 25 Oct@ NEC Nijmegen
Sun 01 Novvs Sparta Rotterdam
Sun 08 Nov@ AZ Alkmaar
Excelsior stats ↗Groningen stats ↗