Excelsior 1-5 Groningen: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 8

Excelsior

1 : 5

Groningen

Irakli Yegoian36' (pen)
Stijn van Gassel38' (og)

7', 90+5'Marco Rente
64' (pen)Thom Van Bergen
67'Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson

Excelsior4-3-3

Line ups

4-2-3-1Groningen Groningen crest

Assistant

Marcel Groninger

Substitutions

65'
155.6
S. Janssen
126.8
K. Bos
65'
195.9
D. Garden
96.3
M. Dominguez
65'
306.6
A. Thorsteinsson
66.0
D. van Vianen
65'
25.4
E. da Silva Moreira
186.4
V. Sulzbacher
81'
76.5
A. Sliti
116.1
A. Jahanbakhsh

Unused

Assistant

Marcel Groninger

Substitutions

66'
116.7
J. Ondrejka
186.2
T. Land
72'
336.5
H. Hateboer
46.4
M. Csinger
84'
98.0
B. Willumsson
206.6
N. Eggens
85'
267.0
T. van Bergen
346.4
R. Metu
85'
176.3
D. van der Werff
196.5
O. Zawada

Unused

Home

N. Naujoks
Injury
Out

Away

T. Hernes
Injury
Out
M. Jeng
Leg Injury
Out
T. Mercera
Injury
Out
E. van der Laan
Injury
Out

Player of the match

Marco Rente

Defender · Groningen

8.9

This match

Attacking

Goals2

Assists0

Shots2

Shots on target2

Shot accuracy100%

Dribbles won1

Build-up

Passes64

Key passes1

Pass accuracy91%

Defending

Tackles0

Blocks0

Interceptions3

Duels won3 · 75%

Fouls won/made0 / 0

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
S. van GasselG	5	4,87	+0,87	30/43	8/21
E. VaessenG	1	0,97	-0,03	36/50	11/20

Live stats

Possession & Passing

49%Possession51%

413Total passes443

83%Pass accuracy82%

3Corners6

Attack

16Shots14

2On target9

6Off target1

8Blocked shots4

Box & Quality

11Shots in box13

5Shots out box1

1.8xG2.8

Defense & Discipline

5Goalkeeper saves1

1Offsides0

10Fouls12

0Yellow cards2

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

1,30xG1,54

8Shots8

1On target4

1Big chances4

11Touches in box14

52%Possession48%

2Corners5

Second half

0,47xG1,21

8Shots6

1On target5

0Big chances2

18Touches in box14

47%Possession53%

1Corners1

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Excelsior

1.76171149%

27% open play29% set piece44% penalty

Groningen

2.75141351%

56% open play15% set piece29% penalty

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

31 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Excelsior1,76 xG · 1 scored

Groningen2,75 xG · 5 scored

How those chances were made

Excelsior28

Open play 17Set piece 5Dribble 1Foul won 1Rebound 4

Groningen26

Open play 17Set piece 2Dribble 3Foul won 1Rebound 2Defensive 1

Momentum

24 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Excelsior53% pressure

Groningen47% pressure

Match replay

91'

1-5

0%Draw 0%100%

1.76xG2.75

17Shots14

11On target13

Momentum

90' Goal Marco Rente 0.13 xG · From corner · Left foot

Shot map

16 v 14

Excelsior shoot right, Groningen left. Bigger dot = better chance.

EXCExcelsiorGROGroningengoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

23 on target · 5 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

ExcelsiorGroningengoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

ExcelsiorDefensive line 42%

GroningenDefensive line 31%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

ExcelsiorUntil 65'

Most-connected pair: Plug and Gassel, 23 passes between them.

GroningenUntil 66'

Most-connected pair: Blokzijl and Rente, 26 passes between them.

Tactical battle

52control48

J. Schreuders

6 touches in box

In possession

55,8%Field tilt44,2%

10Passes into box11

32Progressive passes25

14Carries into final third18

8Chances created10

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

10,40Press intensity (PPDA)13,12

12High turnovers7

6Regains within 5s8

24,0sBall recovery time23,3s

21Interceptions12

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

132Carries122

1532mCarry distance1662m

18Progressive carries21

839mProgressive carry distance971m

4Carries into the box5

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

7Take-ons won7

12Take-ons attempted18

588mProgressive pass distance473m

0Through balls2

5Switches of play2

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

0,82Expected threat (xT)0,92

-0,26Action value (VAEP)2,50

28Shot-creating actions26

2Goal-creating actions6

0,61Expected assisted goals1,36

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

3,4Passes per attack3,9

11,7sAttack duration12,3s

2,40 m/sAttack directness2,45 m/s

2Build-up attacks2

8Direct attacks12

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

29Touches in box28

60Final third entries42

1Big chances6

0,97xG on target4,87

0Big chances missed4

Passing

5/20 (25%)Crosses2/9 (22%)

27/52 (52%)Long balls31/55 (56%)

24Throw-ins18

11Free kicks9

2Goal kicks11

Duels

52Total48

35/63 (56%)Ground28/63 (44%)

10/23 (43%)Aerial13/23 (57%)

7/12 (58%)Dribbles7/19 (37%)

7Dispossessed4

Defending

49Recoveries45

13Interceptions5

16Tackles12

56%Tackles won67%

23Clearances25

1Big chances scored2

1Big saves0

1Errors led to goal0

0Errors led to shot1

6,54Average rating7,98

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

ExcelsiorThis season

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 0-15

GroningenThis season

Scores most 0-15 · concedes most 31-45

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

100%1+ goal100%

63%2+ goals75%

25%3+ goals38%

13%4+ goals25%

They concede

75%1+ goal88%

63%2+ goals38%

13%3+ goals25%

13%4+ goals13%

Heaviest results

best 4-0 (A)·worst 1-5 (H)

best 5-1 (A)·worst 1-5 (A)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

ExcelsiorshootallowGroningen

5.2%Six-yard box5.9%

63.1%Penalty area+5.568.0%

26.2%Edge of the box-6.018.8%

5.4%-2.3Long range7.3%

423 shots taken · 410 faced

GroningenshootallowExcelsior

6.8%+1.7Six-yard box4.6%

54.8%-7.5Penalty area63.7%

26.4%+1.5Edge of the box25.1%

12.1%+4.4Long range6.6%

546 shots taken · 502 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Groningen beat Excelsior 5-1 at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion in the Eredivisie. Groningen led 2-1 at half-time. Scorers: Irakli Yegoian (36' pen) for Excelsior; Marco Rente (7', 90+5'), an own goal by Stijn van Gassel (38'), Thom Van Bergen (64' pen), Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson (67') for Groningen. In their last 21 meetings, Excelsior have won 5, Groningen 12, with 4 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.