Excelsior 0-2 Groningen — Eredivisie, 5 Dec 2025
Groningen beat Excelsior 2-0 in Eredivisie on 5 December 2025 at Stadion Woudestein, Rotterdam. Thom van Bergen and S. Resink scored for Groningen. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Excelsior have won 1 and Groningen 4.
Match timeline
- 21'Foul
- 45+2'VARPenalty cancelled
- 45+3'Foul
- Half-time0-0
- 46'
- 46'
- 58'Foul
- 0-161'
- 70'Foul
- 70'VARCard upgrade
- 72'
- 72'
- 76'
- 81'
- 81'
- 85'Foul
- 88'
- 88'out: N. Eggens
- 89'Time wasting
- 89'Time wasting
- 0-290'Penalty
- 90+5'
- Full-time0-2
Player ratings
8.3
Top rated
Excelsior
- 8.3Stijn van GasselG
- 7.3Rick MeissenD
- 7.3Casper WidellD
- 7.0Arthur ZagréD
- 7.0Lennard HartjesM
- 7.0Jerolldino BergraafF
- 6.9Ilias BronkhorstD
- 6.7Gyan de RegtM
- 6.6Noah NaujoksM
- 6.6Szymon WłodarczykF
- 6.5Derensili Sanches FernandesM
- 6.3Yoon Do-youngF
- 6.2Stan HenderikxD
- 6.2Simon JanssenD
- 6.0Lewis SchoutenD
- 5.9Stijn MiddendorpM
Groningen
- 7.6Younes TahaM
- 7.5Stije ResinkM
- 7.5Dies JanseD
- 7.3Thom van BergenF
- 7.3Nils EggensF
- 7.3Etienne VaessenG
- 7.3Marvin PeersmanD
- 7.2Marco RenteD
- 7.2Jorg SchreudersM
- 7.2Thijmen BlokzijlD
- 6.7David van der WerffM
- 6.6Wouter PrinsD
- 6.5Brynjólfur WillumssonF
- 6.3Tygo LandM
- 6.3Tika de JongeM
Line-ups
Substitutes
ExcelsiorRuben den Uil
Substitutes
- 29M. van DuinenF
- 15Simon Janssen76'D6.2
- 6Adam CarlénM
- 16C. RaatsieG
- 9Szymon Włodarczyk81'F6.6
- 22Stefan MitrovićF
- 5Stan Henderikx46'D6.2
- 14Lewis Schouten46'D6.0
- 17Nolan MartensD
- 7D. Yoon81'F6.3
- 34N. El HamdaouiM
GroningenDick Lukkien
Substitutes
- 20M. SeuntjensM
- 21H. JurjusG
- 13Lovro ŠtubljarG
- 27R. MendesF
- 11N. EmeranF
- 69M. HoekstraF
- 18Tygo Land72'M6.3
- 2W. Prins88'D6.6
- 16T. Mercera90+5'D
- 57N. Eggens88'F7.3
- 22S. BoulandD
- 17David van der Werff72'M6.7
Team statistics
Excelsior
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stijn van Gassel | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8.3 |
| Rick Meissen | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Casper Widell | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Arthur Zagré | 76 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Lennard Hartjes | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Jerolldino Bergraaf | 81 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Ilias Bronkhorst | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Gyan de Regt | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 4 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Noah Naujoks | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6.6 |
| Szymon Włodarczyk | 9 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Derensili Sanches Fernandes | 81 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Yoon Do-young | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Stan Henderikx | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Simon Janssen | 14 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Lewis Schouten | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.0 |
| Stijn Middendorp | 70 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 5.9 |
Groningen
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Younes Taha | 88 | – | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | – | 7.6 |
| Stije Resink | 90 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | – | 7.5 |
| Dies Janse | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.5 |
| Thom van Bergen | 90 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Nils Eggens | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Etienne Vaessen | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Marvin Peersman | 88 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Marco Rente | 89 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Jorg Schreuders | 89 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7.2 |
| Thijmen Blokzijl | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| David van der Werff | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Wouter Prins | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Brynjólfur Willumsson | 72 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Tygo Land | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Tika de Jonge | 72 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
Final table, Eredivisie 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | AZ Alkmaar | 34 | +7 | 52 |
| 8 | Heerenveen | 34 | +4 | 51 |
| 9 | Groningen | 34 | +4 | 48 |
| 10 | Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | -22 | 43 |
| 11 | Fortuna Sittard | 34 | -14 | 39 |
| 12 | GO Ahead Eagles | 34 | +1 | 38 |
| 13 | Excelsior | 34 | -13 | 38 |
| 14 | Telstar | 34 | -6 | 37 |
| 15 | PEC Zwolle | 34 | -27 | 37 |
Before and after
Excelsior
- Previous: Excelsior 1-0 NAC Breda, 29 Nov 2025 · Eredivisie
- Next: Excelsior 2-1 PEC Zwolle, 20 Dec 2025 · Eredivisie
Groningen
- Previous: Ajax 2-0 Groningen, 2 Dec 2025 · Eredivisie
- Next: Groningen 3-0 FC Volendam, 13 Dec 2025 · Eredivisie
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