Excelsior 1-5 Groningen — Eredivisie, 11 Oct 2026
Groningen beat Excelsior 5-1 in Eredivisie on 11 October 2026 at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion, Rotterdam. Irakli Yegoian scored for Excelsior; Marco Rente, Thom van Bergen and Brynjólfur Willumsson for Groningen. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Excelsior have won 2 and Groningen 3.
· kickoff·Van Donge & De Roo Stadion · Rotterdam·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-17'
- 20'
- 1-136'Penalty
- 2-138'Own Goal
- Half-time1-2
- 59'VARPenalty confirmed
- 2-264'Penalty
- 65'
- 65'
- 65'
- 65'
- 67'
- 2-367'
- 72'
- 80'Foul
- 81'
- 84'
- 85'
- 85'
- 2-490'
- Full-time1-5
Player ratings
8.9
Top rated
Excelsior
- 7.3Irakli YegoianM
- 6.8Kasey BosF
- 6.7Stijn van GasselG
- 6.6Ágúst ÞorsteinssonF
- 6.5Aymen SlitiF
- 6.4Valentin SulzbacherM
- 6.3Mario DomínguezF
- 6.3Jan PlugD
- 6.2Lennard HartjesM
- 6.2Rick MeissenM
- 6.1Alireza JahanbakhshF
- 6.0Daniël van VianenM
- 6.0Casper WidellD
- 5.9D. GardenF
- 5.6Simon JanssenD
- 5.4Eric Emanuel da Silva MoreiraD
- 6.6Celton BiaiG
- 6.6Giulliano CairoM
- 6.6Osman TurayD
- 6.6Nesto GroenF
- 6.6Ilano Silva TimasF
Groningen
- 8.9Marco RenteD
- 8.0Brynjólfur WillumssonF
- 7.1Jorg SchreudersD
- 7.0Thom van BergenM
- 6.9Pelle ClementM
- 6.8Thijmen BlokzijlD
- 6.7Jacob OndrejkaM
- 6.6Etienne VaessenG
- 6.6Nils EggensF
- 6.5O. ZawadaF
- 6.5H. HateboerD
- 6.4R. MetuF
- 6.4Márk CsingerD
- 6.3David van der WerffM
- 6.2Tika de JongeM
- 6.2Tygo LandM
- 6.6P. BoevinkG
- 6.6Alvin NordinM
- 6.6J. MosselaarD
- 6.6J. HallM
- 6.6Wouter PrinsD
- 6.6Lovro ŠtubljarG
Line-ups
Substitutes
ExcelsiorRuben den Uil
Substitutes
- 11Alireza Jahanbakhsh81'F6.1
- 16C. BiaiG6.6
- 6Daniël van Vianen65'M6.0
- 18Valentin Sulzbacher65'M6.4
- 9M. Dominguez65'F6.3
- 21Ilano Silva TimasF6.6
- 28Nesto GroenF6.6
- 12Kasey Bos65'F6.8
- 24G. CairoM6.6
- 22Osman TurayD6.6
GroningenDick Lukkien
Substitutes
- 30P. BoevinkG6.6
- 19O. Zawada85'F6.5
- 13Lovro ŠtubljarG6.6
- 4Márk Csinger72'D6.4
- 18Tygo Land80'67'M6.2
- 2W. PrinsD6.6
- 20N. Eggens84'F6.6
- 16Alvin NordinM6.6
- 34R. Metu85'F6.4
- 42J. MosselaarD6.6
- 53J. HallM6.6
Team statistics
Excelsior
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irakli Yegoian | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Kasey Bos | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.8 |
| Stijn van Gassel | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Ágúst Þorsteinsson | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Aymen Sliti | 81 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Valentin Sulzbacher | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Mario Domínguez | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Jan Plug | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Lennard Hartjes | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Rick Meissen | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Alireza Jahanbakhsh | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Daniël van Vianen | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 |
| Casper Widell | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| D. Garden | 65 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Simon Janssen | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 |
| Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira | 65 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.4 |
| Celton Biai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Giulliano Cairo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Osman Turay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Nesto Groen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Ilano Silva Timas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Groningen
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Rente | 90 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.9 |
| Brynjólfur Willumsson | 84 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Jorg Schreuders | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Thom van Bergen | 85 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Pelle Clement | 90 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Thijmen Blokzijl | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Jacob Ondrejka | 66 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Etienne Vaessen | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Nils Eggens | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.6 |
| O. Zawada | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| H. Hateboer | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| R. Metu | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Márk Csinger | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.4 |
| David van der Werff | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Tika de Jonge | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Tygo Land | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 |
| P. Boevink | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Alvin Nordin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| J. Mosselaar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| J. Hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Wouter Prins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Lovro Štubljar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Recent Form
ExcelsiorDLDWW
- D19 Sept 26AAjax2-2
- L13 Sept 26HUtrecht1-2
- D08 Sept 26ANEC Nijmegen2-2
- W05 Sept 26AWillem II3-0
- W29 Aug 26HSparta Rotterdam2-1
GroningenWDDLL
- W18 Sept 26HPEC Zwolle3-0
- D12 Sept 26AGO Ahead Eagles1-1
- D06 Sept 26HTwente2-2
- L28 Aug 26HFortuna Sittard2-3
- L23 Aug 26APSV Eindhoven1-5
Head-to-head
Before and after
Excelsior
- Previous: Ajax 2-2 Excelsior, 19 Sep 2026 · Eredivisie
- Next: Heerenveen vs Excelsior, 16 Oct 2026 · Eredivisie
Groningen
- Previous: Groningen 3-0 PEC Zwolle, 18 Sep 2026 · Eredivisie
- Next: Groningen vs Ajax, 18 Oct 2026 · Eredivisie
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