Groningen 2–3 Excelsior
Groningen
2–3HT 1–1
Excelsior
Groningen played Excelsior in the Eredivisie on 2 May 2026 at Euroborg. The match finished 2–3.
Goals and cards
- 3'T. de Jonge (assist by D. van der Werff)
- 40'C. Widell (assist by E. Hansson)
- 47'Y. Taha (assist by T. de Jonge)
- 65'D. Sanches Fernandes (assist by R. Meissen)
- 90'G. de Regt (assist by A. Zagre)
Line-ups
Groningen 4-2-3-1
- E. Vaessen
- M. Rente
- T. Blokzijl
- D. Janse
- M. Peersman
- T. Land
- T. de Jonge
- Y. Taha
- D. van der Werff
- J. Schreuders
- T. van Bergen
- SUBSTITUTES
- D. Baron
- L. Stubljar
- M. Seuntjens
- B. Willumsson
- W. Prins
- T. Mercera
- J. Dillema
- R. Mendes
- T. Hernes
- E. van der Laan
- R. Metu
- COACHES: Dick Lukkien
Excelsior 4-3-3
- S. van Gassel
- R. Meissen
- C. Widell
- L. Schouten
- A. Zagre
- N. Naujoks
- L. Hartjes
- I. Yegoian
- D. Sanches Fernandes
- G. de Regt
- E. Hansson
- SUBSTITUTES
- C. Raatsie
- M. van Duinen
- S. Janssen
- A. Carlen
- J. Bergraaf
- I. Bronkhorst
- S. Wlodarczyk
- G. Cairo
- COACHES: Ruben den Uil
Match statistics
| Groningen | Excelsior | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Shots on goal | 9 |
| 3 | Shots off goal | 5 |
| 12 | Total shots | 18 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 9 | Shots inside box | 13 |
| 3 | Shots outside box | 5 |
| 5 | Fouls | 10 |
| 5 | Corners | 8 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 56% | Possession | 44% |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 457 | Total passes | 367 |
| 364 | Accurate passes | 269 |
| 80% | Pass accuracy | 73% |
| 0.87 | Expected Goals (xG) | 2.38 |
| 0.58 | goals_prevented | 0.58 |