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FC Groningen 2-3 Excelsior · Eredivisie

FC Groningen lost to Excelsior 2-3 in the Eredivisie. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

FC Groningen and Excelsior met in the Eredivisie at Euroborg Stadium in Groningen on Saturday, 2 May 2026.

Goalscorers

FC Groningen: T. d. Jonge 3'; Y. Taha 47'. Excelsior: C. Widell 40'; D. S. Fernandes 65'; G. d. Regt 90'.

How the match went

FC Groningen saw more of the ball, 56% of it. FC Groningen had 12 shots with 5 on target, Excelsior 18 with 9 on target. There were 13 corners in total, 5 to FC Groningen and 8 to Excelsior. FC Groningen conceded 5 fouls, Excelsior 10.

Line-ups

FC Groningen started in a 4-2-3-1: Etienne Vaessen, Marco Rente, Thijmen Blokzijl, Dies Janse, Marvin Peersman, Tygo Land, Tika de Jonge, Younes Taha, David van der Werff, Jorg Schreuders, Thom van Bergen.

Excelsior started in a 4-3-3: Stijn van Gassel, Rick Meissen, Casper Widell, Lewis Schouten, Arthur Zagré, Noah Naujoks, Lennard Hartjes, Irakli Yegoian, Derensili Sanches Fernandes, Gyan de Regt, Emil Hansson.

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Minute by minute

  1. 3'Goal! FC Groningen 1-0 Excelsior. T. d. Jonge (FC Groningen) scores, assisted by D. v. d. Werff.
  2. 40'Goal! FC Groningen 1-1 Excelsior. C. Widell (Excelsior) scores, assisted by E. Hansson.
  3. 45'Half-time. FC Groningen 1-1 Excelsior.
  4. 47'Goal! FC Groningen 2-1 Excelsior. Y. Taha (FC Groningen) scores, assisted by T. d. Jonge.
  5. 65'Goal! FC Groningen 2-2 Excelsior. D. S. Fernandes (Excelsior) scores, assisted by R. Meissen.
  6. 90'Goal! FC Groningen 2-3 Excelsior. G. d. Regt (Excelsior) scores, assisted by A. Zagre.
Full commentary (44 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: FC Groningen vs Excelsior.
  2. 3'Goal! FC Groningen 1-0 Excelsior. T. d. Jonge (FC Groningen) scores, assisted by D. v. d. Werff.
  3. 3'Attempt blocked. M. Rente (FC Groningen), header from a corner. xG 0.15.
  4. 5'Attempt saved. E. Hansson (Excelsior), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.27.
  5. 5'Attempt saved. N. Naujoks (Excelsior), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.06.
  6. 6'Attempt missed. R. Meissen (Excelsior), header from a corner. xG 0.20.
  7. 9'Attempt blocked. D. S. Fernandes (Excelsior), left-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  8. 9'Attempt missed. G. d. Regt (Excelsior), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
  9. 10'Attempt saved. C. Widell (Excelsior), header from a corner. xG 0.27.
  10. 26'Attempt blocked. Y. Taha (FC Groningen), left-footed shot. xG 0.17.
  11. 32'Attempt saved. D. S. Fernandes (Excelsior), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  12. 36'Attempt saved. T. v. Bergen (FC Groningen), left-footed shot. xG 0.13.
  13. 40'Goal! FC Groningen 1-1 Excelsior. C. Widell (Excelsior) scores, assisted by E. Hansson.
  14. 44'Attempt missed. N. Naujoks (Excelsior), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  15. 45'1 minute of added time.
  16. 45'Half-time. FC Groningen 1-1 Excelsior.
  17. 46'The second half is under way.
  18. 47'Goal! FC Groningen 2-1 Excelsior. Y. Taha (FC Groningen) scores, assisted by T. d. Jonge.
  19. 56'Substitution, FC Groningen: R. Metu comes on for D. v. d. Werff.
  20. 57'Attempt missed. T. Blokzijl (FC Groningen), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  21. 60'Substitution, Excelsior: S. Włodarczyk comes on for E. Hansson.
  22. 60'Attempt blocked. A. Zagre (Excelsior), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  23. 61'Attempt blocked. N. Naujoks (Excelsior), header from a corner. xG 0.20.
  24. 63'Attempt blocked. N. Naujoks (Excelsior), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  25. 64'Attempt missed. C. Widell (Excelsior), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
  26. 65'Goal! FC Groningen 2-2 Excelsior. D. S. Fernandes (Excelsior) scores, assisted by R. Meissen.
  27. 69'Off the woodwork! Y. Taha (FC Groningen), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
  28. 70'Attempt saved. R. Metu (FC Groningen), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  29. 71'Substitution, FC Groningen: B. Darri Willumsson comes on for T. Land.
  30. 77'Substitution, Excelsior: A. Carlén comes on for L. Hartjes.
  31. 77'Substitution, Excelsior: J. Bergraaf comes on for N. Naujoks.
  32. 83'Attempt saved. D. S. Fernandes (Excelsior), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  33. 85'Substitution, Excelsior: I. Bronkhorst comes on for D. S. Fernandes.
  34. 87'Substitution, FC Groningen: T. Mercera comes on for M. Rente.
  35. 87'Substitution, FC Groningen: M. Seuntjens comes on for Y. Taha.
  36. 88'Substitution, Excelsior: M. van Duinen comes on for J. Bergraaf.
  37. 89'Attempt missed. T. d. Jonge (FC Groningen), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
  38. 89'Attempt blocked. T. v. Bergen (FC Groningen), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  39. 90'Goal! FC Groningen 2-3 Excelsior. G. d. Regt (Excelsior) scores, assisted by A. Zagre.
  40. 90'8 minutes of added time.
  41. 90+3'Attempt missed. I. Yegoian (Excelsior), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.02.
  42. 90+4'Attempt saved. B. Darri Willumsson (FC Groningen), header. xG 0.13.
  43. 90+8'Attempt saved. S. Włodarczyk (Excelsior), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.03.
  44. 90+8'Attempt blocked. T. d. Jonge (FC Groningen), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
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