FC Groningen vs SBV Excelsior, Eredivisie 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
FC Groningen vs SBV Excelsior — Eredivisie at Euroborg.
- FC Groningen 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- SBV Excelsior 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Ingmar Oostrom
- Assistant 1 Roan van Marrewijk (Netherlands)
- Assistant 2 Luc de Koning (Netherlands)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 ADO Den Haag 0 0 2 AFC Ajax 0 0 3 AZ 0 0 4 FC Groningen 0 0 5 FC Twente '65 0 0 6 FC Utrecht 0 0 7 Feyenoord Rotterdam 0 0 8 Fortuna Sittard 0 0 9 Go Ahead Eagles 0 0 10 NEC 0 0 11 PEC Zwolle 0 0 12 PSV 0 0 13 SBV Excelsior 0 0 14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 0 0 15 SC Heerenveen 0 0 16 Sparta Rotterdam 0 0 17 Telstar 1963 0 0 18 Willem II Tilburg 0 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 May SBV Excelsior H 2–3 L 25 Apr Feyenoord Rotterdam A 1–3 L 11 Apr Go Ahead Eagles H 0–0 D 04 Apr Telstar 1963 A 2–0 W 22 Mar AZ H 3–0 W 13 Mar PEC Zwolle A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 May FC Groningen A 3–2 W 26 Apr FC Utrecht H 5–0 W 12 Apr PEC Zwolle A 2–2 D 04 Apr NEC H 0–2 L 20 Mar Heracles Almelo A 1–1 D 15 Mar Feyenoord Rotterdam A 1–2 L Season Stats
FC Groningen SBV Excelsior #4 Position #13 0 Points 0 0 Played 0 0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0 0 Scored 0 0 Conceded 0 +0 GD +0 – PPG – – Win % – Key Stats
33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H historyFC Groningen are 4th (0 pts). SBV Excelsior are 13th (0 pts).
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Events
Match Events
- 0' It’s Showtime! The match between FC Groningen and SBV Excelsior is underway.
- 3' FC Groningen is taking the lead after the goal scored by Tika de Jonge on 3.
- 8' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 13' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 18' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 23' Supporters expect more eagerness from Rick Meissen, as he is very good at scoring at Euroborg with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 28' SBV Excelsior is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 33' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Noah Naujoks suffering a number of foals already.
- 38' The travelling SBV Excelsior supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 40' GOAL! Emil Hansson scores on 40.
- 45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 47' Younes Taha puts FC Groningen on the lead.
- 52' It looks like no one’s ball. SBV Excelsior is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 57' It looks surprising FC Groningen does not make any changes. David van der Werff has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 62' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 65' What an equalizer from Derensili Sanches Fernandes!
- 70' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Gyan de Regt made 282 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 75' It’s high time Dick Lukkien made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 80' Thom van Bergen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 85' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SBV Excelsior that had 137 games and scored 155 goals.
- 90' Goal! Gyan de Regt scores his 2 goal in 282 matches.
- The final score is 2-3.
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Lineups
FC Groningen Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 5
- 1
- 26
- 14
- 3
- 18
- 10
- 43
- 8
- 4
- 17
Bench
- 20
- 9
- 27
- 24
- 13
- 2
- 16
- 7
- 15
- 44
- 34
Coach Dick LukkienSBV Excelsior Lineups
4-3-3Starting XI
- 7
- 12
- 1
- 20
- 3
- 11
- 10
- 14
- 23
- 4
- 30
Bench
- 15
- 29
- 9
- 16
- 2
- 6
- 24
- 33
Coach Ruben den Uil -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Ricardo Pepi 2 Ryan Koolwijk 1 Casper Widell 1 Ritsu Doan 1 Derensili Sanches Fernandes 1 Mimoun Mahi 1 Younes Taha 1 Mateo Cassierra 1 Head to Head
FC Groningen Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 40.86 FC Groningen xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.69 SBV Excelsior xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 79% + FC Groningen or Draw 73%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: SBV Excelsior winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 1.55Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 76% 24% ± 1.5 46% 54% ± 2.5 21% 79% ± 3.5 8% 92% ± 4.5 3% 97% Double Chance
FC Groningen or Draw 73%Draw or SBV Excelsior 63%FC Groningen or SBV Excelsior 64%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✗ 2–3 not predicted2 – 3Actual0 – 0 23.9%1 – 0 16.7%1 – 1 13.6%0 – 1 13%2 – 0 7.4%2 – 1 5.5%0 – 2 4.6%1 – 2 4.3%3 – 0 2.1%2 – 2 2.1%3 – 1 1.6%0 – 3 1%Asian Handicap — FC Groningen
Handicap FC Groningen covers Push SBV Excelsior covers -2.5 3% — 97% -2 3% 9% 88% -1.5 12% — 88% -1 12% 23% 65% -0.5 35% — 65% +0.5 75% — 25% +1 75% 18% 7% +1.5 93% — 7% +2 93% 6% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet 51% ✗SBV Excelsior keeps clean sheet 43% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.