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FC Groningen vs SBV Excelsior, Eredivisie 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2022-23
FC Groningen
3 – 0
Full Time
SBV Excelsior
Sat 25 Feb 2023 · 15:30 UTC Euroborg HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

FC Groningen vs SBV Excelsior — Eredivisie at Euroborg.

Match Details

  • Referee Hessel Steegstra
  • Referee Danny Makkelie
  • Referee Laurens Gerrets
  • Referee Patrick Inia
  • Referee Dyon Fikkert
  • Referee Wouter Wiersma (Netherlands)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 PSV 12 26
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 12 25
3 AFC Ajax 12 25
4 FC Twente '65 12 24
5 AZ 12 23
6 SC Heerenveen 12 21
7 Fortuna Sittard 12 20
8 Go Ahead Eagles 12 17
9 FC Groningen 12 15
10 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 12 15
11 NEC 12 14
12 Sparta Rotterdam 12 12
13 PEC Zwolle 12 12
14 FC Utrecht 12 12
15 SBV Excelsior 12 11
16 Telstar 1963 12 10
17 ADO Den Haag 12 9
18 Willem II Tilburg 12 3

Head-to-Head

5
2
FC Groningen 7 games · Avg 3.4 goals SBV Excelsior
Last 5 meetings
2023-02-25 FC Groningen 3–0 SBV Excelsior 2023-01-08 SBV Excelsior 1–0 FC Groningen 2019-04-06 FC Groningen 1–0 SBV Excelsior 2018-11-02 SBV Excelsior 2–4 FC Groningen

Recent Form

FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Feb SBV Excelsior H 3–0 W
18 Feb FC Emmen H 1–1 D
11 Feb PSV A 0–6 L
05 Feb FC Twente '65 H 1–1 D
29 Jan FC Volendam A 2–3 L
26 Jan SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden H 0–1 L
SBV Excelsior
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Feb FC Groningen A 0–3 L
19 Feb NEC H 0–3 L
10 Feb AZ A 0–5 L
04 Feb RKC Waalwijk H 0–0 D
29 Jan AFC Ajax H 1–4 L
25 Jan FC Utrecht A 0–1 L

Season Stats

FC Groningen SBV Excelsior
#9 Position #15
15 Points 11
12 Played 12
4 / 3 / 5 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 7
29 Scored 16
28 Conceded 29
+1 GD -13
1.25 PPG 0.92
33% Win % 25%

Key Stats

43% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
8% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season
17% Clean Sheets
SBV Excelsior this season

FC Groningen are 9th (15 pts). SBV Excelsior are 15th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Groningen
0-15
7/4
16-30
6/3
31-45
4/5
46-60
4/5
61-75
3/5
76+
3/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
SBV Excelsior
0-15
1/5
16-30
2/–
31-45
6/6
46-60
1/4
61-75
3/6
76+
3/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Groningen
Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson 9 G 1 A
Thom van Bergen 8 G 3 A
David van der Werff 2 G 3 A
Tygo Land 2 G 1 A
SBV Excelsior
Irakli Yegoian 3 G 5 A
Aymen Sliti 3 G 1 A
David Garden 3 G
Noah Naujoks 2 G
Casper Widell 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. FC Groningen kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' SBV Excelsior are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' 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.
  • 13' What a strike from Johan Hove! The score is 1-0.
  • 18' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 23' Kenzo Goudmijn needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 28' 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.
  • 33' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SBV Excelsior that had 149 games and scored 172 goals.
  • 38' SBV Excelsior seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 43' Isak Dybvik has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 48' A quiet spell here at Euroborg. SBV Excelsior seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 50' Against the run of play, Ricardo Pepi has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 51' GOAL! Ricardo Pepi fires home to make it 3-0!
  • 56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marouan Azarkan made 338 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 57' Kenzo Goudmijn gets the nod from SBV Excelsior. He replaces Julian Baas and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 62' It’s high time Marinus Dijkhuizen made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 64' A change in the FC Groningen ranks — Elvis Manu exits the field as Jetro Willems enters on 64.
  • 66' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Liam van Gelderen makes no mistake. 4-0!
  • 71' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Mike van Duinen. He replaces Marouan Azarkan on 73 minute.
  • 76' Laros Duarte has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ragnar Oratmangoen on 76 minute.
  • 77' It is a substitution in FC Groningen team. Liam van Gelderen is replaced by Damil Dankerlui on 77 minute.
  • 80' Joshua Eijgenraam has so much to prove this time. He replaces Peer Koopmeiners on 80 minute.
  • 81' Joshua Eijgenraam has so much to prove this time. He replaces Peer Koopmeiners on 81 minute.
  • 86' SBV Excelsior come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 87' Another substitution for FC Groningen to replace Johan Hove by Luciano Valente on 87 minute.
  • Another three points for FC Groningen.

Lineups

FC Groningen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dennis van der Ree

SBV Excelsior Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marinus Dijkhuizen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Marco Rente 2
Ricardo Pepi 2
Tika de Jonge 1
Jannik Pohl 1
Irakli Yegoian 1
Paul Gladon 1
Redouan El Yaakoubi 1
Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson 1

Head to Head

2023-02-25 FC Groningen 3–0 SBV Excelsior 2023-01-08 SBV Excelsior 1–0 FC Groningen 2019-04-06 FC Groningen 1–0 SBV Excelsior 2018-11-02 SBV Excelsior 2–4 FC Groningen

FC Groningen Form

2023-02-25 FC Groningen 3–0 SBV Excelsior W 2023-02-18 FC Groningen 1–1 FC Emmen D 2023-02-11 PSV 6–0 FC Groningen L 2023-02-05 FC Groningen 1–1 FC Twente '65 D 2023-01-29 FC Volendam 3–2 FC Groningen L 2023-01-26 FC Groningen 0–1 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden L

SBV Excelsior Form

2023-02-25 FC Groningen 3–0 SBV Excelsior L 2023-02-19 SBV Excelsior 0–3 NEC L 2023-02-10 AZ 5–0 SBV Excelsior L 2023-02-04 SBV Excelsior 0–0 RKC Waalwijk D 2023-01-29 SBV Excelsior 1–4 AFC Ajax L 2023-01-25 FC Utrecht 1–0 SBV Excelsior L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.89 FC Groningen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02 SBV Excelsior xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 73% + FC Groningen to win 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Groningen70% Draw17% SBV Excelsior13%
Actual: FC Groningen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.91
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 90%
10%
± 2.5 73%
27%
± 3.5 54%
46%
± 4.5 35%
65%

Double Chance

FC Groningen or Draw
87%
Draw or SBV Excelsior
30%
FC Groningen or SBV Excelsior
83%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Groningen56% Draw33% SBV Excelsior11%
Actual: FC Groningen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
8.5%
2 – 1
8.4%
3 – 1
7.9%
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
6.7%
4 – 1
5.7%
1 – 0
5.7%
4 – 0
5.6%
2 – 2
4.2%
3 – 2
4.1%
5 – 1
3.4%
5 – 0
3.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Groningen

Handicap FC Groningen covers Push SBV Excelsior covers
-2.5 34% — 66%
-2 34% 20% 45%
-1.5 55% — 45%
-1 55% 19% 26%
-0.5 74% — 26%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 7% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
SBV Excelsior keeps clean sheet
6% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.