SBV Excelsior vs FC Groningen, Eredivisie 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Eredivisie · 2025-26

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Fri 5 Dec 2025 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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SBV Excelsior vs FC Groningen — Eredivisie .

SBV Excelsior 2 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
FC Groningen 2 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Martijn Vos

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	AZ	2	6
2	Fortuna Sittard	2	4
3	PSV	2	4
4	FC Groningen	2	4
5	SBV Excelsior	2	3
6	Go Ahead Eagles	1	3
7	NEC	2	3
8	AFC Ajax	1	3
9	Sparta Rotterdam	2	3
10	Feyenoord Rotterdam	1	3
11	SC Heerenveen	1	3
12	Telstar 1963	2	3
13	ADO Den Haag	2	1
14	FC Twente '65	1	0
15	PEC Zwolle	1	0
16	FC Utrecht	2	0
17	Willem II Tilburg	2	0
18	SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden	2	0

Head-to-Head

SBV Excelsior 6 games · Avg 3.0 goals FC Groningen

Last 5 meetings

2025-12-05 SBV Excelsior 0–2 FC Groningen 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

SBV Excelsior

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Dec	FC Groningen	H	0–2	L
29 Nov	NAC Breda	H	1–0	W
22 Nov	AFC Ajax	A	2–1	W
08 Nov	Heracles Almelo	H	1–2	L
01 Nov	Telstar 1963	A	2–2	D
26 Oct	Go Ahead Eagles	A	0–2	L

FC Groningen

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Dec	SBV Excelsior	A	2–0	W
02 Dec	AFC Ajax	A	0–2	L
23 Nov	PEC Zwolle	H	2–2	D
09 Nov	NEC	A	0–2	L
02 Nov	FC Twente '65	H	1–1	D
25 Oct	Fortuna Sittard	A	2–1	W

Season Stats

SBV Excelsior		FC Groningen
#5	Position	#4
3	Points	4
2	Played	2
1 / 0 / 1	W / D / L	1 / 1 / 0
5	Scored	2
2	Conceded	1
+3	GD	+1
1.50	PPG	2.00
50%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
SBV Excelsior this season

0% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season

SBV Excelsior are 5th (3 pts). FC Groningen are 4th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

SBV Excelsior

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

1/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FC Groningen

0-15

1/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
0-2 the final result. SBV Excelsior will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

SBV Excelsior Lineups

FC Groningen Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ricardo Pepi	2
Liam van Gelderen	1
Johan Hove	1
Luigi Bruins	1
Gyan de Regt	1
Ryan Koolwijk	1
Casper Widell	1
Ritsu Doan	1

Head to Head

SBV Excelsior Form

2025-12-05 SBV Excelsior 0–2 FC Groningen L 2025-11-29 SBV Excelsior 1–0 NAC Breda W 2025-11-22 AFC Ajax 1–2 SBV Excelsior W 2025-11-08 SBV Excelsior 1–2 Heracles Almelo L 2025-11-01 Telstar 1963 2–2 SBV Excelsior D 2025-10-26 Go Ahead Eagles 2–0 SBV Excelsior L

FC Groningen Form

2025-12-05 SBV Excelsior 0–2 FC Groningen W 2025-12-02 AFC Ajax 2–0 FC Groningen L 2025-11-23 FC Groningen 2–2 PEC Zwolle D 2025-11-09 NEC 2–0 FC Groningen L 2025-11-02 FC Groningen 1–1 FC Twente '65 D 2025-10-25 Fortuna Sittard 1–2 FC Groningen W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.87 SBV Excelsior xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.08 FC Groningen xG

I would bet for: FC Groningen or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 69%

Match Result

✓ Correct

SBV Excelsior29% Draw33% FC Groningen38%

Actual: FC Groningen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes40% 0% No60%

Avg goals/match: 1.95

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	83%	17%
± 1.5	58%	42%
± 2.5	31%	69%
± 3.5	14%	86%
± 4.5	5%	95%

Double Chance

SBV Excelsior or Draw

62%

Draw or FC Groningen

71%

SBV Excelsior or FC Groningen

67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

SBV Excelsior19% Draw55% FC Groningen26%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

16.6%

1 – 1

14.3%

0 – 1

14%

1 – 0

11%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 1

5.7%

2 – 0

5.1%

2 – 2

3.2%

0 – 3

2.8%

1 – 3

2.6%

3 – 1

1.7%

Asian Handicap — SBV Excelsior

Handicap	SBV Excelsior covers	Push	FC Groningen covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	7%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	18%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	22%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	11%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

SBV Excelsior keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet

42% ✗

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