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

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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 7 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
FC Groningen 7 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Martijn Vos

3 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	AZ	7	19
2	Feyenoord Rotterdam	7	17
3	PSV	7	16
4	FC Twente '65	7	16
5	AFC Ajax	7	14
6	Fortuna Sittard	7	13
7	SBV Excelsior	7	11
8	FC Groningen	7	11
9	Go Ahead Eagles	7	10
10	SC Heerenveen	7	9
11	NEC	7	8
12	Sparta Rotterdam	7	5
13	Telstar 1963	7	5
14	SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden	7	5
15	FC Utrecht	7	5
16	PEC Zwolle	7	4
17	ADO Den Haag	7	2
18	Willem II Tilburg	7	2

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
#7	Position	#8
11	Points	11
7	Played	7
3 / 2 / 2	W / D / L	3 / 2 / 2
15	Scored	15
9	Conceded	13
+6	GD	+2
1.57	PPG	1.57
43%	Win %	43%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
SBV Excelsior this season

14% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season

SBV Excelsior are 7th (11 pts). FC Groningen are 8th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

SBV Excelsior

0-15

1/2

16-30

2/–

31-45

5/2

46-60

1/2

61-75

3/1

76+

3/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FC Groningen

0-15

3/2

16-30

5/1

31-45

3/3

46-60

1/3

61-75

1/1

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SBV Excelsior

Aymen Sliti	3 G	1 A
David Garden	3 G
Irakli Yegoian	2 G	5 A
Noah Naujoks	2 G
Casper Widell	1 G

FC Groningen

Thom van Bergen	4 G	2 A
Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson	4 G
David van der Werff	2 G	3 A
Tygo Land	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' SBV Excelsior have kicked off against FC Groningen. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
Another three points for FC Groningen.

Lineups

SBV Excelsior Lineups

FC Groningen Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ricardo Pepi	2
Johan Hove	1
Luigi Bruins	1
Gyan de Regt	1
Ryan Koolwijk	1
Casper Widell	1
Ritsu Doan	1
Derensili Sanches Fernandes	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

1 / 4

1.61 SBV Excelsior xG

Expected Goals

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

1.46 FC Groningen xG

I would bet for: SBV Excelsior or FC Groningen 73% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

SBV Excelsior38% Draw27% FC Groningen35%

Actual: FC Groningen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.07

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

SBV Excelsior or Draw

65%

Draw or FC Groningen

62%

SBV Excelsior or FC Groningen

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

SBV Excelsior30% Draw44% FC Groningen26%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.8%

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

7.7%

1 – 0

6.7%

0 – 0

6.3%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 1

2 – 0

5.9%

0 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

4.5%

1 – 3

3.7%

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — SBV Excelsior

Handicap	SBV Excelsior covers	Push	FC Groningen covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	19%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	17%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

SBV Excelsior keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

FC Groningen keeps clean sheet

21% ✗

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