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Excelsior vs FC Groningen

Eredivisie
1-5
Final
Stadion Woudestein

Match pulse

EXCAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTGRO
49%Possession51%
16Shots14
2On target9
3Corners6
5Saves1
10Fouls11
20'David Van Der WerffGRO80'Tygo LandGRO
Team1H2HT
EXC101
GRO235

Who won: FC Groningen 5-1

FC Groningen beat Excelsior 5-1 on Sunday, October 11, 2026 at Stadion Woudestein. Goals for Excelsior: Irakli Yegoian (36' pen). Goals for FC Groningen: Marco Rente (7', 90'+5'), Stijn van Gassel (own goal) (38'), Thom Van Bergen (64' pen) and Brynjólfur Willumsson (67').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.3Marco RenteCD-L
  2. 27.7Thom Van BergenAM
  3. 37.5Brynjólfur WillumssonF
  4. 47.1Irakli YegoianRM
  5. 56.9Pelle ClementLM
  6. 66.5Jorg SchreudersRB
  7. 76.5Jacob OndrejkaAM-L
  8. 86.4Thijmen BlokzijlCD-R
  9. 96.4Tika De JongeRM
  10. 106.3Etienne VaessenG
  11. 116.1Mario DominguezSUB
  12. 126.1Daniel Van VianenSUB

Team stats

EXCGRO
10Fouls11
0Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
1Offsides1
3Corner Kicks6
5Saves1
49.1Possession50.9
16SHOTS14
2ON GOAL9
0.1On Target %0.6
0Penalty Goals0
1Penalty Kicks Taken1
343Accurate Passes364
417Passes446
0.8Pass Completion %0.8
5Accurate Crosses2
20Crosses9
0.3Cross %0.2
53Long Balls55
27Accurate Long Balls31
0.5Long Balls %0.6
8Blocked Shots4
9Effective Tackles8
15Tackles12
0.6Tackle %0.7
13Interceptions5
23Effective Clearances26
23Clearances26

Player of the game

Marco Rente

GRO · 2 G

8.3

Deserved to win

38%
EXC · 2.33 xG
23%
Draw
39%
GRO · 2.33 xG

Dead even on chances: this one could have gone either way

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Excelsior 1, Groningen 5.
  2. Second Half ends, Excelsior 1, Groningen 5.
  3. GOAL90'+5'
    Marco Rente

    Goal! Left footed shot

    M. Rente

    Goal! Excelsior 1, Groningen 5. Marco Rente (Groningen) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner following a corner.

    EXC 1 - 5 GRO
  4. 90'+5'Tygo Land

    Header blocked

    Attempt blocked. Tika de Jonge (Groningen) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tygo Land.

    T. De Jonge

  5. 90'+5'GRO

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Groningen. Conceded by Stijn van Gassel.

  6. 90'+5'Nils Eggens

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Nils Eggens (Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior).

  7. 90'+4'Oskar Zawada

    Offside

    Offside, Groningen. Oskar Zawada is caught offside.

  8. 90'+3'EXC

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Thijmen Blokzijl.

  9. 90'+2'

    Foul

    Foul by Márk Csinger (Groningen).

  10. 90'+2'GRO

    Free kick won

    Daniël van Vianen (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  11. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.

  12. 90'Rick Meissen

    Foul

    Foul by Rick Meissen (Excelsior).

  13. 90'

    Free kick won

    Márk Csinger (Groningen) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  14. 90'Alireza Jahanbakhsh

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kasey Bos with a cross.

  15. 87'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentin Sulzbacher.

  16. 86'

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Mario Domínguez (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentin Sulzbacher.

    M. Dominguez

  17. 85'Oskar Zawada
    Sub

    Subbed on for D. van der Werff

    Substitution, Groningen. Oskar Zawada replaces David van der Werff.

    O. Zawada

  18. 85'
    Sub

    Subbed on for T. van Bergen

    Substitution, Groningen. Ryan Metu replaces Thom van Bergen.

    R. Metu

  19. 84'Nils Eggens
    Sub

    Subbed on for B. Willumsson

    Substitution, Groningen. Nils Eggens replaces Brynjólfur Willumsson.

    N. Eggens

  20. 84'

    Handball

    Handball by Kasey Bos (Excelsior).

  21. 83'

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Kasey Bos (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.

    K. Bos

  22. 83'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

    I. Yegoian

  23. 81'Etienne Vaessen

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Daniël van Vianen (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Etienne Vaessen (Groningen).

    D. Van Vianen

  24. 81'Alireza Jahanbakhsh
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Sliti

    Substitution, Excelsior. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Aymen Sliti.

    A. Jahanbakhsh

  25. 80'Tygo Land

    Yellow card

    Tygo Land (Groningen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    T. Land

Leaders

EXCGRO
Total Shots
Irakli Yegoian
3
Jorg Schreuders
2
Accurate Passes
Jan Plug
50
Thijmen Blokzijl
65
Defensive Interventions
Casper Widell
13
Marco Rente
10
Saves
Stijn van Gassel
5
Etienne Vaessen
1