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Final

Eredivisie · J8

Excelsior

1-5

Final

10/11/2026 · 7:45 AM

FC Groningen

Irakli Yegoian (p) 36'

Marco Rente 7' Stijn van Gassel (e.c.) 38' Thom van Bergen (p) 64' Brynjólfur Willumsson 67' Marco Rente 90+5'

Win chance

38%FC Groningen

EXC 34%Draw 28%GRO 38%

Chance derived from season trends. Not a prediction and not betting odds.

Player of the match

Marco Rente

FC Groningen · DF

9.5

Min90'Goals2Passes91%

Best performers

Match ends, Excelsior 1, Groningen 5.

90'+7'

Second Half ends, Excelsior 1, Groningen 5.

90'+5'

GoalGoal! 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.

90'+5'

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

90'+5'

Corner to Groningen. Conceded by Stijn van Gassel.

90'+5'

ChanceAttempt 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).

90'+4'

Offside, Groningen. Oskar Zawada is caught offside.

90'+3'

Corner to Excelsior. Conceded by Thijmen Blokzijl.

90'+2'

Foul by Márk Csinger (Groningen).

90'+2'

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

90'

Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.

90'

Foul by Rick Meissen (Excelsior).

90'

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

90'

ChanceAttempt 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.

88'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

88'

Delay in match (Groningen).

87'

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

86'

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

85'

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

85'

SubSubstitution, Groningen. Ryan Metu replaces Thom van Bergen.

84'

SubSubstitution, Groningen. Nils Eggens replaces Brynjólfur Willumsson.

84'

Handball by Kasey Bos (Excelsior).

83'

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

83'

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

81'

ChanceAttempt 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).

81'

SubSubstitution, Excelsior. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Aymen Sliti.

80'

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

80'

Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the left wing.

80'

Foul by Tygo Land (Groningen).

75'

Aymen Sliti (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the left wing.

75'

Foul by David van der Werff (Groningen).

73'

ChanceAttempt missed. Valentin Sulzbacher (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jan Plug with a cross.

72'

SubSubstitution, Groningen. Márk Csinger replaces Hans Hateboer.

70'

Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

70'

Foul by Hans Hateboer (Groningen).

67'

GoalGoal! Excelsior 1, Groningen 4. Brynjólfur Willumsson (Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pelle Clement.

66'

SubSubstitution, Groningen. Tygo Land replaces Jacob Ondrejka.

65'

ChanceAttempt missed. Mario Domínguez (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.

65'

SubSubstitution, Excelsior. Valentin Sulzbacher replaces Eric da Silva Moreira.

65'

SubSubstitution, Excelsior. Daniël van Vianen replaces Ágúst Thorsteinsson.

65'

SubSubstitution, Excelsior. Mario Domínguez replaces David Garden.

65'

SubSubstitution, Excelsior. Kasey Bos replaces Simon Janssen.

64'

GoalGoal! Excelsior 1, Groningen 3. Thom van Bergen (Groningen) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.

64'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

63'

Delay in match (Excelsior).

59'

VAR Decision: Penalty Groningen.

59'

Penalty conceded by Eric da Silva Moreira (Excelsior) after a foul in the penalty area.

59'

Penalty Groningen. Jorg Schreuders draws a foul in the penalty area.

58'

Foul by Aymen Sliti (Excelsior).

58'

Thom van Bergen (Groningen) wins a free kick on the left wing.

56'

Ágúst Thorsteinsson (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the left wing.

56'

Foul by Jorg Schreuders (Groningen).

52'

Foul by David Garden (Excelsior).

52'

Tika de Jonge (Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

48'

ChanceAttempt saved. Jorg Schreuders (Groningen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by David van der Werff.

47'

Foul by Ágúst Thorsteinsson (Excelsior).

47'

Thom van Bergen (Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Second Half begins Excelsior 1, Groningen 2.

45'+3'

First Half ends, Excelsior 1, Groningen 2.

45'+2'

Attempt blocked. Jorg Schreuders (Groningen) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brynjólfur Willumsson.

45'

Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.

44'

Eric da Silva Moreira (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the right wing.

44'

Foul by Hans Hateboer (Groningen).

42'

ChanceAttempt missed. Casper Widell (Excelsior) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Simon Janssen with a cross following a corner.

42'

Corner to Excelsior. Conceded by Tika de Jonge.

42'

Attempt blocked. David Garden (Excelsior) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aymen Sliti.

41'

Foul by Eric da Silva Moreira (Excelsior).

41'

Thom van Bergen (Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

38'

GoalOwn Goal by Stijn van Gassel, Excelsior. Excelsior 1, Groningen 2.

37'

Corner to Groningen. Conceded by Eric da Silva Moreira.

36'

GoalGoal! Excelsior 1, Groningen 1. Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

33'

Penalty conceded by Jorg Schreuders (Groningen) after a foul in the penalty area.

33'

Penalty Excelsior. Ágúst Thorsteinsson draws a foul in the penalty area.

30'

Offside, Excelsior. Rick Meissen is caught offside.

29'

Corner to Excelsior. Conceded by Jorg Schreuders.

28'

Ágúst Thorsteinsson (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the left wing.

28'

Foul by Tika de Jonge (Groningen).

27'

ChanceAttempt missed. Aymen Sliti (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a fast break.

24'

ChanceAttempt saved. Thom van Bergen (Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Jacob Ondrejka.

21'

ChanceAttempt missed. Tika de Jonge (Groningen) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jacob Ondrejka with a cross following a corner.

21'

Corner to Groningen. Conceded by Rick Meissen.

21'

Attempt blocked. Pelle Clement (Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Rente.

20'

YellowDavid van der Werff (Groningen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

20'

Aymen Sliti (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

20'

Foul by David van der Werff (Groningen).

19'

Corner to Groningen. Conceded by Lennard Hartjes.

19'

Attempt blocked. Thijmen Blokzijl (Groningen) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Ondrejka with a cross.

19'

Corner to Groningen. Conceded by Eric da Silva Moreira.

17'

Corner to Groningen. Conceded by Stijn van Gassel.

16'

ChanceAttempt saved. Brynjólfur Willumsson (Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by David van der Werff with a through ball.

15'

Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

15'

Foul by Pelle Clement (Groningen).

11'

Foul by David Garden (Excelsior).

11'

Etienne Vaessen (Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Ágúst Thorsteinsson (Excelsior).

Jorg Schreuders (Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt blocked. David Garden (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Casper Widell.

Attempt blocked. Eric da Silva Moreira (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

Attempt blocked. David Garden (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Irakli Yegoian with a headed pass.

Attempt blocked. Aymen Sliti (Excelsior) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.

GoalGoal! Excelsior 0, Groningen 1. Marco Rente (Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.

Foul by Eric da Silva Moreira (Excelsior).

Pelle Clement (Groningen) wins a free kick on the left wing.

ChanceAttempt saved. Jacob Ondrejka (Groningen) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Thom van Bergen.

Foul by Hans Hateboer (Groningen).

Aymen Sliti (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the right wing.

First Half begins.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Porteros

Jugador	Min	G	A	Sv	GA	Cl	Pun	Pass	Score
1Stijn van Gassel	90'	0	0	5	5	1	1	30/43 70%	5.9

Defensas

Jugador	Min	Clr	Tkl	Int	Duel	Aer	Pass	Score
14Jan Plug	90'	1	3	2	5	1	50/57 88%	6.8
4Casper WidellC	90'	10	0	1	1	1	45/51 88%	6.3
2Eric da Silva Moreira	65'	2	0	3	3	1	19/26 73%	5.9
15Simon Janssen	65'	1	0	0	0	0	18/22 82%	5.8

Mediocampistas

Jugador	Min	G	KP	Drb	Duel	Rec	Tkl	Pass	Score
8Irakli Yegoian	90'	1	1	2	8	5	1	45/50 90%	8.9
3Rick Meissen	90'	0	0	0	4	4	1	41/49 84%	7.0
20Lennard Hartjes	90'	0	0	0	1	6	1	31/33 94%	6.6
6Daniël van VianenS	25'	0	0	1	3	3	1	12/13 92%	6.7
18Valentin SulzbacherS	25'	0	2	0	1	3	1	11/17 65%	6.5

Delanteros

Jugador	Min	Sh	KP	Drb	Duel	Pass	Score
7Aymen Sliti	81'	2	1	0	4	15/17 88%	6.6
30Ágúst Thorsteinsson	65'	0	0	2	7	10/13 77%	6.6
19David Garden	65'	3	0	0	3	3/10 30%	5.5
12Kasey BosS	25'	1	1	2	3	8/9 89%	6.7
11Alireza JahanbakhshS	9'	1	0	0	0	3/5 60%	5.9
9Mario DomínguezS	25'	2	0	0	0	2/2 100%	5.9

Porteros

Jugador	Min	G	A	Sv	GA	Cl	Pun	Pass	Score
1Etienne Vaessen	90'	0	0	1	1	4	1	36/50 72%	6.5

Defensas

Jugador	Min	G	Clr	Tkl	Int	Duel	Aer	Pass	Score
5Marco Rente	90'	2	6	0	2	3	2	58/64 91%	9.5
3Thijmen BlokzijlC	90'	0	4	0	1	4	3	65/75 87%	7.1
14Jorg Schreuders	90'	0	3	1	0	4	1	33/40 83%	6.8
33Hans Hateboer	72'	0	1	0	0	1	1	20/21 95%	5.6
4Márk CsingerS	18'	0	0	0	0	3	1	8/9 89%	6.1

Mediocampistas

Jugador	Min	G	A	KP	Drb	Duel	Rec	Tkl	Pass	Score
26Thom van Bergen	85'	1	0	1	2	5	2	0	12/15 80%	8.0
24Pelle Clement	90'	0	1	1	0	6	8	2	37/47 79%	7.9
11Jacob Ondrejka	66'	0	0	3	0	1	1	1	9/18 50%	7.4
8Tika de Jonge	90'	0	0	0	1	5	4	2	35/42 83%	6.5
17David van der Werff	85'	0	0	2	1	2	1	1	15/21 71%	6.4
18Tygo LandS	24'	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	17/18 94%	6.2

Delanteros

Jugador	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Drb	Duel	Pass	Score
9Brynjólfur Willumsson	84'	1	2	2	1	0	3	13/16 81%	7.8
20Nils EggensS	6'	0	1	1	0	2	2	2/4 50%	6.1
34Ryan MetuS	5'	0	0	0	0	0	0	1/3 33%	6.1
19Oskar ZawadaS	5'	0	0	0	0	0	0	3/3 100%	5.9

Abreviaturas

Min Minutes playedG GoalsA AssistsSv SavesGA Goals concededCl High claimsPun Punched clearPass Passes completed / attemptedScore Our rating (1-10)Clr ClearancesTkl Tackles wonInt InterceptionsDuel Duels wonAer Aerial duels wonKP Key passesDrb Dribbles completedRec RecoveriesSh ShotsSoT Shots on target

EXCGRO

1 Gassel 14 Plug

4 Widell

3 Meissen 8 Yegoian 20 Hartjes

1 Vaessen 5 Rente 3 Blokzijl

14 Schreuders 24 Clement

8 Jonge

Excelsior

Ruben den UilHead coach

Stijn van Gassel1 · POR

Jan Plug14 · DEF

Simon Janssen15 · DEF65'

Casper Widell4 · DEF

Eric da Silva Moreira2 · DEF65'

Rick Meissen3 · MED

Irakli Yegoian8 · MED

Lennard Hartjes20 · MED

David Garden19 · DEL65'

Aymen Sliti7 · DEL81'

Ágúst Thorsteinsson30 · DEL65'

Substitutes

Kasey Bos12 · SUB65'

Mario Domínguez9 · SUB65'

Daniël van Vianen6 · SUB65'

Valentin Sulzbacher18 · SUB65'

Alireza Jahanbakhsh11 · SUB81'

Ilano Silva Timas21 · SUB

Nesto Groen28 · SUB

Celton Biai16 · SUB

Osman Turay22 · SUB

Guilliano Cairo24 · SUB

FC Groningen

Dick LukkienHead coach

Etienne Vaessen1 · POR

Marco Rente5 · DEF

Thijmen Blokzijl3 · DEF

Hans Hateboer33 · DEF72'

Jorg Schreuders14 · DEF

Pelle Clement24 · MED

Jacob Ondrejka11 · MED66'

Tika de Jonge8 · MED

Thom van Bergen26 · MED85'

David van der Werff17 · MED85'

Brynjólfur Willumsson9 · DEL84'

Substitutes

Tygo Land18 · SUB66'

Márk Csinger4 · SUB72'

Nils Eggens20 · SUB84'

Ryan Metu34 · SUB85'

Oskar Zawada19 · SUB85'

Jahelille Hall53 · SUB

Jesper Mosselaar42 · SUB

Alvin Nordin16 · SUB

Wouter Prins2 · SUB

Lovro Stubljar13 · SUB

Pelle Boevink30 · SUB

Win chance

38%FC Groningen

EXC 34%Draw 28%GRO 38%

Chance derived from season trends. Not a prediction and not betting odds.

Player of the match

Marco Rente

FC Groningen · DF

9.5

Min90'Goals2Passes91%

Best performers

Stadium

Stadion Woudestein

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Asistencia 4,600Capacidad 4,500

Referee

Richard Martens

VAR: Alex Bos

Table

#	Eredivisie	MP	Pts
1	Feyenoord	8	20
2	PSV	8	19
4	Twente	8	17
5	Ajax	8	15
6	FC Groningen	8	14
7	Fortuna Sittard	8	14
8	Go Ahead Eagles	8	11
9	Excelsior	8	11
10	sc Heerenveen	8	9
11	N.E.C.	8	9
12	SC Cambuur	8	8
13	FC Utrecht	8	8
14	Sparta Rotterdam	8	6
15	Telstar	8	6
16	PEC Zwolle	8	4
17	ADO Den Haag	8	3
18	Willem II	8	2