Groningen vs Excelsior

Eredivisie prediction, odds, stats and match analysis.

18 Jun 2026
02 May 2026 16:45
NETHERLANDS › EREDIVISIE • REGULAR SEASON - 32
Groningen
W D W L W
FT
2 - 3
Excelsior
L D L W W
🏟️ Euroborg
Groningen
Referee: I. Oostrom

Match Events

Goals, cards, substitutions and VAR decisions from this fixture.

Groningen 2 - 3 Excelsior
Groningen Timeline Excelsior
1st Half 1 - 1
3'
⚽
T. de Jonge Assist: D. van der Werff
1 - 0
40'
1 - 1
C. Widell Assist: E. Hansson
⚽
2nd Half 1 - 2
47'
⚽
Y. Taha Assist: T. de Jonge
2 - 1
56'
↔
D. van der Werff ↔ R. Metu Substitution
60'
E. Hansson ↔ S. Wlodarczyk Substitution
↔
65'
2 - 2
D. Sanches Fernandes Assist: R. Meissen
⚽
71'
↔
T. Land ↔ B. Willumsson Substitution
77'
L. Hartjes ↔ A. Carlen Substitution
↔
77'
N. Naujoks ↔ J. Bergraaf Substitution
↔
85'
D. Sanches Fernandes ↔ I. Bronkhorst Substitution
↔
87'
↔
Y. Taha ↔ M. Seuntjens Substitution
87'
↔
M. Rente ↔ T. Mercera Substitution
88'
M. van Duinen Substitution
↔
90'
2 - 3
G. de Regt Assist: A. Zagre
⚽

All Predictions Markets

AI-powered match picks, confidence ratings and value signals.

AI Model · Pro v3.1
★ Top AI Pick
Corners O/U

Over 7.5 Corners

AI Confidence 92% High Confidence
Odds -
Value +0%
Win Probability 92%
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👕
1X2 Home Win
Confidence 55.5%
Odds -
🥅
BTTS BTTS Yes
Confidence 69.4%
Odds -
⚽
Over / Under 2.5 Over 2.5
Confidence 69.6%
Odds -
⏱️
HT / FT Home / Home
Confidence -
Odds -
🎯
Correct Score 2-1
Confidence -
Odds -
🧠

AI Insight Summary

Our model highlights Corners O/U as the strongest available market, with the pick "Over 7.5 Corners" showing the best current confidence signal.

Confidence 47.8% Low
Best Odds - Fair Odds
Value Edge +0% Expected Value
📊

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

62 matches analysed
Groningen
Groningen Home
VS
Excelsior Away
Excelsior
🎟️ 31 Matches Played
🏆 12 Wins
🎯 1.39 Avg Goals
🎟️ 31 Matches Played
🏆 8 Wins
🎯 1.16 Avg Goals
31
Matches Played
31
12
Wins
8
6
Draws
7
13
Losses
16
43
Goals For
36
40
Goals Against
51
1.39
Avg Goals Scored
1.16
1.29
Avg Goals Conceded
1.65
16
BTTS Yes
19
16
Over 2.5
19
10
Clean Sheets
6
7
Failed To Score
7

Key Stats

Quick comparison based on available match data

1.39
Average Goals Scored
1.16
1.29
Average Goals Conceded
1.65
16
BTTS Yes
19
16
Over 2.5
19
5.81
Shots on Goal
4.19

Trend Signals

Derived from season data
Attack Edge Groningen
Defensive Edge Groningen
BTTS Signal Lower BTTS profile
Goals Trend Lower-scoring trend

Quick Verdict

Pre-match summary
Home Win Rate 39%
Away Win Rate 26%

Groningen show the stronger season trend before kickoff.

Groningen Groningen

Match Statistics

Excelsior Excelsior
5
🎯 Shots on Goal
9
3
✕ Shots off Goal
5
4
🛡️ Blocked Shots
4
5
🚩 Corner Kicks
8
5
🦶 Fouls
10
56%
◐ Ball Possession
44%
12
⚽ Total Shots
18
457
↔ Total passes
367
364
✓ Passes accurate
269
0
🟨 Yellow Cards
0
0
🟥 Red Cards
0
Last matches: Groningen
21.05.26
Ere
Groningen
Ajax
0
2
L
17.05.26
Ere
Groningen
Heracles
2
1
W
10.05.26
Ere
Groningen
NEC Nijmegen
2
1
W
25.04.26
Ere
Groningen
Feyenoord
1
3
L
11.04.26
Ere
Groningen
GO Ahead Eagles
0
0
D
04.04.26
Ere
Groningen
Telstar
2
0
W
22.03.26
Ere
Groningen
AZ Alkmaar
3
0
W
13.03.26
Ere
Groningen
PEC Zwolle
1
1
D
07.03.26
Ere
Groningen
Ajax
3
1
W
01.03.26
Ere
Groningen
FC Volendam
2
3
L
22.02.26
Ere
Groningen
Twente
1
2
L
14.02.26
Ere
Groningen
Utrecht
1
2
L
08.02.26
Ere
Groningen
PSV Eindhoven
1
2
L
31.01.26
Ere
Groningen
Sparta Rotterdam
0
2
L
25.01.26
Ere
Groningen
Fortuna Sittard
1
2
L
18.01.26
Ere
Groningen
Heerenveen
2
0
W
10.01.26
Ere
Groningen
NAC Breda
0
0
D
06.01.26
Fri
Groningen
Bodo/Glimt
0
4
L
21.12.25
Ere
Groningen
GO Ahead Eagles
1
1
D
13.12.25
Ere
Groningen
FC Volendam
3
0
W
Last matches: Excelsior
17.05.26
Ere
Excelsior
Sparta Rotterdam
3
2
W
10.05.26
Ere
Excelsior
FC Volendam
1
1
D
26.04.26
Ere
Excelsior
Utrecht
5
0
W
12.04.26
Ere
Excelsior
PEC Zwolle
2
2
D
04.04.26
Ere
Excelsior
NEC Nijmegen
0
2
L
20.03.26
Ere
Excelsior
Heracles
1
1
D
15.03.26
Ere
Excelsior
Feyenoord
1
2
L
07.03.26
Ere
Excelsior
Heerenveen
1
2
L
01.03.26
Ere
Excelsior
GO Ahead Eagles
0
1
L
20.02.26
Ere
Excelsior
Fortuna Sittard
1
2
L
14.02.26
Ere
Excelsior
AZ Alkmaar
1
2
L
06.02.26
Ere
Excelsior
NAC Breda
2
0
W
01.02.26
Ere
Excelsior
Ajax
2
2
D
24.01.26
Ere
Excelsior
Twente
0
0
D
21.01.26
Ere
Excelsior
AZ Alkmaar
1
1
D
17.01.26
Ere
Excelsior
Telstar
2
2
D
10.01.26
Ere
Excelsior
PSV Eindhoven
1
5
L
20.12.25
Ere
Excelsior
PEC Zwolle
2
1
W
05.12.25
Ere
Excelsior
Groningen
0
2
L
29.11.25
Ere
Excelsior
NAC Breda
1
0
W
H2H: Groningen vs Excelsior
02.05.26
H2H
Groningen
Excelsior
2
3
L
05.12.25
H2H
Excelsior
Groningen
0
2
W
16.01.24
H2H
Excelsior
Groningen
0
2
W
25.02.23
H2H
Groningen
Excelsior
3
0
W
08.01.23
H2H
Excelsior
Groningen
1
0
L
15.12.21
H2H
Excelsior
Groningen
2
4
W
06.04.19
H2H
Groningen
Excelsior
1
0
W
02.11.18
H2H
Excelsior
Groningen
2
4
W
29.04.18
H2H
Groningen
Excelsior
4
0
W
17.12.17
H2H
Excelsior
Groningen
2
0
L
04.02.17
H2H
Groningen
Excelsior
1
1
D
13.08.16
H2H
Excelsior
Groningen
2
0
L
12.03.16
H2H
Excelsior
Groningen
2
1
L
21.08.15
H2H
Groningen
Excelsior
2
0
W
14.02.15
H2H
Excelsior
Groningen
1
1
D
Last matches: Groningen
10.05.26
Ere
Groningen
NEC Nijmegen
2
1
W
11.04.26
Ere
Groningen
GO Ahead Eagles
0
0
D
22.03.26
Ere
Groningen
AZ Alkmaar
3
0
W
07.03.26
Ere
Groningen
Ajax
3
1
W
14.02.26
Ere
Groningen
Utrecht
1
2
L
08.02.26
Ere
Groningen
PSV Eindhoven
1
2
L
25.01.26
Ere
Groningen
Fortuna Sittard
1
2
L
10.01.26
Ere
Groningen
NAC Breda
0
0
D
06.01.26
Fri
Groningen
Bodo/Glimt
0
4
L
13.12.25
Ere
Groningen
FC Volendam
3
0
W
23.11.25
Ere
Groningen
PEC Zwolle
2
2
D
02.11.25
Ere
Groningen
Twente
1
1
D
19.10.25
Ere
Groningen
Sparta Rotterdam
0
2
L
28.09.25
Ere
Groningen
Feyenoord
0
1
L
20.09.25
Ere
Groningen
Telstar
2
0
W
29.08.25
Ere
Groningen
Heracles
4
0
W
16.08.25
Ere
Groningen
Heerenveen
2
1
W
H2H at home: Groningen
02.05.26
H2H
Groningen
Excelsior
2
3
L
25.02.23
H2H
Groningen
Excelsior
3
0
W
06.04.19
H2H
Groningen
Excelsior
1
0
W
29.04.18
H2H
Groningen
Excelsior
4
0
W
04.02.17
H2H
Groningen
Excelsior
1
1
D
21.08.15
H2H
Groningen
Excelsior
2
0
W
Last matches: Excelsior
17.05.26
Ere
Excelsior
Sparta Rotterdam
3
2
W
12.04.26
Ere
Excelsior
PEC Zwolle
2
2
D
20.03.26
Ere
Excelsior
Heracles
1
1
D
15.03.26
Ere
Excelsior
Feyenoord
1
2
L
20.02.26
Ere
Excelsior
Fortuna Sittard
1
2
L
06.02.26
Ere
Excelsior
NAC Breda
2
0
W
24.01.26
Ere
Excelsior
Twente
0
0
D
21.01.26
Ere
Excelsior
AZ Alkmaar
1
1
D
10.01.26
Ere
Excelsior
PSV Eindhoven
1
5
L
22.11.25
Ere
Excelsior
Ajax
2
1
W
01.11.25
Ere
Excelsior
Telstar
2
2
D
26.10.25
Ere
Excelsior
GO Ahead Eagles
0
2
L
04.10.25
Ere
Excelsior
Heerenveen
1
2
L
20.09.25
Ere
Excelsior
FC Volendam
2
1
W
24.08.25
Ere
Excelsior
Utrecht
1
4
L
09.08.25
Ere
Excelsior
NEC Nijmegen
0
5
L
H2H away: Excelsior
02.05.26
H2H
Groningen
Excelsior
2
3
W
25.02.23
H2H
Groningen
Excelsior
3
0
L
06.04.19
H2H
Groningen
Excelsior
1
0
L
29.04.18
H2H
Groningen
Excelsior
4
0
L
04.02.17
H2H
Groningen
Excelsior
1
1
D
21.08.15
H2H
Groningen
Excelsior
2
0
L
Groningen
Groningen 4-2-3-1
Lineups 4-2-3-1 vs 4-3-3
Excelsior 4-3-3
Excelsior
1
E. Vaessen
5
M. Rente
↓
3
T. Blokzijl
4
D. Janse
43
M. Peersman
18
T. Land
↓
8
T. de Jonge
⚽🎯
10
Y. Taha
⚽↓
17
D. van der Werff
🎯↓
14
J. Schreuders
26
T. van Bergen
1
S. van Gassel
3
R. Meissen
🎯
4
C. Widell
⚽
14
L. Schouten
12
A. Zagre
🎯
10
N. Naujoks
↓
20
L. Hartjes
↓
23
I. Yegoian
30
D. Sanches Fernandes
⚽↓
11
G. de Regt
⚽
7
E. Hansson
🎯↓
Groningen Excelsior ⚽ Goal 🎯 Assist 🟨 Yellow 🟥 Red ↑ In ↓ Out

Eredivisie Standings

# Team MP GD PTS Form
1
PSV Eindhoven
34 56 84
W W D W W
2
Feyenoord
34 26 65
W D W W D
3
NEC Nijmegen
34 24 59
W L D D D
4
Twente
34 19 58
L W D D W
5
Ajax
34 21 56
D L D W W
6
Utrecht
34 13 53
W W W L W
7
AZ Alkmaar
34 7 52
D D D D W
8
Heerenveen
34 4 51
D L W W L
9
Groningen
34 4 48
W W L L D
10
Sparta Rotterdam
34 -22 43
L L D L L
11
Fortuna Sittard
34 -14 39
L W L L D
12
GO Ahead Eagles
34 1 38
L L D D D
13
Excelsior
34 -13 38
W D W W D
14
Telstar
34 -6 37
W W D W L
15
PEC Zwolle
34 -27 37
L L W L D
16
FC Volendam
34 -20 32
L D L W L
17
NAC Breda
34 -23 29
D W L L D
18
Heracles
34 -50 19
L L L L L
Promotion - Champions League (League phase)
Promotion - Champions League (Qualification)
Promotion - Europa League (Qualification)
Promotion - Eredivisie (Conference League - Play Offs)
Promotion - Europa League (League phase)
Eerste Divisie (Relegation)
Relegation - Eerste Divisie

Match Events

Goals, cards, substitutions and VAR decisions from this fixture.

Groningen 2 - 3 Excelsior
Groningen Timeline Excelsior
1st Half 1 - 1
3'
⚽
T. de Jonge Assist: D. van der Werff
1 - 0
40'
1 - 1
C. Widell Assist: E. Hansson
⚽
2nd Half 1 - 2
47'
⚽
Y. Taha Assist: T. de Jonge
2 - 1
56'
↔
D. van der Werff ↔ R. Metu Substitution
60'
E. Hansson ↔ S. Wlodarczyk Substitution
↔
65'
2 - 2
D. Sanches Fernandes Assist: R. Meissen
⚽
71'
↔
T. Land ↔ B. Willumsson Substitution
77'
L. Hartjes ↔ A. Carlen Substitution
↔
77'
N. Naujoks ↔ J. Bergraaf Substitution
↔
85'
D. Sanches Fernandes ↔ I. Bronkhorst Substitution
↔
87'
↔
Y. Taha ↔ M. Seuntjens Substitution
87'
↔
M. Rente ↔ T. Mercera Substitution
88'
M. van Duinen Substitution
↔
90'
2 - 3
G. de Regt Assist: A. Zagre
⚽

Missing Players

Groningen 3 missing
-
H. Jurjus
Missing Fixture Inactive
OUT
-
S. Resink
Missing Fixture Knee Injury
OUT
-
O. Zawada
Missing Fixture Arm Injury
OUT
Excelsior 3 missing
-
S. Henderikx
Missing Fixture Inactive
OUT
-
M. Jonathans
Missing Fixture Knee Injury
OUT
-
M. Tielemans
Missing Fixture Inactive
OUT