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Excelsior vs FC Groningen: match report

Excelsior hosted FC Groningen at Stadion Woudestein on Sunday 11 October 2026, in the Eredivisie (round 8). Excelsior have no reported absences; FC Groningen are missing 1 (Malcolm Jeng). Richard Martens is the referee, averaging 3.8 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.4.

Result and scorers

Excelsior 1-5 FC Groningen. Goals: Marco Rente 7' for FC Groningen; Irakli Yegoian 36' (pen) for Excelsior; Stijn van Gassel 38' (own goal) for FC Groningen; Thom Van Bergen 64' (pen) for FC Groningen; Brynjólfur Willumsson 67' for FC Groningen; Marco Rente 90'+5' for FC Groningen.

Key moments (contains the result)
  • 7' Goal: Marco Rente (FC Groningen) 0-1
  • 20' Yellow card: David Van Der Werff (FC Groningen)
  • 36' Penalty: Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) 1-1
  • 38' Own goal: Stijn van Gassel (FC Groningen) 1-2
  • 64' Penalty: Thom Van Bergen (FC Groningen) 1-3
  • 67' Goal: Brynjólfur Willumsson (FC Groningen) 1-4
  • 80' Yellow card: Tygo Land (FC Groningen)
  • 90'+5' Goal: Marco Rente (FC Groningen) 1-5
Match stats (contains the result)
49.1%Possession50.9%
16Shots14
2Shots on target9
3Corners6
10Fouls11
1Offsides1
5Saves1
0Yellow cards2
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Excelsior 4-3-3

Coach: Ruben den Uil

  1. 1 Stijn van Gassel GK
  2. 2 Eric da Silva Moreira DEF
  3. 4 Casper Widell DEF
  4. 14 Jan Plug DEF
  5. 15 Simon Janssen DEF
  6. 8 Irakli Yegoian MID
  7. 3 Rick Meissen DEF
  8. 20 Lennard Hartjes MID
  9. 7 Aymen Sliti FWD
  10. 19 David Garden FWD
  11. 30 Ágúst Thorsteinsson FWD

Bench

  • 12 Kasey Bos DEF
  • 6 Daniël van Vianen MID
  • 9 Mario Domínguez MID
  • 18 Valentin Sulzbacher MID
  • 11 Alireza Jahanbakhsh FWD
  • 16 Celton Biai GK
  • 24 Guilliano Cairo DEF
  • 22 Osman Mohamed Turay DEF
  • 21 Ilano Silva Timas FWD
  • 28 Nesto Groen FWD

FC Groningen 4-2-3-1

Coach: Dick Lukkien

  1. 1 Etienne Vaessen GK
  2. 14 Jorg Schreuders FWD
  3. 3 Thijmen Blokzijl DEF
  4. 5 Marco Rente DEF
  5. 33 Hans Hateboer DEF
  6. 8 Tika de Jonge MID
  7. 24 Pelle Clement MID
  8. 17 David van der Werff FWD
  9. 26 Thom van Bergen FWD
  10. 11 Jacob Ondrejka FWD
  11. 9 Brynjólfur Willumsson FWD

Bench

  • 18 Tygo Land MID
  • 4 Márk Csinger DEF
  • 20 Nils Eggens FWD
  • 19 Oskar Zawada FWD
  • 34 Ryan Metu FWD
  • 13 Lovro Štubljar GK
  • 30 Pelle Boevink GK
  • 42 Jesper Mosselaar DEF
  • 2 Wouter Prins DEF
  • 16 Alvin Nordin MID
  • 53 Jahelille Hall MID

Injuries and suspensions

Excelsior

No reported absences.

FC Groningen

  • Malcolm Jeng injury, back Day to day
Previous meetings
  • Saturday 2 May 2026: FC Groningen 2-3 Excelsior
  • Friday 5 December 2025: Excelsior 0-2 FC Groningen
  • Tuesday 16 January 2024: Excelsior 0-2 FC Groningen
  • Saturday 25 February 2023: FC Groningen 3-0 Excelsior
  • Sunday 8 January 2023: Excelsior 1-0 FC Groningen