EuroborgGroningen, Netherlands
FC Groningen12-6-14DWWDL
  • 3' Tika De Jonge
  • 47' Younes Taha
2-3
FINAL
FT
Excelsior9-7-16LDLDW
  • 40' Casper Widell
  • 65' Sanches Fernandes
  • 90' Gyan De Regt

VELOPICKS PICK

No VELOPICKS pick for this game.

MATCH INFORMATION

Competition
Eredivisie
Date
Kickoff
Venue
Euroborg, Groningen
Attendance
22,525
Referee
Ingmar Oostrom

STANDINGS

#TEAMMPPTSGD
5Ajax Amsterdam714+12
6Fortuna Sittard713-1
7Excelsior711+6
8FC Groningen711+2
9Go Ahead Eagles710+2
10Heerenveen79+2

HEAD TO HEAD

FC Groningen vs. Excelsior
FC Groningen4WINS0DRAWSExcelsior1WINS

GRO leads series 4-1

  • Excelsior0 – 2FC Groningen
  • Excelsior0 – 2FC Groningen
  • FC Groningen3 – 0Excelsior
  • Excelsior1 – 0FC Groningen
  • Excelsior2 – 4FC Groningen

KEY STATS

FC GroningenExcelsior
56%Possession45%
12Shots18
5Shots on Target9
456Passes366
80%Pass Accuracy70%
5Corners8
5Fouls10
2Offsides2
0Yellow Cards0

MATCH EVENTS

FC GroningenExcelsior
  1. GOALTika De Jonge · assist David Van Der Werff
    3'
  2. 40'
    GOALCasper Widell · assist Emil Hansson
  3. HALF-TIME
    GOALYounes Taha · assist Tika De Jonge
    47'
  4. SUBSTITUTION Ryan Metu David Van Der Werff
    56'
  5. 60'
    SUBSTITUTION Szymon Wlodarczyk Emil Hansson
  6. 65'
    GOALSanches Fernandes · assist Rick Meissen
  7. SUBSTITUTION Brynjólfur Willumsson Tygo Land
    71'
  8. 77'
    SUBSTITUTION Adam Carlén Lennard Hartjes
  9. 77'
    SUBSTITUTION Jerolldino Bergraaf Noah Naujoks
  10. 85'
    SUBSTITUTION Ilias Bronkhorst Sanches Fernandes
  11. SUBSTITUTION Mats Seuntjens Younes Taha
    87'
  12. SUBSTITUTION Tyrique Mercera Marco Rente
    87'
  13. 88'
    SUBSTITUTION Mike van Duinen Jerolldino Bergraaf
  14. 90'
    GOALGyan De Regt · assist Arthur Zagre

LIVE COMMENTARY

Source: ESPN

  1. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

  2. First Half begins.

  3. 2'

    Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Casper Widell.

  4. 3'

    Attempt blocked. Marco Rente (FC Groningen) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Younes Taha with a cross.

  5. 3'

    Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Casper Widell.

  6. 3'

    Goal! FC Groningen 1, Excelsior 0. Tika de Jonge (FC Groningen) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by David van der Werff with a cross following a corner.

  7. 5'

    Attempt saved. Noah Naujoks (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Etienne Vaessen (FC Groningen). Assisted by Gyan de Regt.

  8. 5'

    Attempt saved. Emil Hansson (Excelsior) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Etienne Vaessen (FC Groningen).

VIEW FULL COMMENTARY →
  1. 5'

    Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Marco Rente.

  2. 6'

    Attempt missed. Rick Meissen (Excelsior) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Lewis Schouten with a headed pass following a corner.

  3. 6'

    Offside, FC Groningen. Thom van Bergen is caught offside.

  4. 9'

    Attempt missed. Gyan de Regt (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Emil Hansson with a cross.

  5. 9'

    Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Dies Janse.

  6. 9'

    Attempt blocked. Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

  7. 10'

    Attempt blocked. Casper Widell (Excelsior) header from very close range is blocked.

  8. 11'

    Foul by Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior).

  9. 11'

    Marvin Peersman (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  10. 15'

    Offside, Excelsior. Derensili Sanches Fernandes is caught offside.

  11. 16'

    Offside, FC Groningen. Younes Taha is caught offside.

  12. 20'

    Foul by Rick Meissen (Excelsior).

  13. 20'

    Jorg Schreuders (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  14. 22'

    Foul by Jorg Schreuders (FC Groningen).

  15. 22'

    Rick Meissen (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  16. 23'

    Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Marco Rente.

  17. 24'

    Foul by Noah Naujoks (Excelsior).

  18. 24'

    Marvin Peersman (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  19. 26'

    Attempt blocked. Younes Taha (FC Groningen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tygo Land with a through ball.

  20. 26'

    Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Lennard Hartjes.

  21. 32'

    Attempt saved. Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Etienne Vaessen (FC Groningen).

  22. 36'

    Attempt saved. Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Jorg Schreuders.

  23. 36'

    Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Stijn van Gassel.

  24. 39'

    Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Marco Rente.

  25. 40'

    Goal! FC Groningen 1, Excelsior 1. Casper Widell (Excelsior) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emil Hansson with a cross following a corner.

  26. 42'

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

  27. 42'

    Foul by Casper Widell (Excelsior).

  28. 44'

    Attempt missed. Noah Naujoks (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.

  29. 45'

    Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.

  30. 45'+1'

    First Half ends, FC Groningen 1, Excelsior 1.

  31. 45'

    Second Half begins FC Groningen 1, Excelsior 1.

  32. 47'

    Goal! FC Groningen 2, Excelsior 1. Younes Taha (FC Groningen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tika de Jonge.

  33. 56'

    Substitution, FC Groningen. Ryan Metu replaces David van der Werff.

  34. 57'

    Attempt missed. Thijmen Blokzijl (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jorg Schreuders.

  35. 60'

    Attempt blocked. Arthur Zagré (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

  36. 60'

    Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Dies Janse.

  37. 60'

    Substitution, Excelsior. Szymon Wlodarczyk replaces Emil Hansson.

  38. 61'

    Attempt blocked. Noah Naujoks (Excelsior) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Derensili Sanches Fernandes with a cross.

  39. 61'

    Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Marco Rente.

  40. 63'

    Attempt blocked. Noah Naujoks (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

  41. 63'

    Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Dies Janse.

  42. 64'

    Attempt missed. Casper Widell (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Derensili Sanches Fernandes with a cross following a corner.

  43. 64'

    Marvin Peersman (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  44. 64'

    Foul by Casper Widell (Excelsior).

  45. 65'

    Goal! FC Groningen 2, Excelsior 2. Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rick Meissen.

  46. 68'

    Younes Taha (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  47. 68'

    Foul by Rick Meissen (Excelsior).

  48. 69'

    Younes Taha (FC Groningen) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.

  49. 70'

    Attempt saved. Ryan Metu (FC Groningen) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Tygo Land.

  50. 71'

    Offside, Excelsior. Noah Naujoks is caught offside.

  51. 71'

    Substitution, FC Groningen. Brynjólfur Willumsson replaces Tygo Land.

  52. 72'

    Foul by Casper Widell (Excelsior).

  53. 72'

    Brynjólfur Willumsson (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  54. 73'

    Delay in match because of an injury Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior).

  55. 75'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  56. 77'

    Substitution, Excelsior. Adam Carlén replaces Lennard Hartjes.

  57. 77'

    Substitution, Excelsior. Jerolldino Bergraaf replaces Noah Naujoks.

  58. 78'

    Younes Taha (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  59. 78'

    Foul by Lewis Schouten (Excelsior).

  60. 80'

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

  61. 80'

    Foul by Lewis Schouten (Excelsior).

  62. 80'

    Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  63. 80'

    Foul by Younes Taha (FC Groningen).

  64. 83'

    Attempt saved. Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Etienne Vaessen (FC Groningen). Assisted by Adam Carlén.

  65. 83'

    Adam Carlén (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  66. 83'

    Foul by Ryan Metu (FC Groningen).

  67. 85'

    Substitution, Excelsior. Ilias Bronkhorst replaces Derensili Sanches Fernandes.

  68. 86'

    Delay in match because of an injury Jerolldino Bergraaf (Excelsior).

  69. 87'

    Substitution, FC Groningen. Mats Seuntjens replaces Younes Taha.

  70. 87'

    Substitution, FC Groningen. Tyrique Mercera replaces Marco Rente.

  71. 88'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  72. 88'

    Substitution, Excelsior. Mike van Duinen replaces Jerolldino Bergraaf because of an injury.

  73. 89'

    Attempt blocked. Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brynjólfur Willumsson with a headed pass.

  74. 89'

    Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Mike van Duinen.

  75. 89'

    Attempt missed. Tika de Jonge (FC Groningen) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mats Seuntjens with a cross following a corner.

  76. 90'

    Goal! FC Groningen 2, Excelsior 3. Gyan de Regt (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Arthur Zagré following a fast break.

  77. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.

  78. 90'+3'

    Attempt missed. Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right following a fast break.

  79. 90'+3'

    Foul by Dies Janse (FC Groningen).

  80. 90'+3'

    Rick Meissen (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  81. 90'+4'

    Marvin Peersman (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  82. 90'+4'

    Foul by Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior).

  83. 90'+4'

    Attempt saved. Brynjólfur Willumsson (FC Groningen) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Tika de Jonge with a cross.

  84. 90'+5'

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

  85. 90'+5'

    Foul by Brynjólfur Willumsson (FC Groningen).

  86. 90'+6'

    Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Marvin Peersman.

  87. 90'+8'

    Attempt blocked. Tika de Jonge (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

  88. 90'+8'

    Attempt saved. Szymon Wlodarczyk (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Etienne Vaessen (FC Groningen). Assisted by Gyan de Regt.

  89. 90'+9'

    Second Half ends, FC Groningen 2, Excelsior 3.

  90. Match ends, FC Groningen 2, Excelsior 3.

UNLOCK ALL PICKS

Get full access to VELOPICKS premium predictions and analysis.

VIEW PLANS

Live data: ESPN. Open on ESPN