Excelsior 2-0 FC Groningen: result and report
Eredivisie · Sunday 17 December 2017
Result
Excelsior 2-0 FC Groningen
Eredivisie · Sunday 17 December 2017, 15:45 UTC · half-time 1-0
Excelsior 2-0 FC Groningen: match report
Excelsior defeated FC Groningen 2-0 in Eredivisie on Sunday 17 December 2017. The half-time score was 1-0.
Milan Massop opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Excelsior's goals came from Milan Massop (8') and Stanley Elbers (83'). FC Groningen did not score.
Discipline: Excelsior received no yellow cards; FC Groningen received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Excelsior were 13th on 17 points from 16 and FC Groningen 12th on 17 points from 16. Excelsior went on to finish that season 11th with 40 points, and FC Groningen 12th with 38.
Excelsior lined up in a 4-3-3 and FC Groningen in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Milan Massop of Excelsior (9.0), ahead of Hicham Faik (8.4).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Excelsior wins, 4 draws and 4 for FC Groningen.
Going into the match Excelsior's last five read L-L-L-L-L and FC Groningen's D-D-W-L-W.
Key events
- 8'Goal · Milan Massop
- 72'Yellow card · Ludovit Reis
- 83'Goal · Stanley Elbers
Head-to-head
Team news
Excelsior line-up (4-3-3)
Theo Zwarthoed, Milan Massop, Jurgen Matheij, Jeffry Fortes, Jordy de Wijs, Hicham Faik, Kevin Vermeulen, Doğucan Haspolat, Anouar Hadouir, Mike van Duinen, Stanley Elbers
FC Groningen line-up (4-3-3)
Sergio Padt, Mike te Wierik, Samir Memisevic, Yoëll van Nieff, Amir Absalem, Juninho Bacuna, Django Warmerdam, Ludovit Reis, Lars Veldwijk, Mimoun Mahi, J. Drost