FC Groningen 2-3 Excelsior: result and report

Eredivisie · Saturday 2 May 2026

Result

FC Groningen 2-3 Excelsior

Eredivisie · Saturday 2 May 2026, 16:45 UTC · half-time 1-1

FC Groningen · Excelsior · Eredivisie predictions

FC Groningen 2-3 Excelsior: match report

FC Groningen lost to Excelsior 2-3 in Eredivisie on Saturday 2 May 2026. The half-time score was 1-1.

Tika de Jonge opened the scoring in the 3rd minute. FC Groningen's goals came from Tika de Jonge (3') and Younes Taha (47'). Excelsior scored through Casper Widell (40'), Derensili Sanches Fernandes (65') and Gyan de Regt (90').

Neither side received a card.

Going into the game FC Groningen were 9th on 42 points from 31 and Excelsior 14th on 31 points from 31. FC Groningen went on to finish that season 9th with 48 points, and Excelsior 13th with 38.

FC Groningen lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Excelsior in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Tika de Jonge of FC Groningen (8.2), ahead of Derensili Sanches Fernandes (7.9).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 FC Groningen win, 0 draws and 1 for Excelsior.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 3'Goal · Tika de JongeFC Groningen · 1-0
  • 40'Goal · Casper WidellExcelsior · 1-1
  • 47'Goal · Younes TahaFC Groningen · 2-1
  • 65'Goal · Derensili Sanches FernandesExcelsior · 2-2
  • 90'Goal · Gyan de RegtExcelsior · 2-3

Head-to-head

2 meetings: FC Groningen 1, draws 0, Excelsior 1.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Stije ResinkFC Groningen · injury (Cruciate Ligament Injury)
  • H. AkujobiExcelsior · injury (Cruciate Ligament Injury)

FC Groningen line-up (4-2-3-1)

Etienne Vaessen, Marco Rente, Thijmen Blokzijl, Dies Janse, Marvin Peersman, Tika de Jonge, Tygo Land, David van der Werff, Younes Taha, Jorg Schreuders, Thom van Bergen

Excelsior line-up (4-3-3)

Stijn van Gassel, Rick Meissen, Casper Widell, Lewis Schouten, Arthur Zagré, Noah Naujoks, Lennard Hartjes, Irakli Yegoian, Derensili Sanches Fernandes, Gyan de Regt, Emil Hansson