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Excelsior v Groningen : Eredivisie match betting preview, prediction and odds

Van Donge & De Roo Stadion, Rotterdam

Home advantage is often beneficial in the Eredivisie, and Ruben den Uil’s Excelsior will have the luxury of it on Friday evening. Dick Lukkien’s Groningen are their visitors to the Van Donge & De Roo Stadion. It's our aim to give you everything you need to make a smart bet on this encounter, so we've delved into our expansive database and found the stats that will help you do exactly that. Head to head (H2H) and recent form is included, and these are used to generate our predictions. Odds from leading bookmakers are there to get you maximum bang for your buck.

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Excelsior's next match is v AZ Alkmaar at 15:45 on Sunday 14th December
Groningen's next match is v FC Volendam at 17:45 on Saturday 13th December
The last Dutch Eredivisie meeting between Excelsior and Groningen was on Friday 5th December 2025
Dutch Eredivisie
December 5th 2025
Excelsior 0
2 Groningen
 
61' T. van Bergen
90' S. Resink
 
EXC
GRO
Shots On
6
8
Shots Off
8
8
Corners
5
5
Possession
46%
54%
Fouls
10
9
Yellow/red cards
3/1
2/1
 
ExcelsiorGroningen
 
S. van Gassel
I. Bronkhorst
R. Meissen (S. Hendrikx 46')
C. Widell
A. Zagre (S. Jansson 76')
N. Naujoks
G. de Regt
L. Hartjes (L. Schouten 46')
S. Middendorp
D. Sanches Fernandes (D. Yun 81')
J. Armantrading (S. Włodarczyk 81')
E. Vaessen
T. Blokzijl
D. Janse
M. Rente
football iconS. Resink
(T. Land 72') T. de Jonge
(D. van der Werff 72') B. Willumsson
(N. Eggens 88') Y. Taha El Idrissi
(T. Mercera 90') J. Schreuders
(W. Prins 88') M. Peersman
football iconT. van Bergen

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Our predictive algorithm suggests there's a 76% probability of Excelsior and Groningen serving up at least a couple of goals in this Eredivisie tie. Recent form stats and head-to-head (H2H) records are included in the calculation , and the bookmakers favour that outcome too. This over 1.5 goals tip is available at a best price of 1.22.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Excelsior are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 39% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 3.25.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Excelsior
39%
13/5750/1
Draw
26%
13/590/1
Groningen
35%
1/11/1000
Draw 1-1
12%
11/29/1
Excelsior 1-0
10%
11/15/1
Groningen 1-0
9%
7/17/20
Excelsior 2-1
8%
12/170/1
Groningen 2-1
8%
15/225/1
Draw 0-0
7%
10/19/4
Excelsior 2-0
7%
18/114/1
Groningen 2-0
6%
9/17/2
Draw 2-2
5%
12/1125/1
Excelsior 3-1
4%
28/1150/1
Groningen 3-1
3%
14/180/1
Excelsior 3-0
3%
40/140/1
Groningen 3-0
2%
16/120/1
Excelsior 3-2
2%
33/1200/1
Groningen 3-2
2%
22/1100/1
Over 2.5 Goals
49%
17/209/2
Under 2.5 Goals
51%
19/201/8
Home 1st Goal
49%
13/102/1
Away 1st Goal
47%
8/1111/10
No 1st Goal
5%
10/19/4
BTTS - Yes
53%
7/1010/1
BTTS - No
47%
21/201/33
BTTS - Home Win
18%
11/260/1
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/217/2
BTTS - Away Win
16%
3/122/1
Home/draw
65%
4/570/1
Away/draw
61%
2/71/1000
Home/away
74%
2/71/1000
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
1/419/10
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
11/44/11
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
2/133/1
Under 3.5 Goals
73%
4/111/1000
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
5/1100/1
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/81/1000
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
12/190/1
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/251/1000
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/203/10
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
10/19/4
Home DNB
57%
13/855/1
Away DNB
53%
4/91/1000
Excelsior win to nil
21%
11/2-
Groningen win to nil
18%
5/2-
Excelsior / Excelsior
15%
5/115/2
Excelsior / Groningen
4%
22/122/1
Excelsior / Draw
6%
14/116/1
Draw / Excelsior
11%
7/14/1
Draw / Groningen
15%
4/112/5
Draw / Draw
15%
9/212/5
Groningen / Excelsior
3%
28/128/1
Groningen / Groningen
25%
11/59/2
Groningen / Draw
6%
12/114/1
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Win / draw / win Eredivisie table

Excelsior have played 14 matches so far this season and are in 13th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

10 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn zero and won 3. Excelsior have conceded 19 goals, scored 8, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Excelsior have played 7 games at home, winning 3, drawing 0 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 6 goals, conceded 7 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Groningen lay in 8th place on 20 points in the Eredivisie league table having played 14 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 7 games against teams below them in the table, winning 5, drawing 1 and losing 1 game. They have scored 14 goals and kept 2 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Groningen have conceded 7 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Groningen have played 7 away games, winning 3, drawing 0 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1.1 goals per away game and conceded an average 2 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Excelsior
Groningen
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
PSV1513112940 
l
 
1-2F
Jan 10
Feb 7
l
 
4-2A
2
Feyenoord1511132334 
l
 
1-2F
Mar 14
l
 
0-1A
Apr 23
3
NEC158341427 
Apr 4
l
 
5-0A
May 10
l
 
2-0A
4
Ajax15753826 
Feb 1
w
 
1-2F
Mar 7
l
 
2-0A
5
AZ Alkmaar15744425 
Feb 14
Dec 14
Mar 21
l
 
4-1A
6
Groningen15726023 
l
 
0-2A
May 2
-
-
7
Utrecht15645622 
Apr 23
l
 
4-1A
Feb 14
w
 
0-1F
8
Twente15564321 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 24
d
 
1-1A
Feb 21
9
S.Rotterdam15627-1120 
l
 
0-1A
May 17
l
 
0-2A
Jan 31
10
GA Eagles15465-118 
Feb 28
l
 
2-0A
Apr 11
Dec 21
11
Fortuna15537-418 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 21
Jan 25
w
 
1-2F
12
Heerenveen15456-317 
Mar 7
l
 
2-1F
w
 
2-1A
Jan 18
13
Excelsior15519-1216 
-
-
May 2
w
 
0-2F
14
PEC Zwolle15447-1716 
Dec 20
Apr 11
d
 
2-2A
Mar 14
15
FC Volendam15357-814 
May 10
w
 
1-2F
Dec 13
Feb 28
16
Heracles15429-1414 
l
 
1-2F
Mar 21
w
 
4-0F
May 17
17
NAC15339-912 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 7
Jan 10
w
 
1-2F
18
Telstar15258-811 
Jan 16
d
 
2-2A
w
 
2-0F
Apr 4
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Win / draw / win form
Excelsior 13TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Excelsior1 - 0NAC
Excelsior1 - 2Heracles
Excelsior1 - 0Fortuna
Excelsior1 - 2PSV
Excelsior0 - 1S.Rotterdam
Excelsior1 - 0Twente
Excelsior1 - 2Feyenoord
Excelsior4 - 0Heracles
Excelsior0 - 3NEC
Excelsior4 - 0FC Volendam
Excelsior0 - 2PSV
Excelsior1 - 1Waalwijk
Excelsior1 - 2Vitesse
Excelsior0 - 3Twente
Excelsior1 - 1Utrecht
Excelsior3 - 0Heerenveen
Excelsior1 - 1GA Eagles
Excelsior2 - 4Feyenoord
Excelsior1 - 1AZ Alkmaar
Excelsior2 - 4PEC Zwolle
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
D
2
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HExcelsior1 - 0NAC
AExcelsior2 - 1Ajax
HExcelsior1 - 2Heracles
AExcelsior2 - 2Telstar
AExcelsior0 - 2GA Eagles
HExcelsior1 - 0Fortuna
AExcelsior1 - 2Heerenveen
HExcelsior1 - 2PSV
AExcelsior2 - 1FC Volendam
HExcelsior0 - 1S.Rotterdam
HExcelsior1 - 0Twente
AExcelsior1 - 4Utrecht
HExcelsior1 - 2Feyenoord
AExcelsior0 - 5NEC
AExcelsior0 - 4Feyenoord
HExcelsior4 - 0Heracles
HExcelsior0 - 3NEC
AExcelsior2 - 2Ajax
HExcelsior4 - 0FC Volendam
AExcelsior1 - 2PEC Zwolle
Groningen 6TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
16
Conceded
46
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
4
D
2
Lost
14
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Ajax2 - 0Groningen
NEC2 - 0Groningen
Fortuna1 - 2Groningen
NAC1 - 2Groningen
Utrecht0 - 1Groningen
PSV4 - 2Groningen
AZ Alkmaar4 - 1Groningen
PEC Zwolle2 - 0Groningen
AZ Alkmaar3 - 0Groningen
Utrecht3 - 1Groningen
Feyenoord4 - 1Groningen
NAC1 - 1Groningen
Willem II1 - 3Groningen
S.Rotterdam1 - 0Groningen
Heracles1 - 1Groningen
GA Eagles2 - 1Groningen
Twente2 - 0Groningen
PSV5 - 0Groningen
NEC6 - 0Groningen
Fortuna1 - 0Groningen
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AGroningen0 - 2Ajax
HGroningen2 - 2PEC Zwolle
AGroningen0 - 2NEC
HGroningen1 - 1Twente
AGroningen2 - 1Fortuna
HGroningen0 - 2S.Rotterdam
AGroningen2 - 1NAC
HGroningen0 - 1Feyenoord
HGroningen2 - 0Telstar
AGroningen1 - 0Utrecht
HGroningen4 - 0Heracles
AGroningen2 - 4PSV
HGroningen2 - 1Heerenveen
AGroningen1 - 4AZ Alkmaar
AGroningen0 - 2PEC Zwolle
HGroningen2 - 2Ajax
AGroningen0 - 3AZ Alkmaar
HGroningen6 - 1Waalwijk
HGroningen4 - 1Heracles
AGroningen1 - 3Utrecht
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Excelsior since 2016
Excelsior
Groningen
Goals: Scored
9
5
Games: Scored
5 / 5
2 / 5
Clean sheets
3 / 5
0 / 5
EXC
4
GRO
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Excelsior
Excelsior1 - 0
2 - 4Groningen
Excelsior2 - 0
Excelsior2 - 0
Excelsior2 - 1
League games at Groningen since 2015
Groningen
Excelsior
Goals: Scored
11
1
Games: Scored
5 / 5
1 / 5
Clean sheets
4 / 5
0 / 5
D
1
GRO
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Groningen
Groningen3 - 0
Groningen1 - 0
Groningen4 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Groningen2 - 0
Goal Statistics
Excelsior 13th Groningen 6th
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1.4
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Excelsior will score no more than 1 goal
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Groningen will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-10
Excelsior’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-24
Groningen have scored 24% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
0.8
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
2.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Eredivisie - 2025/2026 season
Excelsior
PG (predicted goals)
Groningen
1.4
1.3
Attack rating
4%
better
EXC
GRO
view stats
Games scored11
10
Failed to score3
4
Scored first9
5
Goals scored14
19
Avg. goals scored1
1.4
Avg. shots per game8
11
Avg. shots per goal8
8
Conversion rate for12
12
Avg. XG for1.4
1.6
KickOff rating
+4%
Defence rating
5%
better
EXC
GRO
view stats
Games conceded11
11
Clean sheets3
3
Conceded first5
9
Goals conceded24
21
Avg. goals conceded1.7
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded12
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against14%
17%
Avg. XG against1.9
1.3
KickOff rating
+5%

Excelsior v Groningen Eredivisie lLine ups will show here when available.

Excelsior Eredivisie squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15424
C WidellN NaujoksR MeissenI Bronkhorst
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Gassel GLK13
-
I Bronkhorst DEF15
4
-
C Widell DEF15
2
-
R Meissen DEF152
3
-
A Zagre DEF121
3
1
S. Middendorp MID6
1
L Hartjes MID3
-
D Fernandes MID1511
-
N Naujoks MID124
1
-
G Regt MID1521
2
-
J. Armantrading FWD9
1
-
Subs
C Raatsie GLK2
-
S. Hendrikx DEF6
1
L Schouten DEF71
-
S Janssen DEF4
-
N. Martens DEF71
-
A Carlén MID141
3
-
N. Hamdaoui MID
-
D. Yun FWD61
1
-
S Wlodarczyk FWD112
-
S Mitrovic FWD9
-
M Duinen FWD131
1
-
Groningen Eredivisie squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15554
T BlokzijlB WillumssonS ResinkD. Janse
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Vaessen GLK121
-
M Rente DEF1322
2
1
T Blokzijl DEF15
2
-
D. Janse DEF13
4
-
M Peersman DEF151
3
-
T. de Jonge MID151
2
-
S Resink MID1525
3
-
T Bergen MID1541
2
-
Y Taha MID1523
2
-
J Schreuders MID15
1
-
B Willumsson FWD115
1
-
Subs
L Stubljar GLK
-
H Jurjus GLK3
-
W. Prins DEF72
-
T. Mercera DEF10
-
S. Bouland DEF
-
M Seuntjens MID121
-
D. van der Werff MID152
1
-
T Land MID9
2
1
N. Emeran FWD3
-
R Mendes FWD2
-
N. Eggens FWD2
-
M. Hoekstra FWD3
-