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

Sat 2nd May, 17:45 BST, Noordlease Stadion, Groningen

Excelsior pay Eredivisie competitors Groningen a visit on Saturday evening, as Ruben den Uil guides his men into an away clash with Dick Lukkien & co. at the Noordlease Stadion. All the odds are delivered directly from the UK's leading bookmakers, while predictions are algorithmically generated from statistics over a 20-game period. Particular attention is given to Eredivisie match data, including head to head (H2H) records. Click the tabs below to explore it all.


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Groningen
52%
--
Draw
24%
--
Excelsior
25%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
--
Groningen 1-0
10%
--
Groningen 2-1
10%
--
Groningen 2-0
9%
--
Excelsior 1-0
7%
--
Excelsior 2-1
6%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
--
Groningen 3-1
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Groningen 3-0
5%
--
Excelsior 2-0
4%
--
Groningen 3-2
3%
--
Groningen 4-1
2%
--
Excelsior 3-1
2%
--
Groningen 4-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
54%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
46%
--
Home 1st Goal
54%
--
Away 1st Goal
43%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
55%
--
BTTS - No
45%
--
BTTS - Home Win
25%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
13%
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Home/draw
75%
--
Away/draw
48%
--
Home/away
76%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
31%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
--
Home DNB
68%
--
Away DNB
41%
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Groningen win to nil
27%
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Excelsior win to nil
12%
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Win / draw / win Eredivisie table

Groningen have played 30 matches so far this season and lay in 9th place in the Eredivisie league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 16 games against teams below in the table, having won 7, drawn 5 and lost 4 matches. They have kept 7 clean sheets and have failed to score in 4 fixtures. Groningen have outscored their opponents by 42 goals to 31 goals.

Home League Performance

Groningen have played 15 games at home winning 6, drawing 4 and losing 5 games. They have scored 23 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and conceded 14 goals at home.

Excelsior are in 15th position in the Eredivisie on 28 points having played 30 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

7 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 30 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 17 goals in total and failed to score in 3 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

24 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 15 games, drawn 4 and won 5. Excelsior have conceded 44 goals, scored 22, failed to score in 7 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Groningen
Excelsior
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
PSV3024244474 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
4-2A
l
 
1-2F
l
 
5-1A
2
Feyenoord3016772155 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 25
l
 
1-2F
l
 
2-1F
3
NEC3015962454 
May 10
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-2A
l
 
5-0A
4
Twente30141151953 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1F
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
5
Ajax30131252051 
w
 
3-1F
l
 
2-0A
d
 
2-2A
w
 
1-2F
6
AZ Alkmaar3014610748 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
4-1A
l
 
1-2F
d
 
1-1A
7
Utrecht30128101344 
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-1F
Apr 26
l
 
4-1A
8
Heerenveen3012810344 
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-2F
l
 
1-2A
l
 
2-1F
9
Groningen3012612542 
-
-
l
 
0-2A
May 2
10
S.Rotterdam3012612-1442 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-1A
May 17
11
GA Eagles3081210536 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-0A
12
Fortuna3010614-1136 
l
 
1-2F
w
 
1-2F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
13
PEC Zwolle3081012-2034 
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2A
14
FC Volendam307716-1928 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
3-2F
May 10
w
 
1-2F
15
Excelsior307716-2028 
May 2
w
 
0-2F
-
-
16
Telstar306915-1327 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-2F
d
 
2-2A
d
 
2-2A
17
NAC3051015-2125 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
18
Heracles305421-4319 
w
 
4-0F
May 17
l
 
1-2F
d
 
1-1A
UEFA Champions League
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UEFA Conference League Qualifiers Play Off
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Groningen 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Groningen0 - 0GA Eagles
Groningen3 - 0AZ Alkmaar
Groningen3 - 1Ajax
Groningen1 - 2Utrecht
Groningen1 - 2PSV
Groningen1 - 2Fortuna
Groningen0 - 0NAC
Groningen3 - 0FC Volendam
Groningen2 - 2PEC Zwolle
Groningen1 - 1Twente
Groningen0 - 2S.Rotterdam
Groningen0 - 1Feyenoord
Groningen2 - 0Telstar
Groningen4 - 0Heracles
Groningen2 - 1Heerenveen
Groningen2 - 2Ajax
Groningen6 - 1Waalwijk
Groningen4 - 1Heracles
Groningen1 - 3PSV
Groningen1 - 0Fortuna
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HGroningen0 - 0GA Eagles
AGroningen2 - 0Telstar
HGroningen3 - 0AZ Alkmaar
AGroningen1 - 1PEC Zwolle
HGroningen3 - 1Ajax
AGroningen2 - 3FC Volendam
AGroningen1 - 2Twente
HGroningen1 - 2Utrecht
HGroningen1 - 2PSV
AGroningen0 - 2S.Rotterdam
HGroningen1 - 2Fortuna
AGroningen2 - 0Heerenveen
HGroningen0 - 0NAC
AGroningen1 - 1GA Eagles
HGroningen3 - 0FC Volendam
AGroningen2 - 0Excelsior
AGroningen0 - 2Ajax
HGroningen2 - 2PEC Zwolle
AGroningen0 - 2NEC
HGroningen1 - 1Twente
Excelsior 15TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
45
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
3
Draw
6
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
PEC Zwolle2 - 2Excelsior
Heracles1 - 1Excelsior
Feyenoord2 - 1Excelsior
Fortuna2 - 1Excelsior
NAC0 - 2Excelsior
Twente0 - 0Excelsior
AZ Alkmaar1 - 1Excelsior
PSV5 - 1Excelsior
Ajax1 - 2Excelsior
Telstar2 - 2Excelsior
GA Eagles2 - 0Excelsior
Heerenveen2 - 1Excelsior
FC Volendam1 - 2Excelsior
Utrecht4 - 1Excelsior
NEC5 - 0Excelsior
Feyenoord4 - 0Excelsior
Ajax2 - 2Excelsior
PEC Zwolle2 - 1Excelsior
GA Eagles3 - 0Excelsior
AZ Alkmaar4 - 0Excelsior
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
W
4
Draw
7
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AExcelsior2 - 2PEC Zwolle
HExcelsior0 - 2NEC
AExcelsior1 - 1Heracles
AExcelsior1 - 2Feyenoord
HExcelsior1 - 2Heerenveen
HExcelsior0 - 1GA Eagles
AExcelsior1 - 2Fortuna
HExcelsior1 - 2AZ Alkmaar
AExcelsior2 - 0NAC
HExcelsior2 - 2Ajax
AExcelsior0 - 0Twente
AExcelsior1 - 1AZ Alkmaar
HExcelsior2 - 2Telstar
AExcelsior1 - 5PSV
HExcelsior2 - 1PEC Zwolle
HExcelsior0 - 2Groningen
HExcelsior1 - 0NAC
AExcelsior2 - 1Ajax
HExcelsior1 - 2Heracles
AExcelsior2 - 2Telstar
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Groningen have beaten Excelsior in 3 consecutive home league meetings
5
Groningen have not lost to Excelsior in 5 consecutive home league meetings
3
Groningen have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive home league meetings with Excelsior
League games at Groningen since 2015
Groningen
Excelsior
Goals: Scored
11
1
Games: Scored
5 / 5
1 / 5
Clean sheets
4 / 5
0 / 5
GRO
4
D
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Groningen
Groningen3 - 0
Groningen1 - 0
Groningen4 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Groningen2 - 0
League games at Excelsior since 2016
Excelsior
Groningen
Goals: Scored
9
7
Games: Scored
5 / 6
3 / 6
Clean sheets
3 / 6
1 / 6
GRO
2
EXC
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Excelsior
0 - 2Groningen
Excelsior1 - 0
2 - 4Groningen
Excelsior2 - 0
Excelsior2 - 0
Excelsior2 - 1
Goal Statistics

Groningen's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday evening, not least because Excelsior have conceded in each of their last 8 Eredivisie games. A PG of 1.7 for D. Lukkien's side suggests that run should continue.

Groningen's defensive record is very strong, D. Lukkien's men having conceded 1 or less in 5 consecutive Eredivisie outings. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.1 for Excelsior makes sense in this context.

Groningen 9th Excelsior 15th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
18%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
10%
There is a 82% probability that Groningen will score 1 or more goals
0
33%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 70% probability that Excelsior will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+15
Groningen have scored 15% more goals at home than predicted
-19
Excelsior have scored 19% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.9
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
2.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Eredivisie - 2025/2026 season
Groningen
PG (predicted goals)
Excelsior
1.7
1.1
Attack rating
10%
better
GRO
EXC
view stats
Games scored23
23
Failed to score7
7
Scored first16
13
Goals scored42
31
Avg. goals scored1.4
1
Avg. shots per game12
9
Avg. shots per goal8
8
Conversion rate for12
12
Avg. XG for1.8
1.4
KickOff rating
+10%
Defence rating
24%
better
GRO
EXC
view stats
Games conceded20
25
Clean sheets10
5
Conceded first12
16
Goals conceded37
51
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.7
Avg. shots/game conceded9
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against14%
16%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.8
KickOff rating
+24%

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

Groningen Eredivisie squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
30876
T BlokzijlT BergenY TahaY Taha
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Blokzijl DEF3011
3
-
D. van der Werff MID3021
2
-
J Schreuders FWD3012
3
-
T Bergen FWD3084
4
-
M Peersman DEF2931
5
-
Y Taha FWD2947
6
-
D. Janse DEF2721
5
-
E Vaessen GLK251
2
-
M Rente DEF2523
3
1
B Willumsson FWD256
2
-
T Land MID2411
4
1
T. de Jonge MID242
2
-
S Resink MID2455
4
-
T. Mercera DEF211
3
-
W. Prins DEF192
-
O Zawada FWD163
1
-
M Seuntjens MID151
-
H Jurjus GLK7
-
T Hearnes MID7
-
R Mendes FWD4
-
M. Hoekstra FWD4
1
-
Excelsior Eredivisie squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
30857
C WidellN NaujoksG RegtA Zagre
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Widell DEF301
2
-
G Regt FWD3025
3
-
R Meissen DEF292
4
-
I Bronkhorst DEF292
6
-
D Fernandes FWD2932
-
S Gassel GLK281
-
I Yegoian MID2742
2
-
N Naujoks MID2781
3
-
A Zagre DEF263
6
1
M Duinen FWD2612
1
-
J. Armantrading FWD22
1
-
A Carlén MID211
4
-
L Schouten DEF201
1
-
S Wlodarczyk FWD1931
1
-
L Hartjes MID17
1
-
S Janssen DEF121
-
S. Hendrikx DEF10
1
E Hansson FWD91
1
-
M Jonathans FWD92
1
-
C Raatsie GLK2
-
M Tielemans MID2
-
T. Holla GLK1
-
N. Groen FWD1
-