Eredivisie · Full time ·Matchday 8

Excelsior vs Groningen

1 – 5 Full time

7′Marco Rente
20′David van der Werff
36′Irakli Yegoian
38′Stijn van Gassel
64′Thom Van Bergen
65′Simon JanssenKasey Bos
65′David GardenMario Domínguez Franco
65′Ágúst Orri ThorsteinssonDaniel van Vianen
65′Eric da Silva MoreiraValentin Sulzbacher
66′Jacob OndrejkaTygo Land
67′Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson
72′Hans HateboerMark Csinger
80′Tygo Land
81′Aymen slitiAlireza Jahanbakhsh
84′Brynjólfur Darri WillumssonNils Eggens
85′Thom Van BergenRyan Metu
85′David van der WerffOskar Zawada
90′Marco Rente

Van Donge & De Roo Stadion, RotterdamReferee: Richard Martens

Excelsior 41%
Draw 25%
Groningen 34%

Confidence: Low  ·  blended with market odds

Match stats

16 Shots 14
2 Shots on target 9
49 Possession % 51
3 Corners 6
10 Fouls 11
1 Offsides 1
5 Saves 1
343 Accurate passes 364

Excelsior vs Groningen overview

Garuda Lions analysis: Excelsior vs Groningen

model vs market on the 1X2
ProbabilityExcelsiorDrawGroningen
Model51.7%22.4%25.8%
Market37.0%25.7%37.3%
Final40.7%24.9%34.5%
Edge+3.7%-0.8%-2.9%

Confidence: Low · Edge = Final minus Market

Why Excelsior

  • Higher expected-goals rate in this fixture: 2.14 vs 1.49.
  • The market prices Excelsior below our published probability: +3.7 percentage points of edge.

Scoreline probability

model grid

Every scoreline the model gives this fixture, 0 to 4+ goals a side. Darker means likelier.

Excelsior ↓ / Groningen → 0 1 2 3 4+ 0 1 5% 9% 6% 2 6% 9% 7% 3 6% 5% 4+ 6%

Goal probability

Chance of the match reaching each goal total, from the same grid.

1+ goals 97%
2+ goals 89%
3+ goals 70%
No goals 3%

Excelsior and Groningen expected goals

Excelsior 2.14
Groningen 1.49

Total expected goals: 3.63

Excelsior and Groningen attack and defence ratings

Excelsior

Attack 1.21 +21%
Defence 0.90 -10%

Groningen

Attack 1.11 +11%
Defence 0.99 -1%

Attack is goals scored relative to the league average (1.00); defence is goals conceded relative to that average, so a lower defence number is better. Green means better than the league, amber worse.

Excelsior vs Groningen: result vs prediction

Excelsior 1 – 5 Groningen

MarketOutcome
1X2 pick✗ Incorrect
Over/Under 2.5 pick✓ Correct
BTTS pick✓ Correct

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Before and after this match

Excelsior vs Groningen markets

Best value

the model's strongest selection per market
MarketModel pickProbabilityFair oddsEdgeBest price
1X2 Excelsior 40.7% 2.46 +3.7% —
Over/Under 2.5 Over 2.5 70.3% 1.42 — —
Both teams to score Yes 69.2% 1.44 — —
Double chance 12 (either side) 75.1% 1.33 — —
Handicap -1 Loss 48.2% 2.07 — —

Fair odds = 1 / probability, the break-even price implied by the model. Best price is the top bookmaker quote on the 1X2 pick.

All probabilities

all probabilities from one model grid
MarketSelectionProbability
1X2Excelsior40.7%
Draw24.9%
Groningen34.5%
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.570.3%
Under 2.529.7%
Both teams to scoreYes69.2%
No30.8%
Double chance1X (home or draw)65.5%
12 (either side)75.1%
X2 (draw or away)59.3%
Handicap -1Excelsior win31.6%
Push (exactly one goal)20.2%
Loss48.2%
Correct score (top 3)1-19.3%
2-19.0%
2-26.7%

Excelsior vs Groningen stats

Excelsior and Groningen recent form

newest first
Excelsior DLDWWL
Groningen WDDLLW

W = win, D = draw, L = loss, in each team's last 6 completed matches.

Excelsior and Groningen going into this match

league record before kick-off

Excelsior record

  • They have won 3 of their 7 league games this season, scoring 2.1 goals per match.
  • They average 2.8 goals per game on the road against 1.3 at home.
  • 45% of their yellow cards have come after the 75th minute.

Groningen record

  • They have won 3 of their 7 league games this season, scoring 2.1 goals per match.

Excelsior vs Groningen head-to-head

Last 10 meetings

3Excelsior wins 0Draws 7Groningen wins
DateHomeAwayCompetitionScore
2026-05-02GroningenExcelsiorEredivisie2-3
2025-12-05ExcelsiorGroningenEredivisie0-2
2024-01-16ExcelsiorGroningenKNVB Beker0-2
2023-02-25GroningenExcelsiorEredivisie3-0
2023-01-08ExcelsiorGroningenEredivisie1-0
2021-12-15ExcelsiorGroningenKNVB Beker2-4
2019-04-06GroningenExcelsiorEredivisie1-0
2018-11-02ExcelsiorGroningenEredivisie2-4
2018-04-29GroningenExcelsiorEredivisie4-0
2017-12-17ExcelsiorGroningenEredivisie2-0

League and cup meetings from our records and provider history.

Excelsior vs Groningen odds

Odds comparison

latest snapshot per book

Median de-vigged market: home 37.0%, draw 25.7%, away 37.3%.

Bookmaker1X2
1xBet 2.61 3.69 2.58
Bet365 2.55 3.60 2.55
BetVictor 2.55 3.70 2.45
Betano 2.57 3.65 2.57
Betfair 2.50 3.70 2.45
Dafabet 2.60 3.70 2.60
Marathonbet 2.53 3.58 2.50
Pinnacle 2.66 3.70 2.58
SBO 2.42 3.38 2.37
William Hill 2.50 3.40 2.50

Odds movement

Median book price at each recorded snapshot, oldest to latest.

1 2.55 ▲ +0.29
X 3.67 ▲ +0.06
2 2.52 ▼ -0.27

47 snapshots recorded, from .