1–5
Full TimeSun, 11th Oct 263:45pm BST · 10:45am ETGW8DEDVan Donge & De Roo StadionReferee: Richard Martens
FULL SQUADS AND PREDICTED XIS
FULL TIME · MATCH REPORT
Excelsior 1–5 Groningen match report
Excelsior
1–5
Groningen
Official Lineup
Team news
Excelsior
Groningen
- 4-2-3-1 formation used for the 8th DED game in a row.
- Unchanged goalkeeper line for the 8th DED game in a row.
- Vaessen started their 8th consecutive DED match.
- Schreuders started their 8th consecutive DED match.
- Blokzijl started their 8th consecutive DED match.
- Jonge started their 8th consecutive DED match.
HEAD TO HEAD · ALL COMPETITIONS
Excelsior vs Groningen record
5
Excelsior wins
4
Draws
12
Groningen wins
21 meetings on record
Excelsior
- S. van Gassel started all 3 of our recorded meetings vs Groningen
- C. Widell started all 3 of our recorded meetings vs Groningen
Groningen
- E. Vaessen started all 3 of our recorded meetings vs Excelsior
- J. Schreuders started all 3 of our recorded meetings vs Excelsior
LAST MEETINGS
- 11 Oct 2026Excelsior 1–5 GroningenEredivisie
- 2 May 2026Groningen 2–3 ExcelsiorEredivisie
- 5 Dec 2025Excelsior 0–2 GroningenEredivisie
- 16 Jan 2024Excelsior 0–2 GroningenKNVB Beker
- 25 Feb 2023Groningen 3–0 ExcelsiorEredivisie
- 8 Jan 2023Excelsior 1–0 GroningenEredivisie
- 15 Dec 2021Excelsior 2–4 GroningenKNVB Beker
- 6 Apr 2019Groningen 1–0 ExcelsiorEredivisie
- 2 Nov 2018Excelsior 2–4 GroningenEredivisie
- 29 Apr 2018Groningen 4–0 ExcelsiorEredivisie
Fan predictions
1 lineupTop fan accuracy
Anonymous8/11on Excelsior
Excelsior
1 predictionAvg 8.0/11Best 8/11
100% called the 4-3-3 shape ✓
Nobody saw Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira starting
100% backed Cairo, left on the bench
About this match
Excelsior vs Groningen lineups
Updated
Confirmed lineups for Excelsior vs Groningen in the Eredivisie on 11 Oct 2026. See both teams' starting XIs, formations, who came off the bench and how the crowd predicted it.
Excelsior confirmed lineup (4-3-3): van Gassel; Moreira, Widell, Plug, Janssen; Yegoian, Meissen, Hartjes; Sliti, Garden, Þorsteinsson.
Groningen confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Vaessen; Schreuders, Blokzijl, Rente, Hateboer; de Jonge, Clement; van der Werff, van Bergen, Ondrejka; Willumsson.
- How did Excelsior and Groningen line up?
- Excelsior confirmed lineup (4-3-3): van Gassel; Moreira, Widell, Plug, Janssen; Yegoian, Meissen, Hartjes; Sliti, Garden, Þorsteinsson. Groningen confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Vaessen; Schreuders, Blokzijl, Rente, Hateboer; de Jonge, Clement; van der Werff, van Bergen, Ondrejka; Willumsson. Both confirmed starting XIs, formations and substitutes for Excelsior vs Groningen are shown above.
- What was the score in Excelsior vs Groningen?
- Excelsior vs Groningen finished 1–5 on 11 Oct 2026.