Excelsior 1-0 FC Groningen: result and report

Eredivisie · Saturday 13 August 2016

Result

Excelsior 1-0 FC Groningen

Eredivisie · Saturday 13 August 2016, 16:30 UTC · half-time 1-0

Excelsior · FC Groningen · Eredivisie predictions

Excelsior 1-0 FC Groningen: match report

Excelsior beat FC Groningen 1-0 in Eredivisie on Saturday 13 August 2016. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Jurgen Mattheij opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. Excelsior's goals came from Jurgen Mattheij (2') and K. Vermeulen (90+3'). FC Groningen did not score.

Discipline: Excelsior received 5 yellow cards; FC Groningen received 3 yellow cards.

Excelsior went on to finish that season 13th with 35 points, and FC Groningen 8th with 43.

Excelsior lined up in a 4-3-3 and FC Groningen in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Jurgen Matheij of Excelsior (8.5), ahead of Kevin Vermeulen (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Excelsior win, 3 draws and 6 for FC Groningen.

Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 2'Goal · Jurgen MattheijExcelsior · 1-0
  • 17'Yellow card · Ruben JenssenFC Groningen
  • 36'Yellow card · Hans HateboerFC Groningen
  • 75'Yellow card · FredyExcelsior
  • 85'Yellow card · Terell OndaanExcelsior
  • 85'Yellow card · Terell OndaanExcelsior
  • 87'Yellow card · Tom HiariejFC Groningen
  • 90+2'Yellow card · Anouar HadouirExcelsior
  • 90+2'Yellow card · Anouar HadouirExcelsior
  • 90+3'Goal · K. VermeulenExcelsior · 2-0

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Excelsior 1, draws 3, FC Groningen 6.

Team news

Excelsior line-up (4-3-3)

Tom Muyters, Khalid Karami, Henrico Drost, Bas Kuipers, Jurgen Matheij, Ryan Koolwijk, Luigi Bruins, Kevin Vermeulen, Nigel Hasselbaink, Stanley Elbers, Fredy

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

Sergio Padt, Etienne Reijnen, Yoëll van Nieff, Hedwiges Maduro, Hans Hateboer, Ruben Yttergård Jenssen, J. Drost, Tom Hiariej, Jarchinio Antonia, Albert Rusnák, Tom van Weert