FC Groningen 1-1 Excelsior: result and report

Eredivisie · Saturday 4 February 2017

Result

FC Groningen 1-1 Excelsior

Eredivisie · Saturday 4 February 2017, 19:45 UTC · half-time 0-0

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FC Groningen 1-1 Excelsior: match report

FC Groningen drew with Excelsior 1-1 in Eredivisie on Saturday 4 February 2017. The half-time score was 0-0.

Mimoun Mahi opened the scoring in the 48th minute. FC Groningen's goal came from Mimoun Mahi (48', penalty). Excelsior scored through Anouar Hadouir (80').

Discipline: FC Groningen received 2 yellow cards; Excelsior received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game FC Groningen were 9th on 25 points from 20 and Excelsior 18th on 15 points from 20. FC Groningen went on to finish that season 8th with 43 points, and Excelsior 13th with 35.

FC Groningen lined up in a 4-4-2 and Excelsior in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Etienne Reijnen of FC Groningen (7.8), level with Samir Memisevic (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 FC Groningen wins, 3 draws and 2 for Excelsior.

Going into the match FC Groningen's last five read D-D-W-D-W and Excelsior's L-D-L-D-L.

Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 29'Yellow card · D. PayneFC Groningen
  • 47'Yellow card · Milan MassopExcelsior
  • 48'Penalty goal · Mimoun MahiFC Groningen · 1-0
  • 80'Goal · Anouar HadouirExcelsior · 1-1
  • 83'Yellow card · Mimoun MahiFC Groningen
  • 90+4'Yellow card · Anouar HadouirExcelsior
  • 90+4'Yellow card · Anouar HadouirExcelsior

Head-to-head

10 meetings: FC Groningen 5, draws 3, Excelsior 2.

Team news

FC Groningen line-up (4-4-2)

Sergio Padt, Kasper Larsen, Etienne Reijnen, Yoëll van Nieff, Desevio Payne, Samir Memisevic, Ruben Yttergård Jenssen, Bryan Linssen, Simon Tibbling, Alexander Sørloth, Mimoun Mahi

Excelsior line-up (4-3-3)

Warner Hahn, Khalid Karami, Bas Kuipers, Milan Massop, Jordy de Wijs, Ryan Koolwijk, Luigi Bruins, Hicham Faik, Nigel Hasselbaink, Terell Ondaan, Fredy