FC Groningen vs Excelsior prediction and preview

Eredivisie · Saturday 10 April 2027, 00:00 UTC

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FC Groningen vs Excelsior

Eredivisie · Saturday 10 April 2027, 00:00 UTC · Euroborg, Groningen

FC Groningen · Excelsior · Eredivisie predictions

FC Groningen vs Excelsior preview

FC Groningen host Excelsior in Eredivisie on Saturday 10 April 2027, kick-off 00:00 UTC at Euroborg in Groningen. FC Groningen go into the round 8th, on 15 points from 11 games, while Excelsior sit 15th on 11 points after 11 matches.

FC Groningen have collected 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats from their last 5 league games; Excelsior have 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats over the same stretch. Over their last 6, FC Groningen have scored 2.5 and conceded 2.0 goals per game, with 5 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 5. Excelsior average 0.7 scored and 3.8 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.

Head to head, FC Groningen have 2 wins to Excelsior's 1 across 3 meetings, with 0 draws. Those games averaged 4.3 goals, 2 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 2. The most recent meeting, on 11 Oct 2026, ended Excelsior 1-5 FC Groningen.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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8FC Groningen114342624+215WWLDL
15Excelsior113261628-1211DLLLL

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Head-to-head

3 meetings: FC Groningen 2, draws 0, Excelsior 1.

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FC Groningen expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Etienne Vaessen, Thijmen Blokzijl, Marco Rente, Hans Hateboer, Pelle Clement, Jorg Schreuders, Thom van Bergen, Tika de Jonge, Jacob Ondrejka, Brynjólfur Willumsson, David van der Werff

Excelsior expected line-up (4-3-3)

Stijn van Gassel, Casper Widell, Rick Meissen, Jan Plug, Lennard Hartjes, Irakli Yegoian, Aymen Sliti

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