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17 December 2017 at 15:45

20
Full Time
Eredivisie · Season 2017

Match Summary

Excelsior defeated Groningen 2:0. The match was played in Eredivisie 2017. Goals were scored by M. Massop 8′, S. Elbers 83′. 1 yellow cards were shown. Excelsior had 35% possession while Groningen held 65%. Excelsior had 17 shots (4 on target) compared to 11 (2 on target) for Groningen. Excelsior made 3 substitutions, Groningen made 2.

Match Events

Key match events between Excelsior and Groningen — 2 goals and 1 cards recorded during the match.

Excelsior
Groningen
Kick Off
M. Massop

assist: H. Faik

8′
Half Time
A. HadouirJ. Caenepeel
62′
72′
A. AbsalemT. Kane
78′
Y. van NieffT. van Weert
S. ElbersZ. El Azzouzi
83′
S. Elbers

assist: M. Massop

83′
K. VermeulenA. Messaoud
90′
Full Time

Match Statistics

Excelsior had 35% possession against Groningen's 65%. Excelsior registered 17 shots (4 on target) while Groningen managed 11 (2 on target). Corner kicks: 9–8. Fouls committed: 5–14.

4Shots on Goal2
7Shots off Goal5
17Total Shots11
6Blocked Shots4
12Shots insidebox8
5Shots outsidebox3
5Fouls14
9Corner Kicks8
1Offsides2
35%Ball Possession65%
0Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
2Goalkeeper Saves2
294Total passes547
176Passes accurate438
60%Passes %80%

Recent Form

In their last 6 matches, Excelsior have recorded 0 wins, 1 draws and 5 defeats. Groningen show 2 wins, 1 draws and 3 losses from their last 6 outings.

Excelsior

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Groningen

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Head to Head

Excelsior and Groningen have met 1 times — Excelsior won 0, Groningen won 1, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2025. Groningen leads the head-to-head with 1 victories from 1 meetings. A combined 2 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 2.00 per match (0 for the home side, 2 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 0 matches (0%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 0 games (0%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 0–2 in 2025.

0

Excelsior

0

Drawn

1

Groningen

Goals: 0Goals: 2

Recent Meetings (1)

5 Dec 2025Excelsior0 – 2Groningen

API data: 15 Mar 2026

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