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- 7′Groningen, goal:0–1
- 20′Groningen, yellow card:Foul
- 36′Excelsior, penalty goal:1–1Penalty
- 38′Groningen, own goal:1–2Own goal
- Half-time1 – 2
- 59′Groningen, VAR review:Penalty confirmed
- 64′Groningen, penalty goal:1–3Penalty
- 65′Excelsior, substitution:off
- 65′Excelsior, substitution:off
- 65′Excelsior, substitution:off
- 65′Excelsior, substitution:off
- 66′Groningen, substitution:off
- 67′Groningen, goal:1–4assist
- 72′Groningen, substitution:off
- 80′Groningen, yellow card:Foul
- 81′Excelsior, substitution:off
- 84′Groningen, substitution:off
- 85′Groningen, substitution:off
- 85′Groningen, substitution:off
- 90+5′Groningen, goal:1–5
- Full-time1 – 5
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Groningen cruise to 5-1 win at Excelsior with Rente double
Groningen won 5-1 away at Excelsior at the Van Donge & De Roo Stadion on Eredivisie Matchday 8, a result that lifted them from eighth to sixth in the table. Marco Rente put the visitors ahead in the seventh minute, and they led 2-1 at half-time despite a spirited home response.
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Excelsior levelled from the penalty spot in the 36th minute through Irakli Yegoian, but the equaliser lasted only two minutes. Goalkeeper Stijn van Gassel put through his own net in the 38th minute, restoring Groningen's advantage before the interval.
The second half belonged to the visitors. Thom van Bergen converted a penalty in the 64th minute to make it 3-1, and three minutes later Brynjólfur Willumsson added a fourth from Pelle Clement's assist. Rente completed the scoring in the 90+5 minute, taking the match to six goals in total.
Excelsior, who began the day seventh, finished it ninth on 11 points. Groningen, under Dick Lukkien, climbed to 14 points, having drawn two and won one of their previous five league games before this one.
Marco Rente scored twice, opening the scoring in the seventh minute and adding a late fifth in the 90+5 minute, and was the match's top-rated performer with 8.89.
Groningen put nine of their 14 shots on target, while Excelsior managed only two from their 16 attempts.
Groningen won 5–1 away against Excelsior (half-time 1–2).
Excelsior met Groningen in the Eredivisie (Regular Season - 8). Kick-off was Sunday, 11 October 2026, 14:45 UTC at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion. Referee: Richard Martens.
Team pages: Excelsior · Groningen · Eredivisie
Key moments
- 7' Goal: Marco Rente — 0–1
- 36' Goal (penalty): Irakli Yegoian — 1–1
- 38' Goal (own goal): Stijn van Gassel — 1–2
- 64' Goal (penalty): Thom van Bergen — 1–3
- 67' Goal: Brynjólfur Willumsson (assist: Pelle Clement) — 1–4
- 90+5' Goal: Marco Rente — 1–5
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Excelsior (4-3-3)
Groningen (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Excelsior 47%, the draw 22%, Groningen 31%. It finished Excelsior 1–5 Groningen.
Level sides, Groningen's hot finishing due to cool swings it Excelsior's way — Nothing separates them on our strength rating, and Groningen's hot finishing due to cool gives Excelsior the lean. The draw at 22% is nudged down by the same factors that shape the win chances.
Why Excelsior in front?
Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1528 to 1535. Sides this close won 42.6% of 14,803 home games (draw 27.1%, visitors 30.3%). Groningen scored +0.63 goals per game beyond chance-quality lately — hot streaks like that have cooled off. Visitors running this hot went on to win 27.1% of 1,453 games, vs 27.9% for visitors finishing normally.
Why only 47%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Excelsior scored +0.96 goals per game beyond chance-quality — home sides this hot gave some of it back. Opponents of hot-finishing home sides won 28.6% of 1,474 games, vs 27.6% against normal finishing.
Why is the draw only 22%?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 27.1%. These teams' recent games average 3.6 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 23.2% of 16,880. The cool-off factor takes 2.4 points off the draw. The goals environment takes 2.3 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Excelsior have gained 66 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: climbing sides won 39.9% of 11,181 such games vs 40.5% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. Excelsior come into this after a busy window — 15 arrivals and 14 departures over the summer. Squad turnover reads dramatic but hasn't moved results once the rating is controlled: the busiest windows landed within noise across 5,368 games, rebuilt elevens likewise across 5,446, and even losing the most regular starters showed nothing (5,336). The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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