Groningen – Excelsior 1–0

	1H	2H	T
G	1	0	1
E	0	0	0

Match report

Groningen beat Excelsior 1–0 at Groningen Stadium in Eredivisie. R. Higgins opened the scoring in the 23rd minute. Groningen have 3 wins in their last 5, while Excelsior have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽R. Higginsassist Besnik Mashuku

23'

T. Hernes

31'

2H

D. Baron

63'

Petrit Preniqi

75'

⇄H. Jurjus↓ R. Higgins

79'

⇄C. Raatsie↓ E. Hansson

80'

E. Hansson

⇄L. Štubljar↓ T. Hernes

88'

⇄S. van Gassel↓ N. El Hamdaoui

Momentum

G

⚽

E

Match info

TournamentEredivisie · Netherlands

Kick-offJun 17, 2022 · 18:00

VenueGroningen Stadium

Attendance39,120 / 41,617 (94%)

RefereeD. Orsato (Ita)

FIFA ranking

#12·

#1

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

57Ball possession %43

1.3Expected goals (xG)0.3

13Total shots8

5Shots on target3

6Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

6Corner kicks4

2Offsides3

11Fouls11

3Yellow cards3

1Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves4

555Passes477

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

D. Baron

7.9

Lineups

G 4-3-37.28Formation7.234-3-3 E

Groningen

Coach: K. Berg · 4-3-3

Excelsior

Coach: R. Vidal · 4-3-3

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	PSV Eindhoven	34	27	3	4	101:45	+56	84	LWWWW
2	Feyenoord	34	19	8	7	70:44	+26	65	DLWWD
3	NEC Nijmegen	34	16	11	7	77:53	+24	59	LWWWD
4	Twente	34	15	13	6	59:40	+19	58	WWDDL
5	Ajax	34	14	14	6	62:41	+21	56	DLWWD
6	Utrecht	34	15	8	11	55:42	+13	53	LWWDL
7	AZ Alkmaar	34	14	10	10	58:51	+7	52	DLWWD
8	Heerenveen	34	14	9	11	57:53	+4	51	LLWWD
9	Groningen	34	14	6	14	49:45	+4	48	WLLWW
10	Sparta Rotterdam	34	12	7	15	40:62	-22	43	DLLWW
11	Fortuna Sittard	34	11	6	17	49:63	-14	39	WDLLW
12	GO Ahead Eagles	34	8	14	12	54:53	+1	38	DLLWD
13	Excelsior	34	10	8	16	43:56	-13	38	WWDLL
14	Telstar	34	9	10	15	49:55	-6	37	WWDLL
15	PEC Zwolle	34	9	10	15	44:71	-27	37	LLWDL
16	FC Volendam	34	8	8	18	35:55	-20	32	LLWDD
17	NAC Breda	34	6	11	17	35:58	-23	29	WDDLL
18	Heracles	34	5	4	25	35:85	-50	19	LLWLL