Groningen – Excelsior 1–0

	1H	2H	T
GRO	0	1	1
EXC	0	0	0

Match report

Groningen beat Excelsior 1–0 at Groningen Stadium in Eredivisie. R. Higgins opened the scoring in the 77th minute. Groningen have 3 wins in their last 5, while Excelsior have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

2H

T. Hernes

51'

68'

A. Carlén

⚽R. Higginsassist D. Janse

77'

⇄H. Jurjus↓ R. Higgins

77'

⇄C. Raatsie↓ E. Hansson

84'

Giulliano Cairo

Petrit Preniqi

85'

⇄L. Štubljar↓ T. Hernes

86'

⇄S. van Gassel↓ N. El Hamdaoui

Momentum

GRO

⚽

EXC

Match info

TournamentEredivisie · Netherlands

Kick-offApr 13, 2021 · 20:00

VenueGroningen Stadium

Attendance36,207 / 41,617 (87%)

RefereeS. Guida (Ita)

FIFA ranking GRO

#12·

#1

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

56Ball possession %44

1.2Expected goals (xG)0.7

14Total shots8

6Shots on target2

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

7Corner kicks3

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards1

2Goalkeeper saves5

540Passes468

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

D. Baron

7.7

Lineups

GRO 4-3-36.95Formation7.094-3-3 EXC

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