About Match
The table reads 5th (Excelsior, 9 pts) against 9th (FC Groningen, 7 pts), 2 points apart. Against a league average of 2.02 goals per team per game, Excelsior run at 2.5 scored and 0.75 conceded, FC Groningen at 2.2 and 2.4. Excelsior would climb to 12 points with a win and up to 3rd (other results held equal).
The head-to-head ledger counts 20 games: 5 Excelsior wins, 11 for FC Groningen, 4 draws, at 2.7 goals per meeting. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 35% of the meetings.
Van Donge & De Roo Stadion in Rotterdam, capacity 4,500, hosts the game.




