Excelsior 0–2 FC Groningen
- Middendorp 70'
- van Bergen 61'
- Rente 89'
- Resink 90+2' (pen.)
5 December 2025
The match in data
A 2–0 win for FC Groningen against Excelsior on 5 December 2025, on matchday 15 of the 2025-26 Eredivisie.
Player of the match: Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior), rated 62, thanks above all to 0.81 goals prevented (8 shots on target worth 2.98; conceded 2) and 2 crosses claimed. van Gassel produced 2.1 times as much as a goalkeeper typically does, at no cost.
It is their 4th time as player of the match this season.
For FC Groningen, the highest-rated player was Younes Taha, with 61.
Stijn Middendorp was sent off at 70'.
Marco Rente was sent off at 89'.
Stijn van Gassel
Excelsior · 90'
Produced 2.15× and cost 0.00× their position's average
- 0.81 goals prevented (8 shots on target worth 2.98; conceded 2) 2.4×
- 2 crosses claimed 1.7×
- 15 recoveries 1.6×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lennard Hartjes | Midfielder | 46 | 64 |
| Stijn van Gassel ★ | Goalkeeper | 90 | 62 |
| Arthur Zagré | Defender | 76 | 62 |
| Rick Meissen | Defender | 46 | 62 |
| Jerolldino Bergraaf | Forward | 81 | 55 |
| Casper Widell | Defender | 90 | 54 |
| Ilias Bronkhorst | Defender | 90 | 53 |
| Derensili Sanches Fernandes | Forward | 81 | 49 |
| Gyan de Regt | Forward | 90 | 47 |
| Stan Henderikx | Defender | 44 | 47 |
| Noah Naujoks | Midfielder | 90 | 45 |
| Stijn Middendorp | Midfielder | 70 | 32 |
| Lewis Schouten | Defender | 44 | 31 |
| Simon Janssen | Defender | 14 | no rating |
| Do-young Yoon | Forward | 9 | no rating |
| Szymon Wlodarczyk | Forward | 9 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Younes Taha | Forward | 88 | 61 |
| Jorg Schreuders | Forward | 90 | 60 |
| Marco Rente | Defender | 89 | 56 |
| Etienne Vaessen | Goalkeeper | 90 | 55 |
| Brynjólfur Willumsson | Forward | 72 | 54 |
| Dies Janse | Defender | 90 | 51 |
| Thom van Bergen | Forward | 90 | 48 |
| Thijmen Blokzijl | Defender | 90 | 46 |
| Marvin Peersman | Defender | 88 | 44 |
| Stije Resink | Midfielder | 90 | 43 |
| Tika de Jonge | Midfielder | 72 | 37 |
| David van der Werff | Forward | 18 | no rating |
| Tygo Land | Midfielder | 18 | no rating |
| Nils Eggens | Forward | 2 | no rating |
| Wouter Prins | Defender | 2 | no rating |
| Tyrique Mercera | Defender | 1 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Excelsior player made the most tackles?
Noah Naujoks, with 6 tackles. Next: Casper Widell 3, Arthur Zagré 2.
Noah Naujoks showed high defensive work rate for Excelsior with 6 tackles in the 0–2 loss. Naujoks doubled Casper Widell's tally (3) and tripled Arthur Zagré's total (2).
Which FC Groningen player played the most passes leading to a shot?
Younes Taha, with 5 key passes. Next: Brynjólfur Willumsson 2, Jorg Schreuders 2.
Younes Taha drove FC Groningen's attack in the 0–2 win, generating 5 key passes. That creative total easily topped Brynjólfur Willumsson and Jorg Schreuders, who recorded 2 each.
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.
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