FC Groningen 2–3 Excelsior
- de Jonge 3'
- Taha 47'
- Widell 40'
- Fernandes 65'
- de Regt 90'
2 May 2026
The match in data
Excelsior got the better of FC Groningen, 3–2, on 2 May 2026, on matchday 32 of the 2025-26 Eredivisie.
Excelsior came from behind: they were trailing 1–0 at 3'.
Player of the match: Tygo Land (FC Groningen), rated 80, thanks above all to 2 big chances created and 8 final-third passes. Land produced 1.6 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.
It is their 2nd time as player of the match this season.
For Excelsior, the highest-rated player was Derensili Sanches Fernandes, with 69.
Tygo Land
FC Groningen · 71'
Produced 1.55× and cost 0.27× their position's average
- 2 big chances created 4.0×
- 8 final-third passes 1.8×
- 47 passes 1.5×
- 5 misplaced passes 0.9×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tygo Land ★ | Midfielder | 71 | 80 |
| David van der Werff | Forward | 56 | 73 |
| Marvin Peersman | Defender | 90 | 67 |
| Jorg Schreuders | Forward | 90 | 63 |
| Younes Taha | Forward | 87 | 63 |
| Tika de Jonge | Midfielder | 90 | 62 |
| Thijmen Blokzijl | Defender | 90 | 57 |
| Ryan Metu | Forward | 34 | 57 |
| Dies Janse | Defender | 90 | 48 |
| Marco Rente | Defender | 87 | 44 |
| Thom van Bergen | Forward | 90 | 33 |
| Etienne Vaessen | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Brynjólfur Willumsson | Forward | 19 | no rating |
| Mats Seuntjens | Midfielder | 3 | no rating |
| Tyrique Mercera | Defender | 3 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derensili Sanches Fernandes | Forward | 85 | 69 |
| Emil Hansson | Forward | 60 | 69 |
| Gyan de Regt | Forward | 90 | 64 |
| Rick Meissen | Defender | 90 | 55 |
| Szymon Wlodarczyk | Forward | 30 | 55 |
| Lennard Hartjes | Midfielder | 77 | 50 |
| Casper Widell | Defender | 90 | 49 |
| Arthur Zagré | Defender | 90 | 46 |
| Irakli Yegoian | Midfielder | 90 | 44 |
| Lewis Schouten | Defender | 90 | 40 |
| Noah Naujoks | Midfielder | 77 | 28 |
| Stijn van Gassel | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Adam Carlén | Midfielder | 13 | no rating |
| Jerolldino Bergraaf | Forward | 11 | no rating |
| Ilias Bronkhorst | Defender | 5 | no rating |
| Mike van Duinen | Forward | 2 | no rating |
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.