GroningenGroningen vs Heracles — Eredivisie
4-1
HeraclesEuroborg, Groningen
Going into the match, Groningen had won 3, drawn 3, lost 4 in their previous 10, scoring 1.2 goals a game; Heracles had won 4, drawn 4, lost 2 in 10, scoring 1.4. The sides have met 3 times in our records: Groningen 2 wins, 1 drawn.
Match report
Home form going in: Groningen
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 3, lost 4 (L L L D W). 1.2 scored per game, 1.6 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 80% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- L 3-1 at Utrecht · 13 Apr 2025
- L 1-3 vs PSV Eindhoven · 5 Apr 2025
- L 4-1 at Feyenoord · 2 Apr 2025
- D 1-1 at NAC Breda · 29 Mar 2025
- W 1-0 vs For Sittard · 16 Mar 2025
- D 1-1 vs Twente · 1 Mar 2025
Away form going in: Heracles
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 4, lost 2 (W D W D L). 1.4 scored per game, 1.3 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- W 1-0 vs AZ Alkmaar · 13 Apr 2025
- D 0-0 at Waalwijk · 6 Apr 2025
- W 2-1 vs Twente · 30 Mar 2025
- D 1-1 at Heerenveen · 15 Mar 2025
- L 1-0 at Fortuna Sittard · 8 Mar 2025
- W 4-2 vs Zwolle · 2 Mar 2025
Head-to-head: Groningen vs Heracles
- Heracles 1-2 Groningen · 17 May 2026 · Eredivisie
- Groningen 4-0 Heracles · 29 Aug 2025 · Eredivisie
- Heracles 1-1 Groningen · 28 Jan 2025 · Eredivisie
How it unfolded
- 4' Normal Goal — M. Rente (Groningen)
- 16' Normal Goal — J. Schreuders (Groningen)
- 20' Normal Goal — T. Bruns (Heracles)
- 50' Penalty — L. Bacuna (Groningen)
- 59' Own Goal — B. De Keersmaecker (Groningen)
Match statistics
| Groningen | Metric | Heracles |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Goals | 1 |
| 43 | Ball possession | 57 |
| 1.93 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.38 |
| 12 | Total shots | 8 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 4 | Shots off target | 3 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 8 | Attempts inside box | 5 |
| 4 | Attempts outside box | 3 |
| 3 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 317 | Total passes | 434 |
| 250 | Accurate passes | 355 |
| 79 | Pass accuracy | 82 |
| 8 | Key passes | 8 |
| 106 | Duels | 106 |
| 57 | Duels won | 49 |
Eredivisie table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AZ Alkmaar | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 16 |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 13 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | Excelsior | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 5 | Twente | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | Fortuna Sittard | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | GO Ahead Eagles | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Ajax | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | NEC Nijmegen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Groningen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Heerenveen | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 13 | PEC Zwolle | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 14 | Telstar | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 4 |
| 15 | Utrecht | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -9 | 2 |
| 16 | Willem II | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -9 | 2 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 1 |
| 18 | Cambuur | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -12 | 1 |