HeerenveenHeerenveen vs Groningen — Eredivisie
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GroningenAbe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen
Going into the match, Heerenveen had won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 in their previous 10, scoring 1.9 goals a game; Groningen had won 3, drawn 4, lost 3 in 10, scoring 1.1. The sides have met 3 times in our records: Heerenveen 1 win, Groningen 2 wins. Heerenveen are 12th in the Eredivisie on 5 points; Groningen are 10th on 7.
Match report
Home form going in: Heerenveen
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 3, lost 3 (D W W L L). 1.9 scored per game, 1.5 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- D 2-2 vs Feyenoord · 11 Jan 2026
- W 0-3 at Heracles · 20 Dec 2025
- W 0-3 at Sparta Rotterdam · 14 Dec 2025
- L 0-2 vs PSV Eindhoven · 6 Dec 2025
- L 2-1 at PEC Zwolle · 28 Nov 2025
- W 3-1 vs AZ Alkmaar · 23 Nov 2025
Away form going in: Groningen
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 4, lost 3 (D D W W L). 1.1 scored per game, 1.1 conceded, 30% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- D 0-0 vs NAC Breda · 10 Jan 2026
- D 1-1 at GO Ahead Eagles · 21 Dec 2025
- W 3-0 vs Volendam · 13 Dec 2025
- W 0-2 at Excelsior · 5 Dec 2025
- L 2-0 at Ajax · 2 Dec 2025
- D 2-2 vs Zwolle · 23 Nov 2025
Head-to-head: Heerenveen vs Groningen
- Groningen 2-1 Heerenveen · 16 Aug 2025 · Eredivisie
- Groningen 1-0 Heerenveen · 25 Jan 2025 · Eredivisie
- Heerenveen 2-1 Groningen · 22 Sept 2024 · Eredivisie
How it unfolded
- 58' Own Goal — B. Klaverboer (Groningen)
- 79' Normal Goal — T. Blokzijl (Groningen)
Match statistics
| Heerenveen | Metric | Groningen |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Goals | 2 |
| 56 | Ball possession | 44 |
| 1.28 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.87 |
| 15 | Total shots | 12 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 6 |
| 5 | Shots off target | 5 |
| 6 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 10 | Attempts inside box | 9 |
| 5 | Attempts outside box | 3 |
| 3 | Corner kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 478 | Total passes | 380 |
| 396 | Accurate passes | 292 |
| 83 | Pass accuracy | 77 |
| 7 | Key passes | 9 |
| 103 | Duels | 111 |
Eredivisie table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AZ Alkmaar | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 |
| 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 | Fortuna Sittard | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | GO Ahead Eagles | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Ajax | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | Twente | 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 | Telstar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 4 |
| 14 | PEC Zwolle | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Utrecht | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -9 | 2 |
| 16 | Willem II | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -9 | 1 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 1 |
| 18 | Cambuur | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -12 | 1 |