Eredivisie · 2025Sun, 17 May 2026 12:30
Heracles
1 : 2
Groningen
Full time
Match recap
Groningen secured a vital 2-1 away victory over Heracles in an Eredivisie clash. The visitors established an early lead, finding the net first to put pressure on the home side. Heracles responded well, demonstrating resilience to equalize before halftime, shifting momentum and making for an intriguing second half. However, Groningen regained their lead, scoring what proved to be the decisive goal. Despite Heracles' late efforts to salvage a point, Groningen held firm to claim all three. This result provides a significant boost for Groningen's league aspirations, while Heracles will be left to rue missed opportunities at home.
Markets (closing odds)
Match Result
Home4.67
Draw4.27
Away1.50
Away Team Goals 0.5
Over 0.51.05
Under 0.57.17
Away Team Goals 1
Over 11.05
Under 15.69
Away Team Goals O/U 1.5
Over 1.51.37
Under 1.52.52
Away Team Goals 2
Over 21.73
Under 21.86
Away Team Goals 2.5
Over 2.52.29
Under 2.51.45
Events
- 3'Goal — D. van der Werff (Normal Goal)
- 17'Goal — T. van Gilst (Normal Goal)
- 56'Goal — T. Land (Normal Goal)
- 61'subst — D. van der Werff (Substitution 1)
- 74'subst — T. Land (Substitution 2)
- 75'subst — M. Engels (Substitution 1)
- 76'subst — T. Bruns (Substitution 2)
- 76'subst — W. Ould Chikh (Substitution 3)
- 85'subst — M. Benita (Substitution 4)
- 87'Card — Jan Žambůrek (Yellow Card)
- 88'subst — J. Zamburek (Substitution 5)
- 89'subst — Y. Taha (Substitution 3)
- 89'subst — T. van Bergen (Substitution 4)
- 90'Card — Travis Hernes (Yellow Card)
Match statistics
2Shots on Goal5
7Shots off Goal8
11Total Shots16
2Blocked Shots3
10Shots insidebox10
1Shots outsidebox6
8Fouls5
9Corner Kicks5
3Offsides1
53%Ball Possession47%
1Yellow Cards1
—Red Cards—
3Goalkeeper Saves1
392Total passes354
301Passes accurate269
77%Passes %76%
0.64expected_goals1.17
-0.93goals_prevented-0.93
Lineups
Heracles4-2-3-1- T. JansinkG
- M. BenitaD
- M. te WierikD
- D. MiraniD
- D. van der KustD
- J. ZamburekM
- S. SchepermanM
- T. van GilstM
- T. BrunsM
- W. Ould ChikhM
- M. EngelsF
Groningen4-4-2- E. VaessenG
- M. RenteD
- T. BlokzijlD
- D. JanseD
- M. PeersmanD
- D. van der WerffM
- T. de JongeM
- T. LandM
- J. SchreudersM
- Y. TahaF
- T. van BergenF
Form
Heracles — last 5 home
LLDDL
Groningen — last 5 away
LLWDL
Head to head
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Standings — Eredivisie
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF:GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 33 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 96:44 | 81 |
| 2 |  Feyenoord | 33 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 68:44 | 62 |
| 3 |  Twente | 33 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 58:35 | 58 |
| 4 |  NEC Nijmegen | 33 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 75:52 | 56 |
| 5 |  Ajax | 33 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 62:41 | 55 |
| 6 |  AZ Alkmaar | 33 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 55:48 | 51 |
| 7 |  Utrecht | 33 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 53:42 | 50 |
| 8 |  Heerenveen | 33 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 57:53 | 50 |
| 9 | Groningen | 33 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 47:44 | 45 |
| 10 |  Sparta Rotterdam | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 38:59 | 43 |
| 11 |  Fortuna Sittard | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 49:61 | 39 |
| 12 |  GO Ahead Eagles | 33 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 53:51 | 38 |
| 13 |  PEC Zwolle | 33 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 44:69 | 37 |
| 14 |  Excelsior | 33 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 40:54 | 35 |
| 15 |  Telstar | 33 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 47:54 | 34 |
| 16 |  FC Volendam | 33 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 34:53 | 32 |
| 17 |  NAC Breda | 33 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 32:55 | 28 |
| 18 | Heracles | 33 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 34:83 | 19 |