Groningen vs Heerenveen

Groningen

2 - 1

Heerenveen

🕒 Sat, 16 Aug 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Euroborg 🧑‍⚖️ Jeroen Manschot 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 2

Regular Season Table

Groningen 9 · Heerenveen 8

Referee Stats

Jeroen Manschot

22 matches · 3.73 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.73
Reds avg	0.23
Penalties avg	0.27
Over 4.5 cards	41%
Home wins	36%
Draws	27%
Away wins	36%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Team Overview

Groningen (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-4-6

Goals For / Against

27 / 18

Avg: 1.59 / 1.06

Points

Avg: 1.47

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Heerenveen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-8

Goals For / Against

24 / 29

Avg: 1.41 / 1.71

Points

Avg: 1.24

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Eredivisie fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.47

PPG

1.24

1.59

1.41

1.06

1.71

65%

O2.5

71%

53%

BTTS

53%

59%

Score 1st

41%

League-position context

Groningen rank9th

Heerenveen rank8th

Groningen points48

Heerenveen points51

Groningen: #9 · 48 pts · GD +4

17 pts off the top 2. 3 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Heerenveen: #8 · 51 pts · GD +4

14 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 14 pts clear of the relegation zone.

3-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Groningen last 5 home

W L D W W

Points10/15

Weighted index60

Goals10-5

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Heerenveen last 5 away

L W L D W

Points7/15

Weighted index38

Goals6-8

Record2-1-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Groningen trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.571%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 24%

Heerenveen trend breakdown

Over 2.571%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.576%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 29%

Scoring reliability

Groningen score at home76%

Groningen clean sheet at home35%

Heerenveen score away71%

Heerenveen clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

Groningen score first59%

Groningen win after scoring first60%

Heerenveen score first41%

Heerenveen win after scoring first71%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Groningen 60% · Heerenveen 44%

Avg first goal minute: Groningen 24.4' · Heerenveen 25.1'

Vs league average

Groningen score at home1.59 vs 1.80

Groningen concede at home1.06 vs 1.38

Heerenveen score away1.41 vs 1.38

Heerenveen concede away1.71 vs 1.80

Groningen score 12% below league average, while Heerenveen score 3% above league average.

Defensive side: Groningen are 23% below league average at home, and Heerenveen are 5% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.20

BTTS40%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Groningen goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

46-60 6

0-15 4

16-30 4

31-45 4

61-75 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

0-15 4

46-60 3

31-45 2

61-75 2

16-30 1

Heerenveen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

61-75 4

16-30 3

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 8

46-60 6

61-75 6

76-90+ 6

31-45 5

0-15 2

Match Statistics

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

15' ⚽

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15' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

J. Trenskow

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Brouwers

22'

22' S. Kersten

25'

25' T. van Bergen

29' ⚽

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29' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

B. Willumsson

Normal Goal · Assist: S. Resink

35' ↑↓

↑↓

35' ⇄ L. Brouwers

1st substitution · For: E. van Ee

42'

42' Y. Taha

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ Wouter Prins

1st substitution · For: D. van der Werff

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ T. de Jonge

2nd substitution · For: Tyrique Mercera

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ J. Trenskow

2nd substitution · For: E. Gürbüz

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ V. Sejk

3rd substitution · For: D. Vente

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ Y. Taha

3rd substitution · For: M. Seuntjens

88'

88' M. Rivera

90' ⚽

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90' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

B. Willumsson

Normal Goal · Assist: T. van Bergen

90+5'

90+5' B. Willumsson

90+7'

90+7' D. van der Werff

Groningen vs Heerenveen 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Groningen beat Heerenveen 2-1 on Saturday, 16 August 2025 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Jeroen Manschot. It was played at Euroborg.

First half: Heerenveen took the lead at 15' when J. Trenskow scored, with the assist credited to L. Brouwers, making the score 0-1. S. Kersten received a yellow card for Heerenveen at 22'. T. van Bergen received a yellow card for Groningen at 25'. Groningen leveled the score at 29' when B. Willumsson scored, with the assist credited to S. Resink, making the score 1-1. Heerenveen made their 1st substitution at 35', with L. Brouwers replacing E. van Ee. Y. Taha received a yellow card for Groningen at 42'.

Second half: Groningen made their 1st substitution at 77', with Wouter Prins replacing D. van der Werff. Groningen made their 2nd substitution at 77', with T. de Jonge replacing Tyrique Mercera. Heerenveen made their 2nd substitution at 77', with J. Trenskow replacing E. Gürbüz. Heerenveen made their 3rd substitution at 77', with V. Sejk replacing D. Vente. Groningen made their 3rd substitution at 83', with Y. Taha replacing M. Seuntjens. M. Rivera received a yellow card for Heerenveen at 88'. Groningen took the lead at 90' when B. Willumsson scored, with the assist credited to T. van Bergen, making the score 2-1. B. Willumsson received a yellow card for Groningen at 90+5'. D. van der Werff received a yellow card for Groningen at 90+7'.

Groningen used 3 substitutions while Heerenveen used 3 substitutions. Groningen got 4 yellow cards, while Heerenveen got 2 yellow cards.