Groningen vs Heracles

2 - 1

🕒 Thu, 12 May 2016 17:30 Europe/London 📍 Euroborg 🧑‍⚖️ Ed Peter Janssen 🔁 Europa League Play-offs - Semi-finals 🏁 match finished

Season

2015-2016 Season

Stage

Europa League Play-offs - Semi-finals

Eredivisie Table

Groningen 7 · Heracles 6

Referee Stats

Ed Peter Janssen

24 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	46%
Draws	33%
Away wins	21%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (8-9).
Possession was balanced (48%-52%).

Team Overview

Groningen (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-3-4

Goals For / Against

27 / 20

Avg: 1.50 / 1.11

Points

Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Heracles (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-4-9

Goals For / Against

22 / 28

Avg: 1.16 / 1.47

Points

Avg: 1.16

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

2.00

PPG

1.16

1.50

1.16

1.11

1.47

56%

O2.5

47%

56%

BTTS

47%

Score 1st

League-position context

Groningen rank7th

Heracles rank6th

Groningen points53

Heracles points58

Groningen: #7 · 53 pts · GD -7

29 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 23 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Heracles: #6 · 58 pts · GD +0

24 pts off the top 2. 12 pts above the play-off edge. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Groningen last 5 home

W W W W L

Points12/15

Weighted index93

Goals8-6

Record4-0-1

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.

Heracles last 5 away

W L L D W

Points7/15

Weighted index44

Goals8-6

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 2.556%

BTTS56%

BTTS + O2.544%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 17%

Heracles trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.553%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Groningen score at home83%

Groningen clean sheet at home33%

Heracles score away68%

Heracles clean sheet away32%

First-goal patterns

Groningen score first0%

Groningen win after scoring first0%

Heracles score first0%

Heracles win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Groningen 0% · Heracles 0%

Vs league average

Groningen score at home1.50 vs 1.63

Groningen concede at home1.11 vs 1.35

Heracles score away1.16 vs 1.35

Heracles concede away1.47 vs 1.63

Groningen score 8% below league average, while Heracles score 14% below league average.

Defensive side: Groningen are 17% below league average at home, and Heracles are 10% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Groningen goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Heracles goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

48%

52%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

403

431

Passes Accurate

342

355

Passes %

85%

82%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	18
Home Wins	7
Draws	3
Away Wins	8
Over 2.5 Goals	13 (72.2%)
BTTS	12 (66.7%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	9
Home Wins	5
Draws	2
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	6 (66.7%)
BTTS	4 (44.4%)

Groningen vs Heracles Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

17 May 2026 Heracles vs Groningen 1 - 2 29 Aug 2025 Groningen vs Heracles 4 - 0

2024-2025 Season

23 Apr 2025 Groningen vs Heracles 4 - 1 28 Jan 2025 Heracles vs Groningen 1 - 1

2021-2022 Season

24 Apr 2022 Groningen vs Heracles 0 - 1 18 Dec 2021 Heracles vs Groningen 4 - 2

2020-2021 Season

30 Jan 2021 Heracles vs Groningen 1 - 0 23 Dec 2020 Groningen vs Heracles 0 - 1

2018-2019 Season

19 Jan 2019 Groningen vs Heracles 3 - 0 21 Oct 2018 Heracles vs Groningen 4 - 1

2017-2018 Season

27 Jan 2018 Groningen vs Heracles 3 - 3 04 Nov 2017 Heracles vs Groningen 2 - 1

2016-2017 Season

14 Jan 2017 Heracles vs Groningen 1 - 4 24 Sep 2016 Groningen vs Heracles 0 - 0

2015-2016 Season

15 May 2016 Heracles vs Groningen 2 - 1 12 May 2016 Groningen vs Heracles 2 - 1 08 May 2016 Groningen vs Heracles 2 - 1 19 Dec 2015 Heracles vs Groningen 2 - 1