Heracles vs Groningen

2 - 1

🕒 Sun, 15 May 2016 11:30 Europe/London 📍 Erve Asito 🧑‍⚖️ Pol van Boekel 🔁 Europa League Play-offs - Semi-finals 🏁 match finished

Season

2015-2016 Season

Stage

Europa League Play-offs - Semi-finals

Eredivisie Table

Heracles 6 · Groningen 7

Referee Stats

Pol van Boekel

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	25%
Draws	38%
Away wins	38%

How the match was won

Heracles outshot their opponent (39-11).
Heracles controlled possession (59%).
Heracles had the sharper finishing (15-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Heracles (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-6-3

Goals For / Against

31 / 25

Avg: 1.63 / 1.32

Points

Avg: 1.89

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Groningen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-5-9

Goals For / Against

17 / 31

Avg: 0.94 / 1.72

Points

Avg: 0.94

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

1.89

PPG

0.94

1.63

0.94

1.32

1.72

53%

O2.5

50%

63%

BTTS

61%

Score 1st

League-position context

Heracles rank6th

Groningen rank7th

Heracles points58

Groningen points53

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.

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.

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

Heracles last 5 home

D W D D D

Points7/15

Weighted index51

Goals7-6

Record1-4-0

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Groningen last 5 away

L W D W L

Points7/15

Weighted index47

Goals6-6

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.

Heracles trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 95% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 21%

Groningen trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.544%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Heracles score at home84%

Heracles clean sheet at home26%

Groningen score away67%

Groningen clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Heracles score first0%

Heracles win after scoring first0%

Groningen score first0%

Groningen win after scoring first0%

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

Vs league average

Heracles score at home1.63 vs 1.63

Heracles concede at home1.32 vs 1.35

Groningen score away0.94 vs 1.35

Groningen concede away1.72 vs 1.63

Heracles score level with league average, while Groningen score 30% below league average.

Defensive side: Heracles are 2% below league average at home, and Groningen are 6% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Heracles goal timing (home)

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

Groningen 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

59%

41%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

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Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

633

444

Passes Accurate

501

322

Passes %

79%

73%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

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

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	9
Home Wins	6
Draws	1
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	7 (77.8%)
BTTS	8 (88.9%)

Heracles vs Groningen 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