Heracles vs Groningen

Heracles

1 - 2

Groningen

🕒 Sun, 17 May 2026 13:30 Europe/London 📍 Erve Asito 🧑‍⚖️ Richard Martens 🔁 Regular Season - 34 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 34

Regular Season Table

Heracles 18 · Groningen 9

Referee Stats

Richard Martens

8 matches · 2.63 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.63
Reds avg	0.25
Penalties avg	0.25
Over 4.5 cards	38%
Home wins	75%
Draws	13%
Away wins	13%

How the match was won

Groningen outshot their opponent (11-16).
Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
Groningen had the sharper finishing (2-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Heracles (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-3-10

Goals For / Against

23 / 36

Avg: 1.35 / 2.12

Points

Avg: 0.88

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Groningen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-2-8

Goals For / Against

22 / 27

Avg: 1.29 / 1.59

Points

Avg: 1.35

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

0.88

PPG

1.35

1.29

2.12

1.59

65%

O2.5

47%

53%

BTTS

59%

24%

Score 1st

41%

League-position context

Heracles rank18th

Groningen rank9th

Heracles points19

Groningen points48

Heracles: #18 · 19 pts · GD -50

46 pts off the top 2. 32 pts off the play-off line. 18 pts from safety.

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.

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

Heracles last 5 home

L L L D D

Points2/15

Weighted index7

Goals2-8

Record0-2-3

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Groningen last 5 away

W L W D L

Points7/15

Weighted index58

Goals8-8

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.

Heracles trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 29% · 1H BTTS 29%

Groningen trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 24% · 1H BTTS 29%

Scoring reliability

Heracles score at home59%

Heracles clean sheet at home12%

Groningen score away82%

Groningen clean sheet away24%

First-goal patterns

Heracles score first24%

Heracles win after scoring first75%

Groningen score first41%

Groningen win after scoring first86%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Heracles 22% · Groningen 38%

Avg first goal minute: Heracles 21.0' · Groningen 32.4'

Vs league average

Heracles score at home1.35 vs 1.80

Heracles concede at home2.12 vs 1.38

Groningen score away1.29 vs 1.38

Groningen concede away1.59 vs 1.80

Heracles score 25% below league average, while Groningen score 6% below league average.

Defensive side: Heracles are 54% above league average at home, and Groningen are 12% below 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)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 5

31-45 5

46-60 5

61-75 4

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 9

76-90+ 9

31-45 7

0-15 4

61-75 4

16-30 2

Groningen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

61-75 6

76-90+ 6

46-60 3

0-15 2

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

16-30 4

61-75 4

31-45 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

53%

47%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

391

352

Passes Accurate

301

268

Passes %

77%

76%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

3' ⚽

⚽

3' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

D. van der Werff

Normal Goal

17' ⚽

⚽

17' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

T. van Gilst

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Benita

56' ⚽

⚽

56' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

T. Land

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Rente

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ D. van der Werff

1st substitution · For: T. Hernes

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ T. Land

2nd substitution · For: Rui Mendes

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ M. Engels

1st substitution · For: E. Ahlstrand

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ T. Bruns

2nd substitution · For: R. Bozinovski

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ M. Benita

3rd substitution · For: J. Wijnreder

87'

87' J. Žambůrek

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ J. Žambůrek

4th substitution · For: S. Blokhuis

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ T. van Bergen

3rd substitution · For: Besnik Mashuku

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ Y. Taha

4th substitution · For: Wouter Prins

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ Y. Taha

5th substitution · For: Wouter Prins

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ T. van Bergen

6th substitution · For: Besnik Mashuku

90'

90' T. Hernes

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

Groningen beat Heracles 2-1 on Sunday, 17 May 2026 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Richard Martens. It was played at Erve Asito.

First half: Groningen took an early lead at 3' when D. van der Werff scored, making the score 0-1. Heracles leveled the score at 17' when T. van Gilst scored, with the assist credited to M. Benita, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Groningen took the lead at 56' when T. Land scored, with the assist credited to M. Rente, making the score 1-2. Groningen made their 1st substitution at 61', with D. van der Werff replacing T. Hernes. Groningen made their 2nd substitution at 74', with T. Land replacing Rui Mendes. Heracles made their 1st substitution at 75', with M. Engels replacing E. Ahlstrand. Heracles made their 2nd substitution at 76', with T. Bruns replacing R. Bozinovski. Heracles made their 3rd substitution at 85', with M. Benita replacing J. Wijnreder. J. Žambůrek received a yellow card for Heracles at 87'. Heracles made their 4th substitution at 88', with J. Žambůrek replacing S. Blokhuis. Groningen made their 3rd substitution at 89', with T. van Bergen replacing Besnik Mashuku. Groningen made their 4th substitution at 89', with Y. Taha replacing Wouter Prins. Groningen made their 5th substitution at 89', with Y. Taha replacing Wouter Prins. Groningen made their 6th substitution at 89', with T. van Bergen replacing Besnik Mashuku. T. Hernes received a yellow card for Groningen at 90'.

Heracles used 4 substitutions while Groningen used 6 substitutions. Heracles got 1 yellow card, while Groningen got 1 yellow card.