Groningen vs Heerenveen
Ref: J. ManschotEuroborg, Groningen · 22,579 cap
Match recap
Groningen beat Heerenveen 2–1 in their Eredivisie fixture. Willumsson and Willumsson scored for Groningen; Trenskow replied for Heerenveen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.80 for Groningen versus 2.16 for Heerenveen. Groningen sit 9th in the Eredivisie table while Heerenveen are 8th.
First Half
15'
⚽
Trenskow
Assist: Brouwers
22'
Kersten
Yellow Card
van Bergen
Yellow Card
⚽
Willumsson
Assist: Resink
35'
⇄
Brouwers
Taha
Yellow Card
Second Half
77'
⇄
Sejk
⇄
de Jonge
⇄
Prins
77'
⇄
Trenskow
⇄
Taha
88'
Rivera
Yellow Card
Willumsson
Yellow Card
van der Werff
Yellow Card
⚽
Willumsson
Assist: van Bergen
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 7 |  AZ Alkmaar | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | +7 | 52 |
| 8 |  Heerenveen | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | +4 | 51 |
| 9 |  Groningen | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | +4 | 48 |
| 10 |  Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | -22 | 43 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
GroningenHeerenveen
7Won
Statistical edge
7–6
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.80VS2.16
Attack0 · 4 won
8
Shots
16
5
Shots on target
5
5
Shots in the box
13
3
Shots outside box
3
3
Shots off goal
7
3
Corners
8
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
54%
Possession
46%
444
Total passes
364
327
Accurate passes
251
74%
Pass accuracy
69%
Discipline2 · 1 won
9
Fouls
15
4
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
3
0
Blocked shots
4
-0.83
Goals prevented
-0.83
Groningen
4-2-3-1
Heerenveen
4-2-3-1
Groningen
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2Wouter PrinsD
- 3Thijmen BlokzijlD
- 5Marco RenteD
- 6Stije ResinkM
- 8Tika de JongeM
- 9Brynjólfur Andersen WillumssonF
- 10Younes Taha El IdrissiM
- 14Jorg SchreudersM
- 21Hidde JurjusG
- 26Thom van BergenM
- 43Marvin PeersmanD
Substitutes
- 16Tyrique MerceraD
- 17David van der WerffM
- 20Mats SeuntjensM
- 22Sven BoulandD
- 24Dirk BaronG
- 27Rui MendesF
- 41Stijn PetietG
- 44Besnik MashukuM
- 48Petrit PreniqiD
- 55Yénio HolderM
- 69Ryan HigginsF
Heerenveen
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4Sam KerstenD
- 6Joris van OvereemM
- 7Maxence RiveraM
- 8Luuk BrouwersM
- 16Marcus LindayM
- 17Nikolai Søyset HoplandD
- 19Vasilios ZagaritisD
- 20Jacob Bennedsen TrenskowM
- 27Václav SejkF
- 44Andries NoppertG
- 45Oliver Johansen BraudeD
Substitutes
- 3Maas WillemsenD
- 9Dylan VenteF
- 21Espen van EeM
- 22Bernt KlaverboerG
- 26Amourrichio Jahvairo Déshaunti van Axel DongenF
- 28Hristiyan Ivaylov PetrovD
- 31Nordin BakkerG
- 32Kai JansenM
- 34Robin BouwD
- 50Eser GürbüzF
Groningen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson | F | 90 | 8.9 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — |
| Stije Resink(C) | M | 90 | 7.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Hidde Jurjus | G | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thom van Bergen | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4/5 |
| Marvin Peersman | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Jorg Schreuders | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Wouter Prins | D | 77 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thijmen Blokzijl | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Marco Rente | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Younes Taha | M | 83 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/3 |
| Tika de Jonge | M | 77 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Sven Bouland | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rui Mendes | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Hoekstra | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yenio Holder | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dirk Baron | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jismerai Dillema | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Kelder | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stijn Petiet | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mats Seuntjens | M | 8 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyrique Mercera | D | 13 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David van der Werff | M | 13 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Heerenveen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Trenskow | M | 77 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1/3 |
| Joris van Overeem | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Marcus Linday | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Václav Sejk | F | 77 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Vasilios Zagaritis | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Nikolai Soyset Hopland | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Luuk Brouwers(C) | M | 35 | 6.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Maxence Rivera | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5/6 |
| Andries Noppert | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oliver Braude | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Sam Kersten | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kai Jansen | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Bouw | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bernt Klaverboer | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maas Willemsen | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amourricho van Axel-Dongen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hristiyan Petrov | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nordin Bakker | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Espen Van Ee | M | 55 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Dylan Vente | F | 13 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eser Gürbüz | F | 13 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |