Groningen vs Heracles
Ref: R. DieperinkEuroborg, Groningen · 22,579 cap
Match recap
Groningen beat Heracles 4–0 in their Eredivisie fixture. Willumsson, Taha, Willumsson, and van der Werff scored for Groningen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.80 for Groningen versus 0.46 for Heracles. Groningen sit 9th in the Eredivisie table while Heracles are 18th.
First Half
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Willumsson
Assist: Rente
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Taha
Assist: Rente
Janse
Yellow Card
⚽
Willumsson
Assist: Taha
Second Half
59'
van der Kust
Yellow Card
65'
⇄
Limbombe
Schreuders
Yellow Card
65'
⇄
Hrustić
⇄
Schreuders
⇄
Taha
⇄
de Jonge
⇄
Willumsson
⇄
van Bergen
⚽
van der Werff
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 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 |
| 17 |  NAC Breda | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -23 | 29 |
| 18 |  Heracles | 34 | 5 | 4 | 25 | -50 | 19 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
GroningenHeracles
10Won
Statistical edge
10–5
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.80VS0.46
Attack5 · 1 won
17
Shots
8
5
Shots on target
0
11
Shots in the box
4
6
Shots outside box
4
4
Shots off goal
7
6
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
51%
Possession
49%
354
Total passes
352
275
Accurate passes
255
78%
Pass accuracy
72%
Discipline0 · 3 won
13
Fouls
12
2
Yellow cards
1
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
0
Goalkeeper saves
1
8
Blocked shots
1
-1.43
Goals prevented
-1.43
Groningen
4-2-3-1
Heracles
4-2-3-1
Groningen
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1E. VaessenG
- 3T. BlokzijlD
- 4D. JanseD
- 5M. RenteD
- 6S. ResinkM
- 8T. de JongeM
- 9B. WillumssonF
- 10Y. TahaM
- 14J. SchreudersM
- 26T. van BergenM
- 43M. PeersmanD
Substitutes
- 2Wouter PrinsD
- 13L. ŠtubljarG
- 16Tyrique MerceraD
- 17D. van der WerffM
- 18T. LandM
- 19O. ZawadaF
- 20M. SeuntjensM
- 21H. JurjusG
- 22Sven BoulandD
- 27Rui MendesF
- 55Yénio HolderM
- 69R. HigginsF
Heracles
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1F. de KeijzerG
- 2M. BenitaD
- 4D. MiraniD
- 5D. van der KustD
- 7B. LimbombeM
- 13J. ŽambůrekM
- 17T. van GilstM
- 19L. KulenovićF
- 24I. MesíkD
- 32S. SchepermanM
- 70A. HrustićM
Substitutes
- 3J. WieckhoffD
- 10T. BrunsM
- 16T. JansinkG
- 20D. van OorschotF
- 21Y. Borges SanchesF
- 22L. MilaniD
- 23M. te WierikD
- 26D. van KaamM
- 27Jop TijinkD
- 30R. MantelG
- 31A. SatrianoF
Groningen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Rente | D | 90 | 8.9 | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | 1/1 |
| Younes Taha | M | 74 | 8.9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1/3 |
| Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson | F | 82 | 8.2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0/1 |
| Dies Janse | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Thijmen Blokzijl | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stije Resink(C) | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Jorg Schreuders | M | 66 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thom van Bergen | M | 82 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Marvin Peersman | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/2 |
| Etienne Vaessen | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tika de Jonge | M | 74 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Tyrique Mercera | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hidde Jurjus | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sven Bouland | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wouter Prins | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lovro Štubljar | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rui Mendes | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yenio Holder | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David van der Werff | M | 24 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Mark Hoekstra | F | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tygo Land | M | 16 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mats Seuntjens | M | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oskar Zawada | F | 16 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Heracles
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sem Scheperman | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Mimeirhel Benita | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/4 |
| Jan Žambůrek | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Ajdin Hrustić | M | 65 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1/2 |
| Luka Kulenović | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Damon Mirani(C) | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Bryan Limbombe | M | 65 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Djevencio van der Kust | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Tristan van Gilst | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Mesík | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Fabian de Keijzer | G | 90 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jop Tijink | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diego van Oorschot | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Timo Jansink | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Antonio Satriano | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lorenzo Milani | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jannes Wieckhoff | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel van Kaam | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike te Wierik | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Mantel | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yvandro Borges Sanches | F | 25 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/4 |
| Thomas Bruns | M | 25 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |