Heerenveen vs Groningen
Ref: R. DieperinkAbe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen · 27,224 cap
Match recap
Groningen beat Heerenveen 2–0 in their Eredivisie fixture. Klaverboer and Blokzijl scored for Groningen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.28 for Heerenveen versus 1.87 for Groningen. Heerenveen sit 8th in the Eredivisie table while Groningen are 9th.
First Half
Kersten
Yellow Card
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Kersten
38'
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Vaessen
Second Half
58'
⚽
Klaverboer (OG)
67'
Schreuders
Yellow Card
⇄
Brouwers
74'
Land
Yellow Card
78'
⇄
Land
78'
⇄
Taha
78'
⇄
Rente
79'
⚽
Blokzijl
Assist: van Bergen
⇄
Braude
⇄
Zagaritis
88'
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Peersman
| # | 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
HeerenveenGroningen
10Won
Statistical edge
10–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.28VS1.87
Attack3 · 2 won
15
Shots
12
4
Shots on target
6
10
Shots in the box
9
5
Shots outside box
3
5
Shots off goal
5
3
Corners
6
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
56%
Possession
44%
478
Total passes
380
396
Accurate passes
292
83%
Pass accuracy
77%
Discipline2 · 1 won
11
Fouls
13
1
Yellow cards
2
3
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
5
Goalkeeper saves
5
6
Blocked shots
1
0.31
Goals prevented
0.31
Heerenveen
4-2-3-1
Groningen
4-2-3-1
Heerenveen
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3Maas WillemsenD
- 4Sam KerstenD
- 6Joris van OvereemM
- 8Luuk BrouwersM
- 9Dylan VenteF
- 10Ringo MeerveldM
- 16Marcus LindayM
- 19Vasilios ZagaritisD
- 20Jacob Bennedsen TrenskowM
- 22Bernt KlaverboerG
- 45Oliver Johansen BraudeD
Substitutes
- 5Paweł Piotr BochniewiczD
- 7Maxence RiveraM
- 11Luca OyenF
- 15Mats EgbringD
- 17Nikolai Søyset HoplandD
- 18Lasse Selvåg NordåsF
- 26Amourrichio Jahvairo Déshaunti van Axel DongenF
- 31Nordin BakkerG
- 34Robin BouwD
- 36Nolhan Allan Courtens MabeneyshiM
- 44Andries NoppertG
- 50Eser GürbüzF
Groningen
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Etienne VaessenG
- 3Thijmen BlokzijlD
- 4Dies JanseD
- 5Marco RenteD
- 6Stije ResinkM
- 10Younes Taha El IdrissiM
- 14Jorg SchreudersM
- 17David van der WerffM
- 18Tygo LandM
- 26Thom van BergenF
- 43Marvin PeersmanD
Substitutes
- 2Wouter PrinsD
- 7Travis Enrique HernesM
- 8Tika de JongeM
- 9Brynjólfur Andersen WillumssonF
- 11Noam Fritz EmeranF
- 13Lovro ŠtubljarG
- 16Tyrique MerceraD
- 19Oskar ZawadaF
- 21Hidde JurjusG
- 27Rui MendesF
- 34R. MetuF
- 57Nils EggensF
Heerenveen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joris van Overeem | M | 95 | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Sam Kersten | D | 22 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Marcus Linday | M | 95 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Luuk Brouwers(C) | M | 73 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Maas Willemsen | D | 95 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Ringo Meerveld | M | 95 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 4/4 |
| Jacob Trenskow | M | 95 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| Oliver Braude | D | 81 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bernt Klaverboer | G | 95 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vasilios Zagaritis | D | 81 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Dylan Vente | F | 95 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Andries Noppert | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eser Gürbüz | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nordin Bakker | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Paweł Bochniewicz | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Oyen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Bouw | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mats Egbring | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nolhan Courtens | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maxence Rivera | M | 22 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Nikolai Soyset Hopland | D | 73 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lasse Selvåg Nordås | F | 14 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Amourricho van Axel-Dongen | F | 14 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
Groningen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thijmen Blokzijl | D | 95 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Stije Resink(C) | M | 95 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/3 |
| Dies Janse | D | 95 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tygo Land | M | 78 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Etienne Vaessen | G | 38 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marvin Peersman | D | 88 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Younes Taha | M | 78 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1/1 |
| David van der Werff | M | 95 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Marco Rente | D | 78 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Thom van Bergen | F | 95 | 6.6 | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2/3 |
| Jorg Schreuders | M | 95 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Nils Eggens | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lovro Štubljar | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rui Mendes | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noam Emeran | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Metu | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wouter Prins | D | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oskar Zawada | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Travis Hernes | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyrique Mercera | D | 17 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hidde Jurjus | G | 57 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tika de Jonge | M | 17 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson | F | 17 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |