Heerenveen vs Groningen match stats & report

0–2 Full time

Eredivisie · Netherlands · Regular Season - 19 · Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen · Ref R. Dieperink

Heerenveen stats & fixtures · Groningen stats & fixtures

Heerenveen lost to Groningen 0–2 in the Eredivisie on 18 January 2026. Expected goals finished 1.28–1.87. Heerenveen had 56% of the ball.

Heerenveen vs Groningen match statistics

HeerenveenGroningen

56% Ball possession 44%
1.28 Expected goals (xG) 1.87
15 Total shots 12
4 Shots on target 6
5 Shots off target 5
6 Blocked shots 1
10 Shots inside the box 9
3 Corners 6
11 Fouls 13
3 Offsides 2
1 Yellow cards 2
478 Passes 380
83% Pass accuracy 77%
5 Goalkeeper saves 5

Goals and cards

12' Yellow card S. Kersten Heerenveen
58' Own goal B. Klaverboer Groningen
67' Yellow card J. Schreuders Groningen
74' Yellow card T. Land Groningen
79' Goal T. Blokzijl (assist T. van Bergen) Groningen

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Heerenveen

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Robin Veldman

22 B. Klaverboer

19 V. Zagaritis 3 M. Willemsen 4 S. Kersten 45 O. Braude

6 J. van Overeem 16 M. Linday

10 R. Meerveld 8 L. Brouwers 20 J. Trenskow

9 D. Vente

Bench Nordin Bakker , A. Noppert , N. Hopland , M. Egbring , P. Bochniewicz , R. Bouw , N. Courtens , L. Oyen , A. van Axel Dongen , E. Gürbüz , M. Rivera , L. Nordås

Groningen

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Dick Lukkien

1 E. Vaessen

43 M. Peersman 4 Dies Janse 3 T. Blokzijl 5 M. Rente

6 S. Resink 18 T. Land

14 J. Schreuders 10 Younes Taha 17 D. van der Werff

26 T. van Bergen

Bench L. Štubljar , H. Jurjus , W. Prins , T. Hernes , T. de Jonge , B. Willumsson , Noam Emeran , T. Mercera , O. Zawada , Rui Mendes , R. Metu , Nils Eggens

Form guide

Heerenveen at home

5–3–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.3 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 6.0 per game
Shots on target: 5.4 per game

12% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Groningen away

4–2–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.8 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 4.2 per game
Shots on target: 6.0 per game

28% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Heerenveen vs Groningen head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
16 Aug 25	Groningen v Heerenveen	2–1
25 Jan 25	Groningen v Heerenveen	1–0
22 Sep 24	Heerenveen v Groningen	2–1
19 Mar 23	Groningen v Heerenveen	0–2
22 Jan 23	Heerenveen v Groningen	3–1

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Heerenveen vs Groningen head-to-head record