Heerenveen v Groningen result

Full-time · Heerenveen 2–1 Groningen

Eredivisie · Sun, 22 Sep 2024 11:15 BST · Abe Lenstra Stadion

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:56 UK · refreshed continuously

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Heerenveen 2–1 Groningen — Heerenveen won this Eredivisie match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Heerenveen beat Groningen 2–1 at Abe Lenstra Stadion in the Eredivisie on Sunday 22 September. Groningen are winless in their last four matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — Groningen: Luciano Valente (9’, assisted by Thom van Bergen); Heerenveen: Jacob Trenskow (12’) and I. Nicolăescu (69’, assisted by Espen van Ee). Marvin Peersman (63’) and Brynjólfur Willumsson (82’) were sent off.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Heerenveen 1.72, Groningen 0.34, from 20 shots to 2 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

D. Higler showed four yellow cards and two reds — against 3.8 yellows a game across the last 5 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Heerenveen: I. Nicolăescu (70’); Groningen: Etienne Vaessen (86’), Rui Mendes (90’) and Luciano Valente (90’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Jacob Trenskow (Heerenveen) 7.7, M. Kohlert (Heerenveen) 5.1 and S. Resink (Groningen) 4.7 led the match.

Next up

Heerenveen next travel to ADO Den Haag on 24 October 2026.

Groningen next travel to NEC Nijmegen on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Heerenveen: ADO Den Haag v Heerenveen, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Groningen: NEC Nijmegen v Groningen, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Heerenveen 2–1 Groningen · Eredivisie
Venue: Abe Lenstra Stadion · Heerenveen
Referee: D. Higler
Head-to-head (last 6): Heerenveen 4 · draws 2 · Groningen 0 · 2.67 goals/game
Recent form: Heerenveen 1W 1D 3L · Groningen 2W 3D 0L

Heerenveen 2–1 Groningen (Eredivisie): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.13 / 1.5

Goals

against 2.38 / 0.88 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.6 / 5.67

Corners

against 4.2 / 4.33 · 1 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 3 matches

5.8 / 5.33

Shots on target

against 5 / 4.33 · 3 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 3 matches

1.2 / 2

Cards

against 2.2 / 2.33 · 2 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 3 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 September 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 September 2024. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Heerenveen for / against	Line	Groningen for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.6 for · 4.2 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	5.67 for · 4.33 against n 3 Last 5
Shots	17.8 for · 12.8 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	12 for · 11.67 against n 3 Last 5
Shots on target	5.8 for · 5 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	5.33 for · 4.33 against n 3 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.2 for · 11.8 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	11 for · 9.67 against n 3 Last 5
Cards shown	1.2 for · 2.2 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 2.33 against n 3 Last 5

Referee: D. Higler.

Heerenveen

Heerenveen — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
E. van Ee n 8	61.4	2.9 6/5	2 6/3	—
I. Nicolăescu n 8	38.9	1.7 5/1	1.4 3/1	—
D. Hall n 8	34.5	1.6 3/2	1 2/1	—
O. Braude n 8	68	1.5 6/2	0.8 4/1	—
Daniel Karlsbakk n 8	31.1	1.4 4/0	0.4 1/0	—

Heerenveen — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Webster n 8	18.4	4.3 4/2	0.6 1/0
P. Wålemark n 8	41.3	3.3 5/4	1.1 3/1
I. Nicolăescu n 8	38.9	3.2 6/3	2 4/2
Pelle van Amersfoort n 8	70.1	2.2 6/4	1.3 3/3
I. Sebaoui n 8	78.1	2 7/6	0.6 4/0

Heerenveen — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
I. Nicolăescu n 8	38.9	0.6 1/1	0 0/0
T. Haye n 8	69.3	0.2 1/0	0.3 2/0
P. Wålemark n 8	41.3	0.5 1/1	0 0/0
Simon Olsson n 8	67.6	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
C. Nunnely n 8	53.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Heerenveen — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
D. Hall n 8	34.5	3.6 5/3
E. van Ee n 8	61.4	3.5 7/6
C. Webster n 8	18.4	3.1 4/1
T. Haye n 8	69.3	2.8 7/6
Danilo Al-Saed n 8	53.4	2.7 7/2

Heerenveen — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. van der Hart n 8	90	4.1 7/7
A. Noppert n 8	90	2.9 6/5

Groningen

Groningen — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
B. Willumsson n 8	52	2.4 5/2	1.7 4/1	—
T. van Bergen n 8	55.4	2.2 5/3	1.8 5/3	—
Finn Stam n 6	73	2.1 5/3	0.6 3/0	—
S. Resink n 8	80.5	2 6/3	0.7 5/0	—
L. Bacuna n 8	67.1	1.7 6/4	0 0/0	—

Groningen — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
B. Willumsson n 8	52	1.7 5/3	0.6 2/1
J. Hove n 8	86.6	1.4 4/3	0.6 3/1
L. Bacuna n 8	67.1	1.3 3/3	0.8 3/2
T. van Bergen n 8	55.4	1.2 2/2	0.8 2/2
L. Duarte n 8	55.1	1.2 5/1	0.8 4/0

Groningen — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Bacuna n 8	67.1	0.3 2/0	0.3 1/1
B. Willumsson n 8	52	0.6 2/1	0 0/0
J. Schreuders n 8	88.9	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
Rui Mendes n 8	69.6	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
J. Pelupessy n 8	34.5	0 0/0	0.3 1/0

Groningen — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
T. de Jonge n 4	85	3.7 4/4
J. Pelupessy n 8	34.5	2.9 5/2
Finn Stam n 6	73	2.7 5/3
S. Resink n 8	80.5	2.4 7/5
J. Schreuders n 8	88.9	2.3 7/3

Groningen — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 September 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
E. Vaessen n 8	90	5.3 7/6

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Heerenveen		Groningen
66%	Possession	34%
1.72	Expected goals (xG)	0.34
20	Shots	2
6	Shots on target	1
10	Shots off target	1
4	Blocked shots	0
15	Shots inside the box	2
9	Corners	3
1	Offsides	1
11	Fouls	9
1	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	2
0	Saves	4
549	Passes	285
87%	Pass accuracy	74%

Heerenveen player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. van der Hart	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
N. Hopland	90	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	7.2
M. Kohlert	90	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	7.9
Simon Olsson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Trenskow	90	1	0	2	2	3	2	0	8.2
L. Brouwers	90	0	0	6	1	0	2	0	7.2
I. Sebaoui	90	0	0	2	1	4	1	0	7.7
O. Braude	83	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
E. van Ee	83	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	7.3
I. Nicolăescu	83	1	0	1	1	1	0	Y	6.9
Pawel Bochniewicz	67	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7
Daniel Karlsbakk sub	23	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
D. Hall sub	14	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
M. Milovanović sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Dimitris Rallis sub	14	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.6

Groningen player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
E. Vaessen	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7.2
L. Bacuna	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.5
T. Blokzijl	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.7
J. Hove	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
L. Valente	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	Y	6.9
T. van Bergen	75	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7
M. Peersman	63	0	0	0	0	0	1	R	6.2
J. Schreuders	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
S. Resink	60	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	6.9
R. Postema	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Finn Stam	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
Wouter Prins sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
J. Pelupessy sub	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Rui Mendes sub	30	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.6
B. Willumsson sub	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	R	6
T. Oosting sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Heerenveen v Groningen — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

HeerenveenLDWLL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1.2 scored / 2.6 conceded per game

GroningenWWDDD

Last 5: 2W 3D 0L · 1.8 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Heerenveen 4 · 2 draws · Groningen 0 · 2.67 goals/game

2023-03-19 Groningen 0–2 Heerenveen
2023-01-22 Heerenveen 3–1 Groningen
2022-04-10 Heerenveen 3–1 Groningen
2021-09-12 Groningen 1–1 Heerenveen
2021-04-11 Groningen 0–2 Heerenveen
2021-02-21 Heerenveen 1–1 Groningen

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Heerenveen#9 pos43 pts34 pl-15 GD

Groningen#13 pos39 pts34 pl-13 GD

Goals per game

Heerenveen scored1.24

Groningen scored1.18

Heerenveen conceded1.68

Groningen conceded1.56

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What is the head-to-head record between Heerenveen and Groningen?: In their last 6 meetings, Heerenveen won 4, Groningen won 0 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.67 goals per game.
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