Heracles 1-2 Groningen – Match Report, Lineups & Stats

Match summary

Groningen beat Heracles 2-1 in Eredivisie on Sun, 17 May 2026.

Goals — Heracles: Gilst 17' | Groningen: D. van der Werff 4'; Land 56'.

Heracles had 53% of the possession and 11 shots (2 on target) against 16 (5) for Groningen; corners 9-5, yellow cards 1-1.

In their last 13 meetings Heracles won 7, Groningen won 5 and 1 ended level.

Venue: Erve Asito. Referee: Richard Wilhelmus Martens.

Match timeline

4'D. van der WerffGoal0-1
17'GilstAssist: M. BenitaGoal1-1
34'•Goal Disallowed
56'LandAssist: RenteGoal1-2
61'⇄In T. HernesOut D. van der WerffSubstitution
74'⇄In MendesOut LandSubstitution
75'⇄In AhlstrandOut EngelsSubstitution
76'⇄In BozinovskiOut BrunsSubstitution
76'⇄In HamamiogluOut B. Ould-ChikhSubstitution
85'⇄In WijnrederOut M. BenitaSubstitution
87'ZamburekYellow card
88'⇄In BlokhuisOut ZamburekSubstitution
89'⇄In PrinsOut TahaSubstitution
89'⇄In DillemaOut BergenSubstitution
90'T. HernesYellow card

Top performers

EngelsHeracles · Attacker

Expected Goals0.2
Shots On Target0
Minutes74

BergenGroningen · Attacker

Expected Goals0.38
Shots On Target1
Minutes88

GilstHeracles · Midfielder

Expected Goals0.07
Shots On Target1
Minutes90

D. van der WerffGroningen · Midfielder

Expected Goals0.13
Shots On Target1
Minutes60

M. BenitaHeracles · Defender

Interceptions2
Tackles0
Minutes84

RenteGroningen · Defender

Interceptions0
Tackles0
Minutes90

Lineups

Groningen 4-4-2Heracles 4-2-3-1

Heracles

Coach: Ernest Faber

Substitutes

38Jeppe WijnrederDefender
20Rhys BozinovskiMidfielder6.5
14Erik AhlstrandMidfielder6.6
39Sil BlokhuisAttacker
41Tarik HamamiogluAttacker6.5
30Robin MantelGoalkeeper
22Remko PasveerGoalkeeper
27Jop TijinkDefender
6Sava-Arangel CesticDefender
3Jannes WieckhoffDefender
18Alec Van HoorenbeeckDefender
25Lequincio ZeefuikAttacker

Unavailable players

Luka KulenovicRed Card
Fabian De Keijzer-
Jeff Reine Adelaide-
Ivan Mesik-
Naci Ünüvar-

Groningen

Coach: Dick Lukkien

Substitutes

2Wouter PrinsDefender
7Travis HernesMidfielder6.2
44Jismerai DillemaMidfielder
27Rui MendesAttacker6.5
21Hidde JurjusGoalkeeper
13Lovro ŠtubljarGoalkeeper
22Sven BoulandDefender
48Robin KelderDefender
15Elvis van der LaanDefender
16Tyrique MerceraDefender
34Ryan MetuAttacker
9Brynjolfur Darri WillumssonAttacker

Unavailable players

Stije ResinkKnee injury
Oskar ZawadaShoulder injury

Statistics

HeraclesGroningen

Key statistics

53%Possession47%

0.64Expected Goals1.17

11Total Shots16

2Shots On Target5

4Big Chances Created1

9Corners5

8Fouls5

1Yellow Cards1

0Red Cards0

3Offsides1

3Goalkeeper Saves1

301Passes Completed269

All statistics

78Attacks86

7Shots Off Target8

2Shots Blocked3

0Hit Woodwork0

0.07Expected Goals On Target1.45

5Free Kicks8

10Shots Inside The Box10

392Total Passes354

1Shots Outside The Box6

3Big Chances Missed1

1.05Expected Assists0.68

7/23 (30%)Crosses Completed2/14 (14%)

215Passes Own Half148

200Passes Opposition Half220

39/78 (50%)Long Passes Completed18/52 (35%)

17Throw-Ins22

9Key Passes10

53Passes Into Final Third61

63Backward Passes55

11Goal Kicks8

15Interceptions11

1.17Expected Goals Conceded0.64

8/13 (62%)Tackles Won9/11 (82%)

17Clearances26

46Duels Won35

22/32 (69%)Aerial Duels Won10/32 (31%)

24/49 (49%)Ground Duels Won25/50 (50%)

5Was Fouled8

6/15 (40%)Successful Dribbles6/12 (50%)

9Was Dribbled Past6

3Final Third Possession Won4

144Possession Lost138

Previous meetings

7 Heracles1 draws5 Groningen

Match information

Competition: Eredivisie
Round: Round 34
Kick-off: Sun, 17 May 2026
Stadium: Erve Asito
Capacity: 13,500
Attendance: 11,311
Referee: Richard Wilhelmus Martens