Heracles 1:2 Groningen: Eredivisie Match Result

Eredivisie

Heracles WWWLWD

1:2

Finished

Kick-off was 17 May, 13:30 BST

Groningen WLLDDW

Venue: Erve Asito City: Almelo

In the Eredivisie game on 17 May 2026, Groningen beat Heracles 1:2. Match numbers: shots on target 2:5, corners 9:5.

Key numbers

Possession, % 53 – 47

Shots on target 2 – 5

Shots off target 7 – 8

Expected goals 0.64 – 1.17

⚽ 3' D. van der Werff — Goal ⚽ 17' T. van Gilst — Goal ⚽ 56' T. Land — Goal ⇄ 61' D. van der Werff — Substitution ⇄ 74' T. Land — Substitution ⇄ 75' M. Engels — Substitution ⇄ 76' T. Bruns — Substitution ⇄ 76' W. Ould Chikh — Substitution ⇄ 85' M. Benita — Substitution 🟨 87' J. Zamburek — Yellow card ⇄ 88' J. Zamburek — Substitution ⇄ 89' T. van Bergen — Substitution ⇄ 89' Y. Taha — Substitution 🟨 90' T. Hernes — Yellow card

Match events

3' 0:1 Groningen Goal D. van der Werff
17' 1:1 Heracles Goal T. van Gilst assist: M. Benita
56' 1:2 Groningen Goal T. Land assist: M. Rente
61' 1:2 Groningen Substitution D. van der Werff off: T. Hernes
74' 1:2 Groningen Substitution T. Land off: R. Mendes
75' 1:2 Heracles Substitution M. Engels off: E. Ahlstrand
76' 1:2 Heracles Substitution T. Bruns off: R. Bozinovski
76' 1:2 Heracles Substitution W. Ould Chikh off: T. Hamamioglu
85' 1:2 Heracles Substitution M. Benita off: J. Wijnreder
87' 1:2 Heracles Yellow card J. Zamburek
88' 1:2 Heracles Substitution J. Zamburek off: S. Blokhuis
89' 1:2 Groningen Substitution T. van Bergen off: J. Dillema
89' 1:2 Groningen Substitution Y. Taha off: W. Prins
90' 1:2 Groningen Yellow card T. Hernes

Statistics

53 Possession, % 47

2 Shots on target 5

7 Shots off target 8

0.64 Expected goals 1.17

4 Big chances 1

78 Attacks 86

9 Corners 5

8 Fouls 5

5 Free kicks 8

3 Offsides 1

1 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

11 Goal kicks 8

17 Throw-ins 22

All statistics

22/3269% Aerial duels 10/3231%

63 Backward passes 55

2 Blocked shots 3

17 Clearances 26

7/2330% Crosses 2/1414%

6/1540% Dribbles 6/1250%

1.05 Expected assists 0.68

91 Failed passes 85

3 Goalkeeper saves 1

15 Interceptions 11

9 Key passes 10

39/7850% Long passes 18/5235%

53 Passes into the final third 61

200 Passes in the opposition half 220

215 Passes in own half 148

0.18 Shot accuracy 0.31

1 Shots from outside the box 6

10 Shots inside the box 10

8/1362% Tackles 9/1182%

392 Total passes 354

Line-ups

Heracles

Starting XI
#	Player	number
16	Timo Jansink	16
2	Mimeirhel Obispo Benita	2
4	Damon Mirani	4
5	Djevencio van der Kust	5
23	Mike Jarno Maria te Wierik	23
10	Thomas Bruns	10
13	Jan Žambůrek	13
17	T. van Gilst	17
32	Sem Scheperman	32
73	Walid Ould-Chikh	73
8	Mario Engels	8

Substitutes
#	Player	number
22	Remko Pasveer	22
30	Robin Mantel	30
3	Jannes Luca Wieckhoff	3
6	Sava-Arangel Čestić	6
18	Alec Van Hoorenbeeck	18
27	Jop Teinquin	27
38	Jeppe Wijnreder	38
14	Erik Melker Ahlstrand	14
20	Rhys Bozinovski	20
39	Sil Blokhuis	39
25	Lequincio Zeefuik	25
41	Tarik Hamamoglu	41

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Groningen

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Etienne Vaessen	1
3	Thijmen Blokzijl	3
4	Dis Yansen	4
5	Marco Rente	5
43	Marvin Peersman	43
8	Tika de Jonge	8
10	Younes Taha	10
14	Jorg Schroeders	14
17	David van der Werff	17
18	Taigo Land	18
26	T. van Bergen	26

Substitutes
#	Player	number
13	Lovro Štubljar	13
21	Hidde Jurjus	21
2	V. Prince	2
15	Elvis van der Laan	15
16	Tairik Mercera	16
22	Sven Buland	22
48	Robin Kelder	48
7	Travis Herns	7
44	Jismray Dillemma	44
9	Brynjólfur Andersen Willumsson	9
27	Rui Jorge Monteiro Mendes	27
34	Ryan Metu	34