Heerenveen vs Groningen

Eredivisie 18 Jan 2026, 11:15
Heerenveen
Heerenveen
0–2
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Groningen
Groningen
🏟 Abe Lenstra Stadion Round 19

Match report

Groningen beat Heerenveen 2-0 in the Eredivisie on 18 January 2026. The game was goalless at the break before all 2 goals arrived after half-time.

Groningen dominated possession with 61% of the ball, while Heerenveen had 15 shots to Groningen's 12.

The match was played at Abe Lenstra Stadion.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 39% - 61% Shots 15 - 12 On target 4 - 6 Corners 3 - 6 Fouls 11 - 13 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Thijmen Blokzijl
Groningen · 1 goal
8 Joris van Overeem 67 passes (81% accurate)
8 Stije Resink captained the side
7 Sam Kersten captained the side
7 Maas Willemsen 65 passes (86% accurate)
First half vs second half
Groningen came out stronger after half-time, with 9 second-half shots against 3 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–3 7–9
Shots On Goal 2–1 2–5
Ball Possession 52–48 —
Corners 1–4 2–2
Attacks 56–49 53–42
Match statistics
3 Corners 6
4 Substitution 5
109 Attacks 91
45 Dangerous Attacks 41
4 On Target 6
11 Off Target 7
39% Ball Possession 61%
15 Shots Total 12
4 Shots On Goal 6
5 Shots Off Goal 5
6 Shots Blocked 1
10 Shots Inside Box 9
5 Shots Outside Box 3
11 Fouls 13
3 Corners 6
3 Offsides 2
56% Ball Possession 44%
1 Yellow Cards 2
5 Saves 5
478 Passes Total 380
396 Passes Accurate 292
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Heerenveen · 4-2-3-1
22 B. Klaverboer
45 O. Braude 4 S. Kersten 3 M. Willemsen 19 V. Zagaritis
16 M. Linday 6 J. Overeem
20 J. Trenskow 8 L. Brouwers 10 R. Meerveld
9 D. Vente
Groningen · 4-2-3-1
1 E. Vaessen
5 M. Rente 3 T. Blokzijl 4 D. Janse 43 M. Peersman
18 T. Land 6 S. Resink
17 D. Werff 10 Y. Taha 14 J. Schreuders
26 T. Bergen
Heerenveen
Coach
Robin Veldman
Substitutes
  • 17 Nikolai Soyset Hopland
  • 7 Maxence Rivera
  • 26 Amourricho van Axel-Dongen
  • 18 Lasse Selvåg Nordås
  • 31 Nordin Bakker
  • 44 Andries Noppert
  • 15 Mats Egbring
  • 5 Paweł Bochniewicz
  • 34 Robin Bouw
  • 36 Nolhan Courtens
  • 11 Luca Oyen
  • 50 Eser Gürbüz
Groningen
Coach
Dick Lukkien
Substitutes
  • 21 Hidde Jurjus
  • 16 Tyrique Mercera
  • 8 Tika de Jonge
  • 9 Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson
  • 2 Wouter Prins
  • 13 Lovro Štubljar
  • 7 Travis Hernes
  • 19 Oskar Zawada
  • 11 Noam Emeran
  • 57 Nils Eggens
  • 27 Rui Mendes
  • 34 Ryan Metu
Substitutions
  • 22' ↑ N. Hopland ↓ S. Kersten Heerenveen
  • 38' ↑ H. Jurjus ↓ E. Vaessen Groningen
  • 73' ↑ M. Rivera ↓ L. Brouwers Heerenveen
  • 78' ↑ T. de Jonge ↓ T. Land Groningen
  • 78' ↑ B. Willumsson ↓ Y. Taha Groningen
  • 78' ↑ T. Mercera ↓ M. Rente Groningen
  • 81' ↑ A. van Axel Dongen ↓ O. Braude Heerenveen
  • 81' ↑ L. Nordas ↓ V. Zagaritis Heerenveen
  • 88' ↑ W. Prins ↓ M. Peersman Groningen
Cards
  • 12' S. Kersten Heerenveen
  • 67' J. Schreuders Groningen
  • 74' T. Land Groningen
Head-to-head
Heerenveen 3 3 draws 3 Groningen
2026-01-18 Heerenveen vs Groningen 0 - 2
2025-08-16 Groningen vs Heerenveen 2 - 1
2025-01-25 Groningen vs Heerenveen 1 - 0
2024-09-22 Heerenveen vs Groningen 2 - 1
2022-04-10 Heerenveen vs Groningen 3 - 1
2021-09-12 Groningen vs Heerenveen 1 - 1
Recent form
Heerenveen D D W W W
Groningen D D D W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Heerenveen vs Groningen?
Heerenveen lost 0-2 against Groningen on 18 January 2026.
Who won Heerenveen vs Groningen?
Groningen won the match 2-0.
Where was Heerenveen vs Groningen played?
The match was played at Abe Lenstra Stadion.
Who had more possession in Heerenveen vs Groningen?
Groningen had 61% of possession, compared to 39% for the other side.