Saturday , 14 November 2026

SC Heerenveen vs FC Groningen, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2024-25
SC Heerenveen
2 – 1
Full Time
FC Groningen
Sun 22 Sep 2024 · 10:15 UTC Abe Lenstra Stadion 23,729 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 9' Luciano Valente
Jacob Trenskow 12' 1–1
Ion Nicolaescu 69' 2–1
R 64' Marvin Peersman
Ion Nicolaescu 70' Y
R 82' Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson
Y 86' Etienne Vaessen
Y 90' Rui Mendes
Y 90' Luciano Valente

Overview

Match Preview

SC Heerenveen vs FC Groningen — Eredivisie at Abe Lenstra Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Dennis Higler
  • Assistant 1 Rens Bluemink
  • Assistant 2 Mario Diks
7 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 10.1 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 PSV 12 26
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 12 25
3 AFC Ajax 12 25
4 FC Twente '65 12 24
5 AZ 12 23
6 SC Heerenveen 12 21
7 Fortuna Sittard 12 20
8 Go Ahead Eagles 12 17
9 FC Groningen 12 15
10 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 12 15
11 NEC 12 14
12 Sparta Rotterdam 12 12
13 PEC Zwolle 12 12
14 FC Utrecht 12 12
15 SBV Excelsior 12 11
16 Telstar 1963 12 10
17 ADO Den Haag 12 9
18 Willem II Tilburg 12 3

Head-to-Head

6
5
4
SC Heerenveen 15 games · Avg 2.3 goals FC Groningen
Last 5 meetings
2024-09-22 SC Heerenveen 2–1 FC Groningen 2023-03-19 FC Groningen 0–2 SC Heerenveen 2023-01-22 SC Heerenveen 3–1 FC Groningen 2022-04-10 SC Heerenveen 3–1 FC Groningen 2021-09-12 FC Groningen 1–1 SC Heerenveen

Recent Form

SC Heerenveen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Sep FC Groningen H 2–1 W
17 Sep FC Twente '65 A 0–2 L
14 Sep AZ A 1–9 L
31 Aug NAC Breda H 4–0 W
17 Aug FC Utrecht H 1–1 D
11 Aug AFC Ajax A 0–1 L
FC Groningen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Sep SC Heerenveen A 1–2 L
14 Sep Feyenoord Rotterdam H 2–2 D
31 Aug Almere City FC A 1–1 D
25 Aug AZ H 0–0 D
17 Aug RKC Waalwijk A 2–1 W
09 Aug NAC Breda H 4–1 W

Season Stats

SC Heerenveen FC Groningen
#6 Position #9
21 Points 15
12 Played 12
6 / 3 / 3 W / D / L 4 / 3 / 5
24 Scored 29
16 Conceded 28
+8 GD +1
1.75 PPG 1.25
50% Win % 33%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
27% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
42% Clean Sheets
SC Heerenveen this season
8% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season

SC Heerenveen are 6th (21 pts). FC Groningen are 9th (15 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

SC Heerenveen
0-15
1/1
16-30
4/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
5/2
61-75
5/5
76+
6/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
FC Groningen
0-15
7/4
16-30
6/3
31-45
4/5
46-60
4/5
61-75
3/5
76+
3/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SC Heerenveen
Jacob Trenskow 6 G 3 A
Ringo Meerveld 5 G 1 A
Luca Oyen 2 G 1 A
Maxence Rivera 2 G 1 A
FC Groningen
Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson 9 G 1 A
Thom van Bergen 8 G 3 A
David van der Werff 2 G 3 A
Tygo Land 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. SC Heerenveen host FC Groningen — let the battle begin!
  • 5' SC Heerenveen have won 382 goals from 381 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 9' The deadlock is broken! Luciano Valente gets on the scoresheet on 9 minutes.
  • 12' A goal from the Denmark international Jacob Trenskow! He fires home on 12 to make it 1-1!
  • 17' The home supporters are growing impatient. SC Heerenveen must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 22' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 27' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 32' FC Groningen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 32.
  • 37' Ion Nicolaescu has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 42' Netherlands international Stije Resink has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 46' The FC Groningen bench stirs into life. Finn Stam is withdrawn and Wouter Prins gets his opportunity.
  • 51' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 60' A tactical swap from FC Groningen — Joey Pelupessy on, Stije Resink off on 60 minutes.
  • 64' The referee shows FC Groningen player a card on 64.
  • 67' Time for substitution for SC Heerenveen. Pawel Bochniewicz is replaced by Daniel Karlsbakk.
  • 69' What composure from Ion Nicolaescu! The Moldova international strokes it home. 2-1.
  • 70' Ion Nicolaescu was booked on 70.
  • 75' Another change for FC Groningen made on 75 minute. Thom van Bergen leaves to be changed by Thijs Oosting.
  • 80' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Groningen that had 319 games and scored 271 goals.
  • 82' Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 82.
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Mateja Milovanovic. He replaces Espen van Ee on 83 minute.
  • 86' The referee has no hesitation. Etienne Vaessen is booked for FC Groningen — card on 86.
  • 90' The referee shows FC Groningen player a card on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

SC Heerenveen Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robin van Persie

FC Groningen Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dick Lukkien

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sydney van Hooijdonk 6
Luciano Valente 2
Tibor Halilovic 2
Pelle van Amersfoort 2
Neraysho Kasanwirjo 2
Amin Sarr 2
Jacob Trenskow 1
Tomas Suslov 1

Head to Head

2024-09-22 SC Heerenveen 2–1 FC Groningen 2023-03-19 FC Groningen 0–2 SC Heerenveen 2023-01-22 SC Heerenveen 3–1 FC Groningen 2022-04-10 SC Heerenveen 3–1 FC Groningen 2021-09-12 FC Groningen 1–1 SC Heerenveen

SC Heerenveen Form

2024-09-22 SC Heerenveen 2–1 FC Groningen W 2024-09-17 FC Twente '65 2–0 SC Heerenveen L 2024-09-14 AZ 9–1 SC Heerenveen L 2024-08-31 SC Heerenveen 4–0 NAC Breda W 2024-08-17 SC Heerenveen 1–1 FC Utrecht D 2024-08-11 AFC Ajax 1–0 SC Heerenveen L

FC Groningen Form

2024-09-22 SC Heerenveen 2–1 FC Groningen L 2024-09-14 FC Groningen 2–2 Feyenoord Rotterdam D 2024-08-31 Almere City FC 1–1 FC Groningen D 2024-08-25 FC Groningen 0–0 AZ D 2024-08-17 RKC Waalwijk 1–2 FC Groningen W 2024-08-09 FC Groningen 4–1 NAC Breda W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.43 SC Heerenveen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.27 FC Groningen xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SC Heerenveen60% Draw21% FC Groningen19%
Actual: SC Heerenveen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.7
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 31%
69%

Double Chance

SC Heerenveen or Draw
81%
Draw or FC Groningen
40%
SC Heerenveen or FC Groningen
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SC Heerenveen46% Draw37% FC Groningen17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 1
8.5%
2 – 0
7.4%
3 – 1
7.2%
3 – 0
5.8%
1 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
5.6%
1 – 2
4.7%
3 – 2
4.6%
4 – 1
4.4%
0 – 0
3.7%
4 – 0
3.5%

Asian Handicap — SC Heerenveen

Handicap SC Heerenveen covers Push FC Groningen covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 18% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 21% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 11% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.