Wednesday , 30 September 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
4 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 4.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 7 19
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 7 17
3 PSV 7 16
4 FC Twente '65 7 16
5 AFC Ajax 7 14
6 Fortuna Sittard 7 13
7 SBV Excelsior 7 11
8 FC Groningen 7 11
9 Go Ahead Eagles 7 10
10 SC Heerenveen 7 9
11 NEC 7 8
12 Sparta Rotterdam 7 5
13 Telstar 1963 7 5
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 7 5
15 FC Utrecht 7 5
16 PEC Zwolle 7 4
17 ADO Den Haag 7 2
18 Willem II Tilburg 7 2

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
#10 Position #8
9 Points 11
7 Played 7
2 / 3 / 2 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 2
11 Scored 15
9 Conceded 13
+2 GD +2
1.29 PPG 1.57
29% Win % 43%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (15 games)
27% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
SC Heerenveen this season
14% Clean Sheets
FC Groningen this season

SC Heerenveen are 10th (9 pts). FC Groningen are 8th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

SC Heerenveen
Jacob Trenskow 3 G 1 A
Maxence Rivera 2 G 1 A
Luca Oyen 1 G
FC Groningen
Thom van Bergen 4 G 2 A
Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson 4 G
David van der Werff 2 G 3 A
Tygo Land 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between SC Heerenveen and FC Groningen is underway.
  • 5' Jorg Schreuders has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 312 appearances.
  • 9' Luciano Valente has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 9 minutes.
  • 12' Jacob Trenskow doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 17' Ion Nicolaescu has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 22' FC Groningen are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 27' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Groningen that had 312 games and scored 254 goals.
  • 32' FC Groningen fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 37' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 42' 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.
  • 46' Another substitution for FC Groningen to replace Finn Stam by Wouter Prins on 46 minute.
  • 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tijmen Blokzijl made 312 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 56' Marvin Peersman is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Groningen tonight.
  • 60' Another substitution for FC Groningen to replace Stije Resink by Joey Pelupessy on 60 minute.
  • 64' The referee has no hesitation. Marvin Peersman is booked for FC Groningen — card on 64.
  • 67' Daniel Karlsbakk is replacing Pawel Bochniewicz for the SC Heerenveen side.
  • 69' SC Heerenveen is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ion Nicolaescu on 69.
  • 70' Ion Nicolaescu catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 70.
  • 75' The whistle greets Thom van Bergen as he departs to be replaced by Thijs Oosting.
  • 80' A quiet spell here at Abe Lenstra Stadion. SC Heerenveen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 82' It’s a booking for FC Groningen player. Brynjolfur Darri Willumsson gets a card.
  • 83' The crowd applauds Espen van Ee as he leaves the pitch. Mateja Milovanovic steps in for SC Heerenveen.
  • 86' Etienne Vaessen catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 86.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Rui Mendes. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. SC Heerenveen take all three points.

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
Pelle van Amersfoort 2
Neraysho Kasanwirjo 2
Amin Sarr 2
Luciano Valente 2
Tibor Halilovic 2
Paul Gladon 1
Hicham Faik 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
4 / 4
1.93 SC Heerenveen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17 FC Groningen xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 59% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SC Heerenveen55% Draw24% FC Groningen21%
Actual: SC Heerenveen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.1
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

SC Heerenveen or Draw
79%
Draw or FC Groningen
45%
SC Heerenveen or FC Groningen
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SC Heerenveen39% Draw43% FC Groningen18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.1%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.3%
1 – 0
8.1%
0 – 0
6.2%
3 – 1
6.1%
1 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
5.5%
3 – 0
5.2%
0 – 1
4.5%
3 – 2
3.6%
0 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — SC Heerenveen

Handicap SC Heerenveen covers Push FC Groningen covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 17% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 22% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 13% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
FC Groningen keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

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