It's advantage FC Groningen so far with their 5th position in the Eredivisie table, welcoming Heracles who are placed 12th.
- Heracles have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
It's no vacation for neither FC Groningen nor Heracles as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
FC Groningen form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Sportpark Lonerstraat as FC Groningen have scored 8 goals to get 14 points from 7 games. The overall stats in the Eredivisie are 4-2-1 (wins-draws-losses). The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of four straight victories regardless of arena. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Sportpark Lonerstraat.
Groningen enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Sparta Rotterdam's place. The match ended 3-2 with Wessel Dammers and Jörgen Strand Larsen (2) scoring. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting FC Emmen (1-2).
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how FC Groningen have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eight games) they have won five times, drawn zero and lost three.
Groningen are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 7 games. Groningen have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Heracles form and stats
There's been little loot from Heracles's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 7 away games in the Eredivisie. Heracles only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws.
Heracles play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting SC Heerenveen (placed 8th). A 1-2 loss hosting Fortuna Sittard before that.
We have checked recent matches where Heracles have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eight games were two victories, three draws and three defeats.
The visitors have scored 5 goals from 7 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The Heracles manager F. Wormuth has some worries about the defense as 17 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: four wins for FC Groningen, two draws and four wins for Heracles. Over 2,5 goals: eight times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  R. Vloet 7 goals |   A. El Messaoudi 5 goals |  J. Strand Larsen 5 goals |
FC Groningen missing players
Heracles missing players
| FC Groningen | Heracles | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 18 | 8 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| 14 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 8 | 17 | 24 |
| 92% | 86% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 86% | 92% |
| 69% | 57% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 86% | 85% |
| 46% | 29% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 71% | 62% |
| 31% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 43% | 31% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 29% | 23% |
| 54% | 43% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 43% | 54% |
| 38% | 57% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 14% | 15% |
| 15% | 14% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 57% | 38% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 2 | 5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 12.5 | 12.9 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 7.6 | 10.9 |
| 3.8 | 2.9 | 1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.7 | 2.1 | 3.2 |
| 37% | 40% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 33% |
- Heracles have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Heracles have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ajax | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 42 | 33 |
| 2 | PSV | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 30 |
| 3 | Vitesse | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 29 |
| 4 | Feyenoord | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 26 |
| 5 | FC Groningen | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 26 |
| 6 | FC Twente | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
| 7 | AZ Alkmaar | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 23 |
| 8 | SC Heerenveen | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 20 |
| 9 | Sparta Rotterdam | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 15 |
| 10 | FC Utrecht | 12 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 13 |
| 11 | PEC Zwolle | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 13 |
| 12 | Heracles | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | -10 | 12 |
| 13 | RKC Waalwijk | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -12 | 12 |
| 14 | Fortuna Sittard | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -13 | 10 |
| 15 | VVV-Venlo | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -19 | 9 |
| 16 | Willem II | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -14 | 8 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 | -20 | 7 |
| 18 | FC Emmen | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -17 | 5 |