SC Heerenveen - FC Groningen: Small difference between teams in Eredivisie clash

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Sun 10.April
Match begins: 10:15 (UTC)
Venue: Abe Lenstra Stadion (26100 seats)

Getting nearer the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table teams fight it out. Both will be aiming to strenghten their league table position, SC Heerenveen in 12th and FC Groningen in 8th position.

Insights:
  • SC Heerenveen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • FC Groningen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both squads have had plenty of rest since their last exertion in an official match. Let's agree to expect an energetic match!

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SC Heerenveen form and stats

With 4 Eredivisie wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats from their home games, SC Heerenveen are certainly not brimming with confidence.

Heerenveen drew their last game, 1-1 away at Sparta Rotterdam (placed 16th). Haye (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.74/10. Haye hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Preceding that game was the away draw at RKC Waalwijk that finished 0-0.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how SC Heerenveen have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found seven matches with the results: Won two, drawn one and lost four.

With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the SC Heerenveen defense is not exactly impregnable. 21 goals conceded from 14 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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FC Groningen form and stats

5-3-6 is the win-draw-loss statistic for FC Groningen in their Eredivisie matches away.

Groningen's previous game was their home loss versus Ajax (1-3). Kasanwirjo got a match rating of 6.93 in that game, top player of the team. Kasanwirjo dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus FC Utrecht at their stadium, the result 3-1.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 14 similar matches played by FC Groningen in our archives, and the results are: five wins for FC Groningen, three draws and six defeats.

FC Groningen has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 21 goals from 14 games. Groningen's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 25 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

The latest recorded scoreline featuring both these participants is the FC Groningen - SC Heerenveen 1-1 played earlier this season. Last ten meetings between these contenders: SC Heerenveen won two, FC Groningen triumphed in one and we saw seven draws. two games with more than 2,5 goals, eight matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

FC GroningenJ. Strand Larsen
J. Strand Larsen
12 goals
FC GroningenC. Ngonge
C. Ngonge
7 goals
HeerenveenT. Halilović
T. Halilović
4 goals

SC Heerenveen missing players

FC Groningen missing players

Total First Half Second Half
SC Heerenveen FC Groningen
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
28 14 2 Played P 4 14 28
8 4 0 Won W 3 5 9
7 2 0 Drew D 0 3 9
13 8 2 Lost L 1 6 10
25 14 1 Scored S 6 21 36
37 21 3 Conceded C 5 25 40
89% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
68% 71% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 86% 75%
39% 50% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 64% 43%
18% 21% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 36% 25%
7% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 21% 14%
50% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 71% 64%
29% 21% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 7% 14%
32% 36% 50% Failed to Score F T 25% 21% 25%
 
4.8 4.6 4 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 3.6 3.8
6.2 5.8 7 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.9 5.4
1.2 1.4 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.8 1.8
2 2 1 Red cards R C 0 2 5
 
11.8 11.1 10.5 Shots (avg) S ( 13 10.3 11.4
3.7 3.9 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.2 4.5 4.4
24% 26% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 24% 33% 30%
 
13.8 14.4 16.5 Shots against (avg) S A 10 14.4 13.3
4.6 5.1 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 5.6 4.5
Key stats in Eredivisie this season:
  • FC Groningen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • FC Groningen haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • SC Heerenveen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  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 28 22 3 3 83 14 14 11 1 2 52 7 14 11 2 1 31 7 69 69
2 PSV 28 21 2 5 71 34 14 11 0 3 40 18 14 10 2 2 31 16 37 65
3 Feyenoord 28 18 4 6 63 27 14 10 2 2 34 12 14 8 2 4 29 15 36 58
4 AZ 28 17 4 7 55 33 14 10 2 2 31 14 14 7 2 5 24 19 22 55
5 FC Twente 28 16 7 5 44 33 14 8 5 1 22 11 14 8 2 4 22 22 11 55
6 FC Utrecht 28 11 8 9 45 37 14 7 4 3 28 17 14 4 4 6 17 20 8 41
7 Vitesse 27 12 5 10 34 43 13 5 2 6 16 24 14 7 3 4 18 19 -9 41
8 FC Groningen 28 9 9 10 36 40 14 4 6 4 15 15 14 5 3 6 21 25 -4 36
9 NEC 28 9 8 11 35 44 13 2 5 6 12 18 15 7 3 5 23 26 -9 35
10 Go Ahead Eagles 28 9 6 13 31 43 14 6 1 7 20 21 14 3 5 6 11 22 -12 33
11 SC Cambuur 28 10 3 15 44 60 14 5 1 8 26 31 14 5 2 7 18 29 -16 33
12 SC Heerenveen 28 8 7 13 25 37 14 4 2 8 14 21 14 4 5 5 11 16 -12 31
13 Heracles 28 8 6 14 29 37 14 7 4 3 19 13 14 1 2 11 10 24 -8 30
14 RKC Waalwijk 28 6 10 12 31 44 14 4 3 7 12 22 14 2 7 5 19 22 -13 28
15 Willem II 28 6 5 17 23 48 14 4 3 7 12 20 14 2 2 10 11 28 -25 23
16 Sparta Rotterdam 26 4 10 12 20 38 15 3 6 6 13 20 11 1 4 6 7 18 -18 22
17 Fortuna Sittard 27 6 4 17 26 60 13 4 2 7 14 26 14 2 2 10 12 34 -34 22
18 PEC Zwolle 28 5 5 18 20 43 14 2 4 8 9 16 14 3 1 10 11 27 -23 20

Table
  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 28 22 3 3 83 14 14 11 1 2 52 7 14 11 2 1 31 7 69 69
2 PSV 28 21 2 5 71 34 14 11 0 3 40 18 14 10 2 2 31 16 37 65
3 Feyenoord 28 18 4 6 63 27 14 10 2 2 34 12 14 8 2 4 29 15 36 58
4 AZ 28 17 4 7 55 33 14 10 2 2 31 14 14 7 2 5 24 19 22 55
5 FC Twente 28 16 7 5 44 33 14 8 5 1 22 11 14 8 2 4 22 22 11 55
6 FC Utrecht 28 11 8 9 45 37 14 7 4 3 28 17 14 4 4 6 17 20 8 41
7 Vitesse 27 12 5 10 34 43 13 5 2 6 16 24 14 7 3 4 18 19 -9 41
8 FC Groningen 28 9 9 10 36 40 14 4 6 4 15 15 14 5 3 6 21 25 -4 36
9 NEC 28 9 8 11 35 44 13 2 5 6 12 18 15 7 3 5 23 26 -9 35
10 Go Ahead Eagles 28 9 6 13 31 43 14 6 1 7 20 21 14 3 5 6 11 22 -12 33
11 SC Cambuur 28 10 3 15 44 60 14 5 1 8 26 31 14 5 2 7 18 29 -16 33
12 SC Heerenveen 28 8 7 13 25 37 14 4 2 8 14 21 14 4 5 5 11 16 -12 31
13 Heracles 28 8 6 14 29 37 14 7 4 3 19 13 14 1 2 11 10 24 -8 30
14 RKC Waalwijk 28 6 10 12 31 44 14 4 3 7 12 22 14 2 7 5 19 22 -13 28
15 Willem II 28 6 5 17 23 48 14 4 3 7 12 20 14 2 2 10 11 28 -25 23
16 Sparta Rotterdam 26 4 10 12 20 38 15 3 6 6 13 20 11 1 4 6 7 18 -18 22
17 Fortuna Sittard 27 6 4 17 26 60 13 4 2 7 14 26 14 2 2 10 12 34 -34 22
18 PEC Zwolle 28 5 5 18 20 43 14 2 4 8 9 16 14 3 1 10 11 27 -23 20

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The Eredivisie is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. 18 teams play two fixtures against each other to form the final league table and decide which team wins the Dutch national championship. The phrase Eredivisie translates to “Honour Division”. The “big three” in Dutch football are Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord.