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Groningen and Heerenveen bring a finely poised Eredivisie matchup, with Heerenveen holding a slight broader edge but Groningen supplying strong answers. Groningen won 2–0 away on 18 January 2026 and 2–1 at home on 16 August 2025, while Heerenveen won 2–1 at home on 22 September 2024. Groningen’s 1–0 home victory on 25 January 2025 keeps the contest difficult to separate.
Past matches, Groningen vs Heerenveen
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Heerenveen
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31G
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44G
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17D
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15D
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5D
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34D
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36M
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11F
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26F
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50F
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7M
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18F
Groningen Substitutes
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G
13
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G
21
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D
2
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M
7
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M
8
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F
9
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F
11
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D
16
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F
19
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F
27
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F
34
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F
57
Match events
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12'Sam Kersten Yellow Card
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22'N. Hopland S. Kersten
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38'H. Jurjus E. Vaessen
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58'⚽B. Klaverboer Own Goal
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67'Jorg Schreuders Yellow Card
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73'M. Rivera L. Brouwers
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74'Tygo Land Yellow Card
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78'T. de Jonge T. Land
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78'B. Willumsson Y. Taha
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78'T. Mercera M. Rente
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79'⚽T. Blokzijl Normal Goal (Asst: T. van Bergen)
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81'A. van Axel Dongen O. Braude
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81'L. Nordas V. Zagaritis
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88'W. Prins M. Peersman
Stats for this game
Matchup Groningen VS Heerenveen
Heerenveen’s edge is narrow
Heerenveen carry the stronger overall profile, but the matchup has not settled into one direction. Heerenveen won 2–1 at home on 22 September 2024, a close margin that contrasts with Groningen’s victories in the meetings that followed. The balance therefore gives Heerenveen an advantage without removing Groningen’s capacity to change the emphasis. The narrow margins also mean that a small swing in control can change the shape of the contest.
Groningen have supplied the reversals
Groningen won 1–0 at home on 25 January 2025, then added a 2–1 home victory on 16 August 2025 and a 2–0 away win at Heerenveen on 18 January 2026. Those results provide a strong counterweight to Heerenveen’s wider profile, while the differing venues show that no single setting settles the contest. Future meetings will ask whether Groningen can reproduce those responses, or whether Heerenveen can turn a close fixture back in their favour.
Past head to head stats
Groningen VS Heerenveen
Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time
Points per match over time
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 10 games
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 20 games
Groningen VS Heerenveen
Head-to-Head History
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