Highlights

79'

T. Blokzijl (assist T. van Bergen)

76'

J. van Overeem (Foul)

74'

T. Land (Foul)

67'

J. Schreuders (Not Retreating)

58'

B. Klaverboer (OG)

HT 0 - 0

12'

S. Kersten (Foul)

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

88'

W. Prins (M. Peersman - tactical)

81'

L. Nordås (V. Zagaritis - tactical)

81'

A. van Axel Dongen (O. Braude - tactical)

78'

T. de Jonge (T. Land - tactical)

78'

B. Willumsson (Y. Taha - tactical)

78'

T. Mercera (M. Rente - tactical)

73'

M. Rivera (L. Brouwers - tactical)

38'

H. Jurjus (E. Vaessen - injury)

22'

N. Hopland (S. Kersten - injury)

Player of the match

Stije Resink # 6 - Defensive midfielder

Successful contests 1
Duel won 10/12 (83.33%)
Accurate passes 33/44 (75%)

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	7	Heerenveen	47	31	13	8	10
	9	Groningen	42	31	12	6	13

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
7	J. Trenskow	12
15	T. van Bergen	9
31	R. Meerveld	6
-	D. Vente	6
-	L. Nordås	6

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

4-2-3-1

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

56%

44%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

R. Meerveld

T. van Bergen 2
D. Vente 1

Shots off target

T. van Bergen

J. Trenskow 1
L. Brouwers 1

Big chance created

J. Trenskow

D. Vente 1
Y. Taha 1

Successful contests

R. Meerveld

T. van Bergen 2
S. Resink 1

Fouls suffered

S. Resink

J. van Overeem 3
M. Rivera 2

Dispossessed

Y. Taha

J. van Overeem 3
J. Trenskow 2

Touches

J. van Overeem

M. Willemsen 79
N. Hopland 78

Duel won

S. Resink

T. van Bergen 9
J. van Overeem 8

Duel lost

T. van Bergen

Y. Taha 7
T. Blokzijl 7

Interceptions

N. Hopland

S. Kersten 1
M. Rente 1

Challenge lost

M. Willemsen

D. Janse 2
T. Land 2

Tackles

T. Land

T. Mercera 3
Y. Taha 3

Aerial duels won

T. van Bergen

D. Vente 4
M. Linday 3

Aerial duels lost

T. Blokzijl

D. Vente 5
M. Rente 4

Fouls

J. Schreuders

O. Braude 2
T. Land 2

Saves

B. Klaverboer

H. Jurjus 3
E. Vaessen 2

Passes

J. van Overeem

N. Hopland 67
M. Willemsen 64

Accurate passes

N. Hopland

M. Willemsen 56
J. van Overeem 56

Accurate crosses

Y. Taha

R. Meerveld 1
D. Vente 1

Current form

Stats

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Last matches

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Referees

Rob Dieperink main referee

3.1

0.1

Average card count per match for 15 matches arbitrated
Stan Teuben VAR assistant referee
Erwin Zeinstra assistant referee
Nils van Kampen VAR referee
Marco Ribbink assistant referee
Joshua Kuipers fourth referee

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Players injured / suspended

Heerenveen

Levi Smans Knee injury

Luuk Brouwers Thigh Injury

Hristiyan Ivaylov Petrov Unknown

Amourricho Jahvairo Déshauntino van Axel Dongen Knee injury

Andries Noppert Unknown

Václav Sejk Appendicitis

Groningen

Mats Seuntjens Groin Injury

Younes Taha El Idrissi Facial injury

Rui Jorge Monteiro Mendes Knee injury

Thom van Bergen Unknown

Oskar Zawada Unknown

Match venue

Abe Lenstra Stadion - Heerenveen

Year of construction: 1994
Surface: grass
Capacity: 27224
Average attendance: 17197
Maximum attendance: 26100
% sold: 63

Match result Heerenveen Groningen

Date 18 January 2026 11:15
Competition Eredivisie
Season 2025/2026
Stage Regular Season - week 19
Match attendance 24105
Code HEE-GRO
Area Netherlands
Home team Heerenveen
Away team Groningen

FAQ

What is the result between Heerenveen Groningen?

Groningen won the match with a 0-2 score

What are the official lineups for Heerenveen Groningen?

Heerenveen : Coached by R. Veldman, the lineup starts off in a 4-2-3-1 formation: B. Klaverboer, V. Zagaritis, M. Willemsen, S. Kersten, O. Braude, J. van Overeem, M. Linday, R. Meerveld, L. Brouwers (C), J. Trenskow, D. Vente

Groningen : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by D. Lukkien, is positioning themselves in a 4-2-3-1 : E. Vaessen, M. Peersman, D. Janse, T. Blokzijl, M. Rente, S. Resink (C), T. Land, J. Schreuders, Y. Taha, D. van der Werff, T. van Bergen

Who is the referee of the match Heerenveen Groningen ?

Rob Dieperink is the referee for this match

Where is the match Heerenveen Groningen?

The venue Abe Lenstra Stadion in Heerenveen is hosting the match

At what time is Heerenveen Groningen?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 18 January 2026. Kick-off at 11:15

Who is the man of the match Heerenveen - Groningen ?

Stije Resink is the outstanding player of the match Heerenveen - Groningen. The stats illustrate the performance of the player:

1 Successful contests
10/12 Duel won (83.33%)
33/44 Accurate passes (75%)

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Confirmed line-ups

Heerenveen 4-2-3-1

- 5.1 22 B. Klaverboer
- 4.9 19 V. Zagaritis
- 4.5 3 M. Willemsen
- 5.9 4 S. Kersten
- 4.9 45 O. Braude
- 5.0 6 J. van Overeem
- 6.0 16 M. Linday
- 5.6 10 R. Meerveld
- 5.6 8 (C) L. Brouwers
- 6.1 20 J. Trenskow
- 5.0 9 D. Vente
- 5.6 1 E. Vaessen
- 6.5 43 M. Peersman
- 6.2 4 D. Janse
- 7.1 3 T. Blokzijl
- 6.0 5 M. Rente
- 7.2 6 (C) S. Resink
- 6.2 18 T. Land
- 6.1 14 J. Schreuders
- 7.1 10 Y. Taha
- 6.6 17 D. van der Werff
- 6.7 26 T. van Bergen

Groningen 4-2-3-1

- R. Veldman Coach
Substitutes
- L. Oyen #11 - Striker
- A. Noppert #44 - Goalkeeper
- N. Bakker #31 - Goalkeeper
- 73'
  
  M. Rivera #7 - Midfielder
- P. Bochniewicz #5 - Defender
- E. Gürbüz #50 - Striker
- 22'
  
  N. Hopland #17 - Defender
- R. Bouw #34 - Defender
- M. Egbring #15 - Defender
- 81'
  
  L. Nordås #18 - Striker
- 81'
  
  A. van Axel Dongen #26 - Striker
- N. Courtens #36 - Midfielder
- D. Lukkien Coach
Substitutes
- N. Eggens #57 - Striker
- T. Hernes #7 - Midfielder
- Rui Mendes #27 - Striker
- O. Zawada #19 - Striker
- 78'
  
  T. de Jonge #8 - Midfielder
- L. Štubljar #13 - Goalkeeper
- 38'
  
  H. Jurjus #21 - Goalkeeper
- N. Emeran #11 - Striker
- 78'
  
  T. Mercera #16 - Defender
- R. Metu #34 - Striker
- 88'
  
  W. Prins #2 - Defender
- 78'
  
  B. Willumsson #9 - Striker

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

56%

44%

Duel won

52%

48%

Accurate passes

82%

77%

Attacking

Shots

Big chance created

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Shots hitting woodwork

Passing

488

Passes

378

Accurate crosses

Crosses

Corner taken

Defending

Duel won

Clearances

Tackles

Aerial duels won

Clearance off line

Successful tackles

Successful interception

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Big chance created

J. Trenskow

D. Vente 1
Y. Taha 1
J. Schreuders 1
D. van der Werff 1

Shots (%)

R. Meerveld

50% 2/4

D. van der Werff 50% (1/2)
D. Vente 50% (1/2)
T. van Bergen 40% (2/5)

Successful contests

R. Meerveld

T. van Bergen 2

Fouls suffered

S. Resink

J. van Overeem 3
M. Rivera 2
V. Zagaritis 2
M. Linday 2

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

J. Trenskow

0% 0/3

A. van Axel Dongen 0% (0/2)

Dispossessed

Y. Taha

J. van Overeem 3

Defending - Tops

Duel won (%)

M. Linday

100% 8/8

S. Resink 83% (10/12)
D. van der Werff 83% (5/6)
R. Meerveld 67% (6/9)
D. Janse 67% (4/6)

Interceptions

N. Hopland

Aerial duels won (%)

M. Linday

100% 3/3

D. Janse 100% (2/2)
A. van Axel Dongen 100% (2/2)
S. Resink 75% (3/4)
L. Nordås 67% (2/3)

Defending - Flops

Duel won (%)

M. Willemsen

0% 0/6

M. Peersman 0% (0/5)
J. Trenskow 0% (0/4)
B. Willumsson 0% (0/4)
A. van Axel Dongen 0% (0/4)

Aerial duels won (%)

Y. Taha

0% 0/2

J. Trenskow 0% (0/2)
J. Schreuders 0% (0/2)
T. Mercera 0% (0/2)
M. Willemsen 0% (0/2)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

T. Blokzijl

90% 46/51

N. Hopland 88% (59/67)
M. Willemsen 88% (56/64)
J. Schreuders 87% (27/31)
D. Janse 85% (34/40)

Passing - Flops

Passes (%)

H. Jurjus

52% 16/31

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	77	31	25	2	4	90	41	49
2	Feyenoord	58	31	17	7	7	65	42	23
3	NEC	55	31	15	10	6	73	49	24
4	Ajax	54	31	14	12	5	59	37	22
5	Twente	54	31	14	12	5	52	33	19
6	AZ	49	31	14	7	10	52	45	7
7	Heerenveen	47	31	13	8	10	55	51	4
8	Utrecht	44	31	12	8	11	49	41	8
9	Groningen	42	31	12	6	13	43	40	3
10	Sparta	42	31	12	6	13	36	53	-17
11	Go Ahead	37	31	8	13	10	50	45	5
12	Fortuna	36	31	10	6	15	45	57	-12
13	Zwolle	34	31	8	10	13	41	66	-25
14	Excelsior	31	31	8	7	16	36	51	-15
15	Volendam	31	31	8	7	16	33	50	-17
16	Telstar	30	31	7	9	15	43	53	-10
17	NAC	25	31	5	10	16	30	53	-23
18	Heracles	19	31	5	4	22	34	79	-45

UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Conference League Play-offs
Relegation Play-off
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	38	16	12	2	2	53	25	28
2	Feyenoord	35	16	11	2	3	38	22	16
3	Ajax	30	15	9	3	3	29	13	16
4	AZ	29	15	8	5	2	34	21	13
5	Heerenveen	29	16	8	5	3	33	24	9
6	Twente	29	16	8	5	3	25	16	9
7	NEC	28	15	8	4	3	38	23	15
8	Utrecht	27	15	8	3	4	27	13	14
9	Zwolle	25	15	7	4	4	20	19	1
10	Go Ahead	25	16	6	7	3	33	20	13
11	Volendam	23	15	6	5	4	23	19	4
12	Groningen	22	15	6	4	5	23	14	9
13	Fortuna	22	15	6	4	5	24	25	-1
14	Sparta	22	15	6	4	5	17	22	-5
15	Telstar	17	16	4	5	7	28	28	0
16	Excelsior	17	16	5	2	9	19	21	-2
17	NAC	17	16	4	5	7	18	23	-5
18	Heracles	15	16	4	3	9	22	34	-12

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	39	15	13	0	2	37	16	21
2	NEC	27	16	7	6	3	35	26	9
3	Twente	25	15	6	7	2	27	17	10
4	Ajax	24	16	5	9	2	30	24	6
5	Feyenoord	23	15	6	5	4	27	20	7
6	Groningen	20	16	6	2	8	20	26	-6
7	AZ	20	16	6	2	8	18	24	-6
8	Sparta	20	16	6	2	8	19	31	-12
9	Heerenveen	18	15	5	3	7	22	27	-5
10	Utrecht	17	16	4	5	7	22	28	-6
11	Excelsior	14	15	3	5	7	17	30	-13
12	Fortuna	14	16	4	2	10	21	32	-11
13	Telstar	13	15	3	4	8	15	25	-10
14	Go Ahead	12	15	2	6	7	17	25	-8
15	Zwolle	9	16	1	6	9	21	47	-26
16	NAC	8	15	1	5	9	12	30	-18
17	Volendam	8	16	2	2	12	10	31	-21
18	Heracles	4	15	1	1	13	12	45	-33

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	58	31	17	7	7	45	20	25
2	Ajax	58	31	16	10	5	35	16	19
3	Feyenoord	54	31	16	6	9	32	19	13
4	Utrecht	49	31	14	7	10	22	16	6
5	Twente	46	31	11	13	7	20	12	8
6	Heerenveen	45	31	12	9	10	24	24	0
7	NEC	43	31	11	10	10	28	28	0
8	AZ	43	31	10	13	8	28	23	5
9	Excelsior	41	31	10	11	10	18	20	-2
10	Sparta	41	31	10	11	10	14	17	-3
11	Groningen	41	31	8	17	6	18	16	2
12	Zwolle	38	31	9	11	11	22	32	-10
13	Fortuna	37	31	9	10	12	24	30	-6
14	Go Ahead	37	31	8	13	10	22	22	0
15	Telstar	34	31	8	10	13	17	23	-6
16	NAC	28	31	6	10	15	13	27	-14
17	Volendam	26	31	5	11	15	11	29	-18
18	Heracles	25	31	6	7	18	17	36	-19