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Groningen v Heracles Almelo : Eredivisie match betting preview, prediction and odds

Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadium, Groningen

the Hitachi Capital Mobility Stadium crowd welcome Heracles Almelo's supporters on Wednesday evening, as Dick Lukkien's Groningen face Erwin van de Looi's troops in the Eredivisie. Our predictions are based on extensive statistical analysis of both teams' performance, across seventeen of the biggest markets. Data shown and the odds change with each market, and head-to-head stats are included for all.

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Groningen's next match is v Waalwijk at 19:00 on Saturday 3rd May
Heracles Almelo's next match is v Feyenoord at 17:45 on Saturday 3rd May
The last Dutch Eredivisie meeting between Groningen and Heracles was on Wednesday 23rd April 2025
Dutch Eredivisie
April 23rd 2025
Groningen 4
1 Heracles
 
M. Rente 4'20' T. Bruns
J. Schreuders 16'
L. Bacuna 50'
B. De Keersmaecker (OG) 59'
 
GRO
HER
Shots On
6
3
Shots Off
4
3
Corners
3
5
Possession
42%
58%
Fouls
9
15
Yellow/red cards
5/0
 
GroningenHeracles
 
E. Vaessen
M. Peersman
L. Bacunafootball icon
M. Rentefootball icon
H. Ekdal
T. Blokzijl
D. Kwakman (B. Willumsson 79')
T. de Jonge
L. Valente (T. Oosting 90')
J. Schreudersfootball icon (R. Postema 90')
T. van Bergen
F. de Keijzer
I. Mesík
D. Mirani
J. Wieckhoff
(M. Benita 58') M. Rots
football iconB. De Keersmaecker
(J. Žambůrek 68') football iconT. Bruns
S. Scheperman
(L. Kulenović 68') J. Hornkamp
(J. Talvitie 58') M. Engels
S. Podgoreanu

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Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals

It's not the news we want to be reporting, but we're not predicting a thriller here. The stats suggest Groningen and Heracles both struggle to score on a consistent basis, and the odds are leaning towards there being fewer than 2 goals in total as they go head-to-head. We think they're on the right track here and, in the absence of obvious outright winners to back, under 2.5 goals looks like a smart bet.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Groningen are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 54% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.00.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Groningen
54%
19/20
8%
-
Draw
27%
11/5
20%
-
Heracles
19%
10/3
15%
-
Groningen 1-0
16%
11/2
28%
-
Draw 1-1
12%
5/1
25%
-
Groningen 2-0
12%
15/2
15%
-
Draw 0-0
11%
7/1
47%
-
Groningen 2-1
9%
8/1
6%
-
Heracles 1-0
8%
10/1
15%
-
Groningen 3-0
6%
16/1
13%
-
Heracles 2-1
4%
14/1
15%
-
Groningen 3-1
4%
16/1
31%
-
Draw 2-2
3%
14/1
15%
-
Heracles 2-0
3%
20/1-
Groningen 4-0
2%
33/1
17%
-
Groningen 3-2
2%
28/1
38%
-
Groningen 4-1
1%
40/1
58%
-
Heracles 3-1
1%
33/1
17%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
37%
6/5
33%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
63%
13/20
25%
-
Home 1st Goal
55%
8/13
6%
-
Away 1st Goal
37%
7/4
10%
-
No 1st Goal
8%
7/1
47%
-
BTTS - Yes
39%
19/20
20%
-
BTTS - No
61%
4/5
18%
-
BTTS - Home Win
17%
7/2
32%
-
BTTS - Draw
16%
7/2
5%
-
BTTS - Away Win
7%
8/1
38%
-
Home/draw
81%
1/5
4%
-
Away/draw
46%
4/5
8%
-
Home/away
73%
4/11
11%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
64%
4/11
13%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
36%
2/1
31%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
17%
3/1
53%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
83%
2/9
15%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
7%
8/1
100%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
93%
1/14
9%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
18/1
90%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
1/50
4%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
89%
1/14
4%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
11%
8/1
40%
-
Home DNB
73%
2/5-
Away DNB
38%
7/4-
Groningen win to nil
37%
9/4
7%
-
Heracles win to nil
12%
11/2
19%
-
Groningen / Groningen
25%
11/5
11%
-
Groningen / Heracles
2%
33/1
17%
-
Groningen / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
-
Draw / Groningen
17%
15/4
5%
-
Draw / Heracles
10%
7/1
6%
-
Draw / Draw
17%
15/4
21%
-
Heracles / Groningen
3%
25/1
24%
-
Heracles / Heracles
13%
11/2-
Heracles / Draw
6%
14/1-
Win / draw / win Eredivisie table

Groningen have played 29 matches so far this season and are in 13th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

21 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 13 games, drawn 4 and won 4. Groningen have conceded 39 goals, scored 15, failed to score in 8 matches and kept 4 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Groningen have played 14 games at home, winning 6, drawing 5 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 15 goals, conceded 10 goals, kept 7 clean sheets and failed to score 5 times in home league games.

Heracles lay in 9th place on 35 points in the Eredivisie league table having played 29 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 15 games against teams below them in the table, winning 4, drawing 9 and losing 2 games. They have scored 18 goals and kept 5 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Heracles have conceded 15 goals and have failed to score in 5 matches.

Away league performance

Heracles have played 14 away games, winning 2, drawing 4 and losing 8 games. They have scored an average of 0.6 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.9 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Groningen
Heracles
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Ajax3123533674 
May 14
l
 
3-1A
l
 
3-4F
l
 
4-0A
2
PSV3021455567 
l
 
1-3A
l
 
5-0A
l
 
1-3F
May 14
3
Feyenoord3018843662 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
4-1A
May 3
l
 
5-2A
4
Utrecht3118851962 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-1A
d
 
1-1F
l
 
1-0A
5
Twente3013981248 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-0A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
5-0A
6
AZ Alkmaar3013891447 
d
 
0-00-0
May 11
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
7
GA Eagles301389647 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1A
w
 
4-2A
l
 
4-1F
8
Heerenveen3111713-1440 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1F
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1F
9
Fortuna3010614-1536 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
2-2F
l
 
1-0A
10
S.Rotterdam3081111-335 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
11
Groningen Home309813-1335 
-
-
d
 
1-1F
l
 
4-1A
12
Heracles Away3081111-1535 
w
 
4-1F
d
 
1-1A
-
-
13
NEC309615-233 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
6-0A
May 18
w
 
1-2F
14
NAC308814-1832 
w
 
4-1F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1A
15
PEC Zwolle3071013-1331 
d
 
0-00-0
May 18
w
 
4-2F
l
 
3-0A
16
Willem II306618-2024 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-3F
d
 
1-1F
May 9
17
Almere City314819-3820 
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-2F
18
Waalwijk304719-2719 
May 3
w
 
1-2F
d
 
2-2F
d
 
0-00-0
UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
UEFA Europa League Qualifiers
UEFA Conference League Qualifiers Play Off
Relegation Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Groningen 11TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
Heracles 12TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
12
Conceded
40
Games: Scored
8 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
12 / 20
W
3
D
4
Lost
13
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Heracles have beaten Groningen in 3 consecutive away league meetings
6
Heracles have not lost to Groningen in 6 consecutive league meetings
League games at Groningen since 2016
Groningen
Heracles
Goals: Scored
11
9
Games: Scored
5 / 8
6 / 8
Clean sheets
2 / 8
3 / 8
GRO
3
D
2
HER
3
League games at Heracles since 2015
Heracles
Groningen
Goals: Scored
20
11
Games: Scored
8 / 8
7 / 8
Clean sheets
1 / 8
0 / 8
GRO
1
D
1
HER
6
Goal Statistics

Goals have been a problem for Groningen of late. It has been 6 Eredivisie games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.4 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Wednesday evening against Heracles Almelo.

Groningen 11th Heracles 12th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
0.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
24%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Groningen will score 1 or more goals
0
48%
1
35%
2
13%
3
4+
There is a 83% probability of Heracles scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-25
Groningen have scored 25% fewer goals at home than predicted
-43
Heracles have scored 43% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.1
average goals scored
0.6
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
2.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Eredivisie - 2024/2025 season
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Groningen
PG (predicted goals)
Heracles
1.4
0.7
Attack rating
GRO
HER
13%
better
view stats
Games scored19
20
Failed to score10
9
Scored first11
16
Goals scored28
36
Avg. goals scored1
1.2
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal8
7
Conversion rate for13
15
Avg. XG for1
1.2
KickOff rating
+13%
Defence rating
0%
better
GRO
HER
view stats
Games conceded22
23
Clean sheets7
6
Conceded first15
10
Goals conceded44
48
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1.7
Avg. shots/game conceded9
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against17%
16%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.8
KickOff rating
0%

Groningen v Heracles Eredivisie lLine ups will show here when available.

Groningen Eredivisie squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
29568
E VaessenJ SchreudersL ValenteM Peersman
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Vaessen GLK291
4
-
M Rente DEF2621
3
1
H Ekdal DEF10
-
T Blokzijl DEF24
1
1
M Peersman DEF222
7
1
L Bacuna MID2732
7
-
T. de Jonge MID1911
2
1
J Schreuders MID2851
2
-
L Valente MID2926
4
-
D. Kwakman MID112
-
T Bergen FWD3031
4
-
Subs
H Jurjus GLK1
-
D Baron GLK
-
W. Prins DEF2211
1
-
F. Stam DEF191
3
-
S. Bouland DEF2
-
M Seuntjens MID1112
-
T Oosting MID221
-
D. van der Werff MID2
-
B Willumsson FWD254
2
1
N. Emeran FWD3
-
R Mendes FWD1411
3
-
R Postema FWD252
2
-
Heracles Eredivisie squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
29847
F KeijzerL. KulenovićS PodgoreanuI Mesík
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
F Keijzer GLK291
1
-
J Wieckhoff DEF162
4
-
D Mirani DEF292
3
-
I Mesík DEF28
7
-
M Rots DEF111
-
B Keersmaecker MID2653
2
1
S Scheperman MID201
7
-
S Podgoreanu MID2814
3
-
T Bruns MID1831
5
-
M Engels MID2634
2
-
J Hornkamp FWD2372
5
-
Subs
T Jansink GLK
-
R Mantel GLK
-
M Benita DEF241
2
-
K Leerdam DEF
-
J. Tijink DEF
-
S. Bultman DEF
-
J Žambůrek MID171
3
-
D Kaam MID232
2
-
B Limbombe FWD13
-
L. Kulenović FWD2082
-
D. van Oorschot FWD3
-
J. Talvitie FWD263
1
-