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SC Heerenveen v Groningen : Eredivisie match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 18th Jan, 11:15 BST, Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen

the Abe Lenstra Stadion faithful welcome Groningen's travelling contingent on Sunday morning, as Robin Veldeman's SC Heerenveen clash with Dick Lukkien's charges in the Eredivisie. The aim of this preview is, quite simply, to help you make the smartest bet possible. To this end, stats for seventeen major betting market have been published below, with head-to-head history and particularly important form streaks highlighted. The best odds are included as well.

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Best Tip: Both teams to score

Heerenveen may feel positive ahead of this fixture and, funnily enough, so might Groningen. The bookmakers don't think there's much between them and neither do we – there's no clear winner in this clash. So we look to the both teams to score market, where there's far more clarity. The form statistics, past head-to-head (H2H) records and bookmakers odds below are all pointing towards both sides scoring, and we think that's the tip to go with here.

If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Heerenveen are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 45% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.20.

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Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Heerenveen 45%	6/5	-
Draw 23%	12/5	-
Groningen 32%	21/10	-
Draw 1-1 10%	11/2	-
Heerenveen 2-1 9%	8/1	-
Groningen 2-1 8%	10/1	-
Heerenveen 1-0 7%	17/2	-
Draw 2-2 7%	11/1	-
Heerenveen 2-0 6%	11/1	-
Groningen 1-0 6%	11/1	-
Heerenveen 3-1 5%	16/1	-
Groningen 2-0 4%	16/1	-
Draw 0-0 4%	12/1	-
Heerenveen 3-2 4%	22/1	-
Heerenveen 3-0 4%	20/1	-
Groningen 3-1 4%	22/1	-
Groningen 3-2 3%	28/1	-
Heerenveen 4-1 2%	33/1	-
Over 2.5 Goals 61%	8/11	-
Under 2.5 Goals 39%	43/40	-
Home 1st Goal 51%	4/5	-
Away 1st Goal 47%	11/10	-
No 1st Goal 2%	12/1	-
BTTS - Yes 63%	8/13	-
BTTS - No 37%	6/5	-
BTTS - Home Win 25%	3/1	-
BTTS - Draw 19%	10/3	-
BTTS - Away Win 19%	9/2	-
Home/draw 68%	4/11	-
Away/draw 55%	4/6	-
Home/away 77%	3/10	-
Over 1.5 Goals 83%	2/9	-
Under 1.5 Goals 17%	3/1	-
Over 3.5 Goals 39%	7/4	-
Under 3.5 Goals 61%	2/5	-
Over 4.5 Goals 21%	9/2	-
Under 4.5 Goals 79%	1/7	-
Over 5.5 Goals 10%	10/1	-
Under 5.5 Goals 90%	1/20	-
Over 0.5 Goals 96%	1/25	-
Under 0.5 Goals 4%	12/1	-
Home DNB 61%	8/13	-
Away DNB 48%	6/5	-
Heerenveen win to nil 20%	10/3	-
Groningen win to nil 13%	5/1	-
Heerenveen / Heerenveen 24%	5/2	-
Heerenveen / Groningen 3%	25/1	-
Heerenveen / Draw 6%	12/1	-
Draw / Heerenveen 15%	9/2	-
Draw / Groningen 12%	6/1	-
Draw / Draw 14%	5/1	-
Groningen / Heerenveen 4%	22/1	-
Groningen / Groningen 16%	4/1	-
Groningen / Draw 6%	12/1	-

Win / draw / win Eredivisie table

Heerenveen have played 17 matches so far this season and are in 9th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

8 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 2 and won 2. Heerenveen have conceded 13 goals, scored 11, failed to score in 2 matches and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Heerenveen have played 8 games at home, winning 3, drawing 3 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 15 goals, conceded 14 goals, kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Groningen lay in 5th place on 27 points in the Eredivisie league table having played 17 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 13 games against teams below them in the table, winning 8, drawing 3 and losing 2 games. They have scored 23 goals and kept 5 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Groningen have conceded 13 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Groningen have played 9 away games, winning 4, drawing 1 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 1.2 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.7 goals per away game.

BTTS yes BTTS no BTTS yes BTTS no Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Over 0.5 Under 0.5 Over 1.5 Under 1.5 Over 2.5 Under 2.5 Over 3.5 Under 3.5 Over 4.5 Under 4.5 Over 5.5 Under 5.5 For 0-0 Against Won Draw Lost	Heerenveen Groningen
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	W	D	L	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	PSV	17	15	1	1	31	46	l 0-2A	Feb 21	Feb 8	l 4-2A
2	Feyenoord	17	11	2	4	21	35	Jan 11	l 1-0A	l 0-1A	Apr 25
3	Ajax	17	8	6	3	10	30	May 17	d 1-1A	Mar 7	l 2-0A
4	NEC	17	8	5	4	14	29	w 3-2F	Mar 22	May 10	l 2-0A
5	Groningen	17	8	3	6	3	27	Jan 18	l 2-1F	-	-
6	Twente	17	6	7	4	5	25	l 1-2A	Feb 7	d 1-1A	Feb 22
7	AZ Alkmaar	16	7	4	5	3	25	w 3-1F	Apr 12	Mar 22	l 4-1A
8	Utrecht	17	6	5	6	5	23	Feb 1	d 2-2A	Feb 14	w 0-1F
9	Heerenveen	17	6	5	6	3	23	-	-	w 2-1A	Jan 18
10	S.Rotterdam	17	7	2	8	-13	23	Feb 28	w 0-3F	l 0-2A	Jan 31
11	Fortuna	17	6	3	8	-4	21	Apr 25	l 2-0A	Jan 25	w 1-2F
12	GA Eagles	17	4	7	6	-3	19	d 2-2A	Feb 11	Apr 11	d 1-1A
13	Excelsior	16	6	1	9	-11	19	w 2-1A	Mar 7	May 2	w 0-2F
14	PEC Zwolle	17	5	4	8	-17	19	Feb 15	l 2-1A	d 2-2A	Mar 13
15	Telstar	17	3	6	8	-7	15	Mar 14	w 2-3F	w 2-0F	Apr 4
16	FC Volendam	17	3	5	9	-12	14	d 1-1F	May 3	w 3-0F	Mar 1
17	Heracles	17	4	2	11	-18	14	Apr 5	w 0-3F	w 4-0F	May 17
18	NAC	17	3	4	10	-10	13	d 3-3F	May 10	Jan 10	w 1-2F

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Win / draw / win form

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

18 / 20

Conceded

16 / 20

Clean sheets

4 / 20

Failed to score

2 / 20

Won

Draw

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Heerenveen	0 - 2	PSV
Heerenveen	3 - 1	AZ Alkmaar
Heerenveen	3 - 3	NAC
Heerenveen	2 - 1	Excelsior
Heerenveen	3 - 2	NEC
Heerenveen	2 - 2	GA Eagles
Heerenveen	1 - 2	Twente
Heerenveen	1 - 1	FC Volendam
Heerenveen	2 - 0	Feyenoord
Heerenveen	1 - 0	NEC
Heerenveen	2 - 1	Almere City
Heerenveen	3 - 1	Willem II
Heerenveen	1 - 1	Heracles
Heerenveen	3 - 1	AZ Alkmaar
Heerenveen	3 - 3	Twente
Heerenveen	2 - 2	Fortuna
Heerenveen	0 - 2	Ajax
Heerenveen	1 - 0	PSV
Heerenveen	1 - 1	Waalwijk
Heerenveen	1 - 0	GA Eagles

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

16 / 20

Conceded

17 / 20

Clean sheets

3 / 20

Failed to score

4 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Heerenveen	3 - 0	Heracles
A	Heerenveen	3 - 0	S.Rotterdam
H	Heerenveen	0 - 2	PSV
A	Heerenveen	1 - 2	PEC Zwolle
H	Heerenveen	3 - 1	AZ Alkmaar
A	Heerenveen	0 - 2	Fortuna
A	Heerenveen	1 - 1	Ajax
H	Heerenveen	3 - 3	NAC
A	Heerenveen	3 - 2	Telstar
H	Heerenveen	2 - 1	Excelsior
A	Heerenveen	2 - 2	Utrecht
H	Heerenveen	3 - 2	NEC
A	Heerenveen	0 - 1	Feyenoord
H	Heerenveen	2 - 2	GA Eagles
H	Heerenveen	1 - 2	Twente
A	Heerenveen	1 - 2	Groningen
H	Heerenveen	1 - 1	FC Volendam
A	Heerenveen	1 - 4	AZ Alkmaar
H	Heerenveen	2 - 0	Feyenoord
A	Heerenveen	0 - 1	GA Eagles

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

13 / 20

Conceded

18 / 20

Clean sheets

2 / 20

Failed to score

7 / 20

Won

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
GA Eagles	1 - 1	Groningen
Excelsior	0 - 2	Groningen
Ajax	2 - 0	Groningen
NEC	2 - 0	Groningen
Fortuna	1 - 2	Groningen
NAC	1 - 2	Groningen
Utrecht	0 - 1	Groningen
PSV	4 - 2	Groningen
AZ Alkmaar	4 - 1	Groningen
PEC Zwolle	2 - 0	Groningen
AZ Alkmaar	3 - 0	Groningen
Utrecht	3 - 1	Groningen
Feyenoord	4 - 1	Groningen
NAC	1 - 1	Groningen
Willem II	1 - 3	Groningen
S.Rotterdam	1 - 0	Groningen
Heracles	1 - 1	Groningen
GA Eagles	2 - 1	Groningen
Twente	2 - 0	Groningen
PSV	5 - 0	Groningen

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

14 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

6 / 20

Won

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Groningen	1 - 1	GA Eagles
H	Groningen	3 - 0	FC Volendam
A	Groningen	2 - 0	Excelsior
A	Groningen	0 - 2	Ajax
H	Groningen	2 - 2	PEC Zwolle
A	Groningen	0 - 2	NEC
H	Groningen	1 - 1	Twente
A	Groningen	2 - 1	Fortuna
H	Groningen	0 - 2	S.Rotterdam
A	Groningen	2 - 1	NAC
H	Groningen	0 - 1	Feyenoord
H	Groningen	2 - 0	Telstar
A	Groningen	1 - 0	Utrecht
H	Groningen	4 - 0	Heracles
A	Groningen	2 - 4	PSV
H	Groningen	2 - 1	Heerenveen
A	Groningen	1 - 4	AZ Alkmaar
A	Groningen	0 - 2	PEC Zwolle
H	Groningen	2 - 2	Ajax
A	Groningen	0 - 3	AZ Alkmaar

Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)

Heerenveen have beaten Groningen in 3 consecutive home league meetings

Heerenveen have not lost to Groningen in 8 consecutive home league meetings

Heerenveen

Groningen

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

8 / 9

Clean sheets

1 / 9

HEE

GRO

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Heerenveen
Heerenveen	2 - 1
Heerenveen	3 - 1
Heerenveen	3 - 1
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
Draw	0 - 0	Draw
	1 - 2	Groningen

Groningen

Heerenveen

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

6 / 9

7 / 9

Clean sheets

2 / 9

3 / 9

HEE

GRO

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Groningen
Groningen	2 - 1
Groningen	1 - 0
	0 - 2	Heerenveen
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
	0 - 2	Heerenveen
Groningen	2 - 0
Draw	3 - 3	Draw
	0 - 3	Heerenveen
Groningen	3 - 1

Goal Statistics

	Heerenveen 9th	Groningen 5th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.7 goals	1.4 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 18% 1 31% 2 27% 3 15% 4+ 10% There is a 82% probability that Heerenveen will score 1 or more goals	0 24% 1 34% 2 25% 3 12% 4+ There is a 76% probability that Groningen will score 1 or more goals

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	+2 Heerenveen’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions	-11 Groningen have scored 11% fewer goals when away than predicted
	1.8 average goals scored	1.0 average goals scored
	1.3 conceded	2.0 conceded

Attack defence ratings
Eredivisie - 2025/2026 season

11%

better

HEE

GRO

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Games scored	14		13
Failed to score	3		4
Scored first	8		7
Goals scored	29		25
Avg. goals scored	1.7		1.5
Avg. shots per game	11		12
Avg. shots per goal	7		8
Conversion rate for	15		13
Avg. XG for	1.8		1.8
KickOff rating		+11%

HEE

GRO

15%

better

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Games conceded	15		12
Clean sheets	2		5
Conceded first	9		10
Goals conceded	26		22
Avg. goals conceded	1.5		1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded	8		9
Avg. shots/goal conceded	6		7
Conversion rate against	18%		15%
Avg. XG against	1.2		1.3
KickOff rating		+15%

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Heerenveen Eredivisie squad statistics 2025/2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
17	6	4	4
V Zagaritis	D Vente	L Brouwers	V Zagaritis

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
V Zagaritis DEF	17	2	1	4 -
J Overeem MID	17	1	2	3 -
V Sejk FWD	17	3	1	-
D Vente FWD	17	6	2	1 -
M Rivera FWD	17	1	2	2 -
J Trenskow FWD	17	6	2	-
O. Johansen Braude DEF	16		3	2 -
S Kersten DEF	16	1		4 -
L Brouwers MID	16	2	4	1 1
M. Linday MID	16		1	3 -
B Klaverboer GLK	13			-
M. Willemsen DEF	13	1		2 -
R Meerveld MID	13	3	1	-
N Hopland DEF	11	1		1 -
E. Gürbüz FWD	11			1 -
H Petrov DEF	9			1 1
A Noppert GLK	4			-
M. Egbring DEF	4			1 -
A Dongen FWD	4			-
P Bochniewicz DEF	1			-
L. Smans MID	1		1	-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
6	21	4	5
D Vente	J Trenskow	L Brouwers	M Rivera

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
D Vente FWD	6	17	2	1
J Trenskow FWD	6	21	2	5
V Sejk FWD	3	6	1	2
R Meerveld MID	3	10	1	4
V Zagaritis DEF	2	4	1	3
L Brouwers MID	2	8	4	3
J Overeem MID	1	2	2	3
M Rivera FWD	1	14	2	5
S Kersten DEF	1	1		1
M. Willemsen DEF	1	6
N Hopland DEF	1	1
O. Johansen Braude DEF		1	3	3
M. Linday MID			1	2
E. Gürbüz FWD		4
M. Egbring DEF				1
A Dongen FWD		1
L. Smans MID			1	1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
941	37	114
J Overeem	V Zagaritis	V Zagaritis

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
J Overeem MID	941	30	79
M. Willemsen DEF	756	13	69
O. Johansen Braude DEF	685	32	97
S Kersten DEF	656	12	45
V Zagaritis DEF	650	37	114
L Brouwers MID	577	29	74
M. Linday MID	464	35	69
J Trenskow FWD	454	6	36
B Klaverboer GLK	448		7
M Rivera FWD	349	21	59
D Vente FWD	310	12	52
R Meerveld MID	298	10	49
N Hopland DEF	267	4	19
A Noppert GLK	140		5
V Sejk FWD	110	7	39
H Petrov DEF	103	3	13
E. Gürbüz FWD	57	4	20
L. Smans MID	16	1	6
M. Egbring DEF	15	1	6
A Dongen FWD	14		5
P Bochniewicz DEF	1

Groningen Eredivisie squad statistics 2025/2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
17	6	5	4
M Peersman	B Willumsson	S Resink	D. Janse

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
M Peersman DEF	17	1		3 -
T Blokzijl DEF	17			2 -
T. de Jonge MID	17	2		2 -
S Resink MID	17	4	5	3 -
D. van der Werff MID	17	2		1 -
Y Taha FWD	17	2	3	2 -
J Schreuders FWD	17		1	1 -
T Bergen FWD	17	4	2	2 -
D. Janse DEF	15			4 -
E Vaessen GLK	14		1	-
M Rente DEF	14	2	2	2 1
M Seuntjens MID	13	1		-
B Willumsson FWD	13	6		1 -
T. Mercera DEF	12			-
T Land MID	11			2 1
W. Prins DEF	9		2	-
O Zawada FWD	8	1		1 -
H Jurjus GLK	3			-
N. Emeran FWD	3			-
R Mendes FWD	2			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
6	20	5	7
B Willumsson	T Bergen	S Resink	Y Taha

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
B Willumsson FWD	6	13		1
S Resink MID	4	11	5	2
T Bergen FWD	4	20	2	5
T. de Jonge MID	2	5		2
D. van der Werff MID	2	14		4
Y Taha FWD	2	19	3	7
M Rente DEF	2	5	2	1
M Peersman DEF	1	3		2
M Seuntjens MID	1	3		1
O Zawada FWD	1	1
J Schreuders FWD		13	1	1
D. Janse DEF		2		1
E Vaessen GLK			1
T. Mercera DEF				1
W. Prins DEF			2	2

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1051	42	118
T Blokzijl	S Resink	T Bergen

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
T Blokzijl DEF	1051	19	63
D. Janse DEF	861	17	61
S Resink MID	843	42	108
M Peersman DEF	718	21	60
E Vaessen GLK	603		12
T. de Jonge MID	549	37	63
J Schreuders FWD	449	24	76
M Rente DEF	416	21	80
T Bergen FWD	358	30	118
Y Taha FWD	346	30	57
D. van der Werff MID	249	20	31
T. Mercera DEF	150	10	25
T Land MID	143	9	13
B Willumsson FWD	133	5	29
H Jurjus GLK	104
W. Prins DEF	91	10	14
M Seuntjens MID	70	3	5
O Zawada FWD	47		16
N. Emeran FWD	14	2	4