FREE BETS	ODDS	RETURNS	BET
	-	-
	-	-

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

Sun 17th May, 13:30 BST, Polman Stadion, Almelo

Groningen pay Eredivisie competitors Heracles Almelo a visit on Sunday afternoon, as Dick Lukkien guides his men into an away clash with Ernest Faber & co. at the Polman Stadion. Team form, head to head (H2H) statistics, predictions and odds from leading bookmakers are all shown below. We're here to give you everything you need to place an intelligent bet. We've backed , but why not use the stats to find the perfect bet for you?

Want to know who’s consistently beating the odds? Check out the Top Eredivisie Tipsters and see the most profitable experts for this season!

If you’re keen on betting across various leagues and markets, our Live Bets page showcases active accumulator bets and real-time tips.

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

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Heracles 30%	-	-
Draw 26%	-	-
Groningen 44%	-	-
Draw 1-1 12%	-	-
Groningen 1-0 10%	-	-
Groningen 2-1 9%	-	-
Heracles 1-0 8%	-	-
Groningen 2-0 8%	-	-
Heracles 2-1 7%	-	-
Draw 0-0 7%	-	-
Draw 2-2 5%	-	-
Heracles 2-0 5%	-	-
Groningen 3-1 5%	-	-
Groningen 3-0 4%	-	-
Heracles 3-1 3%	-	-
Groningen 3-2 3%	-	-
Heracles 3-2 2%	-	-
Heracles 3-0 2%	-	-
Over 2.5 Goals 50%	-	-
Under 2.5 Goals 50%	-	-
Home 1st Goal 45%	-	-
Away 1st Goal 51%	-	-
No 1st Goal 4%	-	-
BTTS - Yes 54%	-	-
BTTS - No 46%	-	-
BTTS - Home Win 14%	-	-
BTTS - Draw 19%	-	-
BTTS - Away Win 21%	-	-
Home/draw 56%	-	-
Away/draw 70%	-	-
Home/away 74%	-	-
Over 1.5 Goals 75%	-	-
Under 1.5 Goals 25%	-	-
Over 3.5 Goals 28%	-	-
Under 3.5 Goals 72%	-	-
Over 4.5 Goals 13%	-	-
Under 4.5 Goals 87%	-	-
Over 5.5 Goals 5%	-	-
Under 5.5 Goals 95%	-	-
Over 0.5 Goals 93%	-	-
Under 0.5 Goals 7%	-	-
Home DNB 48%	-	-
Away DNB 62%	-	-
Heracles win to nil 16%	-	-
Groningen win to nil 24%	-	-

Win / draw / win Eredivisie table

Heracles have played 32 matches so far this season and are in 18th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

32 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 23 games, drawn 4 and won 5. Heracles have conceded 80 goals, scored 34, failed to score in 15 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Heracles have played 16 games at home, winning 4, drawing 3 and losing 9 fixtures. They have scored 22 goals, conceded 34 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 7 times in home league games.

Groningen lay in 10th place on 42 points in the Eredivisie league table having played 32 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 15 games against teams below them in the table, winning 7, drawing 5 and losing 3 games. They have scored 26 goals and kept 7 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Groningen have conceded 14 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Groningen have played 16 away games, winning 6, drawing 2 and losing 8 games. They have scored an average of 1.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.6 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	Heracles Groningen
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	W	D	L	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	PSV	32	25	3	4	49	78	l 1-3A	l 4-3A	l 1-2F	l 4-2A
2	Feyenoord	32	18	7	7	24	61	l 0-7A	l 4-2A	l 0-1A	l 3-1A
3	NEC	32	15	11	6	24	56	l 1-4F	l 4-1A	May 10	l 2-0A
4	Ajax	32	14	13	5	22	55	l 0-3A	l 2-0A	w 3-1F	l 2-0A
5	Twente	32	14	13	5	19	55	l 0-2A	l 2-1F	d 1-1A	l 2-1F
6	AZ Alkmaar	32	14	8	10	7	50	l 1-2A	l 4-0A	w 3-0F	l 4-1A
7	Heerenveen	32	14	8	10	6	50	l 0-3A	l 4-1F	w 2-1A	w 0-2F
8	Utrecht	32	13	8	11	10	47	d 0-00-0	l 4-0A	l 1-2F	w 0-1F
9	S.Rotterdam	32	12	7	13	-17	43	w 3-0F	l 2-0A	l 0-2A	l 2-0A
10	Groningen	32	12	6	14	2	42	May 17	l 4-0A	-	-
11	GA Eagles	32	8	14	10	5	38	w 4-2F	l 4-0A	d 0-00-0	d 1-1A
12	PEC Zwolle	32	9	10	13	-24	37	w 8-2A	l 1-0A	d 2-2A	d 1-1A
13	Fortuna	32	10	6	16	-13	36	w 2-1F	d 1-1A	l 1-2F	w 1-2F
14	Excelsior	32	9	7	16	-14	34	d 1-1F	w 1-2A	l 2-3F	w 0-2F
15	Telstar	32	7	10	15	-10	31	d 1-1A	May 10	w 2-0F	w 0-2F
16	FC Volendam	32	8	7	17	-19	31	l 0-2A	l 3-0A	w 3-0F	l 3-2F
17	NAC	32	5	10	17	-25	25	l 0-1A	l 2-1F	d 0-00-0	w 1-2F
18	Heracles	32	5	4	23	-46	19	-	-	w 4-0F	May 17

	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

Heracles have not won in 6 consecutive home league games

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

13 / 20

Conceded

17 / 20

Clean sheets

3 / 20

Failed to score

7 / 20

Won

Lost

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Heracles	0 - 2	FC Volendam
Heracles	0 - 3	Ajax
Heracles	1 - 1	Excelsior
Heracles	0 - 0	Utrecht
Heracles	1 - 3	PSV
Heracles	0 - 1	NAC
Heracles	2 - 1	Fortuna
Heracles	0 - 2	Twente
Heracles	0 - 3	Heerenveen
Heracles	1 - 1	Telstar
Heracles	4 - 2	GA Eagles
Heracles	8 - 2	PEC Zwolle
Heracles	0 - 7	Feyenoord
Heracles	3 - 0	S.Rotterdam
Heracles	1 - 2	AZ Alkmaar
Heracles	1 - 4	NEC
Heracles	1 - 2	NEC
Heracles	1 - 4	Feyenoord
Heracles	1 - 0	AZ Alkmaar
Heracles	2 - 1	Twente

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

10 / 20

Conceded

19 / 20

Clean sheets

1 / 20

Failed to score

10 / 20

Lost

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

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

15 / 20

Conceded

16 / 20

Clean sheets

4 / 20

Failed to score

5 / 20

Won

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Feyenoord	3 - 1	Groningen
Telstar	0 - 2	Groningen
PEC Zwolle	1 - 1	Groningen
FC Volendam	3 - 2	Groningen
Twente	2 - 1	Groningen
S.Rotterdam	2 - 0	Groningen
Heerenveen	0 - 2	Groningen
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

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

16 / 20

Conceded

13 / 20

Clean sheets

7 / 20

Failed to score

4 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

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

Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)

Heracles have not lost to Groningen in 5 consecutive home league meetings

Heracles

Groningen

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

8 / 8

7 / 8

Clean sheets

1 / 8

0 / 8

HER

GRO

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Heracles
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
Heracles	4 - 2
Heracles	1 - 0
Heracles	4 - 1
Heracles	2 - 1
	1 - 4	Groningen
Heracles	5 - 1
Heracles	2 - 1

Groningen

Heracles

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

7 / 10

Clean sheets

3 / 10

HER

GRO

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Groningen
Groningen	4 - 0
Groningen	4 - 1
	0 - 1	Heracles
	0 - 1	Heracles
	1 - 2	Heracles
Groningen	3 - 0
Draw	3 - 3	Draw
Draw	0 - 0	Draw
Groningen	2 - 1
Groningen	2 - 1

Goal Statistics

Goals have been an issue for Heracles Almelo of late. It has been 10 Eredivisie matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.2 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Sunday afternoon against Groningen.

Groningen's fans will be hoping for goals on Sunday afternoon, not least because Heracles Almelo have conceded in each of their last 5 Eredivisie matches. A PG of 1.5 for D. Lukkien's side suggests that run should continue.

	Heracles 18th	Groningen 10th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.2 goals	1.5 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 31% 1 36% 2 21% 3 8% 4+ There is a 67% probability that Heracles will score no more than 1 goal	0 23% 1 34% 2 25% 3 12% 4+ There is a 77% probability that Groningen will score 1 or more goals

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	-14 Heracles have scored 14% fewer goals at home than predicted	-9 Groningen’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
	1.4 average goals scored	1.1 average goals scored
	2.1 conceded	1.9 conceded

Attack defence ratings
Eredivisie - 2025/2026 season

HER

GRO

26%

better

view stats

Games scored	17		25
Failed to score	14		7
Scored first	8		17
Goals scored	34		45
Avg. goals scored	1.1		1.4
Avg. shots per game	9		12
Avg. shots per goal	8		8
Conversion rate for	12		12
Avg. XG for	1.3		1.8
KickOff rating		+26%

HER

GRO

39%

better

view stats

Games conceded	29		22
Clean sheets	2		10
Conceded first	22		13
Goals conceded	79		43
Avg. goals conceded	2.5		1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded	12		9
Avg. shots/goal conceded	5		7
Conversion rate against	21%		15%
Avg. XG against	2		1.4
KickOff rating		+39%

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

Heracles Eredivisie squad statistics 2025/2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
31	5	6	7
D Mirani	L. Kulenović	A Hrustic	I Mesík

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
D Mirani DEF	31	3		6 -
I Mesík DEF	30	2		7 -
L. Kulenović FWD	28	5	3	-
A Hrustic MID	27	1	6	5 -
T Gilst MID	26	1		2 -
T Bruns MID	25	1		3 -
A Hoorenbeeck DEF	24	2		5 -
J Žambůrek MID	24		1	5 -
M Benita DEF	23			5 -
W Ould-Chikh MID	22	1	4	3 -
B Limbombe FWD	22	1	3	1 -
M Engels FWD	22	1	2	3 1
M Wierik DEF	20	1		2 -
D Kust DEF	19		2	2 -
J Wieckhoff DEF	19			3 -
S Scheperman MID	15	1	1	3 1
T Jansink GLK	13			-
L Zeefuik FWD	13	2		5 -
E Ahlstrand MID	12		1	-
R Pasveer GLK	11			-
Y Sanches FWD	11	2		-
N Ünüvar FWD	10		1	1 -
F Keijzer GLK	8			-
S Cestic DEF	6			-
R. Bozinovski MID	6			1 -
J. Tijink DEF	1			-
J Reine-Adélaïde MID	1			-
S. Blokhuis FWD	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
5	12	6	14
L. Kulenović	L. Kulenović	A Hrustic	A Hrustic

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
L. Kulenović FWD	5	12	3	2
D Mirani DEF	3	5		1
I Mesík DEF	2	7		2
A Hoorenbeeck DEF	2	4		1
L Zeefuik FWD	2	9
Y Sanches FWD	2	4
A Hrustic MID	1	12	6	14
T Gilst MID	1	5		3
T Bruns MID	1	3
W Ould-Chikh MID	1	4	4	4
B Limbombe FWD	1	7	3	4
M Engels FWD	1	8	2	5
M Wierik DEF	1	1		1
S Scheperman MID	1	6	1	1
J Žambůrek MID		1	1
M Benita DEF		4		1
D Kust DEF			2	1
J Wieckhoff DEF		1
T Jansink GLK				1
E Ahlstrand MID		2	1
N Ünüvar FWD		2	1	2
S Cestic DEF		2
J Reine-Adélaïde MID				1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1358	44	142
D Mirani	I Mesík	L. Kulenović

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
D Mirani DEF	1358	34	138
A Hoorenbeeck DEF	1160	24	100
A Hrustic MID	995	34	92
I Mesík DEF	945	44	98
J Žambůrek MID	569	35	84
T Jansink GLK	449		4
M Wierik DEF	444	26	82
M Benita DEF	440	39	82
T Bruns MID	412	32	60
W Ould-Chikh MID	409	38	99
R Pasveer GLK	395		3
S Scheperman MID	369	43	84
L. Kulenović FWD	367	10	142
F Keijzer GLK	318
B Limbombe FWD	308	10	46
D Kust DEF	306	31	50
J Wieckhoff DEF	301	26	47
T Gilst MID	206	11	37
E Ahlstrand MID	201	17	27
L Zeefuik FWD	183	10	82
M Engels FWD	160	7	30
N Ünüvar FWD	157	18	39
S Cestic DEF	146	6	13
Y Sanches FWD	114	13	24
R. Bozinovski MID	106	8	15
J Reine-Adélaïde MID	14		1
S. Blokhuis FWD	2
J. Tijink DEF	1

Groningen Eredivisie squad statistics 2025/2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
32	9	7	6
T Blokzijl	T Bergen	Y Taha	Y Taha

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
T Blokzijl DEF	32	1	1	3 -
D. van der Werff MID	32	2	2	2 -
J Schreuders FWD	32	1	2	3 -
T Bergen FWD	32	9	4	4 -
M Peersman DEF	31	3	1	5 -
Y Taha FWD	31	5	7	6 -
D. Janse DEF	29	2	2	6 -
E Vaessen GLK	27		1	3 -
M Rente DEF	27	2	3	3 1
B Willumsson FWD	27	6		2 -
T Land MID	26	1	1	4 1
T. de Jonge MID	26	3	1	2 -
S Resink MID	24	5	5	4 -
T. Mercera DEF	22		1	3 -
W. Prins DEF	19		2	-
M Seuntjens MID	16	1		-
O Zawada FWD	16	3		1 -
T Hearnes MID	8			-
H Jurjus GLK	7			-
M. Hoekstra FWD	4			1 -
R Mendes FWD	4			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
9	37	7	14
T Bergen	Y Taha	Y Taha	Y Taha

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
T Bergen FWD	9	35	4	7
B Willumsson FWD	6	19		1
Y Taha FWD	5	37	7	14
S Resink MID	5	12	5	2
M Peersman DEF	3	6	1	2
T. de Jonge MID	3	7	1	4
O Zawada FWD	3	6		1
D. van der Werff MID	2	23	2	11
D. Janse DEF	2	5	2	4
M Rente DEF	2	7	3	2
T Blokzijl DEF	1	1	1	3
J Schreuders FWD	1	17	2	4
T Land MID	1	3	1	4
M Seuntjens MID	1	4		1
E Vaessen GLK			1	1
T. Mercera DEF			1	1
W. Prins DEF			2	2
T Hearnes MID		2		1
R Mendes FWD		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1862	60	203
T Blokzijl	S Resink	T Bergen

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
T Blokzijl DEF	1862	38	120
D. Janse DEF	1601	35	123
M Peersman DEF	1223	35	111
S Resink MID	1157	60	164
E Vaessen GLK	1132	2	21
J Schreuders FWD	1017	45	124
T Land MID	794	35	51
M Rente DEF	785	40	147
T. de Jonge MID	740	47	80
T Bergen FWD	703	43	203
D. van der Werff MID	688	45	86
Y Taha FWD	642	43	97
T. Mercera DEF	268	25	57
B Willumsson FWD	246	12	57
H Jurjus GLK	246		1
W. Prins DEF	170	23	33
M Seuntjens MID	94	3	6
O Zawada FWD	86		25
T Hearnes MID	73	3	19
M. Hoekstra FWD	17		5
R Mendes FWD	3		1