Heracles vs Groningen: Exciting Eredivisie Clash Ends in Drama

Heracles

1–2Match Finished

HT 1–1

Groningen ✓

Match Summary

In an intense Eredivisie match on August 20, 2026, Heracles hosted Groningen at their home ground. The game was filled with action as both teams fought hard for supremacy. In a dramatic finish, the match concluded with Heracles coming out on top, showcasing their skill and determination. Fans were treated to a thrilling encounter that kept them on the edge of their seats throughout.

Match Events

3'D. van der Werff Groningen
17'T. van Gilst (M. Benita) Heracles
56'T. Land (M. Rente) Groningen
61'D. van der Werff (T. Hernes) Groningen
74'T. Land (R. Mendes) Groningen
75'M. Engels (E. Ahlstrand) Heracles
76'T. Bruns (R. Bozinovski) Heracles
76'W. Ould Chikh (T. Hamamioglu) Heracles
85'M. Benita (J. Wijnreder) Heracles
87'Jan Žambůrek Foul Heracles
88'J. Zamburek (S. Blokhuis) Heracles
89'Y. Taha (W. Prins) Groningen
89'T. van Bergen (J. Dillema) Groningen
90'Travis Hernes Time wasting Groningen

Statistics

Heracles		Groningen
2	Shots on Goal	5
7	Shots off Goal	8
11	Total Shots	16
2	Blocked Shots	3
10	Shots insidebox	10
1	Shots outsidebox	6
8	Fouls	5
9	Corner Kicks	5
3	Offsides	1
53%	Ball Possession	47%
1	Yellow Cards	1
	Red Cards
3	Goalkeeper Saves	1
392	Total passes	354
301	Passes accurate	269
77%	Passes %	76%
0.64	expected_goals	1.17
-0.93	goals_prevented	-0.93

Lineups

Heracles 4-2-3-1

Substitutes

30 R. Mantel G
22 R. Pasveer G
6 S. Cestic D
18 A. Van Hoorenbeeck D
20 R. Bozinovski M
14 E. Ahlstrand M
3 J. Wieckhoff D
25 L. Zeefuik F
27 J. Tijink D
38 J. Wijnreder D
39 S. Blokhuis M
41 T. Hamamioglu F

Coach: Ernest Faber

Groningen 4-4-2

43M. Peersman

18T. Land

10Y. Taha

1 E. Vaessen G
5 M. Rente D
3 T. Blokzijl D
4 D. Janse D
43 M. Peersman D
17 D. van der Werff M
8 T. de Jonge M
18 T. Land M
14 J. Schreuders M
10 Y. Taha F
26 T. van Bergen F

Substitutes

21 H. Jurjus G
13 L. Stubljar G
9 B. Willumsson F
2 W. Prins D
16 T. Mercera D
44 J. Dillema M
48 R. Kelder D
22 S. Bouland D
27 R. Mendes F
7 T. Hernes M
15 E. van der Laan D
34 R. Metu F

Coach: Dick Lukkien

Injuries

Heracles

Y. Borges Sanches Missing Fixture — Inactive
A. Hrustic Missing Fixture — Injury
L. Kulenovic Missing Fixture — Red Card
I. Mesik Missing Fixture — Inactive
J. Reine-Adelaide Missing Fixture — Inactive
N. Unuvar Missing Fixture — Inactive
F. de Keijzer Missing Fixture — Injury
Y. Borges Sanches Missing Fixture — Inactive
A. Hrustic Missing Fixture — Injury
L. Kulenovic Missing Fixture — Red Card
I. Mesik Missing Fixture — Inactive
J. Reine-Adelaide Missing Fixture — Inactive
N. Unuvar Missing Fixture — Inactive
F. de Keijzer Missing Fixture — Injury

Groningen

S. Resink Missing Fixture — Knee Injury
O. Zawada Missing Fixture — Arm Injury
S. Resink Missing Fixture — Knee Injury
O. Zawada Missing Fixture — Arm Injury

Player Stats

Top Rated: Walid Ould-Chikh (highest match rating)

Heracles

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Timo Jansink	G	90'	—	0	6.6
Mimeirhel Benita	D	85'	—	1	6.2
Mike te Wierik	D	90'	—	0	6.7
Damon Mirani	D	90'	—	0	6.3
Djevencio van der Kust	D	90'	—	0	5.9
Jan Žambůrek	M	88'	—	0	6.3
Sem Scheperman	M	90'	—	0	6.9
Tristan van Gilst	M	90'	1	0	7.3
Thomas Bruns	M	76'	—	0	7.3
Walid Ould-Chikh ★ Top Rated	M	76'	—	0	8.5
Mario Engels	F	75'	—	0	6
Erik Ahlstrand sub	M	15'	—	0	6.9
Rhys Bozinovski sub	M	14'	—	0	6.3
Tarik Hamamioglu sub	F	14'	—	0	6.3
Jeppe Wijnreder sub	D	9'	—	0	6.9
Sil Blokhuis sub	M	2'	—	0	—
Robin Mantel sub	G	—	—	—	—
Remko Pasveer sub	G	—	—	—	—
Jannes Wieckhoff sub	D	—	—	—	—
Alec Van Hoorenbeeck sub	D	—	—	—	—
Sava Arangel Čestić sub	D	—	—	—	—
Jop Tijink sub	D	—	—	—	—
Lequincio Zeefuik sub	F	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Timo Jansink	—	55/–/35%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Mimeirhel Benita	—	42/1/31%	—	7/14	1/4	1/1	0/0
Mike te Wierik	—	40/–/33%	2	5/6	—	–/1	0/0
Damon Mirani	–/2	50/–/45%	1	4/5	—	1/1	0/0
Djevencio van der Kust	—	28/1/19%	2	5/8	1/1	—	0/0
Jan Žambůrek	—	15/–/9%	—	2/5	–/1	–/1	1/0
Sem Scheperman	1/2	43/–/37%	—	5/6	—	—	0/0
Tristan van Gilst	1/2	28/1/23%	—	2/7	1/3	1/1	0/0
Thomas Bruns	—	30/–/26%	1	4/8	1/1	2/2	0/0
Walid Ould-Chikh	—	31/5/24%	3	6/6	2/2	—	0/0
Mario Engels	–/2	13/–/11%	1	1/4	–/1	–/1	0/0
Erik Ahlstrand	—	8/1/4%	3	4/5	—	—	0/0
Rhys Bozinovski	—	2/–/1%	—	–/2	–/1	—	0/0
Tarik Hamamioglu	–/1	1/–/–	—	–/4	–/1	—	0/0
Jeppe Wijnreder	—	5/–/3%	—	1/1	—	—	0/0
Sil Blokhuis	—	1/–/–	—	—	—	—	0/0
Robin Mantel	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Remko Pasveer	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Jannes Wieckhoff	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Alec Van Hoorenbeeck	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Sava Arangel Čestić	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Jop Tijink	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Lequincio Zeefuik	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Groningen

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Etienne Vaessen	G	90'	—	0	5.9
Marco Rente	D	90'	—	1	6.3
Thijmen Blokzijl	D	90'	—	0	7
Dies Janse	D	90'	—	0	6.9
Marvin Peersman	D	90'	—	0	7.2
David van der Werff	M	61'	1	0	7.5
Tika de Jonge	M	90'	—	0	6.7
Tygo Land	M	74'	1	0	7.9
Jorg Schreuders	M	90'	—	0	6.7
Younes Taha	F	89'	—	0	6.3
Thom van Bergen	F	89'	—	0	6.7
Travis Hernes sub	M	29'	—	0	6.3
Rui Mendes sub	F	16'	—	0	6.3
Wouter Prins sub	D	1'	—	0	—
Jismerai Dillema sub	M	1'	—	0	—
Hidde Jurjus sub	G	—	—	—	—
Lovro Štubljar sub	G	—	—	—	—
Tyrique Mercera sub	D	—	—	—	—
Elvis Van der Laan sub	D	—	—	—	—
Sven Bouland sub	D	—	—	—	—
Robin Kelder sub	D	—	—	—	—
Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson sub	F	—	—	—	—
Ryan Metu sub	F	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Etienne Vaessen	—	34/–/16%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Marco Rente	—	40/4/24%	—	2/7	–/1	1/–	0/0
Thijmen Blokzijl	—	43/–/39%	3	4/5	—	—	0/0
Dies Janse	—	45/–/35%	—	5/8	2/2	1/–	0/0
Marvin Peersman	–/1	28/1/23%	2	9/15	2/3	1/1	0/0
David van der Werff	1/1	23/1/16%	1	2/4	—	1/–	0/0
Tika de Jonge	1/2	26/1/21%	1	1/2	—	—	0/0
Tygo Land	1/1	38/–/37%	—	–/3	—	–/1	0/0
Jorg Schreuders	—	27/–/21%	2	4/12	–/1	1/2	0/0
Younes Taha	1/4	29/3/23%	—	3/6	1/2	1/1	0/0
Thom van Bergen	1/3	13/–/8%	1	3/10	–/1	2/–	0/0
Travis Hernes	–/1	5/–/4%	—	–/1	—	—	1/0
Rui Mendes	—	3/–/2%	1	1/4	–/1	—	0/0
Wouter Prins	—	—	—	1/5	1/1	—	0/0
Jismerai Dillema	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Hidde Jurjus	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Lovro Štubljar	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Tyrique Mercera	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Elvis Van der Laan	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Sven Bouland	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Robin Kelder	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Ryan Metu	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Match Info

Competition: Eredivisie
Round: Regular Season - 34
Venue: Asito Stadium, Almelo
Referee: R. Martens