Heerenveen vs Groningen

Heerenveen

Abe Lenstra Stadion

18 Jan 2026, 12:15

0:2

Finished

Groningen

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

12'

Sam Kersten

21'

Injured

Sam Kersten

22'

N. Hopland

Sam Kersten

E. Vaessen

Injured

37'

E. Vaessen

H. Jurjus

38'

2ND HALF

B. Klaverboer(Own Goal)

Own Goal

58'

Jorg Schreuders

67'

73'

M. Rivera

Luuk Brouwers

Tygo Land

74'

76'

J. Van Overeem

M. Rente

B. Willumsson

78'

Tygo Land

Tika De Jonge

78'

Younes Taha

T. Mercera

78'

T. Blokzijl(T. Van Bergen)

Goal

79'

81'

A. Van Axel Dongen

Oliver Braude

81'

L. Nordås

Vasilios Zagaritis

M. Peersman

Wouter Prins

88'

Match statistics

56%Possession44%

488Passes Attempted378

400Completed Passes290

3Corners6

30Throw-ins23

17Shots On Target12

Line-ups

Heerenveen

Formation

4-2-3-1

B. Klaverboer

#22B. Klaverboer

Maas Willemsen

#3Maas Willemsen

Sam Kersten

#4Sam Kersten

Vasilios Zagaritis

#19Vasilios Zagaritis

Oliver Braude

#45Oliver Braude

J. Van Overeem

#6J. Van Overeem

M. Linday

#16M. Linday

Luuk Brouwers

#8Luuk Brouwers

Ringo Meerveld

#10Ringo Meerveld

Jacob Trenskow

#20Jacob Trenskow

Dylan Vente

#9Dylan Vente

Starting XI

B. Klaverboer #22	58'
Maas Willemsen #3
Sam Kersten #4	21' 22' 12'
Vasilios Zagaritis #19	81'
Oliver Braude #45	81'
J. Van Overeem #6	76'
M. Linday #16
Luuk Brouwers #8	73'
Ringo Meerveld #10
Jacob Trenskow #20
Dylan Vente #9

Substitutes

N. Bakker #31
A. Noppert #44
Mats Egbring #15
P. Bochniewicz #5
Robin Bouw #34
N. Hopland #17	22'
N. Courtens #36
Luca Oyen #11
Eser Gürbüz #50
M. Rivera #7	73'
A. Van Axel Dongen #26	81'
L. Nordås #18	81'

Will not play

Levi

Levi Smans

Midfielder

Knee injury

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Heerenveen

Robin Veldman

Heerenveen

Formation

4-2-3-1

B. Klaverboer

#22B. Klaverboer

Maas Willemsen

#3Maas Willemsen

Sam Kersten

#4Sam Kersten

Vasilios Zagaritis

#19Vasilios Zagaritis

Oliver Braude

#45Oliver Braude

J. Van Overeem

#6J. Van Overeem

M. Linday

#16M. Linday

Luuk Brouwers

#8Luuk Brouwers

Ringo Meerveld

#10Ringo Meerveld

Jacob Trenskow

#20Jacob Trenskow

Dylan Vente

#9Dylan Vente

Starting XI

B. Klaverboer #22	58'
Maas Willemsen #3
Sam Kersten #4	21' 22' 12'
Vasilios Zagaritis #19	81'
Oliver Braude #45	81'
J. Van Overeem #6	76'
M. Linday #16
Luuk Brouwers #8	73'
Ringo Meerveld #10
Jacob Trenskow #20
Dylan Vente #9

Substitutes

N. Bakker #31
A. Noppert #44
Mats Egbring #15
P. Bochniewicz #5
Robin Bouw #34
N. Hopland #17	22'
N. Courtens #36
Luca Oyen #11
Eser Gürbüz #50
M. Rivera #7	73'
A. Van Axel Dongen #26	81'
L. Nordås #18	81'

Will not play

Levi

Levi Smans

Midfielder

Knee injury

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Heerenveen

Robin Veldman

Groningen

Formation

4-2-3-1

E. Vaessen

#1E. Vaessen

Dies Janse

#4Dies Janse

T. Blokzijl

#3T. Blokzijl

M. Peersman

#43M. Peersman

M. Rente

#5M. Rente

S. Resink

#6S. Resink

Tygo Land

#18Tygo Land

Younes Taha

#10Younes Taha

Jorg Schreuders

#14Jorg Schreuders

D. Van Der Werff

#17D. Van Der Werff

T. Van Bergen

#26T. Van Bergen

Starting XI

E. Vaessen #1	37' 38'
Dies Janse #4
T. Blokzijl #3	⚽79'
M. Peersman #43	88'
M. Rente #5	78'
S. Resink #6
Tygo Land #18	78' 74'
Younes Taha #10	78'
Jorg Schreuders #14	67'
D. Van Der Werff #17
T. Van Bergen #26	🎯79'

Substitutes

H. Jurjus #21	38'
Lovro Stubljar #13
Wouter Prins #2	88'
T. Mercera #16	78'
Travis Hernes #7
Tika De Jonge #8	78'
Oskar Zawada #19
B. Willumsson #9	78'
Noam Emeran #11
Nils Eggens #57
R. Mendes #27
Ryan Metu #34

Will not play

Mats

Mats Seuntjens

Midfielder

Unknown

Return: Doubtful

Tika

Tika De Jonge

Midfielder

Unknown

Return: Mid February 2026

Manager

Groningen

Dick Lukkien

Head-to-head

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29

Wins

17

Draws

15

Wins

Groningen

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League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	PSV	22	19	2	1	66:26	+40	59	WWDWW
2	Feyenoord	22	13	3	6	52:32	+20	42	DLWLW
3	Nijmegen	21	12	5	4	56:35	+21	41	DWWWW
4	Ajax	22	10	9	3	42:29	+13	39	WDWDD
5	Sparta Rotterdam	22	11	3	8	29:36	-7	36	WWWWD
6	Twente	22	8	10	4	36:24	+12	34	DWDDW
7	AZ Alkmaar	22	9	6	7	37:36	+1	33	LDWLD
8	Groningen	22	9	4	9	29:28	+1	31	DWLLL
9	Fortuna Sittard	22	7	5	10	33:38	-5	26	DLWLD
10	Excelsior	22	7	5	10	24:37	-13	26	DDDDW
11	Zwolle	22	7	5	10	31:45	-14	26	DWLWL
12	Heerenveen	21	6	7	8	32:36	-4	25	WDLDL
13	Utrecht	21	6	6	9	30:28	+2	24	LLLDL
14	Go Ahead Eagles	21	4	11	6	32:35	-3	23	DDDDD
15	FC Volendam	22	5	6	11	24:37	-13	21	LWLDW
16	Telstar	22	3	8	11	26:38	-12	17	LDLLD
17	Heracles	22	5	2	15	31:57	-26	17	LLLWL
18	NAC Breda	22	3	7	12	23:36	-13	16	DLDDL

Champion

UCL

UCL Qualifying Round

Qualifying phase Europa League

Next Round

Relegation Playoffs

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Rob Dieperink

Venue:

Abe Lenstra Stadion

Capacity:

27

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