Heracles 1-2 Groningen — Eredivisie, 17 May 2026
Groningen beat Heracles 2-1 in Eredivisie on 17 May 2026 at Asito Stadium, Almelo. T. van Gilst scored for Heracles; David van der Werff and Tygo Land for Groningen. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Heracles have won 2 and Groningen 2, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 0-13'
- 1-117'assist: M. Benita
- Half-time1-1
- 1-256'assist: Marco Rente
- 61'
- 74'
- 75'
- 76'
- 76'
- 85'
- 87'Foul
- 88'
- 89'out: W. Prins
- 89'
- 90'Time wasting
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
8.5
Top rated
Heracles
- 8.5Walid Ould-ChikhM
- 7.3Thomas BrunsM
- 7.3Tristan van GilstM
- 6.9Jeppe WijnrederD
- 6.9Erik AhlstrandM
- 6.9Sem SchepermanM
- 6.7Mike te WierikD
- 6.6Timo JansinkG
- 6.3Jan ŽambůrekM
- 6.3Damon MiraniD
- 6.3Rhys BozinovskiM
- 6.3Tarik HamamiogluF
- 6.2Mimeirhel BenitaD
- 6.0Mario EngelsF
- 5.9Djevencio van der KustD
Groningen
- 7.9Tygo LandM
- 7.5David van der WerffM
- 7.2Marvin PeersmanD
- 7.0Thijmen BlokzijlD
- 6.9Dies JanseD
- 6.7Jorg SchreudersM
- 6.7Tika de JongeM
- 6.7Thom van BergenF
- 6.3Marco RenteD
- 6.3Rui MendesF
- 6.3Younes TahaF
- 6.3Travis HernesM
- 5.9Etienne VaessenG
Line-ups
Substitutes
HeraclesErnest Faber
Substitutes
- 30R. MantelG
- 18Alec Van HoorenbeeckD
- 22Remko PasveerG
- 14Erik Ahlstrand75'M6.9
- 3J. WieckhoffD
- 6S. CesticD
- 25Lequincio ZeefuikF
- 20R. Bozinovski76'M6.3
- 27J. TijinkD
- 39S. Blokhuis88'M
- 38J. Wijnreder85'D6.9
- 41T. Hamamioglu76'F6.3
GroningenDick Lukkien
Substitutes
- 9Brynjólfur WillumssonF
- 21H. JurjusG
- 13Lovro ŠtubljarG
- 27R. Mendes74'F6.3
- 7Travis Hernes90'61'M6.3
- 2W. Prins89'D
- 16T. MerceraD
- 22S. BoulandD
- 15Elvis van der LaanD
- 48R. KelderD
- 44J. Dillema89'M
- 34R. MetuF
Team statistics
Heracles
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walid Ould-Chikh | 76 | – | 0 | – | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8.5 |
| Thomas Bruns | 76 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Tristan van Gilst | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Jeppe Wijnreder | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Erik Ahlstrand | 15 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Sem Scheperman | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Mike te Wierik | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Timo Jansink | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Jan Žambůrek | 88 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Damon Mirani | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Rhys Bozinovski | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Tarik Hamamioglu | 14 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Mimeirhel Benita | 85 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Mario Engels | 75 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 6.0 |
| Djevencio van der Kust | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5.9 |
Groningen
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tygo Land | 74 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.9 |
| David van der Werff | 61 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Marvin Peersman | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Thijmen Blokzijl | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| Dies Janse | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Jorg Schreuders | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Tika de Jonge | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Thom van Bergen | 89 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Marco Rente | 90 | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Rui Mendes | 16 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Younes Taha | 89 | – | 0 | 4 | 3 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Travis Hernes | 29 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Etienne Vaessen | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
Recent Form
HeraclesLLLLL
- L10 May 26ATelstar0-3
- L03 May 26APEC Zwolle0-1
- L26 Apr 26HFC Volendam0-2
- L11 Apr 26HAjax0-3
- L05 Apr 26AHeerenveen1-4
Head-to-head
Final table, Eredivisie 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | AZ Alkmaar | 34 | +7 | 52 |
| 8 | Heerenveen | 34 | +4 | 51 |
| 9 | Groningen | 34 | +4 | 48 |
| 10 | Sparta Rotterdam | 34 | -22 | 43 |
| 11 | Fortuna Sittard | 34 | -14 | 39 |
| 16 | FC Volendam | 34 | -20 | 32 |
| 17 | NAC Breda | 34 | -23 | 29 |
| 18 | Heracles | 34 | -50 | 19 |
Before and after
Heracles
- Previous: Telstar 3-0 Heracles, 10 May 2026 · Eredivisie
Groningen
- Previous: Groningen 2-1 NEC Nijmegen, 10 May 2026 · Eredivisie
- Next: Ajax 2-0 Groningen, 21 May 2026 · Eredivisie
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