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

Sat 21st Dec, 20:00 BST, Polman Stadion, Almelo

Groningen pay Eredivisie rivals Heracles Almelo a visit on Saturday night, as Dick Lukkien guides his side into an away clash with Erwin van de Looi & co. at the Polman Stadion. You'll see stats supporting our top of over 2.5 goals below, but there are 16 other betting markets we cover too. We aim to give you as full a picture as possible, with Eredivisie performances and head to heads (H2Hs) included, so that you can make a smart bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds and bet smart.

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Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

This Eredivisie fixture, with Heracles and Groningen going head-to-head, offers real intrigue in the widely used under 2.5 goals market, with 3 goals or more being scored looking highly likely. Attackers on both sides will look to add to their tallies for the season and, having analysed the relevant statistics and odds, we're confident that a bet on over 2.5 goals would be stronger than anything in the WDW market.

If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Heracles are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 54% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.38.

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

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Heracles 54%	11/8	-
Draw 22%	13/5	-
Groningen 24%	7/4	-
Draw 1-1 10%	6/1	-
Heracles 2-1 10%	17/2	-
Heracles 1-0 8%	17/2	-
Heracles 2-0 8%	12/1	-
Heracles 3-1 6%	18/1	-
Groningen 2-1 6%	9/1	-
Draw 2-2 6%	12/1	-
Groningen 1-0 5%	9/1	-
Heracles 3-0 5%	22/1	-
Draw 0-0 4%	12/1	-
Heracles 3-2 4%	25/1	-
Groningen 2-0 3%	14/1	-
Heracles 4-1 3%	40/1	-
Groningen 3-1 3%	20/1	-
Groningen 3-2 3%	25/1	-
Over 2.5 Goals 62%	4/5	-
Under 2.5 Goals 38%	1/1	-
Home 1st Goal 53%	4/5	-
Away 1st Goal 44%	11/10	-
No 1st Goal 3%	12/1	-
BTTS - Yes 61%	4/6	-
BTTS - No 39%	11/10	-
BTTS - Home Win 29%	7/2	-
BTTS - Draw 18%	7/2	-
BTTS - Away Win 14%	4/1	-
Home/draw 76%	2/5	-
Away/draw 46%	8/15	-
Home/away 78%	2/7	-
Over 1.5 Goals 83%	1/4	-
Under 1.5 Goals 17%	11/4	-
Over 3.5 Goals 40%	2/1	-
Under 3.5 Goals 60%	4/11	-
Over 4.5 Goals 22%	9/2	-
Under 4.5 Goals 78%	1/7	-
Over 5.5 Goals 10%	12/1	-
Under 5.5 Goals 90%	1/25	-
Over 0.5 Goals 96%	1/25	-
Under 0.5 Goals 4%	12/1	-
Home DNB 69%	8/11	-
Away DNB 40%	1/1	-
Heracles win to nil 25%	10/3	-
Groningen win to nil 10%	4/1	-
Heracles / Heracles 21%	3/1	-
Heracles / Groningen 3%	25/1	-
Heracles / Draw 6%	12/1	-
Draw / Heracles 14%	5/1	-
Draw / Groningen 13%	11/2	-
Draw / Draw 15%	9/2	-
Groningen / Heracles 4%	22/1	-
Groningen / Groningen 18%	7/2	-
Groningen / Draw 6%	12/1	-

Win / draw / win Eredivisie table

Heracles have played 15 matches so far this season and are in 15th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

12 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 2 and won 3. Heracles have conceded 26 goals, scored 14, failed to score in 4 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Heracles have played 8 games at home, winning 2, drawing 4 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 13 goals, conceded 13 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Groningen lay in 14th place on 16 points in the Eredivisie league table having played 15 matches. Groningen are unbeaten in 3 games against teams below them in the league and kept 1 clean sheet out of 3 games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 3 games against teams below them in the table, winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 0 games. They have scored 4 goals and kept 1 clean sheet against lower placed opposition. Groningen have conceded 2 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Groningen have played 7 away games, winning 1, drawing 1 and losing 5 games. They have scored an average of 0.7 goals per away game and conceded an average 2.7 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	Heracles Groningen
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	W	D	L	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	PSV	15	14	0	1	44	42	l 1-3F	May 14	Apr 6	l 5-0A
2	Utrecht	15	11	2	2	9	35	Jan 24	l 1-0A	l 0-1A	Apr 13
3	Ajax	15	10	3	2	16	33	l 3-4F	Feb 16	May 14	l 3-1A
4	Feyenoord	15	9	5	1	19	32	May 4	Dec 14	d 2-2A	Mar 9
5	Twente	15	8	4	3	10	28	Mar 30	l 5-0A	Mar 2	Dec 15
6	AZ Alkmaar	15	8	2	5	12	26	Apr 13	l 1-0A	d 0-00-0	May 11
7	NAC	15	7	1	7	-6	22	w 2-0F	Jan 31	w 4-1F	Mar 30
8	GA Eagles	15	6	3	6	2	21	Feb 9	l 4-1F	l 0-1A	Jan 18
9	Fortuna	15	5	4	6	-4	19	d 2-2F	Mar 9	Mar 16	l 1-0A
10	Heerenveen	15	5	3	7	-12	18	w 2-1F	Mar 16	Jan 25	l 2-1F
11	NEC	15	5	1	9	2	16	May 18	w 1-2F	Feb 9	l 6-0A
12	Willem II	15	4	4	7	-2	16	d 1-1F	May 11	w 2-0F	Feb 16
13	PEC Zwolle	15	4	4	7	-9	16	Mar 2	l 3-0A	d 0-00-0	May 18
14	Groningen Away	15	4	4	7	-10	16	Dec 21	Apr 27	-	-
15	Heracles Home	15	3	5	7	-12	14	-	-	Apr 27	Dec 21
16	S.Rotterdam	15	2	5	8	-10	11	Jan 11	d 0-00-0	w 1-0F	Feb 2
17	Waalwijk	15	1	3	11	-22	6	d 2-2F	Apr 6	May 4	w 1-2F
18	Almere City	15	1	3	11	-27	6	d 0-00-0	Jan 19	Jan 12	d 1-1A

	UEFA Champions League
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	Relegation

Win / draw / win form

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

13 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

7 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Heracles	2 - 2	Fortuna
Heracles	2 - 2	Waalwijk
Heracles	2 - 0	NAC
Heracles	3 - 4	Ajax
Heracles	2 - 1	Heerenveen
Heracles	0 - 0	Almere City
Heracles	1 - 1	Willem II
Heracles	1 - 3	PSV
Heracles	0 - 0	Fortuna
Heracles	0 - 5	Waalwijk
Heracles	0 - 2	Heerenveen
Heracles	5 - 0	AZ Alkmaar
Heracles	2 - 0	GA Eagles
Heracles	2 - 2	Almere City
Heracles	3 - 2	Vitesse
Heracles	2 - 4	Ajax
Heracles	1 - 1	FC Volendam
Heracles	0 - 4	Feyenoord
Heracles	0 - 1	S.Rotterdam
Heracles	0 - 6	PSV

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

10 / 20

Conceded

16 / 20

Clean sheets

4 / 20

Failed to score

10 / 20

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Heracles	2 - 2	Fortuna
A	Heracles	0 - 1	AZ Alkmaar
H	Heracles	2 - 2	Waalwijk
A	Heracles	0 - 1	Utrecht
H	Heracles	2 - 0	NAC
A	Heracles	0 - 5	Twente
H	Heracles	3 - 4	Ajax
A	Heracles	1 - 4	GA Eagles
H	Heracles	2 - 1	Heerenveen
A	Heracles	2 - 1	NEC
H	Heracles	0 - 0	Almere City
A	Heracles	0 - 3	PEC Zwolle
H	Heracles	1 - 1	Willem II
H	Heracles	1 - 3	PSV
A	Heracles	0 - 0	S.Rotterdam
H	Heracles	0 - 0	Fortuna
A	Heracles	0 - 4	Excelsior
H	Heracles	0 - 5	Waalwijk
A	Heracles	1 - 3	PEC Zwolle
H	Heracles	0 - 2	Heerenveen

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

10 / 20

Conceded

19 / 20

Clean sheets

1 / 20

Failed to score

10 / 20

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
PSV	5 - 0	Groningen
NEC	6 - 0	Groningen
Fortuna	1 - 0	Groningen
Ajax	3 - 1	Groningen
Heerenveen	2 - 1	Groningen
Almere City	1 - 1	Groningen
Waalwijk	1 - 2	Groningen
Vitesse	6 - 0	Groningen
GA Eagles	1 - 1	Groningen
Waalwijk	2 - 1	Groningen
Fortuna	3 - 1	Groningen
AZ Alkmaar	1 - 0	Groningen
Feyenoord	1 - 0	Groningen
PSV	6 - 0	Groningen
FC Volendam	3 - 2	Groningen
Heerenveen	3 - 1	Groningen
Excelsior	1 - 0	Groningen
Utrecht	2 - 1	Groningen
FC Emmen	0 - 0	Groningen
Twente	3 - 0	Groningen

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

10 / 20

Conceded

16 / 20

Clean sheets

4 / 20

Failed to score

10 / 20

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Groningen	0 - 0	PEC Zwolle
H	Groningen	2 - 0	Willem II
A	Groningen	0 - 5	PSV
H	Groningen	1 - 0	S.Rotterdam
A	Groningen	0 - 6	NEC
A	Groningen	0 - 1	Fortuna
H	Groningen	0 - 1	Utrecht
A	Groningen	1 - 3	Ajax
H	Groningen	0 - 1	GA Eagles
A	Groningen	1 - 2	Heerenveen
H	Groningen	2 - 2	Feyenoord
A	Groningen	1 - 1	Almere City
H	Groningen	0 - 0	AZ Alkmaar
A	Groningen	2 - 1	Waalwijk
H	Groningen	4 - 1	NAC
H	Groningen	0 - 5	S.Rotterdam
A	Groningen	0 - 6	Vitesse
H	Groningen	2 - 3	Ajax
A	Groningen	1 - 1	GA Eagles
H	Groningen	0 - 1	NEC

Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)

Heracles have beaten Groningen in 5 consecutive league meetings

Heracles have not lost to Groningen in 5 consecutive league meetings

Heracles

Groningen

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

7 / 7

6 / 7

Clean sheets

1 / 7

0 / 7

HER

GRO

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Heracles
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

5 / 8

6 / 8

Clean sheets

2 / 8

3 / 8

HER

GRO

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Groningen
	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

	Heracles 15th	Groningen 14th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.9 goals	1.2 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 14% 1 28% 2 27% 3 18% 4+ 13% There is a 86% probability that Heracles will score 1 or more goals	0 29% 1 36% 2 22% 3 9% 4+ There is a 65% probability that Groningen will score no more than 1 goal

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	-7 Heracles’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions	-48 Groningen have scored 48% fewer goals when away than predicted
	1.4 average goals scored	0.6 average goals scored
	2.0 conceded	2.6 conceded

Attack defence ratings
Eredivisie - 2024/2025 season

14%

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HER

GRO

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Games scored	9		8
Failed to score	6		7
Scored first	9		5
Goals scored	16		14
Avg. goals scored	1.1		0.9
Avg. shots per game	9		7
Avg. shots per goal	8		8
Conversion rate for	12		13
Avg. XG for	1.2		0.9
KickOff rating		+14%

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GRO

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Games conceded	12		11
Clean sheets	3		4
Conceded first	4		8
Goals conceded	28		24
Avg. goals conceded	1.9		1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded	12		9
Avg. shots/goal conceded	6		6
Conversion rate against	16%		17%
Avg. XG against	2		1.6
KickOff rating		+2%

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

Heracles Eredivisie squad statistics 2024/2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
15	6	2	4
F Keijzer	L. Kulenović	M Engels	R Roosken

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
F Keijzer GLK	15			1 -
I Mesík DEF	15			3 -
M Benita DEF	15		1	1 -
D Mirani DEF	15	1		-
M Engels FWD	15	3	2	2 -
R Roosken DEF	14	1	2	4 -
S. ’t Zand MID	14			1 -
B Keersmaecker MID	14	3	1	2 1
D Kaam MID	13		1	1 -
S Podgoreanu FWD	13		1	1 -
J. Talvitie FWD	13	1		-
L. Kulenović FWD	11	6		-
J Hornkamp FWD	10	1	1	2 -
J Bruijn MID	8			-
J Žambůrek MID	7			-
S Scheperman MID	7			3 -
T Bruns MID	6		1	1 -
L Milani DEF	4			1 -
J Hoogma DEF	4			-
J Wieckhoff DEF	4			-
B Limbombe FWD	4			-
G. Sambo FWD	2			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
6	11	2	11
L. Kulenović	L. Kulenović	M Engels	D Kaam

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
L. Kulenović FWD	6	11		8
M Engels FWD	3	8	2	10
B Keersmaecker MID	3	5	1	9
D Mirani DEF	1	3		1
R Roosken DEF	1	1	2	10
J. Talvitie FWD	1	3		1
J Hornkamp FWD	1	6	1	3
S Scheperman MID		2
B Limbombe FWD		2
J Hoogma DEF				1
T Bruns MID		1	1	4
J Žambůrek MID				1
J Bruijn MID				2
I Mesík DEF				1
S Podgoreanu FWD		2	1	4
D Kaam MID			1	11
S. ’t Zand MID		10		8
M Benita DEF		4	1	8

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
772	41	92
I Mesík	B Keersmaecker	M Benita

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
I Mesík DEF	772	12	42
D Mirani DEF	755	27	82
B Keersmaecker MID	563	41	79
F Keijzer GLK	519		2
M Benita DEF	401	40	92
R Roosken DEF	326	35	68
D Kaam MID	301	16	27
S. ’t Zand MID	269	15	48
M Engels FWD	216	12	50
J Žambůrek MID	202	11	26
S Podgoreanu FWD	195	19	63
L. Kulenović FWD	172	9	59
J. Talvitie FWD	102	6	33
S Scheperman MID	98	12	24
J Hornkamp FWD	97	3	18
J Bruijn MID	82	5	16
T Bruns MID	45	2	13
J Wieckhoff DEF	42	3	6
J Hoogma DEF	39	3	8
B Limbombe FWD	37	3	12
L Milani DEF	28	1	3
G. Sambo FWD	5	2	4

Groningen Eredivisie squad statistics 2024/2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
15	3	2	6
J Hove	J Schreuders	L Bacuna	M Peersman

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
L Bacuna DEF	15	2	2	4 -
J Hove MID	15			-
J Schreuders FWD	15	3	1	2 -
T Bergen FWD	15	1	1	2 -
L Valente FWD	15	1	2	4 -
E Vaessen GLK	14		1	2 -
T Oosting MID	14	1		-
R Postema FWD	13	1		1 -
M Peersman DEF	12		2	5 1
M Rente DEF	12	1		1 -
B Willumsson FWD	12	2		1
R Mendes FWD	12	1	1	2 -
J Pelupessy MID	11		1	-
T Blokzijl DEF	10			1 -
F. Stam DEF	10		1	3 -
W. Prins DEF	10			1 -
S Resink MID	9	1		3 -
T. de Jonge MID	7			-
N. Emeran FWD	2			-
H Jurjus GLK	1			-
S. Bouland DEF	1			-
F Turay FWD	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
3	9	2	15
J Schreuders	L Bacuna	L Bacuna	L Bacuna

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
J Schreuders FWD	3	5	1	7
L Bacuna DEF	2	9	2	15
B Willumsson FWD	2	3		3
R Postema FWD	1	6		4
S Resink MID	1	2		3
M Rente DEF	1	1		1
R Mendes FWD	1	3	1	3
T Oosting MID	1	4		2
L Valente FWD	1	7	2	11
T Bergen FWD	1	6	1	10
M Peersman DEF			2	4
E Vaessen GLK			1	1
J Hove MID		9		6
J Pelupessy MID			1	2
T Blokzijl DEF		1
F. Stam DEF			1	1
W. Prins DEF		1		3
T. de Jonge MID		1		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
680	32	73
M Peersman	W. Prins	T Bergen

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
M Peersman DEF	680	17	66
M Rente DEF	679	17	66
J Hove MID	615	19	49
L Bacuna DEF	568	22	56
E Vaessen GLK	506	1	10
L Valente FWD	498	12	48
T Blokzijl DEF	355	13	19
J Schreuders FWD	314	17	38
T. de Jonge MID	304	18	41
S Resink MID	277	25	45
F. Stam DEF	269	15	38
T Bergen FWD	237	13	73
W. Prins DEF	188	32	50
R Postema FWD	153	4	30
T Oosting MID	107	6	14
J Pelupessy MID	88	2	8
R Mendes FWD	86	5	18
B Willumsson FWD	83	1	26
H Jurjus GLK	44
S. Bouland DEF	42
N. Emeran FWD	10	1	1

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

Heracles have played 15 matches so far this season and are in 15th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

Home league performance

Groningen lay in 14th place on 16 points in the Eredivisie league table having played 15 matches. Groningen are unbeaten in 3 games against teams below them in the league and kept 1 clean sheet out of 3 games.

Performance against teams below them in the league

Away league performance

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