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SC Heerenveen 0–2 FC Groningen · Eredivisie

0–2Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

FC Groningen won 0–2.

Shots
1612
Shots on target
46
Expected goals
1.481.87
Possession
56%44%

Full time

What the match recorded

FC Groningen beat SC Heerenveen 2–0. Recorded in this match (SC Heerenveen – FC Groningen): shots 16–12, shots on target 4–6, expected goals 1.48–1.87, possession 56%–44%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Both teams have elevated corners records

moderate

Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline.

6.11 corners/matchCornersSC Heerenveen · FC Groningen6.11 corners/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Both team averages are compared with the same competition baseline.

Window: season

MetricSC HeerenveenFC GroningenBaseline
Corners6.11 corners/match6.11 corners/match5.18 corners/match

Caveat: A shared historical pattern is descriptive and may not repeat in one fixture.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots16 shots12 shotsSC Heerenveen 16 shots, FC Groningen 12 shots
  • Shots on target4 shots6 shotsSC Heerenveen 4 shots, FC Groningen 6 shots
  • Expected goals1.48 xG1.87 xGSC Heerenveen 1.48 xG, FC Groningen 1.87 xG
  • Possession56%44%SC Heerenveen 56%, FC Groningen 44%
  • Corners3 corners6 cornersSC Heerenveen 3 corners, FC Groningen 6 corners
  • Fouls11 fouls13 foulsSC Heerenveen 11 fouls, FC Groningen 13 fouls

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

Maxence Rivera · SC Heerenveen · 86′ · 0.01 xG · off target or blockedMaas Willemsen · SC Heerenveen · 87′ · 0.02 xG · on targetJacob Trenskow · SC Heerenveen · 88′ · 0.02 xG · off target or blockedThom van Bergen · FC Groningen · 27′ · 0.03 xG · off target or blockedThom van Bergen · FC Groningen · 9′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedDavid van der Werff · FC Groningen · 55′ · 0.04 xG · off target or blockedYounes Taha · FC Groningen · 56′ · 0.04 xG · on targetRingo Meerveld · SC Heerenveen · 71′ · 0.04 xG · on targetThijmen Blokzijl · FC Groningen · 79′ · 0.04 xG · goalMarcus Linday · SC Heerenveen · 4′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedRingo Meerveld · SC Heerenveen · 20′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedTygo Land · FC Groningen · 67′ · 0.05 xG · off target or blockedLasse Selvåg Nordås · SC Heerenveen · 85′ · 0.05 xG · on targetRingo Meerveld · SC Heerenveen · 22′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedJacob Trenskow · SC Heerenveen · 30′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedThom van Bergen · FC Groningen · 77′ · 0.06 xG · off target or blockedBrynjólfur Darri Willumsson · FC Groningen · 84′ · 0.06 xG · on targetLuuk Brouwers · SC Heerenveen · 42′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedStije Resink · FC Groningen · 66′ · 0.08 xG · off target or blockedOliver Braude · SC Heerenveen · 4′ · 0.11 xG · off target or blockedDylan Vente · SC Heerenveen · 7′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedJacob Trenskow · SC Heerenveen · 69′ · 0.12 xG · off target or blockedRingo Meerveld · SC Heerenveen · 32′ · 0.16 xG · on targetAmourricho van Axel-Dongen · SC Heerenveen · 90′ · 0.19 xG · off target or blockedThom van Bergen · FC Groningen · 16′ · 0.23 xG · on targetBernt Klaverboer · FC Groningen · 58′ · 0.29 xG · goalAmourricho van Axel-Dongen · SC Heerenveen · 90′ · 0.31 xG · off target or blockedDavid van der Werff · FC Groningen · 90′ · 0.51 xG · on targetThom van Bergen · FC Groningen · 76′ · 0.60 xG · on target
  • off target
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  • goal
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SC Heerenveen: 16 shots, 4 on target, 1.45 xG. FC Groningen: 13 shots, 7 on target, 2.07 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

01.252.50′HT90′Bernt Klaverboer · FC Groningen · 58′Thijmen Blokzijl · FC Groningen · 79′

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: SC Heerenveen 1.45 xG · FC Groningen 2.07 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

3SC Heerenveen
0Draws
2FC Groningen
FC Groningen — SC Heerenveen · Eredivisie2–1
FC Groningen — SC Heerenveen · Eredivisie1–0
SC Heerenveen — FC Groningen · Eredivisie2–1
FC Groningen — SC Heerenveen · Eredivisie0–2
SC Heerenveen — FC Groningen · Eredivisie3–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: SC Heerenveen favored in 3 of 11 directional metrics · FC Groningen in 6 · 2 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

SC Heerenveen19 matchesFC Groningen19 matches
1.63 goals/match ▲Goals scored19/191.42 goals/match
1.58 goals/matchGoals allowed19/19▲ 1.16 goals/match
1.77 xG/matchExpected goals19/191.73 xG/match
16 shots/matchShots19/1916.2 shots/match
5.53 shots/matchShots on target19/19▲ 6.32 shots/match
52.3% ●Possession19/1951.5%
6.11 corners/matchCorners19/196.11 corners/match
11.5 fouls/matchFouls19/1910.8 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples19 / 19home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 18 Jan 2026, 15:15 UTC · analysis-v4

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