Eredivisie · 2025Sun, 18 Jan 2026, 11:15 UTCFull timeAbe Lenstra StadionFull-time recap
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This match

Match statistics

MetricSC HeerenveenFC Groningen
Shots16 shots/match12 shots/match
Shots on target4 shots/match6 shots/match
Expected goals1.48 xG/match1.87 xG/match
Possession56%44%
Corners3 corners/match6 corners/match
Fouls11 fouls/match13 fouls/match

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Each team attacks towards its own end of the pitch.

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
  • on target
  • goal
  • penalty
  • size = xG

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.

30-second read

What the record shows

The clearest recorded pattern is: Each team's season corners average is above the competition baseline. No second pattern clears the sample and coverage gates. Limitation: Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

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.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams — history, not a forecast.

0SC Heerenveen
0Draws
1FC Groningen
FC GroningenSC Heerenveen · Eredivisie21

Metric comparison

Values, percentiles and samples

Where the edge is

SC Heerenveen favored in 3 of 14 directional metrics · FC Groningen in 6 · 5 too close

1.63 goals/matchGoals scoredseason · 19/191.42 goals/match
1.58 goals/matchGoals allowedseason · 19/191.16 goals/match
1.77 xG/matchExpected goalsseason · 19/191.73 xG/match
1.23 xG/matchExpected goals allowedseason · 19/191.16 xG/match
16 shots/matchShotsseason · 19/1916.2 shots/match
10.2 shots/matchShots allowedseason · 19/1911.2 shots/match
5.53 shots/matchShots on targetseason · 19/196.32 shots/match
4.37 shots/matchShots on target allowedseason · 19/193.74 shots/match
52.3%Possessionseason · 19/1951.5%
6.11 corners/matchCornersseason · 19/196.11 corners/match
4.47 corners/matchCorners allowedseason · 19/194.16 corners/match
Cardsseason · 0/0
11.5 fouls/matchFoulsseason · 19/1910.8 fouls/match
Passesseason · 0/0
Pass accuracyseason · 0/0
Shots inside boxseason · 0/0
Blocked shotsseason · 0/0
Goalkeeper savesseason · 0/0
Offsidesseason · 0/0
11%Clean-sheet frequencyseason · 19/1937%
79%Scoring frequencyseason · 19/1974%

Style profile

How the teams compare

Competition percentiles describe recorded style; they do not rank likely outcomes.

Possession control

Relative share of recorded possession within the competition.

SC Heerenveen63.9
FC Groningen52.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Attacking volume

Recorded shot and scoring volume, expressed as competition percentiles.

SC Heerenveen65.7
FC Groningen64.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Defensive resistance

Lower recorded scoring and shot allowance produces a higher descriptive percentile.

SC Heerenveen75.9
FC Groningen90.7
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Directness proxy

Shots per possession point; a descriptive transition/directness proxy, not an outcome score.

SC Heerenveen69.4
FC Groningen86.1
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Physicality

Recorded fouls and cards relative to competition peers.

SC Heerenveen69.4
FC Groningen52.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 50%

Set-piece relevance

Corner volume relative to competition peers.

SC Heerenveen77.8
FC Groningen77.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Tempo and pressure proxy

Combined event-volume percentiles for shots, corners and fouls.

SC Heerenveen68.7
FC Groningen70.8
0–100 competition percentile · coverage 100%

Recent form

Season, last 10 and last 5

Window

Last 5

5 / 5 matches
1.6 goals/matchGoals scored5/51.6 goals/match
1.2 goals/matchGoals allowed5/50.2 goals/match
1.24 xG/matchExpected goals5/52.18 xG/match
15.8 shots/matchShots5/517.6 shots/match
5.4 shots/matchShots on target5/55.8 shots/match
51.2%Possession5/554.8%
5.8 corners/matchCorners5/58 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.8 fouls/matchFouls5/58.8 fouls/match

Window

Last 10

10 / 10 matches
1.6 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.3 goals/match
1.5 goals/matchGoals allowed10/100.9 goals/match
1.55 xG/matchExpected goals10/102.13 xG/match
16.4 shots/matchShots10/1018.8 shots/match
6.2 shots/matchShots on target10/107 shots/match
51.8%Possession10/1053.1%
5.9 corners/matchCorners10/107.5 corners/match
Cards0/0
12.5 fouls/matchFouls10/109.4 fouls/match

Window

Season

19 / 19 matches
1.63 goals/matchGoals scored19/191.42 goals/match
1.58 goals/matchGoals allowed19/191.16 goals/match
1.77 xG/matchExpected goals19/191.73 xG/match
16 shots/matchShots19/1916.2 shots/match
5.53 shots/matchShots on target19/196.32 shots/match
52.3%Possession19/1951.5%
6.11 corners/matchCorners19/196.11 corners/match
Cards0/0
11.5 fouls/matchFouls19/1910.8 fouls/match

Venue split

Home and away samples

Window

Home team at home / away team away

10 / 10 matches
1.7 goals/matchGoals scored10/101.3 goals/match
1.8 goals/matchGoals allowed10/101.5 goals/match
1.95 xG/matchExpected goals10/101.71 xG/match
16.3 shots/matchShots10/1014.3 shots/match
5.3 shots/matchShots on target10/106.7 shots/match
52.6%Possession10/1046.7%
5.9 corners/matchCorners10/104.9 corners/match
Cards0/0
9.7 fouls/matchFouls10/1011.5 fouls/match

Schedule context

Rest and recent workload

7 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17.64 days
1 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/11 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceready
Season samples19 / 19home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • 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.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 18 Jan 2026, 15:15 UTC · analysis-v4

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