Eredivisie Knockout phase Sun, May 17 2026 · 13:30 Erve Asito, Almelo
Heracles
First leg0–4 1–2 Full time · HT 1–1 xG 0.64 – 1.18
Groningen
  • T. van Gilst 17’
  • 3’ D. van der Werff
  • 56’ T. Land
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Groningen beat Heracles

Groningen entered as favourites and won 2–1 through goals from Werff and Land. Heracles replied through a van Gilst goal. Groningen finished with the higher xG (1.18 vs 0.64). On the chances created, Heracles deserved more: 0.9 expected points against the 0 points they took.

Heracles20%
Draw22%
Groningen ✓58%

Model vs reality

Heracles goals
1
Model 1.16 · xG 0.64
Groningen goals
2
Model 2.11 · xG 1.18
Total goals
3
Model 3.27 · xG 1.82
Score 1–2
10%
Most likely 1–1 (10%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 63%
Both scored
Yes
Model 61%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchW. Ould-ChikhHeracles
8.5
  • RefereeRichard Martens
  • CoachesE. Faber · —
  • VenueErve Asito
  • Table before kick-offHeracles 18th · Groningen 9th

Timeline

  1. D. van der Werff 0–1
    3’
  2. T. van Gilst 1–1Assist M. Benita
    17’
  3. Half time · 1–1
  4. T. Land 1–2Assist M. Rente
    56’
  5. ⇄ T. HernesFor D. van der Werff
    61’
  6. ⇄ Rui MendesFor T. Land
    74’
  7. ⇄ E. AhlstrandFor M. Engels
    76’
  8. ⇄ Rhys BozinovskiFor T. Bruns
    76’
  9. ⇄ Tarik HamamiogluFor W. Ould-Chikh
    76’
  10. ⇄ Jeppe WijnrederFor M. Benita
    85’
  11. J. ŽambůrekYellow card · Foul
    87’
  12. ⇄ Sil BlokhuisFor J. Žambůrek
    88’
  13. ⇄ Jismerai DillemaFor T. van Bergen
    89’
  14. ⇄ W. PrinsFor Y. Taha
    89’
  15. Full time · 1–2

Team stats

Heracles11 shots · 10 in box, 1 outside
Groningen15 shots · 10 in box, 5 outside
HeraclesGroningen
52% Possession 48%
0.64 Expected goals (xG) 1.18
0.91 Expected points (xPts) 1.78
11 Shots 15
2 Shots on target 5
7 Shots off target 7
2 Blocked shots 3
10 Shots inside the box 10
1 Shots outside the box 5
370 Passes 344
77% Pass accuracy 76%
9 Corners 5
3 Goalkeeper saves 1
8 Fouls 5
3 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
6.66 Team rating 6.69

Line-ups

Heracles 4-2-3-1

166.3 T. Jansink(G)
55.9 D. van der Kust 46.3 D. Mirani 236.7 M. te Wierik 26.2 M. Benita A↓85’
326.9 S. Scheperman 136.3 J. Žambůrek ↓88’
738.5★ W. Ould-Chikh ↓76’ 107.3 T. Bruns ↓76’ 177.2 T. van Gilst
86.0 M. Engels ↓76’
  • 16T. Jansink (G)6.3
  • 5D. van der Kust5.9
  • 4D. Mirani6.3
  • 23M. te Wierik6.7
  • 2M. BenitaA↓85’6.2
  • 32S. Scheperman6.9
  • 13J. Žambůrek↓88’6.3
  • 73W. Ould-Chikh ★↓76’8.5
  • 10T. Bruns↓76’7.3
  • 17T. van Gilst7.2
  • 8M. Engels↓76’6.0

Substitutes used

  • 38Jeppe Wijnreder↑85’
  • 20Rhys Bozinovski↑76’6.3
  • 14E. Ahlstrand↑76’6.6
  • 41Tarik Hamamioglu↑76’6.5
  • 39Sil Blokhuis↑88’

Unused: R. Mantel, R. Pasveer, J. Wieckhoff, A. Van Hoorenbeeck, S. Čestić, J. Tijink, L. Zeefuik

Coach: E. Faber

Groningen 4-2-3-1

15.9 E. Vaessen(G)
437.0 M. Peersman 46.6 D. Janse 36.9 T. Blokzijl 56.3 M. Rente A
187.9 T. Land ↓74’ 86.3 T. de Jonge
146.7 J. Schreuders 106.2 Y. Taha ↓89’ 177.3 D. van der Werff ↓61’
267.0 T. van Bergen ↓89’
  • 1E. Vaessen (G)5.9
  • 43M. Peersman7.0
  • 4D. Janse6.6
  • 3T. Blokzijl6.9
  • 5M. RenteA6.3
  • 18T. Land↓74’7.9
  • 8T. de Jonge6.3
  • 14J. Schreuders6.7
  • 10Y. Taha↓89’6.2
  • 17D. van der Werff↓61’7.3
  • 26T. van Bergen↓89’7.0

Substitutes used

  • 2W. Prins↑89’
  • 44Jismerai Dillema↑89’
  • 7T. Hernes↑61’6.5
  • 27Rui Mendes↑74’6.3

Unused: H. Jurjus, L. Štubljar, T. Mercera, Elvis Van der Laan, S. Bouland, Robin Kelder, B. Willumsson, Ryan Metu

Player stats

Top rated
W. Ould-ChikhHeracles8.5
2nd
T. LandGroningen7.9
3rd
T. BrunsHeracles7.3

Heracles

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
T. Jansink G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 65% 51 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
D. van der Kust D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 68% 28 2 3 1/1 0/0 5.9
D. Mirani D 90 0 0 2 (0) 0 91% 45 1 1 0/0 1/1 6.3
M. te Wierik D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 82% 38 2 0 0/0 1/0 6.7
M. Benita D 85 0 1 0 (0) 1 74% 42 0 2 1/4 1/1 6.2
S. Scheperman M 90 0 0 2 (1) 0 88% 40 0 4 0/0 0/0 6.9
J. Žambůrek M 88 0 0 0 (0) 0 60% 15 0 2 0/1 1/0 6.3
W. Ould-Chikh M 76 0 0 0 (0) 5 77% 31 3 2 2/2 0/0 8.5
T. Bruns M 76 0 0 0 (0) 0 87% 30 1 0 1/1 2/2 7.3
T. van Gilst F 90 1 0 2 (1) 1 81% 26 0 1 1/3 1/1 7.2
M. Engels M 76 0 0 2 (0) 0 85% 13 1 0 0/1 1/0 6.0
Jeppe Wijnreder 5 0 0 0 (0) 0 33% 3 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
Rhys Bozinovski 14 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.3
E. Ahlstrand M 14 0 0 0 (0) 1 60% 5 3 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
Tarik Hamamioglu 14 0 0 1 (0) 0 0% 1 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.5
Sil Blokhuis 2 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —

Groningen

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
E. Vaessen G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 47% 34 0 0 0/0 0/0 5.9
M. Peersman D 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 82% 28 2 2 2/3 1/1 7.0
D. Janse D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 79% 43 0 3 2/2 0/1 6.6
T. Blokzijl D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 93% 41 3 2 0/0 0/0 6.9
M. Rente D 90 0 1 0 (0) 4 62% 39 0 0 0/1 0/1 6.3
T. Land M 74 1 0 1 (1) 0 97% 37 0 0 0/0 1/0 7.9
T. de Jonge M 90 0 0 2 (1) 1 81% 26 1 3 0/0 0/0 6.3
J. Schreuders M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 75% 24 2 1 0/1 2/1 6.7
Y. Taha F 89 0 0 4 (1) 3 79% 28 0 0 1/2 1/1 6.2
D. van der Werff M 61 1 0 1 (1) 1 74% 23 1 0 0/0 0/1 7.3
T. van Bergen F 89 0 0 3 (1) 0 62% 13 1 0 0/1 0/2 7.0
W. Prins D 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 1/1 0/0 —
Jismerai Dillema M 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
T. Hernes M 29 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 5 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
Rui Mendes F 16 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 2 1 0 0/1 0/0 6.3

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.