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Predictions and Tips
SC Heerenveen will arrive at Euroborg on Saturday for the Eredivisie fixture with home team FC Groningen.
Our tips, poll and stats for FC Groningen v SC Heerenveen can all be found here (including the best match odds).
📏 Form Guide

FC Groningen
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FC Groningen will be wanting a better result here after a 2-1 Eredivisie defeat in their last game at the hands of Go Ahead Eagles.
In that match, FC Groningen had 48% possession and 21 shots at goal with 5 on target. The only player to score for FC Groningen was Brynjólfur Willumsson (31'). For their opponents, Go Ahead Eagles got 14 attempts on goal with 3 of them on target. Oliver Antman (5') and Milan Smit (91') scored for Go Ahead Eagles.
FC Groningen have been quite ineffective in attack in more recent games. Their goals record stands at just 4 against opposition teams over the course of their last six fixtures. In those games, FC Groningen have also seen the number of goals scored against them come to 7. Previous results aside, we must now wait to see if the trend will be sustained in this game.
Pre-game facts show that FC Groningen:
- have not emerged victorious against SC Heerenveen in their previous 9 league matches.
- are undefeated in their previous 4 league matches at home.
- have not won at home in their last 2 league games.
SC Heerenveen
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Since suffering a loss in their previous game against Ajax in Eredivisie competition, SC Heerenveen will be hoping to turn things around here.
In that match, SC Heerenveen had 58% possession and 11 attempts at goal with 2 on target. For their opponents, Ajax got 21 shots on goal with 9 of them on target. Josip Šutalo (20') and Chuba Akpom (82') scored for Ajax.
Robin van Persie's SC Heerenveen have seen their goal attempts be successful 8 times throughout their latest six matches. The overall goals that have been scored against them during those same clashes equals 10.
Coming into this clash, SC Heerenveen haven't been beaten by FC Groningen when they've played them away from home in the last 3 league matches.
🤜🤛 Head to head
A study of past results between these clubs going back to 11/04/2021 shows that these fixtures have been miserable for FC Groningen. They have not been able to register any victories whatsoever while SC Heerenveen have just been too good for them, beating them in 83% of those matches.
A total of 17 goals were scored between them during those clashes, with 4 for Trots van het Noorden and 13 for De Superfriezen. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.83.
The last league fixture between these clubs was Eredivisie match day 6 on 22/09/2024 when it ended SC Heerenveen 2-1 FC Groningen.
That day, SC Heerenveen had 66% possession and 20 shots at goal with 6 on target. The goals were scored by Jacob Trenskow (12') and Ion Nicolăescu (69').
At the other end, FC Groningen had 2 shots on goal with 1 on target. Luciano Valente (9') was the scorer.
The referee was Dennis Higler.
📰 Team News: FC Groningen
Regarding absentees, there’s just the lone fitness concern for the FC Groningen boss Dick Lukkien to contend with thanks to an otherwise robust group. Fofin Turay (Achilles tendon problems) will miss out.
In all likelihood, Trots van het Noorden should line up in a 4-4-2 formation this time, beginning the first half with Etienne Vaessen, Leandro Bacuna, Marco Rente, Thijmen Blokzijl, Wouter Prins, Luciano Valente, Tika de Jonge, Stije Resink, Mats Seuntjens, B. A. Willumsson and Thijs Oosting.
📋 Team News: SC Heerenveen
SC Heerenveen boss Robin van Persie has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Ion Nicolaescu (Eye injury), Luuk Brouwers (Muscle injury) and Pawel Bochniewicz (Torn knee ligaments) are names that won’t be on the team sheet.
We believe De Superfriezen could decide to elect for a 4-2-3-1 system, settling for Mickey van der Hart, Hussein Ali, Sam Kersten, Nikolai Hopland, Mats Koehlert, Espen van Ee, Amara Conde, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Levi Smans, Jacob Trenskow and Ilias Sebaoui.
🧠 Prediction
In our opinion, SC Heerenveen have it within them to get a goal against this FC Groningen side, however that probably won’t be enough to avoid a loss.
We’re expecting a tight encounter finishing with a 2-1 win for FC Groningen at the end of the match. Let’s wait and see how it plays out.
Peter Guest, 19:00 25/01/2025
📊 Poll: Who Will Win?

⚽️ Team Focus:
FC Groningen
Formed: 1971
Stadium: Euroborg (22,525)
Captain: Leandro Bacuna
Chairman: Jakob Klompien
Manager: Dick Lukkien
Competitions: Eredivisie position 15
⭐ Star Man: Leandro Bacuna

Customarily played in the Central Defensive Midfielder position, Leandro Bacuna was born in Groningen, Netherlands. After making a first senior appearance for FC Groningen in the 2009 - 2010 season, the gifted Midfielder has managed 2 league goals in this Eredivisie 2024 - 2025 campaign so far in a total of 18 appearances.
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20 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 45 | 49 | WLWDL |
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19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 45 | LWWWW |
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20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 41 | DLWDD |
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19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 36 | WWLLD |
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19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 34 | LWLWL |
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19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 34 | WWWDD |
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19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 31 | WDWWW |
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19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 25 | DWWLL |
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20 | 8 | 1 | 11 | -10 | 25 | WLLLW |
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19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | -14 | 24 | WWLWL |
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19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 23 | LDLWW |
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19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 23 | LWWLD |
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19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | -9 | 20 | DLDLW |
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19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -13 | 19 | DLDWD |
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18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -13 | 17 | WDLDL |
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19 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -12 | 14 | LDLDD |
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19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | -29 | 10 | LLWDL |
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19 | 1 | 5 | 13 | -24 | 8 | LLDLD |
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Goals scored | 1 |
Goals conceded | 0.6 |
Time first goal scored | 38 |
Time first goal conceded | 44 |
Yellow cards | 1.9 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 4.6 |
Biggest victory | 4-1 |
Biggest defeat | 1-0 |
Goals scored | 0.8 |
Goals conceded | 2.9 |
Time first goal scored | 43 |
Time first goal conceded | 29 |
Yellow cards | 1.9 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 4.1 |
Biggest victory | 4-2 |
Biggest defeat | 9-1 |
Jorg Schreuders | 3 |
Brynjólfur Willumsson | 3 |
Leandro Bacuna | 2 |
Romano Postema | 2 |
Luciano Valente | 2 |
Ion Nicolăescu | 5 |
Jacob Trenskow | 5 |
Luuk Brouwers | 3 |
Eser Gürbüz | 2 |
Nikolai Hopland | 2 |
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