
FC Groningen vs Heracles Almelo, 2024-25 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season
· Dutch EredivisieAbout
FC Groningen are hosting Heracles Almelo
at Euroborg, Groningen, Netherlands, starting on
. The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Goal! FC Groningen 1, Heracles Almelo 0. Marco Rente (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luciano Valente.
- 5': Dave Kwakman (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Foul by Jannes Wieckhoff (Heracles Almelo).
- 6': Fabian de Keijzer (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Dave Kwakman (FC Groningen).
- 7': Hand ball by Luciano Valente (FC Groningen).
- 9': Attempt blocked. Mario Engels (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jizz Hornkamp.
- 11': Foul by Jorg Schreuders (FC Groningen).
- 11': Ivan Mesík (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Delay in match because of an injury Thomas Bruns (Heracles Almelo).
- 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 16': Goal! FC Groningen 2, Heracles Almelo 0. Jorg Schreuders (FC Groningen) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Tika de Jonge.
- 20': Goal! FC Groningen 2, Heracles Almelo 1. Thomas Bruns (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jizz Hornkamp.
- 23': Foul by Jizz Hornkamp (Heracles Almelo).
- 23': Tika de Jonge (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Attempt saved. Leandro Bacuna (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luciano Valente.
- 27': Foul by Mario Engels (Heracles Almelo).
- 27': Jorg Schreuders (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Tika de Jonge.
- 33': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Leandro Bacuna.
- 33': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Marco Rente.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Jizz Hornkamp (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Bruns.
- 34': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Thom van Bergen.
- 37': Foul by Mario Engels (Heracles Almelo).
- 37': Luciano Valente (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Foul by Jizz Hornkamp (Heracles Almelo).
- 38': Hjalmar Ekdal (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Jannes Wieckhoff (Heracles Almelo).
- 40': Marvin Peersman (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Damon Mirani (Heracles Almelo).
- 41': Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Attempt saved. Leandro Bacuna (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 43': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Fabian de Keijzer.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+4': Foul by Sem Scheperman (Heracles Almelo).
- 45'+4': Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, FC Groningen 2, Heracles Almelo 1.
- 45': Second Half begins FC Groningen 2, Heracles Almelo 1.
- 47': Foul by Damon Mirani (Heracles Almelo).
- 47': Marvin Peersman (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Penalty conceded by Mats Rots (Heracles Almelo) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 50': Goal! FC Groningen 3, Heracles Almelo 1. Leandro Bacuna (FC Groningen) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 52': Attempt saved. Jizz Hornkamp (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Suf Podgoreanu with a cross.
- 52': Tika de Jonge (FC Groningen) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box.
- 53': Attempt blocked. Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorg Schreuders.
- 53': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Damon Mirani.
- 54': Corner, FC Groningen. Conceded by Jizz Hornkamp.
- 55': Damon Mirani (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Luciano Valente (FC Groningen).
- 56': Brian De Keersmaecker (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Foul by Luciano Valente (FC Groningen).
- 56': Foul by Jorg Schreuders (FC Groningen).
- 56': Mats Rots (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 58': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Juho Talvitie replaces Mario Engels.
- 58': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Mimeirhel Benita replaces Mats Rots.
- 59': Luciano Valente (FC Groningen) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jorg Schreuders.
- 59': Own Goal by Brian De Keersmaecker, Heracles Almelo. FC Groningen 4, Heracles Almelo 1.
- 62': Foul by Juho Talvitie (Heracles Almelo).
- 62': Marvin Peersman (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Luciano Valente (FC Groningen).
- 63': Mimeirhel Benita (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Jizz Hornkamp (Heracles Almelo).
- 64': Hjalmar Ekdal (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Jizz Hornkamp (Heracles Almelo) is shown the yellow card.
- 66': Thomas Bruns (Heracles Almelo) is shown the yellow card.
- 67': Foul by Suf Podgoreanu (Heracles Almelo).
- 67': Marco Rente (FC Groningen) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Foul by Jannes Wieckhoff (Heracles Almelo).
- 67': Marvin Peersman (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Jan Zamburek replaces Thomas Bruns.
- 68': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Luka Kulenovic replaces Jizz Hornkamp.
- 70': Foul by Jan Zamburek (Heracles Almelo).
- 70': Tika de Jonge (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Rente with a cross.
- 77': Foul by Ivan Mesík (Heracles Almelo).
- 77': Luciano Valente (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Ivan Mesík (Heracles Almelo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Substitution, FC Groningen. Brynjólfur Willumsson replaces Dave Kwakman.
- 80': Attempt saved. Mimeirhel Benita (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Suf Podgoreanu with a headed pass.
- 80': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Etienne Vaessen.
- 80': Attempt missed. Luka Kulenovic (Heracles Almelo) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Damon Mirani with a cross following a corner.
- 81': Foul by Jannes Wieckhoff (Heracles Almelo).
- 81': Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Jannes Wieckhoff (Heracles Almelo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Attempt missed. Leandro Bacuna (FC Groningen) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 84': Foul by Hjalmar Ekdal (FC Groningen).
- 84': Suf Podgoreanu (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Suf Podgoreanu (Heracles Almelo) is shown the yellow card.
- 85': Attempt saved. Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brynjólfur Willumsson.
- 87': Attempt missed. Juho Talvitie (Heracles Almelo) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jan Zamburek.
- 90': Substitution, FC Groningen. Thijs Oosting replaces Luciano Valente.
- 90': Substitution, FC Groningen. Romano Postema replaces Jorg Schreuders.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Brian De Keersmaecker (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Brynjólfur Willumsson (FC Groningen).
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Luka Kulenovic (Heracles Almelo) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jannes Wieckhoff.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Thom van Bergen (FC Groningen) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marco Rente with a cross.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, FC Groningen 4, Heracles Almelo 1.
- 0': Match ends, FC Groningen 4, Heracles Almelo 1.
Statistics
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GRO![]() |
|
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17 | Fouls | 9 |
5 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 0 |
5 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
3 | Saves | 2 |
57.5 | Possession | 42.5 |
8 | SHOTS | 12 |
3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
356 | Accurate Passes | 249 |
436 | Passes | 317 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
16 | Crosses | 13 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
67 | Long Balls | 43 |
30 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
11 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
22 | Tackles | 18 |
0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
7 | Interceptions | 7 |
35 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
35 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: Dutch Eredivisie
Venue: Euroborg
Location: Groningen, Netherlands
Attendance: 22,525
Venue: Euroborg
Location: Groningen, Netherlands
Attendance: 22,525
Eredivisie Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ajax Amsterdam | 31 | +36 | 74 |
2 | PSV Eindhoven | 30 | +55 | 67 |
3 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 30 | +36 | 62 |
4 | FC Utrecht | 31 | +19 | 62 |
Line-Ups
FC Groningen (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Etienne Vaessen (GK) |
3 | Thijmen Blokzijl |
4 | Hjalmar Ekdal |
43 | Marvin Peersman |
5 | Marco Rente |
7 | Leandro Bacuna |
18 | Tika De Jonge |
16 | Dave Kwakman |
14 | Jorg Schreuders |
26 | Thom Van Bergen |
10 | Luciano Valente |
Heracles Almelo (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Fabian De Keijzer (GK) |
24 | Ivan Mesik ![]() |
4 | Damon Mirani |
39 | Mats Rots |
3 | Jannes Wieckhoff ![]() |
17 | Thomas Bruns |
32 | Sem Scheperman |
14 | Brian De Keersmaecker |
9 | Jizz Hornkamp |
8 | Mario Engels |
29 | Suf Podgoreanu ![]() |
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