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Eredivisie | Gameweek 15
Dec 18, 2021 at 7pm UK
Polman Stadion
Groningen

Heracles
4 - 2
Groningen

Basacikoglu (32'), Laursen (34'), Kiomourtzoglou (87'), Kasanwirjo (89' og.)
Rente (44'), Fadiga (77')
FT(HT: 2-1)
Strand Larsen (9'), Postema (78')
te Wierik (85')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Eredivisie clash between Heracles and Groningen, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Heracles 1-2 Groningen

Groningen have been hard to beat of late having lost just one of their last 11 games, in stark contrast to Heracles, who have lost eight times in that span. We fancy the away team to emerge victorious, narrowly edging out their hosts by the odd goal. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Heracles win with a probability of 43.23%. A win for Groningen had a probability of 32.17% and a draw had a probability of 24.6%.

The most likely scoreline for a Heracles win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.04%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.7%) and 2-0 (6.83%). The likeliest Groningen win was 1-2 (7.61%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.5%). The actual scoreline of 4-2 was predicted with a 1.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Heracles would win this match.

Result
HeraclesDrawGroningen
43.23%24.6%32.17%
Both teams to score 58.12%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
55.26%44.74%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
32.9%67.1%
Heracles Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.22%20.78%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
46.56%53.43%
Groningen Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
73.36%26.64%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
38.12%61.87%
Score Analysis
    Heracles 43.23%
    Groningen 32.17%
    Draw 24.59%
HeraclesDrawGroningen
2-1 @ 9.04%
1-0 @ 8.7%
2-0 @ 6.83%
3-1 @ 4.73%
3-0 @ 3.58%
3-2 @ 3.13%
4-1 @ 1.86%
4-0 @ 1.41%
4-2 @ 1.23%
Other @ 2.73%
Total : 43.23%
1-1 @ 11.5%
2-2 @ 5.98%
0-0 @ 5.54%
3-3 @ 1.38%
Other @ 0.2%
Total : 24.59%
1-2 @ 7.61%
0-1 @ 7.32%
0-2 @ 4.84%
1-3 @ 3.36%
2-3 @ 2.64%
0-3 @ 2.14%
1-4 @ 1.11%
Other @ 3.16%
Total : 32.17%

How you voted: Heracles vs Groningen

Heracles
40.0%
Draw
20.0%
Groningen
40.0%
15
Head to Head
Jan 30, 2021 3.30pm
Gameweek 20
Heracles
1-0
Groningen
Burgzorg (24')

da Cruz (46')
Dec 23, 2020 7pm
Gameweek 14
Groningen
0-1
Heracles

Dammers (52')
Szoke (78')
May 10, 2020 1.30pm
Aug 31, 2019 6.45pm
Gameweek 5
Groningen
1-2
Heracles
Warmerdam (47')
Absalem (45'), Itakura (50')
Van der Water (29'), Czyborra (62')
Merkel (55')
Jan 19, 2019 7.45pm
Gameweek 18
Groningen
3-0
Heracles
Memisevic (12' pen.), Bruns (74', 78')
Zeefuik (81'), Handwerker (82')

Rossmann (93')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV15140156124442
2FC UtrechtUtrecht1511222920935
3Ajax15103232161633
4Feyenoord1595135161932
5FC Twente1584330201028
6AZ AlkmaarAZ1582528161226
7NAC BredaNAC Breda157171723-622
8Go Ahead Eagles156362523221
9Fortuna SittardSittard155461721-419
10Heerenveen155371628-1218
11NECNijmegen155192119216
12Willem II154471618-216
13PEC Zwolle154471524-916
14Groningen154471424-1016
15Heracles153571628-1214
16Sparta RotterdamSparta152581323-1011
17RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk1513111537-226
18Almere CityAlmere City151311734-276


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