Heracles Almelo 4-2 FC Groningen: result and report

Eredivisie · Saturday 18 December 2021

Result

Heracles Almelo 4-2 FC Groningen

Eredivisie · Saturday 18 December 2021, 19:00 UTC · half-time 2-1

Heracles Almelo · FC Groningen · Eredivisie predictions

Heracles Almelo 4-2 FC Groningen: match report

Heracles Almelo won against FC Groningen 4-2 in Eredivisie on Saturday 18 December 2021. The half-time score was 2-1.

J. Strand Larsen opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Heracles Almelo's goals came from B. Başaçıkoğlu (31'), Nikolai Laursen (34'), Orestis Kiomourtzoglou (87') and an own goal by Neraysho Kasanwirjo (89'). FC Groningen scored through J. Strand Larsen (9') and Romano Postema (78').

Discipline: Heracles Almelo received 2 yellow cards; FC Groningen received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Heracles Almelo were 15th on 14 points from 16 and FC Groningen 11th on 19 points from 16. Heracles Almelo went on to finish that season 16th with 34 points, and FC Groningen 12th with 36.

Heracles Almelo lined up in a 4-3-3 and FC Groningen in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Nikolai Laursen of Heracles Almelo (8.4), ahead of Bilal Başaçıkoğlu (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Heracles Almelo wins, 2 draws and 2 for FC Groningen.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

9'Goal · J. Strand LarsenFC Groningen · 0-1
31'Goal · B. BaşaçıkoğluHeracles Almelo · 1-1
34'Goal · Nikolai LaursenHeracles Almelo · 2-1
44'Yellow card · Marco RenteHeracles Almelo
45'Yellow card · Danny BuijsFC Groningen
77'Yellow card · Noah FadigaHeracles Almelo
78'Goal · Romano PostemaFC Groningen · 2-2
85'Yellow card · Mike te WierikFC Groningen
87'Goal · Orestis KiomourtzoglouHeracles Almelo · 3-2
89'Own goal · Neraysho KasanwirjoHeracles Almelo · 4-2

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Heracles Almelo 6, draws 2, FC Groningen 2.

Heracles Almelo 1-0 FC GroningenEredivisie · 30 Jan 2021
FC Groningen 0-1 Heracles AlmeloEredivisie · 23 Dec 2020
FC Groningen 1-2 Heracles AlmeloEredivisie · 31 Aug 2019
FC Groningen 3-0 Heracles AlmeloEredivisie · 19 Jan 2019
Heracles Almelo 4-1 FC GroningenEredivisie · 21 Oct 2018
FC Groningen 3-3 Heracles AlmeloEredivisie · 27 Jan 2018

Team news

Unavailable

I. AzzaouiHeracles Almelo · injury (Knee Injury)
Kasper LundingHeracles Almelo · injury (Knee Injury)
Daleho IrandustFC Groningen · injury (Unknown Injury)
Mohammed El HankouriFC Groningen · injury (Unknown Injury)
Melih İbrahimoğluHeracles Almelo · injury (Surgery)
Justin HoogmaHeracles Almelo · injury (Knee Injury)
Delano BurgzorgHeracles Almelo · injury (Groin Injury)

Heracles Almelo line-up (4-3-3)

Janis Blaswich, Noah Fadiga, Marco Rente, Mats Knoester, Giacomo Quagliata, Lucas Schoofs, Orestis Kiomourtzoglou, Luca de la Torre, Nikolai Laursen, Kaj Sierhuis, Bilal Başaçıkoğlu

FC Groningen line-up (4-2-3-1)

Peter Leeuwenburgh, Mike te Wierik, Neraysho Kasanwirjo, Marin Šverko, Bart van Hintum, Wessel Dammers, Laros Duarte, Tomas Suslov, Cyril Ngonge, Michael de Leeuw, Jørgen Strand Larsen