FC Groningen 1-2 Heracles Almelo: result and report

Eredivisie · Saturday 31 August 2019

Result

FC Groningen 1-2 Heracles Almelo

Eredivisie · Saturday 31 August 2019, 17:45 UTC · half-time 0-1

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FC Groningen 1-2 Heracles Almelo: match report

FC Groningen lost to Heracles Almelo 1-2 in Eredivisie on Saturday 31 August 2019. The half-time score was 0-1.

Silvester van der Water opened the scoring in the 29th minute. FC Groningen's goal came from Django Warmerdam (47'). Heracles Almelo scored through Silvester van der Water (29') and Lennart Czyborra (62').

Discipline: FC Groningen received 2 yellow cards; Heracles Almelo received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game FC Groningen were 11th on 4 points from 3 and Heracles Almelo 17th on 2 points from 4. This fixture belongs to an earlier Eredivisie season and is kept for reference.

FC Groningen lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Heracles Almelo in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Silvester van der Water of Heracles Almelo (7.7), ahead of Alexander Merkel (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 FC Groningen wins, 1 draw and 1 for Heracles Almelo.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 29'Goal · Silvester van der WaterHeracles Almelo · 0-1
  • 45+1'Yellow card · Amir AbsalemFC Groningen
  • 47'Goal · Django WarmerdamFC Groningen · 1-1
  • 50'Yellow card · Ko ItakuraFC Groningen
  • 55'Yellow card · A. MerkelHeracles Almelo
  • 62'Goal · Lennart CzyborraHeracles Almelo · 1-2

Head-to-head

2 meetings: FC Groningen 0, draws 1, Heracles Almelo 1.

Team news

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

Sergio Padt, Mike te Wierik, Ko Itakura, Amir Absalem, Deyovaisio Zeefuik, Azor Matusiwa, Sam Schreck, Mohammed El Hankouri, Django Warmerdam, Ajdin Hrustic, Kaj Sierhuis

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

Janis Blaswich, Tim Breukers, Lennart Czyborra, Robin Pröpper, Mats Knoester, Mauro Júnior, Orestis Kiomourtzoglou, Alexander Merkel, Cyriel Dessers, Silvester van der Water, Joey Konings