In this week 17 match, on Sat Dec 18th, Heracles will host FC Groningen in a clash of the Eredivisie. Heracles is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Vitesse. Nikolai Laursen scored the first goal for Heracles in the 22nd minute, then Loïs Openda got the equalizer for Vitesse in the 31st minute on a feed from Riechedly Bazoer But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 49th minute on a penalty goal by Loïs Openda. Heracles looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while in their last match, 11th placed FC Groningen, recorded a 1-1 draw against Feyenoord. Marcos Senesi struck first for Feyenoord in the 60th minute, but Jörgen Strand Larsen got the equalizer for FC Groningen in the 65th minute earning FC Groningen a comeback draw. FC Groningen is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Heracles won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
FC Groningen is fortunate enough to have Jörgen Strand Larsen in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals. Heracles’s most prolific scorer has been Ismail Azzaoui. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.