Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Heracles
Match Time & Date:
18/12/2021
20:00
Prediction: 1-1
Groningen
Heracles and Groningen square off against each other at Erve Asito in the Eredivisie round 17. The Black and Whites aim to put an end to their four-game winless run, and they are likely to fight tooth and nail against the Green and White Army. Both Delano Burgzorg and Ismail Azzaoui are injured for the hosts, while Rai Vloet and Lunding Jakobsen are major doubts. Groningen, on the other hand, did well to hold Feyenoord to a 1-1 draw in their last league match.
The Green and White Army aim to extend their unbeaten run to six matches, and they are surely capable of holding the out-of-sorts hosts to a draw. Under 2.5 goals have been netted in each of the previous two meetings between the two teams. Midfielder Daleho Irandust is injured for the visitors, while both Damil Dankerlui and Radinio Balker are major doubts.
Highlighted Player (Janis Blaswich):
Janis Blawich is a German footballer who plays for Heracles Almelo as a goalkeeper. Blaswich started his senior career at Borussia Monchengladbach, make 125 appearances for the reserve team. In the 2015/16 season he was loaned to Dynamo Dresden where he made 30 league appearances.
Following his loan spell with the Yellow and Blacks, the 193-cm-tall shot-stopper moved to fellow German side Hansa Rostock, signing yet another loan deal. In 2018 he joined Dutch club Heracles Almelo, and he has been playing for the Heraclieden ever since. Janis Blaswich made his Eredivisie debut on August 11, 2018 in a 1-1 draw with Heracles, and he managed to keep his first clean sheet in the Dutch top flight the following month in a 4-0 win over De Graafschap.
The goalkeeper was born in Willich, Germany on May 2, 1991, and his preferred foot is right. Janis Blaswich wears the No. 1 shirt at Heracles.
Highlighted Team (Groningen):
Groningen is a Dutch football clubs that competes in the Eredivisie. Founded on June 16, 1971, Groningen play home games at Euroborg. The venue was built by Ballas Nedam, Royal BAM Group and VolkerWessels, and it can hold up to 22,525 people.
The Trots van het Noorden (Pride of the North) are well known for their white home shirts with red stripes, while purple is the dominant colour of their away kit. Volendam are considered the club’s fiercest rivals, but they have a rivalry with Twente as well after the 1980s incidents between their fans. Groningen have yet to win the Eredivisie trophy, but they did well to go all the way in the Dutch Cup in the 2014/15 season.
The green and whites defeated Zwolle 2-0 in the title game. Speaking of their European success, it has to be noted that Groningen participated in the Europa League on two occasions. In the 2015/16 season the Trots van het Noorden booked their place in the group stages of the competition, but they failed to record a win in the process.
