Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Groningen
Match Time & Date:
29 August 2025
19:00
Prediction: 2-1
Heracles
Friday’s football game between Groningen and Heracles will open round 4 of the new Eredivisie campaign. Groningen aim to recover from a 4-2 loss to PSV and the fact that they defeated Heerenveen in their first home game of the season is giving fans a reason for optimism ahead of upcoming challenges. Both Noam Emeran and Fofin Turay are out of contention with injuries for the home team.
The Black and Whites, on the other hand, are stuck at the bottom of the table following three consecutive defeats. Given Heracles’s shaky defence and given their struggles on the road, we predict that Groningen are going to pick up all three points from the match. To make situation even more complicated for the visiting side, midfielder Sem Scheperman is unlikely to feature in Friday’s encounter after limping off with injury in a 2-0 loss to Ajax.
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.
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