Heracles, the home team, has been struggling a bit lately. In their most recent matches, they have lost a couple, drawn a couple, and won just one. They are not in the best shape right now.

Groningen, the away team, has had a mixed run with a couple of wins, a loss, and some draws. When these two teams have met recently, the games have often been very close and low-scoring, though the last two meetings saw Groningen win with several goals.