FC Volendam vs Heracles
Ref: Danny Makkelie, NetherlandsKras Stadion, Volendam · 7,384 cap
Match recap
FC Volendam beat Heracles 3–0 in their Eredivisie fixture. Bukala, Leliendal, and Oehlers scored for FC Volendam. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.54 for FC Volendam versus 1.16 for Heracles. FC Volendam sit 16th in the Eredivisie table while Heracles are 18th.
First Half
⚽
Bukala
Assist: Amevor
45+2'
Engels
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Kökçü
⚽
Leliendal
Assist: Verschuren
53'
VAR
Goal cancelled
58'
Engels
Yellow Card
58'
Engels
Red Card
65'
⇄
Limbombe
⚽
Oehlers
Assist: Bukala
⇄
Unknown
⇄
Payne
⇄
Leliendal
⇄
Kuwas
88'
Mesík
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 15 |  PEC Zwolle | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | -27 | 37 |
| 16 |  FC Volendam | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -20 | 32 |
| 17 |  NAC Breda | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -23 | 29 |
| 18 |  Heracles | 34 | 5 | 4 | 25 | -50 | 19 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
FC VolendamHeracles
11Won
Statistical edge
11–4
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.54VS1.16
Attack3 · 2 won
13
Shots
11
7
Shots on target
2
10
Shots in the box
5
3
Shots outside box
6
3
Shots off goal
5
5
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
57%
Possession
43%
466
Total passes
357
404
Accurate passes
274
87%
Pass accuracy
77%
Discipline4 · 0 won
6
Fouls
13
0
Yellow cards
3
0
Red cards
1
1
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
4
3
Blocked shots
4
-0.23
Goals prevented
-0.23
FC Volendam
4-2-3-1
Heracles
5-3-2
FC Volendam
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1K. van OevelenG
- 2D. PayneD
- 3M. AmevorD
- 7O. KökçüM
- 8G. YahM
- 9H. VeermanF
- 10B. KuwasM
- 18N. BukalaM
- 20N. VerschurenD
- 32Y. LeliendalD
- 40Robin van Cruijsen
Substitutes
- 5P. UgwuD
- 6A. PlatM
- 11A. OehlersF
- 14A. MeijersD
- 16R. SteurG
- 19Mauro ZijlstraF
- 21R. MührenF
- 22D. VlakG
- 24Key-Shawn Wong-A-SoijF
- 28S. EsajasD
- 33K. DyerM
- 99A. DescotteF
Heracles
5-3-2Starting XI
- 4D. MiraniD
- 7B. LimbombeD
- 8M. EngelsM
- 9J. HornkampF
- 13J. ŽambůrekM
- 16T. JansinkG
- 18A. Van HoorenbeeckD
- 19L. KulenovićF
- 23M. te WierikD
- 24I. MesíkD
- 70A. HrustićM
Substitutes
- 1F. de KeijzerG
- 5D. van der KustD
- 21Y. Borges SanchesF
- 22L. MilaniD
- 27Jop TijinkD
- 30R. MantelG
- 38J. WijnrederD
- 39S. BlokhuisM
- 40M. RoedeM
- 73W. Ould-ChikhM
FC Volendam
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Verschuren | D | 90 | 8.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Yannick Leliendal | D | 76 | 8.5 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2/4 |
| Nordin Bukala | M | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Mawouna Amevor | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Brandley Kuwas | M | 87 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Deron Payne | D | 75 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Gibson Yah | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Robin van Cruijsen | M | 75 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1/2 |
| Ozan Kökçü | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/3 |
| Kayne van Oevelen | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Henk Veerman(C) | F | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Robert Mühren | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mauro Zijlstra | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Plat | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Key Shawn Wong A Soij | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dion Vlak | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kiano Dyer | M | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roy Steur | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Silvinho Esajas | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aurelio Oehlers | F | 45 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Anthony Descotte | F | 15 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Precious Ugwu | D | 15 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Aaron Meijers | D | 14 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Heracles
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timo Jansink | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luka Kulenović | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Bryan Limbombe | D | 65 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Alec Van Hoorenbeeck | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Jizz Hornkamp | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Ajdin Hrustić | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jan Žambůrek | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/3 |
| Mike te Wierik | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Damon Mirani(C) | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Mesík | D | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Mario Engels | M | 58 | 5.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/6 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Lorenzo Milani | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yvandro Borges Sanches | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jop Tijink | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sil Blokhuis | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeppe Wijnreder | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Melle Roede | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fabian de Keijzer | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Djevencio van der Kust | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Mantel | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Walid Ould-Chikh | M | 25 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |