GO Ahead Eagles vs Heerenveen
Ref: R. HensgensDe Adelaarshorst, Deventer · 10,400 cap
Match recap
Heerenveen beat GO Ahead Eagles 3–1 in their Eredivisie fixture. Dirksen scored for GO Ahead Eagles; Nordås, Nordås, and Trenskow replied for Heerenveen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.77 for GO Ahead Eagles versus 1.82 for Heerenveen. GO Ahead Eagles sit 12th in the Eredivisie table while Heerenveen are 8th.
First Half
Dirksen
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
van Zwam
⚽
Dirksen
Assist: Breum
⇄
Dirksen
58'
⚽
Nordås
⇄
Slory
68'
⚽
Nordås
Assist: Rivera
73'
⇄
Linday
⇄
Linthorst
77'
⇄
Zagaritis
⇄
Sampsted
81'
⚽
Trenskow
Assist: Rivera
89'
⇄
Trenskow
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 7 |  AZ Alkmaar | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | +7 | 52 |
| 8 |  Heerenveen | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | +4 | 51 |
| 9 |  Groningen | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | +4 | 48 |
| 11 |  Fortuna Sittard | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | -14 | 39 |
| 12 |  GO Ahead Eagles | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | +1 | 38 |
| 13 |  Excelsior | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | -13 | 38 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
GO Ahead EaglesHeerenveen
4Won
Statistical edge
4–11
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.77VS1.82
Attack2 · 4 won
13
Shots
19
6
Shots on target
10
9
Shots in the box
13
4
Shots outside box
6
4
Shots off goal
2
8
Corners
4
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
46%
Possession
54%
383
Total passes
471
315
Accurate passes
401
82%
Pass accuracy
85%
Discipline1 · 2 won
8
Fouls
14
1
Yellow cards
0
1
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
7
Goalkeeper saves
5
3
Blocked shots
7
-0.26
Goals prevented
-0.26
GO Ahead Eagles
4-2-3-1
Heerenveen
4-2-3-1
GO Ahead Eagles
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2A. SampstedD
- 4J. KramerD
- 7J. BreumM
- 8E. LinthorstM
- 16V. EdvardsenF
- 19J. SloryM
- 21M. MeulensteenM
- 22J. De BusserG
- 23T. BaetenM
- 25G. van ZwamD
- 26J. DirksenD
Substitutes
- 1L. PlogmannG
- 9S. SigurðarsonF
- 10S. TengstedtM
- 11O. SivertsenF
- 17M. SurayM
- 18R. MargaretF
- 20E. WaayersD
- 24K. GoudmijnM
- 31Dani TijmanF
- 32O. BoakyeF
- 33N. VerdoniG
- 34Y. RahmouniM
Heerenveen
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3M. WillemsenD
- 4S. KerstenD
- 6J. van OvereemM
- 7M. RiveraM
- 10R. MeerveldM
- 16M. LindayM
- 18L. NordåsF
- 19V. ZagaritisD
- 20J. TrenskowM
- 22B. KlaverboerG
- 45O. BraudeD
Substitutes
- 8L. BrouwersM
- 11L. OyenF
- 15M. EgbringD
- 17N. HoplandD
- 26A. van Axel DongenF
- 28H. PetrovD
- 31N. BakkerG
- 35Isaiah AhmedM
- 36N. CourtensM
- 38I. MulderD
- 44A. NoppertG
- 50E. GürbüzF
GO Ahead Eagles
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jari De Busser | G | 90 | 8.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Julius Dirksen | D | 55 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Jakob Breum | M | 90 | 8.0 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — |
| Melle Meulensteen | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Giovanni van Zwam | D | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joris Kramer(C) | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Victor Kaj Edvardsen | F | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Evert Linthorst | M | 77 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jaden Slory | M | 64 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Thibo Baeten | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Alfons Sampsted | D | 77 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Luca Plogmann | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kenzo Goudmijn | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Richonell Margaret | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mathis Suray | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nando Verdoni | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ofosu Boakye | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dani Tijman | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Søren Tengstedt | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3/5 |
| Oskar Siira Sivertsen | F | 35 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 4/5 |
| Yassir Rahmouni | M | 13 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stefán Ingi Sigurðarson | F | 26 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Eus Waayers | D | 13 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Heerenveen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Trenskow | M | 89 | 8.6 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2/3 |
| Lasse Selvåg Nordås | F | 90 | 7.7 | 2 | — | 5 | 3 | — | 0/1 |
| Maxence Rivera | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5/7 |
| Bernt Klaverboer | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joris van Overeem(C) | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Oliver Braude | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Marcus Linday | M | 73 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Sam Kersten | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Vasilios Zagaritis | D | 77 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Maas Willemsen | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ringo Meerveld | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Andries Noppert | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luuk Brouwers | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nordin Bakker | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Oyen | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Amourricho van Axel-Dongen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nolhan Courtens | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mats Egbring | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eser Gürbüz | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isaiah Ahmed | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ingmar Mulder | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hristiyan Petrov | D | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nikolai Soyset Hopland | D | 17 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |