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
- 2Alfons SampstedD
- 4Joris KramerD
- 7Jakob Breum MartinsenM
- 8Henricus Gerardus Hubertus Mar LinthorstM
- 16Victor Kaj EdvardsenF
- 19Jaden Fernando SloryM
- 21Melle MeulensteenM
- 22Jari De BusserG
- 23Thibo Roger BaetenM
- 25Giovanni van ZwamD
- 26Julius DirksenD
Substitutes
- 1Luca Bastian PlogmannG
- 9Stefán Ingi SigurðarsonF
- 10Søren Østergaard TengstedtM
- 11Oskar Siira SivertsenF
- 17Mathis SurayM
- 18Richonell MargaretF
- 20Eus WaayersD
- 24Kenzo GoudmijnM
- 31Dani TijmanF
- 32Ofosu BoakyeF
- 33Nando VerdoniG
- 34Yassir Salah RahmouniM
Heerenveen
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3Maas WillemsenD
- 4Sam KerstenD
- 6Joris van OvereemM
- 7Maxence RiveraM
- 10Ringo MeerveldM
- 16Marcus LindayM
- 18Lasse Selvåg NordåsF
- 19Vasilios ZagaritisD
- 20Jacob Bennedsen TrenskowM
- 22Bernt KlaverboerG
- 45Oliver Johansen BraudeD
Substitutes
- 8Luuk BrouwersM
- 11Luca OyenF
- 15Mats EgbringD
- 17Nikolai Søyset HoplandD
- 26Amourrichio Jahvairo Déshaunti van Axel DongenF
- 28Hristiyan Ivaylov PetrovD
- 31Nordin BakkerG
- 35Isaiah AhmedM
- 36Nolhan Allan Courtens MabeneyshiM
- 38I. MulderD
- 44Andries NoppertG
- 50Eser 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — |