Heerenveen vs GO Ahead Eagles
Ref: A. LindhoutAbe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen · 27,224 cap
Match recap
Heerenveen and GO Ahead Eagles drew 2–2 in their Eredivisie fixture. Hopland and Trenskow scored for Heerenveen; Meulensteen and Stokkers replied for GO Ahead Eagles. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.73 for Heerenveen versus 1.18 for GO Ahead Eagles. Heerenveen sit 8th in the Eredivisie table while GO Ahead Eagles are 12th.
First Half
1'
⚽
Meulensteen
Assist: Breum
20'
VAR
Goal cancelled
37'
Meulensteen
Yellow Card
⚽
Hopland
Second Half
46'
⇄
Meulensteen
46'
⇄
Margaret
⚽
Trenskow
Assist: Zagaritis
Zagaritis
Yellow Card
Hopland
Yellow Card
72'
⇄
Suray
72'
⇄
Linthorst
Linday
Yellow Card
⇄
Vente
81'
⇄
James
⇄
Hopland
90'
⚽
Stokkers
| # | 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
HeerenveenGO Ahead Eagles
10Won
Statistical edge
10–2
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.73VS1.18
Attack4 · 1 won
19
Shots
11
5
Shots on target
5
11
Shots in the box
9
8
Shots outside box
2
6
Shots off goal
2
3
Corners
7
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
56%
Possession
44%
484
Total passes
368
399
Accurate passes
286
82%
Pass accuracy
78%
Discipline1 · 1 won
9
Fouls
12
3
Yellow cards
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
3
8
Blocked shots
4
0.80
Goals prevented
0.80
Heerenveen
4-2-3-1
GO Ahead Eagles
4-3-3
Heerenveen
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4S. KerstenD
- 6J. van OvereemM
- 7M. RiveraM
- 9D. VenteF
- 10R. MeerveldM
- 16M. LindayM
- 17N. HoplandD
- 19V. ZagaritisD
- 20J. TrenskowM
- 44A. NoppertG
- 45O. BraudeD
Substitutes
- 3M. WillemsenD
- 15M. EgbringD
- 22B. KlaverboerG
- 26A. van Axel DongenF
- 27V. SejkF
- 28H. PetrovD
- 31N. BakkerG
- 32Kai JansenM
- 35Isaiah AhmedM
- 36N. CourtensM
- 50E. GürbüzF
GO Ahead Eagles
4-3-3Starting XI
- 2M. DeijlD
- 3G. NauberD
- 4J. KramerD
- 5D. JamesD
- 7J. BreumM
- 8E. LinthorstM
- 16V. EdvardsenF
- 17M. SurayF
- 18R. MargaretF
- 21M. MeulensteenM
- 22J. De BusserG
Substitutes
- 1L. PlogmannG
- 6C. TwigtM
- 9M. SmitF
- 11O. SivertsenF
- 15R. WeijenbergM
- 23T. BaetenF
- 26J. DirksenD
- 27F. StokkersF
- 29A. AdelgaardD
- 30S. JansenG
- 34Y. RahmouniM
Heerenveen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ringo Meerveld | M | 90 | 8.3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4/4 |
| Maxence Rivera | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1/4 |
| Nikolai Soyset Hopland | D | 83 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Jacob Trenskow | M | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Vasilios Zagaritis | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Marcus Linday | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Andries Noppert | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oliver Braude | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Joris van Overeem(C) | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| Sam Kersten | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dylan Vente | F | 79 | 5.6 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kai Jansen | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nordin Bakker | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maas Willemsen | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bernt Klaverboer | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nolhan Courtens | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mats Egbring | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eser Gürbüz | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isaiah Ahmed | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amourricho van Axel-Dongen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hristiyan Petrov | D | 13 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Václav Sejk | F | 11 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
GO Ahead Eagles
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jari De Busser | G | 90 | 8.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mats Deijl(C) | D | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Melle Meulensteen | M | 45 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Gerrit Nauber | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jakob Breum | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 0/2 |
| Mathis Suray | F | 72 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/4 |
| Evert Linthorst | M | 72 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joris Kramer | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dean James | D | 81 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Richonell Margaret | F | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Victor Kaj Edvardsen | F | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1/4 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Yassir Rahmouni | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robbin Weijenberg | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sven Jansen | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oskar Siira Sivertsen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julius Dirksen | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Plogmann | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aske Adelgaard | D | 18 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Calvin Twigt | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Finn Stokkers | F | 9 | 6.6 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Milan Smit | F | 18 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Thibo Baeten | F | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |