Heerenveen vs Heracles
Ref: I. OostromAbe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen · 27,224 cap
Match recap
Heerenveen beat Heracles 4–1 in their Eredivisie fixture. Trenskow, Nordås, Pasveer, and Rivera scored for Heerenveen; Engels replied for Heracles. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 3.42 for Heerenveen versus 1.33 for Heracles. Heerenveen sit 8th in the Eredivisie table while Heracles are 18th.
First Half
VAR
Goal cancelled
21'
⚽
Engels
⚽
Trenskow
Assist: van Overeem
45+3'
Benita
Yellow Card
⚽
Nordås
Penalty
Second Half
46'
⇄
Zeefuik
⚽
Pasveer (OG)
49'
Bruns
Yellow Card
⚽
Rivera
58'
⇄
Ould-Chikh
58'
⇄
Mesík
58'
⇄
Engels
⇄
van Overeem
⇄
Zagaritis
77'
⇄
Bruns
⇄
Willemsen
⇄
Nordås
⇄
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 |
| 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
HeerenveenHeracles
12Won
Statistical edge
12–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
3.42VS1.33
Attack6 · 0 won
24
Shots
7
14
Shots on target
4
16
Shots in the box
5
8
Shots outside box
2
4
Shots off goal
3
8
Corners
1
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
66%
Possession
34%
586
Total passes
294
510
Accurate passes
236
87%
Pass accuracy
80%
Discipline1 · 1 won
12
Fouls
10
0
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
11
6
Blocked shots
0
1.33
Goals prevented
1.33
Heerenveen
4-2-3-1
Heracles
4-2-3-1
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
- 28Hristiyan Ivaylov PetrovD
- 30T. SchreuderG
- 31Nordin BakkerG
- 35Isaiah AhmedM
- 36Nolhan Allan Courtens MabeneyshiM
- 38I. MulderD
- 50Eser GürbüzF
Heracles
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2Mimeirhel Obispo BenitaD
- 4Damon MiraniD
- 8Mario EngelsM
- 10Thomas BrunsM
- 14Erik Melker AhlstrandM
- 18Alec Van HoorenbeeckD
- 22Remko Jurian PasveerG
- 24Ivan MesíkD
- 25Lequincio ZeefuikF
- 32Sem SchepermanM
- 73Walid Ould-ChikhM
Substitutes
- 3Jannes Luca WieckhoffD
- 5Djevencio van der KustD
- 6Sava-Arangel ČestićD
- 7Bryan Michael Limbombe EkangoF
- 9Naci ÜnüvarF
- 16Timo JansinkG
- 17Tristan van GilstF
- 19Luka KulenovićF
- 21Yvandro Borges SanchesF
- 30Robin MantelG
- 42J. KerkdijkD
Heerenveen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Braude | D | 90 | 8.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Jacob Trenskow | M | 85 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | — |
| Marcus Linday | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Joris van Overeem(C) | M | 64 | 7.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — |
| Lasse Selvåg Nordås | F | 85 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Ringo Meerveld | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Maas Willemsen | D | 77 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Maxence Rivera | M | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2/4 |
| Sam Kersten | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Bernt Klaverboer | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vasilios Zagaritis | D | 77 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Eser Gürbüz | F | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/3 |
| Nordin Bakker | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nikolai Soyset Hopland | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isaiah Ahmed | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Timo Schreuder | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Oyen | F | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nolhan Courtens | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ingmar Mulder | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hristiyan Petrov | D | 13 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luuk Brouwers | M | 26 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mats Egbring | D | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Heracles
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remko Pasveer | G | 90 | 9.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Walid Ould-Chikh | M | 58 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mario Engels | M | 58 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0/1 |
| Sem Scheperman | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Lequincio Zeefuik | F | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Erik Ahlstrand | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Alec Van Hoorenbeeck | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Damon Mirani(C) | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Bruns | M | 77 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Mimeirhel Benita | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ivan Mesík | D | 58 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jesper Kerkdijk | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Naci Ünüvar | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bryan Limbombe | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yvandro Borges Sanches | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Timo Jansink | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Mantel | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Djevencio van der Kust | D | 32 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jannes Wieckhoff | D | 32 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Sava Arangel Čestić | D | 32 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Luka Kulenović | F | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tristan van Gilst | F | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 |