Heracles vs Heerenveen
Ref: Martin Van den Kerkhof, NetherlandsErve Asito, Almelo · 13,500 cap
Match recap
Heerenveen beat Heracles 3–0 in their Eredivisie fixture. Trenskow, Zagaritis, and Rivera scored for Heerenveen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.48 for Heracles versus 1.76 for Heerenveen. Heracles sit 18th in the Eredivisie table while Heerenveen are 8th.
First Half
24'
Vente
Yellow Card
45+3'
VAR
Goal cancelled
Second Half
55'
⚽
Trenskow
Assist: Vente
⇄
Kulenović
63'
⇄
Meerveld
te Wierik
Yellow Card
⇄
Bruns
77'
⚽
Zagaritis
Assist: Rivera
79'
⇄
Zagaritis
86'
⇄
Trenskow
86'
⇄
Kersten
87'
⇄
Vente
90+3'
VAR
Penalty confirmed
90'
⚽
Rivera
Penalty
| # | 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
HeraclesHeerenveen
3Won
Statistical edge
3–9
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.48VS1.76
Attack0 · 4 won
8
Shots
15
2
Shots on target
8
4
Shots in the box
11
4
Shots outside box
4
3
Shots off goal
7
4
Corners
4
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
42%
Possession
58%
353
Total passes
500
275
Accurate passes
413
78%
Pass accuracy
83%
Discipline1 · 1 won
12
Fouls
9
1
Yellow cards
1
4
Offsides
5
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
5
Goalkeeper saves
2
3
Blocked shots
0
0.27
Goals prevented
0.27
Heracles
4-4-2
Heerenveen
4-2-3-1
Heracles
4-4-2Starting XI
- 4Damon MiraniD
- 5Djevencio van der KustD
- 7Bryan Michael Limbombe EkangoM
- 8Mario EngelsM
- 10Thomas BrunsM
- 16Timo JansinkG
- 18Alec Van HoorenbeeckD
- 19Luka KulenovićF
- 23Mike Jarno Maria te WierikD
- 70Ajdin HrustićM
- 73Walid Ould-ChikhF
Substitutes
- 1Fabian de KeijzerG
- 3Jannes Luca WieckhoffD
- 6Sava-Arangel ČestićD
- 13Jan ŽambůrekM
- 17Tristan van GilstF
- 27Jop TijinkD
- 28Giandro Alejandro SamboM
- 30Robin MantelG
- 39S. BlokhuisM
Heerenveen
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3Maas WillemsenD
- 4Sam KerstenD
- 6Joris van OvereemM
- 8Luuk BrouwersM
- 9Dylan VenteF
- 10Ringo MeerveldM
- 16Marcus LindayM
- 19Vasilios ZagaritisD
- 20Jacob Bennedsen TrenskowM
- 22Bernt KlaverboerG
- 45Oliver Johansen BraudeD
Substitutes
- 5Paweł Piotr BochniewiczD
- 7Maxence RiveraM
- 15Mats EgbringD
- 17Nikolai Søyset HoplandD
- 26Amourrichio Jahvairo Déshaunti van Axel DongenF
- 27Václav SejkF
- 28Hristiyan Ivaylov PetrovD
- 31Nordin BakkerG
- 35Isaiah AhmedM
- 36Nolhan Allan Courtens MabeneyshiM
- 44Andries NoppertG
- 50Eser GürbüzF
Heracles
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walid Ould-Chikh | F | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/2 |
| Alec Van Hoorenbeeck | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Timo Jansink | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luka Kulenović | F | 62 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike te Wierik | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ajdin Hrustić | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2/5 |
| Bryan Limbombe | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Djevencio van der Kust | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mario Engels | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Thomas Bruns | M | 73 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Damon Mirani(C) | D | 90 | 5.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Sava Arangel Čestić | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Mantel | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sil Blokhuis | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fabian de Keijzer | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jop Tijink | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giandro Sambo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jannes Wieckhoff | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan Žambůrek | M | 17 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Tristan van Gilst | F | 28 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Heerenveen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vasilios Zagaritis | D | 79 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jacob Trenskow | M | 86 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1/3 |
| Luuk Brouwers(C) | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Maas Willemsen | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Marcus Linday | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Joris van Overeem | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1/2 |
| Oliver Braude | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Bernt Klaverboer | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Kersten | D | 86 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ringo Meerveld | M | 63 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/3 |
| Dylan Vente | F | 87 | 5.6 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Paweł Bochniewicz | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nordin Bakker | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isaiah Ahmed | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eser Gürbüz | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mats Egbring | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andries Noppert | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nolhan Courtens | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Maxence Rivera | M | 27 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Hristiyan Petrov | D | 11 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nikolai Soyset Hopland | D | 9 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amourricho van Axel-Dongen | F | 10 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Václav Sejk | F | 10 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |