Heracles vs PEC Zwolle
Ref: Ingmar Oostrom, NetherlandsErve Asito, Almelo · 13,500 cap
Match recap
Heracles beat PEC Zwolle 8–2 in their Eredivisie fixture. Hornkamp, Hornkamp, Hornkamp, Kulenović, te Wierik, Limbombe, Van Hoorenbeeck, and Bruns scored for Heracles; de Rooij and de Rooij replied for PEC Zwolle. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 4.51 for Heracles versus 1.14 for PEC Zwolle. Heracles sit 18th in the Eredivisie table while PEC Zwolle are 15th.
First Half
9'
⚽
de Rooij
Assist: Kostons
15'
Fichtinger
Yellow Card
⚽
Hornkamp
Assist: Limbombe
20'
Graves
Yellow Card
⚽
Hornkamp
Assist: Hrustić
⚽
Hornkamp
Assist: Kulenović
38'
Fichtinger
Red Card
38'
Fichtinger
Yellow Card
⚽
Kulenović
Penalty
Second Half
⚽
te Wierik
Assist: Ould-Chikh
VAR
Goal confirmed
57'
⇄
Oosting
⚽
Limbombe
64'
⇄
Shoretire
⇄
Hornkamp
65'
⇄
Kostons
⚽
Van Hoorenbeeck
Assist: Hrustić
⇄
Ould-Chikh
⇄
te Wierik
71'
⚽
de Rooij
⇄
Mesík
⇄
Limbombe
⚽
Bruns
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 14 |  Telstar | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 37 |
| 15 |  PEC Zwolle | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | -27 | 37 |
| 16 |  FC Volendam | 34 | 8 | 8 | 18 | -20 | 32 |
| 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
HeraclesPEC Zwolle
13Won
Statistical edge
13–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
4.51VS1.14
Attack6 · 0 won
24
Shots
7
11
Shots on target
4
19
Shots in the box
6
5
Shots outside box
1
9
Shots off goal
1
4
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
57%
Possession
43%
434
Total passes
338
349
Accurate passes
252
80%
Pass accuracy
75%
Discipline2 · 1 won
16
Fouls
11
0
Yellow cards
3
0
Red cards
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
3
4
Blocked shots
2
-1.59
Goals prevented
-1.59
Heracles
4-4-2
PEC Zwolle
4-4-2
Heracles
4-4-2Starting XI
- 4D. MiraniD
- 7B. LimbombeM
- 9J. HornkampF
- 13J. ŽambůrekM
- 16T. JansinkG
- 18A. Van HoorenbeeckD
- 19L. KulenovićF
- 23M. te WierikD
- 24I. MesíkD
- 70A. HrustićM
- 73W. Ould-ChikhM
Substitutes
- 1F. de KeijzerG
- 3J. WieckhoffD
- 5D. van der KustD
- 10T. BrunsM
- 21Y. Borges SanchesF
- 22L. MilaniD
- 27Jop TijinkD
- 30R. MantelG
- 39S. BlokhuisM
PEC Zwolle
4-4-2Starting XI
- 2S. FloranusD
- 3O. AertssenD
- 4A. MacNultyD
- 7S. ShoretireM
- 10K. KostonsF
- 16T. de GraaffG
- 22K. de RooijM
- 25T. OostingF
- 28S. GravesD
- 34N. FichtingerM
- 35Jamiro MonteiroM
Substitutes
- 11D. MbayoF
- 19Jan FaberskiF
- 20G. ReizigerM
- 26Jadiel Pereira da GamaM
- 29T. BuitinkF
- 30R. ThomasM
- 38G. RahajaänM
- 40Nick DobbenG
- 41D. VerduinG
- 42Dylan RuwardD
- 45Jayden HoltmanD
- 46Corean DrostM
Heracles
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jizz Hornkamp | F | 64 | 10.0 | 3 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Ajdin Hrustić | M | 90 | 9.9 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 2/3 |
| Bryan Limbombe | M | 84 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Mike te Wierik | D | 68 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Alec Van Hoorenbeeck | D | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Walid Ould-Chikh | M | 68 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — |
| Ivan Mesík | D | 84 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Luka Kulenović | F | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Jan Žambůrek | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Timo Jansink | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Damon Mirani(C) | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Lorenzo Milani | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Djevencio van der Kust | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fabian de Keijzer | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Mantel | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Bruns | M | 26 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sil Blokhuis | M | 8 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jop Tijink | D | 8 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jannes Wieckhoff | D | 22 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Yvandro Borges Sanches | F | 22 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
PEC Zwolle
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaj de Rooij | M | 90 | 8.7 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Thijs Oosting | F | 57 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Jamiro Monteiro | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Koen Kostons | F | 65 | 6.2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/2 |
| Shola Shoretire | M | 64 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Tom de Graaff | G | 90 | 5.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Simon Graves Jensen(C) | D | 90 | 4.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Olivier Aertssen | D | 90 | 4.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/4 |
| Nick Fichtinger | M | 38 | 4.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anselmo Garcia McNulty | D | 90 | 4.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sherel Floranus | D | 90 | 4.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Dylan Ruward | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Buitink | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Thomas | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Givaro Rahajaan | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gabriel Reiziger | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Corean Drost | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jayden Holtman | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Dobben | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Duke Verduin | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dylan Mbayo | F | 25 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jadiel Pereira da Gama | M | 33 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan Faberski | F | 26 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |