Heracles vs Twente
Ref: S. van der EijkErve Asito, Almelo · 13,500 cap
Match recap
Twente beat Heracles 2–0 in their Eredivisie fixture. van den Belt and van Wolfswinkel scored for Twente. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.70 for Heracles versus 2.53 for Twente. Heracles sit 18th in the Eredivisie table while Twente are 4th.
First Half
24'
van den Belt
Yellow Card
30'
⚽
van den Belt
37'
⇄
Rots
Second Half
52'
VAR
Penalty confirmed
55'
⚽
van Wolfswinkel
Penalty
58'
Zerrouki
Red Card
Hrustić
Yellow Card
⇄
Ould-Chikh
⇄
Žambůrek
VAR
Penalty cancelled
65'
⇄
Ørjasæter
66'
⇄
Hlynsson
67'
Lemkin
Yellow Card
Van Hoorenbeeck
Yellow Card
69'
van Rooij
Yellow Card
⇄
Mirani
85'
van Wolfswinkel
Yellow Card
⇄
Ahlstrand
90'
⇄
van den Belt
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 3 |  NEC Nijmegen | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | +24 | 59 |
| 4 |  Twente | 34 | 15 | 13 | 6 | +19 | 58 |
| 5 |  Ajax | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | +21 | 56 |
| 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
HeraclesTwente
7Won
Statistical edge
7–9
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.70VS2.53
Attack2 · 4 won
11
Shots
18
2
Shots on target
6
8
Shots in the box
12
3
Shots outside box
6
7
Shots off goal
5
4
Corners
2
Possession & Passing1 · 3 won
49%
Possession
51%
378
Total passes
414
307
Accurate passes
322
81%
Pass accuracy
78%
Discipline3 · 1 won
12
Fouls
14
2
Yellow cards
4
0
Red cards
1
4
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
2
2
Blocked shots
7
0.27
Goals prevented
0.27
Heracles
4-4-2
Twente
4-2-3-1
Heracles
4-4-2Starting XI
- 2M. BenitaD
- 4D. MiraniD
- 13J. ŽambůrekM
- 14E. AhlstrandM
- 16T. JansinkG
- 18A. Van HoorenbeeckD
- 19L. KulenovićF
- 24I. MesíkD
- 25L. ZeefuikF
- 70A. HrustićM
- 73W. Ould-ChikhM
Substitutes
- 1F. de KeijzerG
- 3J. WieckhoffD
- 5D. van der KustD
- 7B. LimbombeF
- 8M. EngelsM
- 10T. BrunsM
- 17T. van GilstF
- 23M. te WierikD
- 27Jop TijinkD
- 30R. MantelG
- 39S. BlokhuisM
Twente
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1L. UnnerstallG
- 3R. PröpperD
- 6R. ZerroukiM
- 9R. van WolfswinkelF
- 11D. RotsM
- 14K. HlynssonM
- 20T. van den BeltM
- 23S. LemkinD
- 27S. ØrjasæterM
- 28B. van RooijD
- 39M. RotsD
Substitutes
- 4M. KjøløM
- 7M. PjacaF
- 10S. LammersF
- 12Guilherme Martinho PeixotoD
- 21S. KarssiesG
- 22P. TytońG
- 32A. VerschuerenM
- 37N. ÜnüvarF
- 38M. BrunsD
- 42D. WeidmannM
- 43R. NijstadD
Heracles
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timo Jansink | G | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mimeirhel Benita | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ajdin Hrustić | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Alec Van Hoorenbeeck | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Jan Žambůrek | M | 60 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lequincio Zeefuik | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Damon Mirani(C) | D | 70 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Walid Ould-Chikh | M | 60 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erik Ahlstrand | M | 86 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Luka Kulenović | F | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — |
| Ivan Mesík | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Fabian de Keijzer | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Djevencio van der Kust | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jannes Wieckhoff | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Mantel | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jop Tijink | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sil Blokhuis | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike te Wierik | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Bruns | M | 30 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Mario Engels | M | 30 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Bryan Limbombe | F | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Tristan van Gilst | F | 20 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/2 |
Twente
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bart van Rooij | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Robin Pröpper(C) | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Daan Rots | M | 37 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Kristian Hlynsson | M | 66 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Thomas Van den Belt | M | 89 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Lars Unnerstall | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ricky van Wolfswinkel | F | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Stav Lemkin | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Mats Rots | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1/6 |
| Ramiz Zerrouki | M | 58 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Sondre Ørjasæter | M | 65 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Przemysław Tytoń | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Lammers | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Karssies | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daouda Weidmann | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Naci Ünüvar | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ruud Nijstad | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Guilherme Peixoto | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Bruns | D | 8 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mathias Kjølø | M | 25 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marko Pjaca | F | 53 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Arno Verschueren | M | 24 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |