Twente vs Heracles
Ref: Allard Lindhout, NetherlandsDe Grolsch Veste, Enschede · 30,205 cap
Match recap
Twente beat Heracles 2–1 in their Eredivisie fixture. Bruns and van den Belt scored for Twente; Mesík replied for Heracles. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.35 for Twente versus 0.51 for Heracles. Twente sit 4th in the Eredivisie table while Heracles are 18th.
First Half
⇄
Pröpper
43'
⚽
Mesík
Assist: Hrustić
45+4'
Mesík
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Benita
46'
Hrustić
Yellow Card
⚽
Bruns
Assist: Zerrouki
⇄
Rots
78'
⇄
van Gilst
78'
⇄
Limbombe
⚽
van den Belt
Assist: Ørjasæter
⇄
Ørjasæter
⇄
van den Belt
⇄
Hlynsson
86'
⇄
Borges Sanches
VAR
Card upgrade
van Rooij
Red Card
⇄
van Wolfswinkel
90+3'
⇄
Žambůrek
| # | 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
TwenteHeracles
13Won
Statistical edge
13–2
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.35VS0.51
Attack6 · 0 won
21
Shots
7
9
Shots on target
2
9
Shots in the box
5
12
Shots outside box
2
9
Shots off goal
2
4
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
59%
Possession
41%
505
Total passes
347
418
Accurate passes
269
83%
Pass accuracy
78%
Discipline3 · 1 won
5
Fouls
8
0
Yellow cards
2
1
Red cards
0
0
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
7
3
Blocked shots
3
0.01
Goals prevented
0.01
Twente
4-2-3-1
Heracles
4-2-3-1
Twente
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Lars UnnerstallG
- 3Robin PröpperD
- 6Ramiz Larbi ZerroukiM
- 9Ricky van WolfswinkelF
- 11Daan RotsM
- 14Kristian Nökkvi HlynssonM
- 20Thomas van den BeltM
- 27Sondre Holmlund ØrjasæterM
- 28Bart van RooijD
- 38Max BrunsD
- 39Mats RotsD
Substitutes
- 5Bas Edo KuipersD
- 7Marko PjacaF
- 8Taylor Anthony BoothF
- 12Guilherme Martinho PeixotoD
- 21Sam Luca KarssiesG
- 22Przemysław TytońG
- 25Lucas Vennegoor of HesselinkF
- 32Arno VerschuerenM
- 37Naci ÜnüvarF
- 42Daouda WeidmannM
- 43Ruud NijstadD
Heracles
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Fabian de KeijzerG
- 2Mimeirhel Obispo BenitaD
- 4Damon MiraniD
- 7Bryan Michael Limbombe EkangoM
- 9Jizz HornkampF
- 13Jan ŽambůrekM
- 17Tristan van GilstM
- 18Alec Van HoorenbeeckD
- 21Yvandro Borges SanchesM
- 24Ivan MesíkD
- 70Ajdin HrustićM
Substitutes
- 3Jannes Luca WieckhoffD
- 5Djevencio van der KustD
- 8Mario EngelsM
- 10Thomas BrunsM
- 16Timo JansinkG
- 19Luka KulenovićF
- 22Lorenzo MilaniD
- 23Mike Jarno Maria te WierikD
- 30Robin MantelG
- 73Walid Ould-ChikhM
Twente
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Van den Belt | M | 85 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1/1 |
| Max Bruns | D | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Ramiz Zerrouki | M | 90 | 7.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Sondre Ørjasæter | M | 85 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2/2 |
| Mats Rots | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/3 |
| Robin Pröpper(C) | D | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lars Unnerstall | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kristian Hlynsson | M | 85 | 6.7 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2/4 |
| Bart van Rooij | D | 89 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/4 |
| Daan Rots | M | 61 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Ricky van Wolfswinkel | F | 89 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Bas Kuipers | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Vennegoor of Hesselink | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Guilherme Peixoto | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Przemysław Tytoń | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Karssies | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Naci Ünüvar | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marko Pjaca | F | 29 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/3 |
| Daouda Weidmann | M | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Taylor Booth | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ruud Nijstad | D | 82 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arno Verschueren | M | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Heracles
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabian de Keijzer | G | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ivan Mesík | D | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Damon Mirani(C) | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Mimeirhel Benita | D | 45 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Jizz Hornkamp | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Yvandro Borges Sanches | M | 86 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/3 |
| Alec Van Hoorenbeeck | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Ajdin Hrustić | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/3 |
| Bryan Limbombe | M | 78 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tristan van Gilst | M | 78 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jan Žambůrek | M | 89 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Djevencio van der Kust | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Mantel | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Timo Jansink | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike te Wierik | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Bruns | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lorenzo Milani | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mario Engels | M | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luka Kulenović | F | 10 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jannes Wieckhoff | D | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Walid Ould-Chikh | M | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |