Utrecht vs Heerenveen
Ref: Alex Bos, NetherlandsStadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht · 24,426 cap
Match recap
Utrecht and Heerenveen drew 2–2 in their Eredivisie fixture. El Karouani and Min scored for Utrecht; Vente and Vente replied for Heerenveen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.00 for Utrecht versus 1.31 for Heerenveen. Utrecht sit 6th in the Eredivisie table while Heerenveen are 8th.
First Half
⚽
El Karouani
39'
⚽
Vente
Assist: Rivera
Eerdhuijzen
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Eerdhuijzen
⇄
Murkin
⇄
Vesterlund
60'
van Overeem
Yellow Card
63'
Zagaritis
Yellow Card
64'
⇄
Trenskow
⇄
Haller
⇄
van der Hoorn
70'
⚽
Vente
Assist: Sejk
79'
⇄
Linday
79'
⇄
Rivera
Rodríguez
Yellow Card
87'
⇄
Meerveld
⚽
Min
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 5 |  Ajax | 34 | 14 | 14 | 6 | +21 | 56 |
| 6 |  Utrecht | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | +13 | 53 |
| 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 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
UtrechtHeerenveen
10Won
Statistical edge
10–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2VS1.31
Attack6 · 0 won
14
Shots
10
5
Shots on target
4
9
Shots in the box
6
5
Shots outside box
4
9
Shots off goal
2
5
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
52%
Possession
48%
448
Total passes
423
374
Accurate passes
341
83%
Pass accuracy
81%
Discipline0 · 2 won
14
Fouls
12
2
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
2
0
Blocked shots
4
-0.55
Goals prevented
-0.55
Utrecht
4-2-3-1
Heerenveen
4-2-3-1
Utrecht
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1V. BarkasG
- 2S. HoremansD
- 3M. van der HoornD
- 16S. El KarouaniD
- 21G. ZechiëlM
- 22Miguel RodríguezM
- 23N. VesterlundM
- 27A. EngwandaM
- 44M. EerdhuijzenD
- 55D. MurkinM
- 91S. HallerF
Substitutes
- 5K. FinnssonD
- 8C. BozdoğanM
- 9D. MinF
- 14Zidane IqbalM
- 15A. BlakeF
- 17E. DemircanF
- 24N. ViergeverD
- 25M. BrouwerG
- 26M. JonathansF
- 33K. GadellaaG
- 40M. DiddenD
- 46J. van OmmerenM
Heerenveen
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3M. WillemsenD
- 6J. van OvereemD
- 7M. RiveraM
- 8L. BrouwersM
- 9D. VenteF
- 10R. MeerveldM
- 16M. LindayM
- 19V. ZagaritisD
- 20J. TrenskowM
- 22B. KlaverboerG
- 45O. BraudeD
Substitutes
- 4S. KerstenD
- 15M. EgbringD
- 27V. SejkF
- 28H. PetrovD
- 31N. BakkerG
- 32Kai JansenM
- 33J. RijsselF
- 34R. BouwD
- 35Isaiah AhmedM
- 36N. CourtensM
- 44A. NoppertG
Utrecht
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Souffian El Karouani | D | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2/3 |
| Vasilis Barkas | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sébastien Haller | F | 68 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Mike van der Hoorn(C) | D | 68 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Miguel Rodríguez | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Siebe Horemans | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Alonzo Engwanda | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Gjivai Zechiël | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1/3 |
| Derry Murkin | M | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike Eerdhuijzen | D | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Niklas Vesterlund | M | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kevin Gadellaa | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miliano Jonathans | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jaygo van Ommeren | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emirhan Demircan | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kolbeinn Finnsson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Brouwer | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Can Bozdoğan | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Min | F | 22 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Zidane Iqbal | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Adrian Blake | F | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matisse Didden | D | 22 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Viergever | D | 45 | 6.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Heerenveen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Vente | F | 90 | 8.2 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0/1 |
| Maxence Rivera | M | 79 | 7.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2/3 |
| Maas Willemsen | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Luuk Brouwers(C) | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Jacob Trenskow | M | 64 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Marcus Linday | M | 79 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oliver Braude | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/3 |
| Ringo Meerveld | M | 87 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/4 |
| Joris van Overeem | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vasilios Zagaritis | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Bernt Klaverboer | G | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kai Jansen | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Bouw | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isaiah Ahmed | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nolhan Courtens | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jermaine Rijssel | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nordin Bakker | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andries Noppert | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Václav Sejk | F | 26 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Sam Kersten | D | 11 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hristiyan Petrov | D | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mats Egbring | D | 11 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |