Heerenveen vs Heracles match stats & report

4–1 Full time

Eredivisie · Netherlands · Regular Season - 29 · Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen · Ref I. Oostrom

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Heerenveen beat Heracles 4–1 in the Eredivisie on 5 April 2026. Expected goals finished 3.42–1.33. Heerenveen had 66% of the ball.

Heerenveen vs Heracles match statistics

HeerenveenHeracles

66% Ball possession 34%
3.42 Expected goals (xG) 1.33
24 Total shots 7
14 Shots on target 4
4 Shots off target 3
6 Blocked shots 0
16 Shots inside the box 5
8 Corners 1
12 Fouls 10
1 Offsides 1
0 Yellow cards 2
586 Passes 294
87% Pass accuracy 80%
3 Goalkeeper saves 11

Goals and cards

21' Goal M. Engels Heracles
35' Goal J. Trenskow (assist J. van Overeem) Heerenveen
45' Penalty scored L. Nordås Heerenveen
45+3' Yellow card M. Benita Heracles
47' Own goal Remko Pasveer Heerenveen
49' Yellow card T. Bruns Heracles
51' Goal M. Rivera Heerenveen

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Heerenveen

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Robin Veldman

22 B. Klaverboer

19 V. Zagaritis 3 M. Willemsen 4 S. Kersten 45 O. Braude

16 M. Linday 6 J. van Overeem

7 M. Rivera 10 R. Meerveld 20 J. Trenskow

18 L. Nordås

Bench Nordin Bakker , T. Schreuder , L. Brouwers , H. Petrov , N. Hopland , M. Egbring , N. Courtens , I. Mulder , Isaiah Ahmed , E. Gürbüz , L. Oyen

Heracles

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Ernest Faber

22 Remko Pasveer

24 I. Mesík 18 Alec Van Hoorenbeeck 4 D. Mirani 2 M. Benita

32 S. Scheperman 73 W. Ould Chikh

8 M. Engels 10 T. Bruns 14 E. Ahlstrand

25 L. Zeefuik

Bench R. Mantel , T. Jansink , S. Čestić , B. Limbombe , J. Kerkdijk , D. van der Kust , N. Ünüvar , J. Wieckhoff , L. Kulenović , Yvandro Borges Sanches , T. van Gilst

Form guide

Heerenveen at home

5–3–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.3 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 6.0 per game
Shots on target: 5.4 per game

12% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Heracles away

0–1–9 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.6 per game
Conceded: 2.9 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 3.9 per game
Shots on target: 2.4 per game

25% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Heerenveen vs Heracles head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
20 Dec 25	Heracles v Heerenveen	0–3
15 Mar 25	Heerenveen v Heracles	1–1
27 Sep 24	Heracles v Heerenveen	2–1
14 Apr 24	Heracles v Heerenveen	0–2
28 Oct 23	Heerenveen v Heracles	3–0

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Heerenveen vs Heracles head-to-head record