Heerenveen vs Heracles

Heerenveen

4 - 1

Heracles

🕒 Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:30 Europe/London 📍 Abe Lenstra Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Ingmar Oostrom 🔁 Regular Season - 29 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 29

Regular Season Table

Heerenveen 8 · Heracles 18

Referee Stats

Ingmar Oostrom

13 matches · 2.62 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.62
Reds avg	0.15
Penalties avg	0.38
Over 4.5 cards	23%
Home wins	62%
Draws	15%
Away wins	23%

How the match was won

Heerenveen outshot their opponent (24-7).
Heerenveen controlled possession (66%).
Heerenveen had the sharper finishing (14-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Heerenveen (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-6-3

Goals For / Against

33 / 24

Avg: 1.94 / 1.41

Points

Avg: 1.76

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Heracles (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-1-15

Goals For / Against

12 / 49

Avg: 0.71 / 2.88

Points

Avg: 0.24

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Eredivisie fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.76

PPG

0.24

1.94

0.71

1.41

2.88

71%

O2.5

76%

BTTS

47%

41%

Score 1st

12%

League-position context

Heerenveen rank8th

Heracles rank18th

Heerenveen points51

Heracles points19

Heerenveen: #8 · 51 pts · GD +4

14 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 14 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Heracles: #18 · 19 pts · GD -50

46 pts off the top 2. 32 pts off the play-off line. 18 pts from safety.

32-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Heerenveen last 5 home

D W W W W

Points13/15

Weighted index78

Goals11-3

Record4-1-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Heracles last 5 away

Points0/15

Weighted index0

Goals1-16

Record0-0-5

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Heerenveen trend breakdown

Over 2.571%

BTTS76%

BTTS + O2.565%

1H Over 0.582%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 24%

Heracles trend breakdown

Over 2.576%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.594%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 47% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

Heerenveen score at home82%

Heerenveen clean sheet at home12%

Heracles score away47%

Heracles clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Heerenveen score first41%

Heerenveen win after scoring first57%

Heracles score first12%

Heracles win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Heerenveen 71% · Heracles 14%

Avg first goal minute: Heerenveen 28.7' · Heracles 27.0'

Vs league average

Heerenveen score at home1.94 vs 1.80

Heerenveen concede at home1.41 vs 1.38

Heracles score away0.71 vs 1.38

Heracles concede away2.88 vs 1.80

Heerenveen score 8% above league average, while Heracles score 49% below league average.

Defensive side: Heerenveen are 3% above league average at home, and Heracles are 60% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS60%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Heerenveen goal timing (home)

1H scored: 37% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

76-90+ 7

31-45 5

61-75 5

16-30 4

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

0-15 5

16-30 5

46-60 4

61-75 3

31-45 1

Heracles goal timing (away)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

16-30 4

31-45 2

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 13

61-75 9

31-45 8

46-60 8

16-30 7

0-15 5

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

66%

34%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

587

294

Passes Accurate

511

236

Passes %

87%

80%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

12' ⚽

⚽

12' ⚽ VAR

M. Rivera

Goal Disallowed - handball

21' ⚽

⚽

21' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

M. Engels

Normal Goal

35' ⚽

⚽

35' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

J. Trenskow

Normal Goal · Assist: J. van Overeem

45+3'

45+3' M. Benita

45+5' ⚽

⚽

45+5' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

L. Nordås

Penalty

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ L. Zeefuik

1st substitution · For: T. van Gilst

47' ⚽

⚽

47' ⚽ Goal · 4-1

R. Pasveer

Own Goal

51' ⚽

⚽

51' ⚽ Goal · 5-1

M. Rivera

Normal Goal

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ W. Ould-Chikh

2nd substitution · For: J. Wieckhoff

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ M. Engels

3rd substitution · For: S. Čestić

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ I. Mesík

4th substitution · For: D. van der Kust

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ J. van Overeem

1st substitution · For: L. Brouwers

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ M. Willemsen

2nd substitution · For: H. Petrov

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ V. Zagaritis

3rd substitution · For: M. Egbring

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ T. Bruns

5th substitution · For: L. Kulenović

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ L. Nordås

4th substitution · For: L. Oyen

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ J. Trenskow

5th substitution · For: E. Gürbüz

Heerenveen vs Heracles 4-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Heerenveen beat Heracles 4-1 on Sunday, 05 April 2026 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Ingmar Oostrom. It was played at Abe Lenstra Stadion.

First half: VAR intervened at 12' for Heerenveen (Goal Disallowed - handball). Heracles leveled the score at 21' when M. Engels scored, making the score 1-1. Heerenveen took the lead at 35' when J. Trenskow scored, with the assist credited to J. van Overeem, making the score 2-1. M. Benita received a yellow card for Heracles at 45+3'. Heerenveen extended the lead at 45+5' when L. Nordås scored (Penalty), making the score 3-1.

Second half: Heracles made their 1st substitution at 46', with L. Zeefuik replacing T. van Gilst. Heerenveen extended the lead at 47' when R. Pasveer scored (Own Goal), making the score 4-1. Heerenveen extended the lead at 51' when M. Rivera scored, making the score 5-1. Heracles made their 2nd substitution at 58', with W. Ould-Chikh replacing J. Wieckhoff. Heracles made their 3rd substitution at 58', with M. Engels replacing S. Čestić. Heracles made their 4th substitution at 58', with I. Mesík replacing D. van der Kust. Heerenveen made their 1st substitution at 64', with J. van Overeem replacing L. Brouwers. Heerenveen made their 2nd substitution at 77', with M. Willemsen replacing H. Petrov. Heerenveen made their 3rd substitution at 77', with V. Zagaritis replacing M. Egbring. Heracles made their 5th substitution at 77', with T. Bruns replacing L. Kulenović. Heerenveen made their 4th substitution at 85', with L. Nordås replacing L. Oyen. Heerenveen made their 5th substitution at 85', with J. Trenskow replacing E. Gürbüz.

Heerenveen used 5 substitutions while Heracles used 5 substitutions. Heracles got 1 yellow card.