Netherlands - EredivisieData current as of September 11, 2026

Feyenoord vs Heracles: match statistics

Feyenoord crest
Feyenoord
4 : 2half-time 2:1
Heracles crest
Heracles
175%(1.20)
X15%(6.39)
210%(9.44)

Feyenoord is the decisive favorite for this meeting. The hosts occupy 2nd place in the table and boast an impressive home record with 60% wins and an average of 2.5 goals per match. Heracles finds itself in last place (18th) with disastrous away form—80% losses, just 10% wins, and a lack of any clean sheets. Particularly worrying for the visitors is the disparity in offensive quality: Feyenoord averages 7.2 shots on target per home match, while Heracles manages just 2.8 on the road. Additionally, xG confirms the hosts' advantage (2.14 vs 1.02), and the goal difference in Heracles' away matches stands at a staggering -17. The form of both teams in the last five matches also speaks for Feyenoord, even if it hasn't been ideal for the hosts.

Feyenoord vs Heracles: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Feyenoord played against Heracles in Eredivisie (Netherlands). The game was played on January 25, 2026. Final score: 4:2.

Recent form

Feyenoord has 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.00 points per game. Heracles has 0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses, with 0.20 points per game.

Scoring records

Feyenoord scores 2.47 goals per game and allows 1.42. Heracles scores 1.37 and allows 2.53. Games in this league average 3.24 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 63% of Feyenoord's games and 53% of Heracles's. The Over 2.5 rates are 68% and 74%, compared with league averages of 63% for BTTS and 62% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Feyenoord has the higher season xG average, 2.01 to 1.29 per game. Feyenoord takes 17.9 shots per game, while Heracles takes 11.3.

First-half and second-half trends

Feyenoord leads at halftime in 58% of its games and scores 1.32 goals per game after halftime. Heracles leads at halftime in 21% and scores 0.79 after halftime.

When the teams score

Feyenoord's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (10 goals). For Heracles, it is minutes 46-60 (7 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Eredivisie games average 3.24 goals. Both teams score in 63% of games, and 62% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 1 home win, 0 draws and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 7.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Feyenoord is the decisive favorite for this meeting. The hosts occupy 2nd place in the table and boast an impressive home record with 60% wins and an average of 2.5 goals per match. Heracles finds itself in last place (18th) with disastrous away form—80% losses, just 10% wins, and a lack of any clean sheets. Particularly worrying for the visitors is the disparity in offensive quality: Feyenoord averages 7.2 shots on target per home match, while Heracles manages just 2.8 on the road. Additionally, xG confirms the hosts' advantage (2.14 vs 1.02), and the goal difference in Heracles' away matches stands at a staggering -17. The form of both teams in the last five matches also speaks for Feyenoord, even if it hasn't been ideal for the hosts.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

2 : 1
First half
2 : 1
Second half

Game stats

66Possession (%)34
FeyenoordHeracles
16Shots7
FeyenoordHeracles
8Shots on target3
FeyenoordHeracles
2.13xG0.74
FeyenoordHeracles
8Corners1
FeyenoordHeracles
77Dangerous attacks11
FeyenoordHeracles
12Fouls17
FeyenoordHeracles
2Cards2
FeyenoordHeracles

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

FeyenoordHeracles
2.47Goals scored / game1.37
FeyenoordHeracles
1.42Goals allowed / game2.53
FeyenoordHeracles
54%Average possession44%
FeyenoordHeracles
6.74Shots on target / game4.11
FeyenoordHeracles

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

17.95Shots per game11.32
FeyenoordHeracles
6.74Shots on target4.11
FeyenoordHeracles
13.8%Shot conversion12.1%
FeyenoordHeracles
54%Possession44%
FeyenoordHeracles
2.01xG for1.29
FeyenoordHeracles
1.27xG against1.95
FeyenoordHeracles

Shooting quality

Feyenoord: AttackingHeracles: Counter-attacking
FeyenoordHeracles
Accuracy (shots on target)38%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.370.33

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Feyenoord is 400% better for: last-5 form.

1 pts / game - Feyenoord · 0.2 pts / game - Heracles

Feyenoord
WLDDL
Season result split
58% W16% D26% L
Season (W-D-L)
11-3-5
1.89 pts / game · goal difference +20
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-1-3
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
WLWDL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.4Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 1.88Opponent xG: 1.75BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%
Heracles
DLLLL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
21% W11% D68% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-2-13
0.74 pts / game · goal difference -22
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-4
0.20 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-1-8
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LWDLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 1.16Opponent xG: 1.89BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Feyenoord is 80% better for: goals scored per game.

2.47 goals / game - Feyenoord · 1.37 goals / game - Heracles

Feyenoord is 78% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.42 goals / game - Feyenoord · 2.53 goals / game - Heracles

Feyenoord scoring profile: very strong

Feyenoord scores in 95% of games (18 of 19 meczów), while Heracles keeps a clean sheet in 5% (1 of 19 meczów).

Heracles scoring profile: strong

Heracles scores in 58% of games (11 of 19 meczów), while Feyenoord keeps a clean sheet in 32% (6 of 19 meczów).

47Goals scored (season)26
FeyenoordHeracles
27Goals conceded (season)48
FeyenoordHeracles
3.89Average goals per game3.89
FeyenoordHeracles
12Goals scored (last 5)4
FeyenoordHeracles
10Goals conceded (last 5)12
FeyenoordHeracles

How often they score at least...

95%1 goal58%
FeyenoordHeracles
74%2 goals26%
FeyenoordHeracles
37%3 goals21%
FeyenoordHeracles
16%4 goals11%
FeyenoordHeracles

How often they concede at least...

68%1 goal95%
FeyenoordHeracles
42%2 goals79%
FeyenoordHeracles
21%3 goals37%
FeyenoordHeracles
11%4 goals26%
FeyenoordHeracles

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

63%
League average

Goal patterns

21%BTTS at half-time26%
FeyenoordHeracles
11%BTTS in both halves11%
FeyenoordHeracles
53%Scored in both halves21%
FeyenoordHeracles

BTTS and goal count

58%Min. 3 goals and BTTS42%
FeyenoordHeracles
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS32%
FeyenoordHeracles
80%BTTS - last 540%
FeyenoordHeracles

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

95%Min. 1 goal before half-time89%
FeyenoordHeracles
37%Min. 2 goals before half-time37%
FeyenoordHeracles
21%Min. 3 goals before half-time26%
FeyenoordHeracles

2nd half

89%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
FeyenoordHeracles
58%Min. 2 goals after half-time68%
FeyenoordHeracles
42%Min. 3 goals after half-time37%
FeyenoordHeracles

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Feyenoord is 125% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.89 pts / game - Feyenoord · 0.84 pts / game - Heracles

Feyenoord - half-time state
58% leading16% draw26% trailing
Heracles - half-time state
21% leading21% draw58% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.89Points per game (1st half)0.84
FeyenoordHeracles
1.16Goals scored (1st half)0.58
FeyenoordHeracles
0.47Goals conceded (1st half)1.11
FeyenoordHeracles
1.63Average goals (1st half)1.68
FeyenoordHeracles
53%Clean sheet before half-time26%
FeyenoordHeracles
32%No goal before half-time58%
FeyenoordHeracles

After half-time (2nd half)

1.58Points per game (2nd half)0.89
FeyenoordHeracles
1.32Goals scored (2nd half)0.79
FeyenoordHeracles
0.95Goals conceded (2nd half)1.42
FeyenoordHeracles
2.26Average goals (2nd half)2.21
FeyenoordHeracles
42%Clean sheet after half-time21%
FeyenoordHeracles
21%No goal after half-time63%
FeyenoordHeracles

Feyenoord - second-half results

37% W47% D16% L
36
Half-time points
22
Half-time goals
+13
Goal difference (1st half)
30
Second-half points
+7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.89
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 58% of games and wins 58%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.5

Allows 0.5 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Heracles - second-half results

26% W11% D63% L
16
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
-10
Goal difference (1st half)
17
Second-half points
-12
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.84
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 21% of games and wins 21%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Feyenoord - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.201.40
Goals scored / game1.21.2
Goals allowed / game0.81.2
Average goals per game2.02.4
1 goal100%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals40%40%
Clean sheet20%20%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+20
Half-time: 40% leading - 0% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 6
Heracles - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.400.40
Goals scored / game0.20.6
Goals allowed / game0.81.6
Average goals per game1.02.2
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%40%
Clean sheet40%0%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-3-5
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Feyenoord
ScoredConceded
3
3
0-15
9
3
16-30
10
3
31-45
10
6
46-60
6
2
61-75
9
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (10 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Heracles
ScoredConceded
3
6
0-15
3
5
16-30
5
10
31-45
7
7
46-60
4
7
61-75
4
13
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (7 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -9 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

3.90
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
2.5 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
120%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
58%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+80%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
55%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
2%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 50 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Feyenoord

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.74
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.31
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.46
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.15
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
140%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
97%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.89
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

Heracles

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.66
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.50
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.08
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.58
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
93%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
143%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.54
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
15% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
15%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Eredivisie).

Teams vs league

FeyenoordLigaHeracles
Average goals per game 3.893.24 3.89
Both teams scored 63%63% 53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 68%62% 74%
Clean sheets 32%20% 5%
Goal before half-time 95%84% 89%
Goal after half-time 89%85% 100%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.24
Average goals per game
63%
Both teams scored
62%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
20%
Clean sheets
1.77
Home goals / game
1.47
Away goals / game
+20%
Home attack advantage
+17%
Home defensive advantage
+14%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
84%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
85%
1 goal
55%
2 goals
21%
3 goals
13%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. FeyenoordGoalLeo SauerAssist: Anis Hadj Moussa
  2. HeraclesGoalLuka Kulenović
  3. HeraclesYellow cardLequincio Zeefuik
  4. FeyenoordYellow cardLuciano Valente
  5. FeyenoordGoalJordan Jacob BosAssist: In-Beom Hwang
  6. HeraclesYellow cardIvan Mesík
  7. HeraclesSubstitutionOn: Jannes Luca WieckhoffOff: Thomas Bruns
  8. FeyenoordYellow cardTimon Janis Wellenreuther
  9. HeraclesSubstitutionOn: Bryan LimbombeOff: Walid Ould-Chikh
  10. HeraclesSubstitutionOn: Tristan van GilstOff: Mario Engels
  11. FeyenoordSubstitutionOn: Sem SteijnOff: Luciano Valente
  12. FeyenoordGoalAnis Hadj MoussaAssist: Mats Deijl
  13. FeyenoordGoalCasper TengstedtAssist: In-Beom Hwang

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Serdar GözübüyükMatches officiated: 17
4.12Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 241%Home wins18%Draws41%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Feyenoord's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses against Heracles. Games average 7.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

Heracles Almelo
0 : 7
Feyenoord Rotterdam

FAQ

What was the result of Feyenoord vs Heracles?

The Eredivisie match finished Feyenoord 4:2 Heracles. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Feyenoord vs Heracles?

Feyenoord score 2.47 goals per game on average and Heracles 1.37. The Eredivisie average is 3.24 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 62% of games. Both teams score in 63% of Feyenoord's matches and 53% of Heracles's.

What form are Feyenoord and Heracles in?

Over the last 5 games Feyenoord have a 1-2-2 record (1.00 points per game) and Heracles 0-1-4 (0.20 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Feyenoord vs Heracles?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.