Heracles vs Heerenveen: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Heracles played against Heerenveen in Eredivisie (Netherlands). The game was played on December 20, 2025. Final score: 0:3.

Recent form

Heracles has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 1.60 points per game. Heerenveen has 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 losses, with 1.20 points per game.

Scoring records

Heracles scores 1.63 goals per game and allows 2.56. Heerenveen scores 1.63 and allows 1.63. Games in this league average 3.28 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 63% of Heracles's games and 75% of Heerenveen's. The Over 2.5 rates are 81% and 69%, compared with league averages of 62% for BTTS and 63% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Heerenveen has the higher season xG average, 1.76 to 1.35 per game. Heracles takes 11.9 shots per game, while Heerenveen takes 16.1.

First-half and second-half trends

Heracles leads at halftime in 25% of its games and scores 0.94 goals per game after halftime. Heerenveen leads at halftime in 38% and scores 0.88 after halftime.

When the teams score

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

League scoring profile

Eredivisie games average 3.28 goals. Both teams score in 62% of games, and 63% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Stats by half

0 : 0
First half
0 : 3
Second half

Game stats

42Possession (%)58
HeraclesHeerenveen
8Shots15
HeraclesHeerenveen
2Shots on target8
HeraclesHeerenveen
0.91xG1.82
HeraclesHeerenveen
4Corners4
HeraclesHeerenveen
36Dangerous attacks43
HeraclesHeerenveen
12Fouls9
HeraclesHeerenveen
1Cards1
HeraclesHeerenveen

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.

HeraclesHeerenveen
1.63Goals scored / game1.63
HeraclesHeerenveen
2.56Goals allowed / game1.63
HeraclesHeerenveen
43%Average possession51%
HeraclesHeerenveen
4.5Shots on target / game5.38
HeraclesHeerenveen

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11.88Shots per game16.06
HeraclesHeerenveen
4.5Shots on target5.38
HeraclesHeerenveen
13.7%Shot conversion10.1%
HeraclesHeerenveen
43%Possession51%
HeraclesHeerenveen
1.35xG for1.76
HeraclesHeerenveen
1.94xG against1.25
HeraclesHeerenveen

Shooting quality

Heracles: Counter-attackingHeerenveen: Attacking
HeraclesHeerenveen
Accuracy (shots on target)38%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.360.30

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.

Heracles is 33% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / game - Heracles · 1.2 pts / game - Heerenveen

Heracles
WWDDL
Season result split
25% W13% D63% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-2-10
0.88 pts / game · goal difference -15
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-1-3
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WLWWD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.56Opponent xG: 1.59BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 60%
Heerenveen
LWLLW
Season result split
31% W31% D38% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-5-6
1.25 pts / game · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-2-4
Last 5 away
2-1-2
WDLLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.97Opponent xG: 1.27BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%

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.

Heerenveen is 57% better for: goals allowed per game.

2.56 goals / game - Heracles · 1.63 goals / game - Heerenveen

Heracles scoring profile: very strong

Heracles scores in 69% of games (11 of 16 meczów), while Heerenveen keeps a clean sheet in 6% (1 of 16 meczów).

Heerenveen scoring profile: very strong

Heerenveen scores in 81% of games (13 of 16 meczów), while Heracles keeps a clean sheet in 6% (1 of 16 meczów).

26Goals scored (season)26
HeraclesHeerenveen
41Goals conceded (season)26
HeraclesHeerenveen
4.19Average goals per game3.25
HeraclesHeerenveen
11Goals scored (last 5)7
HeraclesHeerenveen
9Goals conceded (last 5)7
HeraclesHeerenveen

How often they score at least...

69%1 goal81%
HeraclesHeerenveen
31%2 goals50%
HeraclesHeerenveen
25%3 goals31%
HeraclesHeerenveen
13%4 goals0%
HeraclesHeerenveen

How often they concede at least...

94%1 goal94%
HeraclesHeerenveen
75%2 goals63%
HeraclesHeerenveen
38%3 goals6%
HeraclesHeerenveen
31%4 goals0%
HeraclesHeerenveen

* 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.

62%
League average

Goal patterns

31%BTTS at half-time31%
HeraclesHeerenveen
13%BTTS in both halves19%
HeraclesHeerenveen
25%Scored in both halves44%
HeraclesHeerenveen

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS63%
HeraclesHeerenveen
31%Min. 3 goals without BTTS6%
HeraclesHeerenveen
100%BTTS - last 540%
HeraclesHeerenveen

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

94%Min. 1 goal before half-time94%
HeraclesHeerenveen
44%Min. 2 goals before half-time44%
HeraclesHeerenveen
31%Min. 3 goals before half-time13%
HeraclesHeerenveen

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time81%
HeraclesHeerenveen
75%Min. 2 goals after half-time63%
HeraclesHeerenveen
38%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
HeraclesHeerenveen

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.

Heerenveen is 47% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.94 pts / game - Heracles · 1.38 pts / game - Heerenveen

Heracles - half-time state
25% leading19% draw56% trailing
Heerenveen - half-time state
38% leading25% draw38% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.94Points per game (1st half)1.38
HeraclesHeerenveen
0.69Goals scored (1st half)0.75
HeraclesHeerenveen
1.19Goals conceded (1st half)0.75
HeraclesHeerenveen
1.88Average goals (1st half)1.5
HeraclesHeerenveen
25%Clean sheet before half-time38%
HeraclesHeerenveen
50%No goal before half-time38%
HeraclesHeerenveen

After half-time (2nd half)

1.06Points per game (2nd half)1.13
HeraclesHeerenveen
0.94Goals scored (2nd half)0.88
HeraclesHeerenveen
1.38Goals conceded (2nd half)0.88
HeraclesHeerenveen
2.31Average goals (2nd half)1.75
HeraclesHeerenveen
25%Clean sheet after half-time38%
HeraclesHeerenveen
56%No goal after half-time38%
HeraclesHeerenveen

Heracles - second-half results

31% W13% D56% L
15
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
-8
Goal difference (1st half)
17
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.94
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 25% of games and wins 25%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Heerenveen - second-half results

19% W56% D25% L
22
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
18
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.38
PPG before half-time
Lead holding82%

Leads at halftime in 38% of games and wins 31%. Usually protects a halftime lead through the final whistle.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Allows 0.1 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Heracles - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.202.20
Goals scored / game0.41.8
Goals allowed / game1.20.6
Average goals per game1.62.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals40%40%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal60%0%
Goal difference-4+6
Half-time: 0% leading - 20% draw - 80% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2
Heerenveen - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.401.20
Goals scored / game0.80.6
Goals allowed / game0.80.6
Average goals per game1.61.2
1 goal80%60%
2 goals60%60%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference00
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4

* 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.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (7 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -6 - late phases are a weakness.

Heerenveen
ScoredConceded
2
3
0-15
3
5
16-30
7
4
31-45
4
3
46-60
5
4
61-75
5
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (7 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - 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

3.72
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.6 : 2.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
114%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
69%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
56%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Heracles

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.59
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.34
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.28
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.62
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
89%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
177%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.72
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
15% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
15%

Heerenveen

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.51
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.51
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.13
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.38
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
112%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
89%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.05
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
19% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
19%

* 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

HeraclesLigaHeerenveen
Average goals per game 4.193.28 3.25
Both teams scored 63%62% 75%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 81%63% 69%
Clean sheets 6%20% 6%
Goal before half-time 94%87% 94%
Goal after half-time 100%85% 81%

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

3.28
Average goals per game
62%
Both teams scored
63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
20%
Clean sheets
1.83
Home goals / game
1.45
Away goals / game
+26%
Home attack advantage
+21%
Home defensive advantage
+19%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
87%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
85%
1 goal
57%
2 goals
22%
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. HeerenveenYellow cardDylan Vente
  2. HeerenveenGoalJacob TrenskowAssist: Dylan Vente
  3. HeraclesSubstitutionOn: Tristan van GilstOff: Luka Kulenović
  4. HeerenveenSubstitutionOn: Maxence RiveraOff: Ringo Meerveld
  5. HeraclesYellow cardMike te Wierik
  6. HeraclesSubstitutionOn: Jan ŽambůrekOff: Thomas Bruns
  7. HeerenveenGoalVasilios ZagaritisAssist: Maxence Rivera
  8. HeerenveenSubstitutionOn: Hristiyan PetrovOff: Vasilios Zagaritis
  9. HeerenveenSubstitutionOn: Nikolai Søyset HoplandOff: Dylan Vente
  10. HeerenveenGoalMaxence Rivera

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.

Martin van den KerkhofMatches officiated: 13
2.46Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 238%Home wins23%Draws38%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Heracles vs Heerenveen?

The Eredivisie match finished Heracles 0:3 Heerenveen. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Heracles vs Heerenveen?

Heracles score 1.63 goals per game on average and Heerenveen 1.63. The Eredivisie average is 3.28 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 63% of games. Both teams score in 63% of Heracles's matches and 75% of Heerenveen's.

What form are Heracles and Heerenveen in?

Over the last 5 games Heracles have a 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Heerenveen 2-0-3 (1.20 points per game).

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

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.