PSV vs Heracles: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

PSV played against Heracles in Eredivisie (Netherlands). The game was played on December 13, 2025. Final score: 4:3.

Recent form

PSV has 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses over its last five games, averaging 3.00 points per game. Heracles has 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses, with 2.20 points per game.

Scoring records

PSV scores 3.07 goals per game and allows 1.13. Heracles scores 1.53 and allows 2.47. Games in this league average 3.30 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 60% of PSV's games and 60% of Heracles's. The Over 2.5 rates are 73% and 80%, compared with league averages of 63% for BTTS and 64% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

PSV has the higher season xG average, 2.04 to 1.36 per game. PSV takes 17.6 shots per game, while Heracles takes 11.9.

First-half and second-half trends

PSV leads at halftime in 73% of its games and scores 1.40 goals per game after halftime. Heracles leads at halftime in 27% and scores 0.87 after halftime.

When the teams score

PSV's most productive scoring window is minutes 16-30 (11 goals). For Heracles, it is minutes 46-60 (6 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Eredivisie games average 3.30 goals. Both teams score in 63% of games, and 64% 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

2 : 1
First half
2 : 2
Second half

Game stats

66Possession (%)34
PSVHeracles
21Shots11
PSVHeracles
6Shots on target6
PSVHeracles
2.19xG1.26
PSVHeracles
10Corners4
PSVHeracles
63Dangerous attacks19
PSVHeracles
12Fouls7
PSVHeracles
2Cards4
PSVHeracles

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.

3.07Goals scored / game1.53
PSVHeracles
1.13Goals allowed / game2.47
PSVHeracles
60%Average possession44%
PSVHeracles
7.2Shots on target / game4.4
PSVHeracles

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

17.6Shots per game11.93
PSVHeracles
7.2Shots on target4.4
PSVHeracles
17.4%Shot conversion12.8%
PSVHeracles
60%Possession44%
PSVHeracles
2.04xG for1.36
PSVHeracles
1.31xG against1.92
PSVHeracles

Shooting quality

PSV: DominantHeracles: Counter-attacking
PSVHeracles
Accuracy (shots on target)41%37%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.430.35

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.

PSV is 36% better for: last-5 form.

3 pts / game - PSV · 2.2 pts / game - Heracles

PSV
WWWWW
5 wins in a row
Season result split
87% W7% D7% L
Season (W-D-L)
13-1-1
2.67 pts / game · goal difference +29
Last 5 (W-D-L)
5-0-0
3.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-1-1
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
LDWWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 3.2Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.79Opponent xG: 1.13BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Heracles
WWWDD
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
27% W13% D60% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-2-9
0.93 pts / game · goal difference -14
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-1-6
Last 5 away
1-1-3
LLLWD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 3.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.84Opponent xG: 1.33BTTS: 100%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.

PSV is 101% better for: goals scored per game.

3.07 goals / game - PSV · 1.53 goals / game - Heracles

PSV is 119% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.13 goals / game - PSV · 2.47 goals / game - Heracles

PSV scoring profile: very strong

PSV scores in 93% of games (14 of 15 meczów), while Heracles keeps a clean sheet in 7% (1 of 15 meczów).

Heracles scoring profile: strong

Heracles scores in 67% of games (10 of 15 meczów), while PSV keeps a clean sheet in 33% (5 of 15 meczów).

46Goals scored (season)23
PSVHeracles
17Goals conceded (season)37
PSVHeracles
4.2Average goals per game4
PSVHeracles
16Goals scored (last 5)16
PSVHeracles
3Goals conceded (last 5)7
PSVHeracles

How often they score at least...

93%1 goal67%
PSVHeracles
87%2 goals27%
PSVHeracles
53%3 goals20%
PSVHeracles
40%4 goals13%
PSVHeracles

How often they concede at least...

67%1 goal93%
PSVHeracles
40%2 goals73%
PSVHeracles
7%3 goals33%
PSVHeracles
0%4 goals27%
PSVHeracles

* 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.

Goal patterns

33%BTTS at half-time27%
PSVHeracles
20%BTTS in both halves7%
PSVHeracles
80%Scored in both halves20%
PSVHeracles

BTTS and goal count

60%Min. 3 goals and BTTS47%
PSVHeracles
13%Min. 3 goals without BTTS33%
PSVHeracles
40%BTTS - last 5100%
PSVHeracles

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

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time93%
PSVHeracles
67%Min. 2 goals before half-time40%
PSVHeracles
27%Min. 3 goals before half-time27%
PSVHeracles

2nd half

87%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
PSVHeracles
60%Min. 2 goals after half-time73%
PSVHeracles
33%Min. 3 goals after half-time33%
PSVHeracles

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.

PSV is 140% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

2.4 pts / game - PSV · 1 pts / game - Heracles

PSV - half-time state
73% leading20% draw7% trailing
Heracles - half-time state
27% leading20% draw53% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

2.4Points per game (1st half)1
PSVHeracles
1.67Goals scored (1st half)0.67
PSVHeracles
0.4Goals conceded (1st half)1.13
PSVHeracles
2.07Average goals (1st half)1.8
PSVHeracles
60%Clean sheet before half-time27%
PSVHeracles
7%No goal before half-time53%
PSVHeracles

After half-time (2nd half)

1.87Points per game (2nd half)1.07
PSVHeracles
1.4Goals scored (2nd half)0.87
PSVHeracles
0.73Goals conceded (2nd half)1.33
PSVHeracles
2.13Average goals (2nd half)2.2
PSVHeracles
47%Clean sheet after half-time27%
PSVHeracles
20%No goal after half-time60%
PSVHeracles

PSV - second-half results

47% W47% D7% L
36
Half-time points
25
Half-time goals
+19
Goal difference (1st half)
28
Second-half points
+10
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.40
PPG before half-time
Lead holding119%

Leads at halftime in 73% of games and wins 87%. 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.

Heracles - second-half results

33% W7% D60% L
15
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
-7
Goal difference (1st half)
16
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 27% of games and wins 27%. 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.

PSV - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game3.001.80
Goals scored / game2.21.0
Goals allowed / game0.20.4
Average goals per game2.41.4
1 goal100%60%
2 goals80%40%
3 goals40%20%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal0%40%
Goal difference+10+3
Half-time: 100% leading - 0% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 60% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 11
Heracles - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.802.60
Goals scored / game1.02.2
Goals allowed / game1.00.4
Average goals per game2.02.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%80%
3 goals40%40%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal60%0%
Goal difference0+9
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 80% won - 20% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 5

* 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.

PSV
ScoredConceded
7
1
0-15
11
1
16-30
7
4
31-45
9
2
46-60
6
6
61-75
6
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (11 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Heracles
ScoredConceded
3
5
0-15
3
3
16-30
4
9
31-45
6
5
46-60
3
6
61-75
4
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (6 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - 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

4.10
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
2.8 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
124%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
60%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
62%
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

PSV

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.73
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+1.21
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+1.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.18
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
168%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
77%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.33
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
13% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
13%

Heracles

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.56
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.38
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.17
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.55
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
104%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
135%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+1.27
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

* 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

PSVLigaHeracles
Average goals per game 4.203.30 4.00
Both teams scored 60%63% 60%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 73%64% 80%
Clean sheets 33%19% 7%
Goal before half-time 100%86% 93%
Goal after half-time 87%86% 100%

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

3.30
Average goals per game
63%
Both teams scored
64%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
19%
Clean sheets
1.83
Home goals / game
1.47
Away goals / game
+24%
Home attack advantage
+20%
Home defensive advantage
+18%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
86%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
15%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
86%
1 goal
58%
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. HeraclesYellow cardDamon Mirani
  2. HeraclesYellow cardIvan Mesík
  3. HeraclesYellow cardTristan van Gilst
  4. HeraclesGoalJizz Hornkamp
  5. HeraclesYellow cardWalid Ould-Chikh
  6. HeraclesGoalLuka KulenovićAssist: Mario Engels
  7. PSVSubstitutionOn: Ivan PerišićOff: Dennis Man
  8. PSVYellow cardCouhaib Driouech
  9. HeraclesGoalJizz HornkampAssist: Walid Ould-Chikh
  10. HeraclesSubstitutionOn: Djevencio van der KustOff: Walid Ould-Chikh

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.

Alex BosMatches officiated: 17
3.65Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 228%Home wins47%Draws24%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of PSV vs Heracles?

The Eredivisie match finished PSV 4:3 Heracles. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before PSV vs Heracles?

PSV score 3.07 goals per game on average and Heracles 1.53. The Eredivisie average is 3.30 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 64% of games. Both teams score in 60% of PSV's matches and 60% of Heracles's.

What form are PSV and Heracles in?

Over the last 5 games PSV have a 5-0-0 record (3.00 points per game) and Heracles 3-2-0 (2.20 points per game).

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

The statistical background for PSV vs Heracles — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.