Netherlands - EredivisieData current as of September 12, 2026

Twente vs Heerenveen: match statistics

Twente crest
Twente
5 : 0half-time 2:0
Heerenveen crest
Heerenveen
155%(1.79)
X28%(4.00)
217%(4.30)

Twente showcases solid home form with a 40% win rate at home and an impressive xG differential (2.11 for vs 0.92 against), indicating dominance in creating goal-scoring opportunities. The hosts maintain an average of 59% possession at their home ground and concede only 1.1 goals per match, highlighting defensive stability. Heerenveen has weaker away results with a 44% loss rate and only 33% wins, while their recent form (1 win in 5 matches) raises concerns. The difference in the quality of created chances (xG) along with Twente's advantage in possession and defensive efficiency point towards a home victory. Nevertheless, Heerenveen is capable of scoring away from home (averaging 1.56 goals), which means a draw remains a plausible scenario.

Twente vs Heerenveen: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Twente played against Heerenveen in Eredivisie (Netherlands). The game was played on February 7, 2026. Final score: 5:0.

Recent form

Twente has 1 win, 4 draws and 0 losses over its last five games, averaging 1.40 points per game. Heerenveen has 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, with 1.60 points per game.

Scoring records

Twente scores 1.48 goals per game and allows 1.14. Heerenveen scores 1.60 and allows 1.55. Games in this league average 3.24 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 62% of Twente's games and 70% of Heerenveen's. The Over 2.5 rates are 38% and 65%, compared with league averages of 63% for BTTS and 62% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Twente has the higher season xG average, 2.04 to 1.78 per game. Twente takes 18.6 shots per game, while Heerenveen takes 16.2.

First-half and second-half trends

Twente leads at halftime in 33% of its games and scores 1.00 goals per game after halftime. Heerenveen leads at halftime in 35% and scores 0.90 after halftime.

When the teams score

Twente's most productive scoring window is minutes 46-60 (9 goals). For Heerenveen, it is minutes 31-45+ (8 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 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% 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

Twente showcases solid home form with a 40% win rate at home and an impressive xG differential (2.11 for vs 0.92 against), indicating dominance in creating goal-scoring opportunities. The hosts maintain an average of 59% possession at their home ground and concede only 1.1 goals per match, highlighting defensive stability. Heerenveen has weaker away results with a 44% loss rate and only 33% wins, while their recent form (1 win in 5 matches) raises concerns. The difference in the quality of created chances (xG) along with Twente's advantage in possession and defensive efficiency point towards a home victory. Nevertheless, Heerenveen is capable of scoring away from home (averaging 1.56 goals), which means a draw remains a plausible scenario.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

2 : 0
First half
3 : 0
Second half

Game stats

60Possession (%)40
TwenteHeerenveen
29Shots7
TwenteHeerenveen
14Shots on target0
TwenteHeerenveen
3.21xG0.67
TwenteHeerenveen
7Corners0
TwenteHeerenveen
57Dangerous attacks30
TwenteHeerenveen
8Fouls10
TwenteHeerenveen
1Cards3
TwenteHeerenveen

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.

1.48Goals scored / game1.6
TwenteHeerenveen
1.14Goals allowed / game1.55
TwenteHeerenveen
55%Average possession53%
TwenteHeerenveen
6.33Shots on target / game5.45
TwenteHeerenveen

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

18.57Shots per game16.2
TwenteHeerenveen
6.33Shots on target5.45
TwenteHeerenveen
7.9%Shot conversion9.9%
TwenteHeerenveen
55%Possession53%
TwenteHeerenveen
2.04xG for1.78
TwenteHeerenveen
1.15xG against1.24
TwenteHeerenveen

Shooting quality

Twente: DominantHeerenveen: Attacking
TwenteHeerenveen
Accuracy (shots on target)34%34%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.230.29

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.

Heerenveen is 14% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / game - Twente · 1.6 pts / game - Heerenveen

Twente
DDWDD
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
33% W48% D19% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-10-4
1.48 pts / game · goal difference +7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-4-0
1.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-4-2
Last 5 at home
2-3-0
DWWDD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 2.30Opponent xG: 1.18BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 20%
Heerenveen
WWDLD
Season result split
30% W35% D35% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-7-7
1.25 pts / game · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
3-2-4
Last 5 away
2-1-2
DLLWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.89Opponent xG: 1.20BTTS: 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 8% better for: goals scored per game.

1.48 goals / game - Twente · 1.6 goals / game - Heerenveen

Twente is 36% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.14 goals / game - Twente · 1.55 goals / game - Heerenveen

Twente scoring profile: very strong

Twente scores in 76% of games (16 of 21 meczów), while Heerenveen keeps a clean sheet in 10% (2 of 20 meczów).

Heerenveen scoring profile: very strong

Heerenveen scores in 80% of games (16 of 20 meczów), while Twente keeps a clean sheet in 24% (5 of 21 meczów).

31Goals scored (season)32
TwenteHeerenveen
24Goals conceded (season)31
TwenteHeerenveen
2.62Average goals per game3.15
TwenteHeerenveen
6Goals scored (last 5)9
TwenteHeerenveen
4Goals conceded (last 5)5
TwenteHeerenveen

How often they score at least...

76%1 goal80%
TwenteHeerenveen
48%2 goals50%
TwenteHeerenveen
14%3 goals30%
TwenteHeerenveen
5%4 goals0%
TwenteHeerenveen

How often they concede at least...

76%1 goal90%
TwenteHeerenveen
29%2 goals60%
TwenteHeerenveen
10%3 goals5%
TwenteHeerenveen
0%4 goals0%
TwenteHeerenveen

* 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

10%BTTS at half-time30%
TwenteHeerenveen
5%BTTS in both halves15%
TwenteHeerenveen
33%Scored in both halves40%
TwenteHeerenveen

BTTS and goal count

38%Min. 3 goals and BTTS55%
TwenteHeerenveen
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS10%
TwenteHeerenveen
60%BTTS - last 540%
TwenteHeerenveen

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

62%Min. 1 goal before half-time85%
TwenteHeerenveen
14%Min. 2 goals before half-time40%
TwenteHeerenveen
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time15%
TwenteHeerenveen

2nd half

81%Min. 1 goal after half-time85%
TwenteHeerenveen
57%Min. 2 goals after half-time60%
TwenteHeerenveen
29%Min. 3 goals after half-time15%
TwenteHeerenveen

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.

Twente is 10% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.48 pts / game - Twente · 1.35 pts / game - Heerenveen

Twente - half-time state
33% leading48% draw19% trailing
Heerenveen - half-time state
35% leading30% draw35% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.48Points per game (1st half)1.35
TwenteHeerenveen
0.48Goals scored (1st half)0.7
TwenteHeerenveen
0.29Goals conceded (1st half)0.7
TwenteHeerenveen
0.76Average goals (1st half)1.4
TwenteHeerenveen
71%Clean sheet before half-time45%
TwenteHeerenveen
57%No goal before half-time40%
TwenteHeerenveen

After half-time (2nd half)

1.24Points per game (2nd half)1.2
TwenteHeerenveen
1Goals scored (2nd half)0.9
TwenteHeerenveen
0.86Goals conceded (2nd half)0.85
TwenteHeerenveen
1.86Average goals (2nd half)1.75
TwenteHeerenveen
38%Clean sheet after half-time40%
TwenteHeerenveen
33%No goal after half-time40%
TwenteHeerenveen

Twente - second-half results

24% W52% D24% L
31
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
26
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.48
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 33%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.6

Allows 0.6 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Heerenveen - second-half results

25% W45% D30% L
27
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
24
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.35
PPG before half-time
Lead holding86%

Leads at halftime in 35% of games and wins 30%. Usually protects a halftime lead through the final whistle.

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.

Twente - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.201.00
Goals scored / game0.60.6
Goals allowed / game0.00.8
Average goals per game0.61.4
1 goal60%80%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet100%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+3-1
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3
Heerenveen - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.601.80
Goals scored / game0.61.2
Goals allowed / game0.40.6
Average goals per game1.01.8
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+1+3
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 0% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 3

* 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.

Twente
ScoredConceded
3
3
0-15
4
2
16-30
3
1
31-45
9
6
46-60
4
5
61-75
8
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (9 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Heerenveen
ScoredConceded
2
3
0-15
4
6
16-30
8
5
31-45
5
5
46-60
5
4
61-75
8
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (8 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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

2.89
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.5 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
89%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
66%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+4%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
61%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Twente

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.89
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.55
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-8.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.56
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.01
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
83%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
78%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.08
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

Heerenveen

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.54
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.49
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.18
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.31
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
110%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
87%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.35
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* 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

TwenteLigaHeerenveen
Average goals per game 2.623.24 3.15
Both teams scored 62%63% 70%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 38%62% 65%
Clean sheets 24%19% 10%
Goal before half-time 62%84% 85%
Goal after half-time 81%84% 85%

^ 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)
19%
Clean sheets
1.78
Home goals / game
1.46
Away goals / game
+22%
Home attack advantage
+18%
Home defensive advantage
+14%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
84%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
18%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
84%
1 goal
54%
2 goals
21%
3 goals
12%
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. TwenteGoalMats Rots
  2. TwenteYellow cardDaan Rots
  3. HeerenveenYellow cardMarcus Linday
  4. TwenteGoalDaan RotsAssist: Sam Lammers
  5. HeerenveenSubstitutionOn: Nikolai Søyset HoplandOff: Luuk Brouwers
  6. HeerenveenYellow cardOliver Johansen Braude
  7. TwenteSubstitutionOn: Marko PjacaOff: Sondre Holmlund Ørjasæter
  8. HeerenveenSubstitutionOn: Hristiyan PetrovOff: Vasilios Zagaritis
  9. TwenteGoalSam LammersAssist: Arno Verschueren
  10. HeerenveenYellow cardMaxence 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.

Jeroen ManschotMatches officiated: 21
4.14Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 238%Home wins28%Draws33%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Twente's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses against Heerenveen. Games average 3.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

SC Heerenveen
1 : 2
FC Twente

FAQ

What was the result of Twente vs Heerenveen?

The Eredivisie match finished Twente 5:0 Heerenveen. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Twente vs Heerenveen?

Twente score 1.48 goals per game on average and Heerenveen 1.60. The Eredivisie average is 3.24 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 62% of games. Both teams score in 62% of Twente's matches and 70% of Heerenveen's.

What form are Twente and Heerenveen in?

Over the last 5 games Twente have a 1-4-0 record (1.40 points per game) and Heerenveen 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Twente vs Heerenveen: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.