Heracles vs Heerenveen: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Heracles play Heerenveen in Eredivisie (Netherlands). The match date is 20 December 2025 at 16:30. Final score: 0:3.

Current form

Heracles: 0-0-5, 0.00 points/match. Heerenveen: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Heracles scores 1.03 and concedes 2.50 goals per match. Heerenveen scores 1.69 and concedes 1.60. League average: 3.17 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Heracles 50%, Heerenveen 66%. Over 2.5: Heracles 71%, Heerenveen 71%. League level: BTTS 63%, Over 2.5 61%.

xG, shots and style

Heerenveen has higher xG: 1.67 vs 1.23. Heracles: 11.1 shots per match, Heerenveen: 14.9.

Match halves

Heracles: half-time lead 18%, second-half goals 0.50. Heerenveen: half-time lead 37%, second-half goals 0.97.

Goals by minute

Heracles: 16-30 (9 goals). Heerenveen: 31-45+ (14 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Eredivisie: 3.17 goals per match, BTTS 63%, Over 2.5 61%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-0-1. Average goals 5.00, BTTS 100%.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
0 : 3
2nd half

Match statistics

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

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

HeraclesHeerenveen
1.03Goals scored / match1.69
HeraclesHeerenveen
2.5Goals conceded / match1.6
HeraclesHeerenveen
45%Average possession51%
HeraclesHeerenveen
3.65Shots on target / match5.37
HeraclesHeerenveen

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

11.09Shots per match14.94
HeraclesHeerenveen
3.65Shots on target5.37
HeraclesHeerenveen
9.3%Shot conversion11.3%
HeraclesHeerenveen
45%Possession51%
HeraclesHeerenveen
1.23xG for1.67
HeraclesHeerenveen
1.89xG against1.59
HeraclesHeerenveen

Shooting quality

Heracles: BalancedHeerenveen: Attacking
HeraclesHeerenveen
Accuracy (shots on target)33%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.280.31

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Heracles
LLLLL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
15% W12% R74% P
Season (W-D-L)
5-4-25
0.56 pts / match · goal difference -50
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-5
0.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-3-10
Last 5 at home
0-2-3
DDLLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.2Goals conceded: 2.2xG: 1.23Opponent xG: 1.65BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 60%
Heerenveen
WWLDL
Season result split
40% W26% R34% P
Season (W-D-L)
14-9-12
1.46 pts / match · goal difference +3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
6-3-9
Last 5 away
1-1-3
DLWLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.52Opponent xG: 1.97BTTS: 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.

Heerenveen is 64% better for: goals scored per match.

1.03 goals / match - Heracles · 1.69 goals / match - Heerenveen

Heerenveen is 56% better for: goals conceded per match.

2.5 goals / match - Heracles · 1.6 goals / match - Heerenveen

Heracles scoring profile: strong

Heracles scores in 53% of matches (18 of 34 matches), while Heerenveen keeps a clean sheet in 14% (5 of 35 matches).

Heerenveen scoring profile: very strong

Heerenveen scores in 77% of matches (27 of 35 matches), while Heracles keeps a clean sheet in 6% (2 of 34 matches).

35Goals scored (season)59
HeraclesHeerenveen
85Goals conceded (season)56
HeraclesHeerenveen
3.53Average goals in match3.29
HeraclesHeerenveen
1Goals scored (last 5)6
HeraclesHeerenveen
11Goals conceded (last 5)6
HeraclesHeerenveen

How often they score at least...

53%1 goal77%
HeraclesHeerenveen
21%2 goals57%
HeraclesHeerenveen
12%3 goals29%
HeraclesHeerenveen
6%4 goals6%
HeraclesHeerenveen

How often they concede at least...

94%1 goal86%
HeraclesHeerenveen
74%2 goals54%
HeraclesHeerenveen
44%3 goals14%
HeraclesHeerenveen
29%4 goals3%
HeraclesHeerenveen

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

63%
League average

Goal patterns

29%BTTS at half-time31%
HeraclesHeerenveen
9%BTTS in both halves9%
HeraclesHeerenveen
15%Scored in both halves43%
HeraclesHeerenveen

BTTS and goal count

41%Min. 3 goals and BTTS57%
HeraclesHeerenveen
29%Min. 3 goals without BTTS14%
HeraclesHeerenveen
20%BTTS - last 540%
HeraclesHeerenveen

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

82%Min. 1 goal before half-time83%
HeraclesHeerenveen
44%Min. 2 goals before half-time43%
HeraclesHeerenveen
29%Min. 3 goals before half-time17%
HeraclesHeerenveen

2nd half

91%Min. 1 goal after half-time89%
HeraclesHeerenveen
59%Min. 2 goals after half-time60%
HeraclesHeerenveen
29%Min. 3 goals after half-time20%
HeraclesHeerenveen

Match 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 81% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.79 pts / match - Heracles · 1.43 pts / match - Heerenveen

Heracles - half-time state
18% leading26% draw56% trailing
Heerenveen - half-time state
37% leading31% draw31% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.79Points per match (1st half)1.43
HeraclesHeerenveen
0.53Goals scored (1st half)0.71
HeraclesHeerenveen
1.12Goals conceded (1st half)0.71
HeraclesHeerenveen
1.65Average goals (1st half)1.43
HeraclesHeerenveen
29%Clean sheet before half-time46%
HeraclesHeerenveen
59%No goal before half-time40%
HeraclesHeerenveen

After half-time (2nd half)

0.68Points per match (2nd half)1.29
HeraclesHeerenveen
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)0.97
HeraclesHeerenveen
1.38Goals conceded (2nd half)0.89
HeraclesHeerenveen
1.88Average goals (2nd half)1.86
HeraclesHeerenveen
24%Clean sheet after half-time40%
HeraclesHeerenveen
74%No goal after half-time40%
HeraclesHeerenveen

Heracles - second-half results

18% W15% R68% P
27
Half-time points
18
Half-time goals
-20
Goal difference (1st half)
23
Second-half points
-30
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.79
PPG before half-time
Lead holding83%

Leads at half-time in 18% of matches and wins 15%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Heerenveen - second-half results

31% W34% R34% P
50
Half-time points
25
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
45
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.43
PPG before half-time
Lead holding108%

Leads at half-time in 37% of matches and wins 40%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Heracles - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.600.20
Goals scored / match0.20.0
Goals conceded / match0.81.4
Average goals in match1.01.4
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal80%100%
Goal difference-3-7
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 20% draw - 80% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
Heerenveen - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.40
Goals scored / match0.40.8
Goals conceded / match0.40.8
Average goals in match0.81.6
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference00
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Heracles
ScoredConceded
3
10
0-15
9
11
16-30
6
17
31-45
7
15
46-60
4
13
61-75
6
19
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (9 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (19). Late-goal balance (76-90): -13 - late phases are a weakness.

Heerenveen
ScoredConceded
3
7
0-15
8
11
16-30
14
7
31-45
11
12
46-60
10
8
61-75
13
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (14 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (12). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.41
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 2.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
108%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
58%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+47%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
41%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
11%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 9 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

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.
-0.81
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+4.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.20
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.61
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
57%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
182%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.56
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.0
Late goals
17% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
17%

Heerenveen

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.08
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.01
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.02
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.01
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
123%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
89%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.06
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 5% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches 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 in match 3.533.17 3.29
Both teams scored 50%63% 66%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 71%61% 71%
Clean sheets 6%20% 14%
Goal before half-time 82%80% 83%
Goal after half-time 91%84% 89%

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

3.17
Average goals per match
63%
Both teams scored
61%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
20%
Clean sheets
1.80
Home goals / match
1.37
Away goals / match
+31%
Home attack advantage
+24%
Home defence advantage
+16%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
4%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
84%
1 goal
54%
2 goals
22%
3 goals
11%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Heracles 0 - 0 - 1 Heerenveen. Average goals 5.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

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 1.03 goals per game on average and Heerenveen 1.69. The Eredivisie average is 3.17 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 61% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Heracles's matches and 66% of Heerenveen's.

What form are Heracles and Heerenveen in?

Over the last 5 games Heracles have a 0-0-5 record (0.00 points per game) and Heerenveen 2-1-2 (1.40 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.