Heracles vs Heerenveen: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

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

Current form

Heracles: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Heerenveen: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Heracles scores 1.63 and concedes 2.56 goals per match. Heerenveen scores 1.63 and concedes 1.63. League average: 3.28 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Heracles 63%, Heerenveen 75%. Over 2.5: Heracles 81%, Heerenveen 69%. League level: BTTS 62%, Over 2.5 63%.

xG, shots and style

Heerenveen has higher xG: 1.76 vs 1.35. Heracles: 11.9 shots per match, Heerenveen: 16.1.

Match halves

Heracles: half-time lead 25%, second-half goals 0.94. Heerenveen: half-time lead 38%, second-half goals 0.88.

Goals by minute

Heracles: 46-60 (7 goals). Heerenveen: 31-45+ (7 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Eredivisie: 3.28 goals per match, BTTS 62%, Over 2.5 63%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

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
1.63Goals scored / match1.63
HeraclesHeerenveen
2.56Goals conceded / match1.63
HeraclesHeerenveen
43%Average possession51%
HeraclesHeerenveen
4.5Shots on target / match5.38
HeraclesHeerenveen

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

11.88Shots per match16.06
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

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

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

Heracles
WWDDL
Season result split
25% W13% D63% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-2-10
0.88 pts / match · goal difference -15
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-1-3
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WLWWD
Last 5 matches - 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 / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-2-4
Last 5 away
2-1-2
WDLLW
Last 5 matches - 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 conceded per match.

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

Heracles scoring profile: very strong

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

Heerenveen scoring profile: very strong

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

26Goals scored (season)26
HeraclesHeerenveen
41Goals conceded (season)26
HeraclesHeerenveen
4.19Average goals in match3.25
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 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.

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 matches cross the goal lines?

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

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

0.94 pts / match - Heracles · 1.38 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 25% of matches and wins 25%. 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.

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 half-time in 38% of matches and wins 31%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 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 match0.202.20
Goals scored / match0.41.8
Goals conceded / match1.20.6
Average goals in match1.62.4
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.20
Goals scored / match0.80.6
Goals conceded / match0.80.6
Average goals in match1.61.2
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

* 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
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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.72
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.62
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
89%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
177%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.38
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
112%
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.
-0.05
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 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 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 match
62%
Both teams scored
63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
20%
Clean sheets
1.83
Home goals / match
1.45
Away goals / match
+26%
Home attack advantage
+21%
Home defence 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.