SC Heerenveen vs Heracles Almelo, Eredivisie 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
SC Heerenveen vs Heracles Almelo — Eredivisie at Abe Lenstra Stadion.
- SC Heerenveen 12 games · 21 pts (2026/27)
- Heracles Almelo 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Ingmar Oostrom
- Assistant 1 Roan van Marrewijk (Netherlands)
- Assistant 2 Luc de Koning (Netherlands)
4 games this season
🟨 3.8/game
⚽ 12.3 goals/game
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PSV | 12 | 26 |
| 2 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 12 | 25 |
| 3 | AFC Ajax | 12 | 25 |
| 4 | FC Twente '65 | 12 | 24 |
| 5 | AZ | 12 | 23 |
| 6 | SC Heerenveen | 12 | 21 |
| 7 | Fortuna Sittard | 12 | 20 |
| 8 | Go Ahead Eagles | 12 | 17 |
| 9 | FC Groningen | 12 | 15 |
| 10 | SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden | 12 | 15 |
| 11 | NEC | 12 | 14 |
| 12 | Sparta Rotterdam | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | PEC Zwolle | 12 | 12 |
| 14 | FC Utrecht | 12 | 12 |
| 15 | SBV Excelsior | 12 | 11 |
| 16 | Telstar 1963 | 12 | 10 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 12 | 9 |
| 18 | Willem II Tilburg | 12 | 3 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Apr | Heracles Almelo | H | 4–1 | W |
| 22 Mar | NEC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 14 Mar | Telstar 1963 | H | 3–0 | W |
| 07 Mar | SBV Excelsior | A | 2–1 | W |
| 28 Feb | Sparta Rotterdam | H | 2–1 | W |
| 21 Feb | PSV | A | 1–3 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Apr | SC Heerenveen | A | 1–4 | L |
| 20 Mar | SBV Excelsior | H | 1–1 | D |
| 15 Mar | AZ | A | 0–4 | L |
| 06 Mar | FC Utrecht | H | 0–0 | D |
| 28 Feb | PSV | H | 1–3 | L |
| 22 Feb | Go Ahead Eagles | A | 0–4 | L |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
H2H (14 games)
57%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
42%
Clean Sheets
SC Heerenveen this season
SC Heerenveen this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
SC Heerenveen
0-15
1/1
16-30
4/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
5/2
61-75
5/5
76+
6/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
SC Heerenveen
| Jacob Trenskow | 6 G | 3 A |
| Ringo Meerveld | 5 G | 1 A |
| Luca Oyen | 2 G | 1 A |
| Maxence Rivera | 2 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The ball is rolling at Abe Lenstra Stadion. sc heerenveen are looking to make home advantage count against heracles almelo.
- 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. sc heerenveen needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
- 20' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 21' Mario Engels puts Heracles Almelo on the lead.
- 26' The home supporters are growing impatient. sc heerenveen must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 31' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 35' Against the run of play, Jacob Trenskow has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 40' heracles almelo come into this ranked 18 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 45' Mimeirhel Benita picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 46' Tristan van Gilst is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lequincio Zeefuik at the 46 minute mark.
- 47' Remko Pasveer is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
- 50' Lasse Nordas makes no mistake. The score reads 0-4 and SC Heerenveen are in front.
- 51' The deadlock is broken! Maxence Rivera gets on the scoresheet on 51 minutes.
- 56' Alec Van Hoorenbeeck is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for heracles almelo tonight.
- 58' It is a substitution in Heracles Almelo team. Walid Ould-Chikh is replaced by Jannes Wieckhoff on 58 minute.
- 63' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 64' The crowd applauds Joris van Overeem as he leaves the pitch. Luuk Brouwers steps in for SC Heerenveen.
- 69' Supporters expect more eagerness from Bernt Klaverboer, as he is very good at scoring at Abe Lenstra Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 74' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 77' Mats Egbring is ready to make an impact after coming on for Vasilios Zagaritis at the 77 minute mark.
- 82' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 85' Eser Gurbuz is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jacob Trenskow at the 85 minute mark.
- 90' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- The points are shared — sc heerenveen 4-1 heracles almelo. Honours even.
Lineups
SC Heerenveen Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 6
- 4
- 10
- 7
- 19
- 3
- 22
-
18
Lasse Nordas ↓ Luca Oyen 85'
- 45
-
20
Jacob Trenskow ↓ Eser Gurbuz 85'
- 16
Bench
-
11
Luca Oyen ↑ 85'
-
8
Luuk Brouwers ↑ 64'
- 31
-
15
Mats Egbring ↑ 77'
- 35
- 17
-
50
Eser Gurbuz ↑ 85'
-
28
Hristiyan Petrov ↑ 77'
- 30
- 38
- 36
Coach
Robin Veldman
Heracles Almelo Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 22
-
10
Thomas Bruns ↓ Luka Kulenovic 77'
-
8
Mario Engels ↓ Sava Cestic 58'
- 24
- 4
- 2
- 32
- 25
- 73
- 18
- 14
Bench
- 30
- 7
- 9
-
3
Jannes Wieckhoff ↑ 58'
-
6
Sava Cestic ↑ 58'
-
5
Djevencio van der Kust ↑ 58'
- 16
-
17
Tristan van Gilst ↑ 46'
- 21
-
19
Luka Kulenovic ↑ 77'
- 42
Coach
Ernest Faber
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Joey Veerman | 3 |
| Sam Lammers | 3 |
| Delano Burgzorg | 2 |
| Kristoffer Peterson | 2 |
| Adrian Dalmau | 2 |
| Kristoffer Peterson | 2 |
| Luuk Brouwers | 2 |
| Sam Lammers | 2 |
Head to Head
SC Heerenveen Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.24
SC Heerenveen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.87
Heracles Almelo xG
I would bet for:
SC Heerenveen to win 67% + Over 2.5 goals 59%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: SC Heerenveen win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.11
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 81% |
|
19% |
| ± 2.5 | 59% |
|
41% |
| ± 3.5 | 37% |
|
63% |
| ± 4.5 | 21% |
|
79% |
Double Chance
SC Heerenveen or Draw
87%
Draw or Heracles Almelo
33%
SC Heerenveen or Heracles Almelo
80%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: SC Heerenveen win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 0
11.1%
1 – 0
9.6%
1 – 1
9.4%
2 – 1
9.4%
3 – 0
8.1%
3 – 1
7%
0 – 0
6%
4 – 0
4.5%
2 – 2
4.1%
4 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
3.6%
0 – 1
3.2%
Asian Handicap — SC Heerenveen
| Handicap | SC Heerenveen covers | Push | Heracles Almelo covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 24% | — | 76% |
| -2 | 24% | 20% | 56% |
| -1.5 | 44% | — | 56% |
| -1 | 44% | 23% | 33% |
| -0.5 | 67% | — | 33% |
| +0.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
| +1 | 88% | 8% | 4% |
| +1.5 | 96% | — | 4% |
| +2 | 96% | 3% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
42%
✓
Heracles Almelo keeps clean sheet
12%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

