Sunday , 16 August 2026

SC Heerenveen vs Heracles Almelo, Eredivisie 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2025-26
SC Heerenveen
4 – 1
Full Time
Heracles Almelo
Sun 5 Apr 2026 · 12:30 UTC Abe Lenstra Stadion 23,878 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 21' Mario Engels
Jacob Trenskow 35' 1–1
Lasse Nordas pen 45+5' 2–1
Remko Pasveer og 47' 3–1
Maxence Rivera 51' 4–1
Y 45' Mimeirhel Benita

Overview

Match Preview

SC Heerenveen vs Heracles Almelo — Eredivisie at Abe Lenstra Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Ingmar Oostrom
  • Assistant 1 Roan van Marrewijk (Netherlands)
  • Assistant 2 Luc de Koning (Netherlands)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 2 6
2 FC Groningen 2 6
3 Go Ahead Eagles 2 4
4 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
5 PSV 2 4
6 Feyenoord Rotterdam 2 4
7 SBV Excelsior 2 3
8 NEC 2 3
9 AFC Ajax 1 3
10 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3
11 FC Twente '65 2 3
12 SC Heerenveen 1 3
13 Telstar 1963 2 3
14 FC Utrecht 2 0
15 PEC Zwolle 2 0
16 ADO Den Haag 2 0
17 Willem II Tilburg 2 0
18 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 2 0

Head-to-Head

7
2
5
SC Heerenveen 14 games · Avg 3.0 goals Heracles Almelo
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-05 SC Heerenveen 4–1 Heracles Almelo 2025-12-20 Heracles Almelo 0–3 SC Heerenveen 2025-03-15 SC Heerenveen 1–1 Heracles Almelo 2024-09-27 Heracles Almelo 2–1 SC Heerenveen 2024-04-14 Heracles Almelo 0–2 SC Heerenveen

Recent Form

SC Heerenveen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Heracles Almelo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
SC Heerenveen this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

SC Heerenveen
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Abe Lenstra Stadion will turn into a battlefield for SC Heerenveen and Heracles Almelo.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' Alec Van Hoorenbeeck is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for SC Heerenveen tonight.
  • 15' SC Heerenveen are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Heracles Almelo's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 21' Mario Engels has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 21 minutes.
  • 26' Jacob Trenskow needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 31' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sava Cestic made 398 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 35' What a strike from Jacob Trenskow! The score is 1-1.
  • 40' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both SC Heerenveen and Heracles Almelo are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 45' Heracles Almelo player sees a card in front of him.
  • 46' The Heracles Almelo bench stirs into life. Lequincio Zeefuik is withdrawn and Tristan van Gilst gets his opportunity.
  • 47' A goal from the Netherlands international Remko Pasveer! He fires home on 47 to make it 1-2!
  • 50' The Norway forward Lasse Nordas breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 2-2!
  • 51' Maxence Rivera has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 51 minutes.
  • 56' Heracles Almelo seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 58' Another change for Heracles Almelo made on 58 minute. Walid Ould-Chikh leaves to be changed by Jannes Wieckhoff.
  • 63' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 64' Another change for SC Heerenveen made on 64 minute. Joris van Overeem leaves to be changed by Luuk Brouwers.
  • 69' 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.
  • 74' Over 74 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 77' A tactical swap from SC Heerenveen — Mats Egbring on, Vasilios Zagaritis off on 77 minutes.
  • 82' Heracles Almelo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 85' The whistle greets Jacob Trenskow as he departs to be replaced by Eser Gurbuz.
  • 90' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 4-1 the final result. Heracles Almelo will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

SC Heerenveen Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robin Veldman

Heracles Almelo Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ernest Faber

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Joey Veerman 3
Sam Lammers 3
Kristoffer Peterson 2
Luuk Brouwers 2
Sam Lammers 2
Mario Engels 2
Delano Burgzorg 2
Kristoffer Peterson 2

Head to Head

2026-04-05 SC Heerenveen 4–1 Heracles Almelo 2025-12-20 Heracles Almelo 0–3 SC Heerenveen 2025-03-15 SC Heerenveen 1–1 Heracles Almelo 2024-09-27 Heracles Almelo 2–1 SC Heerenveen 2024-04-14 Heracles Almelo 0–2 SC Heerenveen

SC Heerenveen Form

2026-04-05 SC Heerenveen 4–1 Heracles Almelo W 2026-03-22 NEC 2–2 SC Heerenveen D 2026-03-14 SC Heerenveen 3–0 Telstar 1963 W 2026-03-07 SBV Excelsior 1–2 SC Heerenveen W 2026-02-28 SC Heerenveen 2–1 Sparta Rotterdam W 2026-02-21 PSV 3–1 SC Heerenveen L

Heracles Almelo Form

2026-04-05 SC Heerenveen 4–1 Heracles Almelo L 2026-03-20 Heracles Almelo 1–1 SBV Excelsior D 2026-03-15 AZ 4–0 Heracles Almelo L 2026-03-06 Heracles Almelo 0–0 FC Utrecht D 2026-02-28 Heracles Almelo 1–3 PSV L 2026-02-22 Go Ahead Eagles 4–0 Heracles Almelo L

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

✓ Correct
SC Heerenveen67% Draw20% Heracles Almelo13%
Actual: SC Heerenveen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
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

✓ Correct
SC Heerenveen48% Draw40% Heracles Almelo12%
Actual: 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.