Wednesday , 30 September 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)
3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 15.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 7 19
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 7 17
3 PSV 7 16
4 FC Twente '65 7 16
5 AFC Ajax 7 14
6 Fortuna Sittard 7 13
7 SBV Excelsior 7 11
8 FC Groningen 7 11
9 Go Ahead Eagles 7 10
10 SC Heerenveen 7 9
11 NEC 7 8
12 Sparta Rotterdam 7 5
13 Telstar 1963 7 5
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 7 5
15 FC Utrecht 7 5
16 PEC Zwolle 7 4
17 ADO Den Haag 7 2
18 Willem II Tilburg 7 2

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
43% Clean Sheets
SC Heerenveen this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

SC Heerenveen
0-15
–/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/3
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SC Heerenveen
Jacob Trenskow 3 G 1 A
Maxence Rivera 2 G 1 A
Luca Oyen 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and SC Heerenveen launch into their encounter with Heracles Almelo.
  • 5' Lasse Nordas has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 64 appearances.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' Maxence Rivera has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Robin Veldman might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 21' The Germany Mario Engels breaks the deadlock on 21 minutes. 0-1!
  • 26' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SC Heerenveen that had 376 games and scored 368 goals.
  • 31' SC Heerenveen are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Heracles Almelo's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 35' GOAL! Jacob Trenskow scores on 35. Assisted by Joris van Overeem
  • 40' Damon Mirani needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 45' It’s gonna be a card for Mimeirhel Benita.
  • 46' A change in the Heracles Almelo ranks — Lequincio Zeefuik exits the field as Tristan van Gilst enters on 46.
  • 47' Remko Pasveer adds to his 0 season tally! Heracles Almelo lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 50' Lasse Nordas is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the forward.
  • 51' What a strike from Maxence Rivera! The score is 3-2.
  • 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 58' The crowd applauds Walid Ould-Chikh as he leaves the pitch. Jannes Wieckhoff steps in for Heracles Almelo.
  • 63' Heracles Almelo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 64' It is a substitution in SC Heerenveen team. Joris van Overeem is replaced by Luuk Brouwers on 64 minute.
  • 69' Joris van Overeem, a Netherlands midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 74' It is a cagey affair so far. SC Heerenveen in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Heracles Almelo's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 77' Mats Egbring is ready to make an impact after coming on for Vasilios Zagaritis at the 77 minute mark.
  • 82' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 85' SC Heerenveen ring the changes. Jacob Trenskow has done his job and it is now time for Eser Gurbuz to step up.
  • 90' Heracles Almelo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • SC Heerenveen celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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
Mario Engels 2
Delano Burgzorg 2
Kristoffer Peterson 2
Adrian Dalmau 2
Kristoffer Peterson 2
Luuk Brouwers 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.