Friday , 16 October 2026

Willem II Tilburg vs SC Heerenveen, Eredivisie 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2026-27
Willem II Tilburg
2 – 2
Full Time
SC Heerenveen
Sun 30 Aug 2026 · 12:30 UTC Koning Willem II Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Uriel van Aalst 61' 1–0
1–1 64' Jacob Trenskow
1–2 77' Oliver Braude
Devin Haen 82' 2–2

Overview

Match Preview

Willem II Tilburg vs SC Heerenveen — Eredivisie at Koning Willem II Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Martijn Vos
  • Assistant 1 Roy de Nas
  • Assistant 2 Erik Koopman
3 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 6.7 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 20
2 PSV 8 19
3 AZ 8 19
4 FC Twente '65 8 17
5 AFC Ajax 8 15
6 FC Groningen 8 14
7 Fortuna Sittard 8 14
8 Go Ahead Eagles 8 11
9 SBV Excelsior 8 11
10 SC Heerenveen 8 9
11 NEC 8 9
12 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 8 8
13 FC Utrecht 8 8
14 Sparta Rotterdam 8 6
15 Telstar 1963 8 6
16 PEC Zwolle 8 4
17 ADO Den Haag 8 3
18 Willem II Tilburg 8 2

Head-to-Head

2
2
6
Willem II Tilburg 10 games · Avg 3.5 goals SC Heerenveen
Last 5 meetings
2026-08-30 Willem II Tilburg 2–2 SC Heerenveen 2025-04-04 SC Heerenveen 3–1 Willem II Tilburg 2024-12-08 Willem II Tilburg 1–2 SC Heerenveen 2022-03-05 Willem II Tilburg 0–0 SC Heerenveen 2021-11-21 SC Heerenveen 2–1 Willem II Tilburg

Recent Form

Willem II Tilburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Aug SC Heerenveen H 2–2 D
15 Aug NEC H 1–4 L
08 Aug Go Ahead Eagles A 1–4 L
18 May NAC Breda A 1–1 D
14 May PEC Zwolle H 1–2 L
09 May Heracles Almelo H 1–2 L
SC Heerenveen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Aug Willem II Tilburg A 2–2 D
22 Aug PEC Zwolle H 0–2 L
16 Aug AFC Ajax A 2–2 D
09 Aug FC Twente '65 H 1–0 W
17 May AFC Ajax H 0–0 D
10 May NAC Breda A 0–2 L

Season Stats

Willem II Tilburg SC Heerenveen
#18 Position #10
2 Points 9
8 Played 8
0 / 2 / 6 W / D / L 2 / 3 / 3
7 Scored 11
23 Conceded 11
-16 GD +0
0.25 PPG 1.13
0% Win % 25%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Willem II Tilburg this season
38% Clean Sheets
SC Heerenveen this season

Willem II Tilburg are 18th (2 pts). SC Heerenveen are 10th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Willem II Tilburg
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/5
46-60
1/2
61-75
1/9
76+
4/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded
SC Heerenveen
0-15
–/1
16-30
3/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/3
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Willem II Tilburg
Devin Haen 3 G 1 A
Thomas Verheydt 1 G
SC Heerenveen
Jacob Trenskow 3 G 1 A
Maxence Rivera 2 G 1 A
Luca Oyen 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Koning Willem II Stadion. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Willem II Tilburg and SC Heerenveen.
  • 5' With 3 assists to his name this season, Levi Smans is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Willem II Tilburg.
  • 10' Willem II Tilburg currently sit 16 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' The 23-year-old Luca Oyen has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Willem II Tilburg and SC Heerenveen are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 35' 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.
  • 40' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Jacob Trenskow suffering a number of foals already.
  • 45' Nolhan Courtens is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Willem II Tilburg tonight.
  • 46' Willem II Tilburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mats Lemmens is hanging Justin Hoogma on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' SC Heerenveen come into this ranked 11 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 56' Willem II Tilburg is showing some good football. However, Willem II Tilburg are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 61' The deadlock is broken! Uriel van Aalst gets on the scoresheet on 61 minutes.
  • 62' Time for substitution for Willem II Tilburg. Eser Gurbuz is replaced by Per van Loon.
  • 64' The deadlock is broken! Jacob Trenskow gets on the scoresheet on 64 minutes.
  • 69' Time for substitution for SC Heerenveen. Nolhan Courtens is replaced by Luuk Brouwers.
  • 74' Over 74 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 77' Magnificent from Oliver Braude! That is 1 goals in 376 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 82' Devin Haen has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 82 minutes.
  • 85' Amine Et-Taibi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Calvin Twigt on 85 minute.
  • 87' Another change for Willem II Tilburg made on 87 minute. Kasper Boogaard leaves to be changed by Thomas Verheydt.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Willem II Tilburg 2-2 SC Heerenveen.

Lineups

Willem II Tilburg Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

SC Heerenveen Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Michel Vlap 2
Mitchell van Bergen 2
Che Nunnely 2
Sam Lammers 2
Vangelis Pavlidis 2
Ion Nicolaescu 2
Ben Rienstra 2
Joey Veerman 1

Head to Head

2026-08-30 Willem II Tilburg 2–2 SC Heerenveen 2025-04-04 SC Heerenveen 3–1 Willem II Tilburg 2024-12-08 Willem II Tilburg 1–2 SC Heerenveen 2022-03-05 Willem II Tilburg 0–0 SC Heerenveen 2021-11-21 SC Heerenveen 2–1 Willem II Tilburg

Willem II Tilburg Form

2026-08-30 Willem II Tilburg 2–2 SC Heerenveen D 2026-08-15 Willem II Tilburg 1–4 NEC L 2026-08-08 Go Ahead Eagles 4–1 Willem II Tilburg L 2025-05-18 NAC Breda 1–1 Willem II Tilburg D 2025-05-14 Willem II Tilburg 1–2 PEC Zwolle L 2025-05-09 Willem II Tilburg 1–2 Heracles Almelo L

SC Heerenveen Form

2026-08-30 Willem II Tilburg 2–2 SC Heerenveen D 2026-08-22 SC Heerenveen 0–2 PEC Zwolle L 2026-08-16 AFC Ajax 2–2 SC Heerenveen D 2026-08-09 SC Heerenveen 1–0 FC Twente '65 W 2026-05-17 SC Heerenveen 0–0 AFC Ajax D 2026-05-10 NAC Breda 2–0 SC Heerenveen L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.11 Willem II Tilburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.04 SC Heerenveen xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Willem II Tilburg24% Draw25% SC Heerenveen51%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.15
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Willem II Tilburg or Draw
49%
Draw or SC Heerenveen
76%
Willem II Tilburg or SC Heerenveen
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Willem II Tilburg17% Draw42% SC Heerenveen41%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.5%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 2
8.9%
0 – 1
8.2%
1 – 3
6.5%
0 – 3
5.9%
0 – 0
5.9%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 1
5.2%
1 – 0
4%
2 – 3
3.6%
1 – 4
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Willem II Tilburg

Handicap Willem II Tilburg covers Push SC Heerenveen covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 12% 81%
-0.5 19% — 81%
+0.5 42% — 58%
+1 42% 22% 35%
+1.5 65% — 35%
+2 65% 18% 18%
+2.5 82% — 18%

Clean Sheet

Willem II Tilburg keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
34% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.