Eredivisie · Matchday 1
- Sun, 09 Aug 2026 14:45:00 UTCAbe Lenstra StadionMatchday 1
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Heerenveen 39%Draw 34%Twente 27%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
HeerenveenTwente
43Possession57
0.16Expected goals (xG)0.67
4Shots8
2Shots on target0
1Shots off target4
2Blocked shots4
1Shots inside box5
3Shots outside box3
0Corners2
1Offsides0
3Fouls4
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
0Saves2
229Passes297
198Accurate passes267
86Pass accuracy90
Match events
- 46'Lanroy Machine → Luca Oyen
- 52'Luca Oyen (assist Jacob Bennedsen Trenskow)
- 55'Ringo Meerveld
- 57'Sondre Holmlund Ørjasæter ← Younes Taha
- 68'Mats Montijn Egbring → Hristiyan Petrov
- 68'Marko Pjaca ← Lucas Vennegoor of Hesselink
- 68'Thomas van den Belt ← Mathias Ullereng Kjølø
- 75'Dirk Proper
- 77'Ramiz Zerrouki ← Kristian Hlynsson
- 77'Aske Berg Adelgaard ← Sam Lammers
- 83'Sam Kersten
- 83'Jacob Bennedsen Trenskow → Nikolai Søyset Hopland
- 90'Luca Oyen
- 90'Daan Rots
Heerenveen · Twente
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
47.2↓83'Kersten
96.8Vente
197.2Zagaritis
66.5Proper
207.5↓83'Trenskow
166.8Linday
106.8↓55'Meerveld
227.3Klaverboer
37.2Willemsen
157.2↓68'Egbring
296.8↓46'Machine
76.3↓68'Pjaca
96.3Weghorst
16.3Unnerstall
36.3Pröpper
66.3↓77'Zerrouki
116.0Rots
206.3↓68'Belt
286.3Rooij
386.3Bruns
296.3↓77'Adelgaard
276.3↓57'Ørjasæter
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Heerenveen
- 4Sam Kersten7.2
- 9Dylan Vente6.8
- 19Vasilios Zagaritis7.2
- 6Dirk Proper6.5
- 20Jacob Bennedsen Trenskow7.5
- 16Marcus Linday6.8
- 10Ringo Meerveld6.8
- 22Bernt Klaverboer7.3
- 3Maas Willemsen7.2
- 15Mats Montijn Egbring7.2
- 29Lanroy Machine6.8
Twente
- 7Marko Pjaca6.3
- 9Wout Weghorst6.3
- 1Lars Unnerstall6.3
- 3Robin Pröpper6.3
- 6Ramiz Zerrouki6.3
- 11Daan Rots6.0
- 20Thomas van den Belt6.3
- 28Bart Rooij6.3
- 38Max Bruns6.3
- 29Aske Berg Adelgaard6.3
- 27Sondre Holmlund Ørjasæter6.3
HeerenveenTale of the tapeTwente
4-4-2Formation4-3-3
5 ptsTable7 pts
-2Goal difference+4
1Head-to-head wins2
39%Pre-match odds27%
Head to head — 3 previous meetings
Heerenveen 1W0D2W Twente
Goals 2–7
- 2026-08-09Heerenveen1–0Twente
- 2026-02-07Twente5–0Heerenveen
- 2025-08-24Heerenveen1–2Twente
Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 18-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heerenveen | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| Twente | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 7 |