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EredivisieMatchweek 21THE MATCH CENTRE

Heerenveen vs Utrecht match centre

Heerenveen badgeHeerenveenHome · 8 in league
WDDWL
Momentum→ Steady53/100OlderLatest
Full time
1:1
UK time · Europe/London
Utrecht badgeUtrechtAway · 7 in league
LLLLL
Momentum↓ Low0/100OlderLatest
Goalscorers
J. Trenskow24′
J. Karlsson54′
Venue to be confirmedSeason 2025/26Back to matches
THE MATCH VERDICT · 90 MINUTES

Our view of the game

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Why this selection? Data checks & method

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THE FINAL WHISTLE

The match in numbers

Statistics and key moments from this match.

FULL TIME
HeerenveenUtrecht
5Corner Kicks6
11Fouls10
1Yellow Cards2
Red Cards
3Goalkeeper Saves2
604Total passes397
531Passes accurate324

— means not supplied. Live xG availability varies by match. Verified post-match xG is shown separately in the Chance quality section when available.

BEFORE YOU DECIDE

Team news & availability

API-Football

Recorded availability for this fixture. These reports are not a confirmed starting XI.

Heerenveen 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

Utrecht 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

Includes injuries and other availability reasons supplied by the provider. Player importance and replacement quality require context; these reports do not automatically adjust the Kickoff Edge forecast.

THE EVIDENCE, IN CONTEXT

Your match briefing

From recorded results

Compare the evidence for both teams before drawing a conclusion. The context below uses up to 10 completed matches before this fixture, within the available last 365 days.

HOME PERSPECTIVE

Heerenveen

1/2Wins
1.5Goals / game
1.5Conceded / game

Keep in view: 1 loss in that sample. At home, 1 wins from 2 available matches.

Inspect Heerenveen’s results
AWAY PERSPECTIVE

Utrecht

0/5Wins
1.0Goals / game
2.4Conceded / game

Keep in view: 5 losses in that sample. At away venues, 0 wins from 3 available matches.

Inspect Utrecht’s results
BEFORE YOU DECIDE

What could change the picture?

  • Lineup data is available in the match centre.
  • At least one team has fewer than five usable recent results.
  • Goals and results describe past outcomes; they do not measure chance quality or guarantee the next result.

Historical context reconstructed from results currently stored, not an archived pre-match briefing. These facts provide context, not a full explanation of the model’s calculation. How this is calculated ↓

HOW THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING

Recent form

Compare recent results at a glance, or open the match list for a closer look.

Last 10 games · all venues and competitions.

About these numbers

Results are from completed 90-minute games before this fixture, across all competitions. Games decided after extra time or penalties are excluded. Switch on “Match home & away form” to compare Heerenveen at home with Utrecht away.

We show up to the selected number of available games from the previous year. Missing results may appear as the database updates. These are past results, not predictions.

Updated 2 Oct, 03:08 UK.

THE SEASON SO FAR

How the teams compare

Eredivisie · 2025/26 · all league matches

HeerenveenUtrecht
19Matches played19
24Points earned23
6Wins6
1.7Goals scored / match1.5
1.6Goals conceded / match1.4
2Clean sheets3
4Failed to score3

Season totals and averages. Home / away compares Heerenveen at home with Utrecht away. Small samples can be misleading.

THE STORY SO FAR

Head-to-head

0 recorded meetings

Previous meetings are not available for this fixture yet.

TEAM SELECTION

Lineups & formations

Confirmed lineups

Official starting XIs supplied by the match-data provider.

Heerenveen

Confirmed formation4-2-3-1Robin Veldman
  1. 22B. KlaverboerG
  2. 45O. BraudeD
  3. 6J. van OvereemD
  4. 3M. WillemsenD
  5. 19V. ZagaritisD
  6. 16M. LindayM
  7. 8L. BrouwersM
  8. 20J. TrenskowM
  9. 10R. MeerveldM
  10. 7M. RiveraM
  11. 9D. VenteF
Substitutes (11)

31 · N. Bakker

44 · A. Noppert

28 · H. Petrov

15 · M. Egbring

38 · I. Mulder

17 · N. Hopland

35 · I. Ahmed

36 · N. Courtens

50 · E. Gurbuz

11 · L. Oyen

26 · A. van Axel Dongen

Utrecht

Confirmed formation4-3-3Ron Jans
  1. 1V. BarkasG
  2. 23N. VesterlundD
  3. 40M. DiddenD
  4. 3M. van der HoornD
  5. 55D. MurkinD
  6. 21G. ZechielM
  7. 27A. EngwandaM
  8. 8C. BozdoganM
  9. 77A. AlarconF
  10. 20D. de WitF
  11. 11J. KarlssonF
Substitutes (10)

25 · M. Brouwer

33 · K. Gadellaa

50 · V. Plantinga

24 · N. Viergever

38 · O. Agougil

6 · D. van den Berg

15 · A. Blake

10 · Y. Cathline

22 · M. Rodriguez

18 · A. Stepanov

INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE

Player statistics

This match

Heerenveen

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Bernt Klaverboer907.2—0—55—
Oliver Braude907.9—1—622
Joris van Overeem907.3—0—951
Maas Willemsen907.9—0—874
Vasilios Zagaritis907.3—01471
Marcus Linday906.9—01554
Luuk Brouwers906.6—02611
Jacob Trenskow907.210332—
Ringo Meerveld866.9—0—401
Maxence Rivera686.3—0—14—
Dylan Vente906.2—0237—
Luca Oyen226.2—0213—
Eser Gürbüz116.5—0—5—
Andries Noppert———————
Nordin Bakker———————
Ingmar Mulder———————
Mats Egbring———————
Nikolai Soyset Hopland———————
Hristiyan Petrov———————
Isaiah Ahmed———————
Nolhan Courtens———————
Amourricho van Axel-Dongen———————

Utrecht

PlayerMinRatingGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTackles
Vasilis Barkas907.0—0—32—
Niklas Vesterlund906.3—0—32—
Matisse Didden907.2—01431
Mike van der Hoorn906.9—0—431
Derry Murkin906.6—0—301
Gjivai Zechiël857.0—0—392
Alonzo Engwanda907.2—01423
Can Bozdoğan646.6—0—342
Ángel Alarcón726.6—1124—
Dani de Wit906.7—01341
Jesper Karlsson647.9102162
Yoann Cathline266.9—0—9—
Oualid Agougil266.6—0—15—
Miguel Rodríguez186.6—023—
Artem Stepanov126.3—0—11
Michael Brouwer———————
Kevin Gadellaa———————
Nick Viergever———————
Viggo Plantinga———————
Davy van den Berg———————
Adrian Blake———————
2025/26 STANDINGS

Eredivisie table

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Current standings · Eredivisie. Both teams are highlighted. These may include matches played after this fixture.

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
1PSV Eindhoven33263496445281
WDWWW
2Feyenoord33188768442462
DWWDD
3Twente331513558352358
WDDWW
4NEC Nijmegen331511775522356
LDDDW
5Ajax331413662412155
LDWWL
6AZ Alkmaar33149105548751
DDDWW
7Utrecht331481153421150
WWLWL
8Heerenveen33148115753450
LWWLW
9Groningen33136144744345
WLLDW
10Sparta Rotterdam33127143859-2143
LDLLD
11Fortuna Sittard33116164961-1239
WLLDL
12GO Ahead Eagles33814115351238
LDDDW
13PEC Zwolle33910144469-2537
LWLDL
14Excelsior3398164054-1435
DWWDL
15Telstar33810154754-734
WDWLL
16FC Volendam3388173453-1932
DLWLD
17NAC Breda33610173255-2328
WLLDD
18Heracles3354243483-4919
LLLLL
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