Eredivisie

Season 2025/2026

Eredivisie

Heracles vs Twente – Lineups & Match Details

Twente beat Heracles 2-0. Goals: T. van den Belt (30'), R. van Wolfswinkel (55' pen.). Heracles had 49% possession against Twente's 51%. Shots on target: 2-6.

Eredivisie · Regular Season - 19

Sunday, 18 January 2026

HeraclesHeracles

0 - 2

Full Time

HT: 0 - 1

TwenteTwente

Referee: Sander van der Eijk, Netherlands

Lineups

HeraclesHeracles4-4-2
T. Jansink16T. JansinkG
M. Benita2M. BenitaD
D. Mirani4D. MiraniD
A. Van Hoorenbeeck18A. Van HoorenbeeckD
I. Mesik24I. MesikD
E. Ahlstrand14E. AhlstrandM
A. Hrustic70A. HrusticM
J. Zamburek13J. ZamburekM
W. Ould Chikh73W. Ould ChikhM
L. Kulenovic19L. KulenovicF
L. Zeefuik25L. ZeefuikF

Substitutes

1F. de KeijzerG
30R. MantelG
3J. WieckhoffD
5D. van der KustD
7B. LimbombeF
8M. EngelsM
10T. BrunsM
17T. van GilstF
23M. te WierikD
27J. TijinkD
39S. BlokhuisM
TwenteTwente4-2-3-1
L. Unnerstall1L. UnnerstallG
B. van Rooij28B. van RooijD
S. Lemkin23S. LemkinD
R. Propper3R. PropperD
M. Rots39M. RotsD
R. Zerrouki6R. ZerroukiM
T. van den Belt20T. van den BeltM
D. Rots11D. RotsM
K. Hlynsson14K. HlynssonM
S. Orjasaeter27S. OrjasaeterM
R. van Wolfswinkel9R. van WolfswinkelF

Substitutes

21S. KarssiesG
22P. TytonG
38M. BrunsD
12G. PeixotoD
43R. NijstadD
4M. KjoloM
32A. VerschuerenM
42D. WeidmannM
10S. LammersF
7M. PjacaF
37N. UnuvarF

Match Events

24'Y

T. van den Belt

30'G

T. van den Belt

37'S

D. Rots

Substitution 1

55'P

R. van Wolfswinkel

58'Y

A. Hrustić

58'R

R. Zerrouki

60'S

W. Ould-Chikh

Substitution 1

60'S

J. Žambůrek

Substitution 2

65'S

S. Ørjasæter

Substitution 2

66'S

K. Hlynsson

Substitution 3

67'Y

S. Lemkin

68'Y

A. Van Hoorenbeeck

69'Y

B. van Rooij

70'S

D. Mirani

Substitution 3

85'Y

R. van Wolfswinkel

86'S

E. Ahlstrand

Substitution 4

90'S

T. van den Belt

Substitution 4

Statistics

Heracles
49%51%
Twente
0.7Expected Goals (xG)2.53
11Total Shots18
2Shots on Target6
4Corners2
12Fouls14
4Offsides0
81Pass Accuracy (%)78
2Yellow Cards4
0Red Cards1
Match preview

Heracles host Twente on Sunday, 18 January 2026. The kick-off time is 13:30 local. The fixture is part of the Eredivisie schedule. Heracles go into the match 18th in the table; Twente sit 3rd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Heracles have taken 0 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 3 losses in a row. Twente have collected 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses over the same span. Recent run: 2 draws in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 5 Oct 2025: Heracles 1-2 Twente; 30 Mar 2025: Heracles 2-1 Twente; 27 Oct 2024: Heracles 0-5 Twente. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

Twente beat Heracles 2-0. Twente replied with T. van den Belt 30', R. van Wolfswinkel 55' (pen.). The decisive goal arrived in minute 55 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

Heracles held 49% of the ball against 51% for Twente. Shots on target finished 2-6. Expected goals read 0.70 for Heracles, 2.53 for Twente.

Verdict

Twente take the three points; Heracles look at a thin night for the home crowd. Heracles sat 18th and Twente 3rd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.