Eredivisie Knockout phase Sun, Jan 18 2026 · 13:30 Erve Asito, Almelo
Heracles
First leg1–2 0–2 Full time · HT 0–1 xG 0.69 – 2.53
Twente
  • 30’ T. van den Belt
  • 54’ (P) R. van Wolfswinkel
  • 58’ R. Zerrouki
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Twente beat Heracles

Twente entered as favourites and won 2–0 through goals from Belt and van Wolfswinkel. Twente played with ten men from the 58th minute after Zerrouki was sent off. Twente finished with the higher xG (2.53 vs 0.69).

Heracles26%
Draw25%
Twente ✓49%

Model vs reality

Heracles goals
0
Model 1.16 · xG 0.69
Twente goals
2
Model 1.66 · xG 2.53
Total goals
2
Model 2.82 · xG 3.22
Score 0–2
8%
Most likely 1–1 (12%)
Over 2.5
No
Model 54%
Both scored
No
Model 56%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchT. JansinkHeracles
8.2
  • RefereeSander van der Eijk
  • CoachesE. Faber · J. van den Brom
  • VenueErve Asito
  • Table before kick-offHeracles 18th · Twente 7th

Timeline

  1. T. van den BeltYellow card · Roughing
    24’
  2. T. van den Belt 0–1
    30’
  3. ⇄ M. PjacaFor D. Rots
    37’
  4. Half time · 0–1
  5. R. van Wolfswinkel (pen) 0–2
    54’
  6. A. HrustićYellow card
    58’
  7. R. ZerroukiRed card · Unsportsmanlike conduct
    58’
  8. ⇄ T. BrunsFor J. Žambůrek
    60’
  9. ⇄ M. EngelsFor W. Ould-Chikh
    60’
  10. ⇄ M. KjøløFor S. Ørjasæter
    65’
  11. ⇄ A. VerschuerenFor K. Hlynsson
    66’
  12. S. LemkinYellow card · Tripping
    67’
  13. A. Van HoorenbeeckYellow card · Tripping
    68’
  14. B. van RooijYellow card
    69’
  15. ⇄ T. van GilstFor D. Mirani
    70’
  16. R. van WolfswinkelYellow card · Tripping
    85’
  17. ⇄ B. LimbombeFor E. Ahlstrand
    86’
  18. ⇄ M. BrunsFor T. van den Belt
    90’
  19. Full time · 0–2

Team stats

Heracles9 shots · 6 in box, 3 outside
Twente18 shots · 12 in box, 6 outside
HeraclesTwente
49% Possession 51%
0.69 Expected goals (xG) 2.53
0.39 Expected points (xPts) 2.47
9 Shots 18
2 Shots on target 6
5 Shots off target 5
2 Blocked shots 7
6 Shots inside the box 12
3 Shots outside the box 6
371 Passes 405
81% Pass accuracy 78%
3 Corners 2
4 Goalkeeper saves 2
11 Fouls 12
4 Offsides 0
2 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 1
6.80 Team rating 6.91

Line-ups

Heracles 4-4-2

168.2★ T. Jansink(G)
245.9 I. Mesík 186.9 A. Van Hoorenbeeck 46.7 D. Mirani ↓70’ 27.2 M. Benita
736.5 W. Ould-Chikh ↓60’ 136.9 J. Žambůrek ↓60’ 707.2 A. Hrustić 146.3 E. Ahlstrand ↓86’
257.2 L. Zeefuik 195.9 L. Kulenović
  • 16T. Jansink (G) ★8.2
  • 24I. Mesík5.9
  • 18A. Van Hoorenbeeck6.9
  • 4D. Mirani↓70’6.7
  • 2M. Benita7.2
  • 73W. Ould-Chikh↓60’6.5
  • 13J. Žambůrek↓60’6.9
  • 70A. Hrustić7.2
  • 14E. Ahlstrand↓86’6.3
  • 25L. Zeefuik7.2
  • 19L. Kulenović5.9

Substitutes used

  • 10T. Bruns↑60’7.0
  • 8M. Engels↑60’6.3
  • 7B. Limbombe↑86’6.7
  • 17T. van Gilst↑70’6.5

Unused: F. de Keijzer, R. Mantel, J. Wieckhoff, D. van der Kust, J. Tijink, M. te Wierik, Sil Blokhuis

Coach: E. Faber

Twente 4-2-3-1

16.6 L. Unnerstall(G)
396.3 M. Rots 37.5 R. Pröpper 236.6 S. Lemkin 287.7 B. van Rooij
206.9 T. van den Belt ↓90’ 66.6 R. Zerrouki
276.7 S. Ørjasæter ↓65’ 147.2 K. Hlynsson ↓66’ 117.3 D. Rots ↓37’
97.0 R. van Wolfswinkel
  • 1L. Unnerstall (G)6.6
  • 39M. Rots6.3
  • 3R. Pröpper7.5
  • 23S. Lemkin6.6
  • 28B. van Rooij7.7
  • 20T. van den Belt↓90’6.9
  • 6R. Zerrouki6.6
  • 27S. Ørjasæter↓65’6.7
  • 14K. Hlynsson↓66’7.2
  • 11D. Rots↓37’7.3
  • 9R. van Wolfswinkel7.0

Substitutes used

  • 7M. Pjaca↑37’6.7
  • 38M. Bruns↑90’
  • 32A. Verschueren↑66’6.5
  • 4M. Kjølø↑65’6.7

Unused: P. Tytoń, S. Karssies, Ruud Nijstad, Guilherme Peixoto, N. Ünüvar, D. Weidmann, S. Lammers

Coach: J. van den Brom

Player stats

Top rated
T. JansinkHeracles8.2
2nd
B. van RooijTwente7.7
3rd
R. PröpperTwente7.5

Heracles

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
T. Jansink G 90 0 0 4 sv 0 88% 34 0 0 0/0 0/1 8.2
I. Mesík D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 79% 19 0 2 1/2 2/0 5.9
A. Van Hoorenbeeck D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 62 2 0 0/1 1/0 6.9
D. Mirani D 70 0 0 1 (0) 0 82% 34 2 2 0/0 1/2 6.7
M. Benita D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 90% 48 4 3 0/0 0/0 7.2
W. Ould-Chikh M 60 0 0 0 (0) 0 50% 20 1 1 0/0 0/0 6.5
J. Žambůrek M 60 0 0 0 (0) 0 81% 27 1 2 0/0 0/0 6.9
A. Hrustić M 90 0 0 2 (1) 1 85% 33 2 0 1/2 2/1 7.2
E. Ahlstrand M 86 0 0 1 (1) 2 77% 22 2 1 0/1 1/2 6.3
L. Zeefuik F 90 0 0 0 (0) 2 65% 17 1 0 0/1 0/2 7.2
L. Kulenović F 90 0 0 2 (0) 1 71% 17 0 0 0/0 2/0 5.9
T. Bruns M 30 0 0 0 (0) 0 72% 25 1 0 1/1 1/1 7.0
M. Engels M 30 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 5 0 0 0/1 0/2 6.3
B. Limbombe F 4 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 4 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.7
T. van Gilst F 20 0 0 1 (0) 1 100% 4 0 0 0/2 1/1 6.5

Twente

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
L. Unnerstall G 90 0 0 2 sv 0 50% 24 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
M. Rots D 90 0 0 1 (0) 3 82% 33 2 1 1/6 2/1 6.3
R. Pröpper D 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 89% 44 1 3 0/0 1/1 7.5
S. Lemkin D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 51 1 1 1/1 3/0 6.6
B. van Rooij D 90 0 0 1 (0) 2 84% 63 3 1 0/0 1/3 7.7
T. van den Belt M 90 1 0 1 (1) 0 77% 26 2 1 0/1 1/0 6.9
R. Zerrouki M 90 0 0 1 (1) 2 74% 43 3 1 1/1 0/1 6.6
S. Ørjasæter M 65 0 0 1 (0) 1 73% 11 1 0 1/2 0/0 6.7
K. Hlynsson M 66 0 0 1 (0) 0 79% 28 1 0 1/1 0/0 7.2
D. Rots F 37 0 0 2 (1) 1 47% 17 1 0 0/1 0/2 7.3
R. van Wolfswinkel F 90 1 0 1 (1) 2 78% 23 2 0 1/2 4/2 7.0
M. Pjaca F 53 0 0 1 (1) 1 63% 16 1 0 1/3 0/0 6.7
M. Bruns M 1 0 0 0 (0) 0 — 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 —
A. Verschueren M 24 0 0 0 (0) 1 87% 15 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
M. Kjølø M 25 0 0 0 (0) 0 82% 11 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.