Eredivisie Knockout phase Sat, Feb 7 2026 · 19:00 De Grolsch Veste, Enschede
Twente
First leg2–1 5–0 Full time · HT 2–0 xG 3.15 – 0.29
Heerenveen
  • R. Zerrouki 19’
  • M. Rots 30’
  • D. Rots 55’
  • K. Hlynsson 63’
  • S. Lammers 84’
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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 cruise past Heerenveen

Twente entered as favourites and won 5–0 through goals from Zerrouki, Rots, Hlynsson and Lammers. Twente finished with the higher xG (3.15 vs 0.29).

Twente ✓52%
Draw25%
Heerenveen23%

Model vs reality

Twente goals
5
Model 1.75 · xG 3.15
Heerenveen goals
0
Model 1.09 · xG 0.29
Total goals
5
Model 2.84 · xG 3.44
Score 5–0
1%
Most likely 1–1 (12%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 54%
Both scored
No
Model 55%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchS. LammersTwente · 1 goal · 1 assist
9.0
  • RefereeJeroen Manschot
  • CoachesJ. van den Brom · —
  • VenueDe Grolsch Veste
  • Table before kick-offTwente 7th · Heerenveen 11th

Timeline

  1. R. Zerrouki 1–0
    19’
  2. M. Rots 2–0
    30’
  3. D. RotsYellow card · Foul
    44’
  4. Half time · 2–0
  5. ⇄ L. NordåsFor A. van Axel Dongen
    46’
  6. M. WillemsenYellow card
    52’
  7. D. Rots 3–0Assist S. Lammers
    55’
  8. ⇄ L. OyenFor J. Trenskow
    61’
  9. ⇄ M. RiveraFor S. Kersten
    61’
  10. K. Hlynsson 4–0
    63’
  11. ⇄ M. KjøløFor R. Zerrouki
    69’
  12. ⇄ Ruud NijstadFor R. Pröpper
    69’
  13. ⇄ N. HoplandFor L. Brouwers
    69’
  14. O. BraudeYellow card · Tripping
    75’
  15. ⇄ M. PjacaFor S. Ørjasæter
    75’
  16. ⇄ H. PetrovFor V. Zagaritis
    79’
  17. ⇄ A. VerschuerenFor K. Hlynsson
    82’
  18. ⇄ Nigel GroenewaldFor D. Rots
    82’
  19. S. Lammers 5–0Assist A. Verschueren
    84’
  20. M. RiveraYellow card · Foul
    86’
  21. Full time · 5–0

Team stats

Twente28 shots · 15 in box, 13 outside
Heerenveen7 shots · 6 in box, 1 outside
TwenteHeerenveen
59% Possession 41%
3.15 Expected goals (xG) 0.29
2.81 Expected points (xPts) 0.12
28 Shots 7
14 Shots on target 0
8 Shots off target 5
6 Blocked shots 2
15 Shots inside the box 6
13 Shots outside the box 1
516 Passes 359
86% Pass accuracy 74%
7 Corners 0
0 Goalkeeper saves 9
8 Fouls 10
1 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
7.36 Team rating 6.14

Line-ups

Twente 4-2-3-1

16.9 L. Unnerstall(G)
398.2 M. Rots 37.3 R. Pröpper ↓69’ 237.0 S. Lemkin 287.3 B. van Rooij
206.7 T. van den Belt 68.3 R. Zerrouki ↓69’
277.2 S. Ørjasæter ↓75’ 146.6 K. Hlynsson ↓82’ 117.3 D. Rots ↓82’
109.0★ S. Lammers A
  • 1L. Unnerstall (G)6.9
  • 39M. Rots8.2
  • 3R. Pröpper↓69’7.3
  • 23S. Lemkin7.0
  • 28B. van Rooij7.3
  • 20T. van den Belt6.7
  • 6R. Zerrouki↓69’8.3
  • 27S. Ørjasæter↓75’7.2
  • 14K. Hlynsson↓82’6.6
  • 11D. Rots↓82’7.3
  • 10S. Lammers ★A9.0

Substitutes used

  • 43Ruud Nijstad↑69’6.3
  • 7M. Pjaca↑75’6.3
  • 32A. VerschuerenA↑82’6.9
  • 4M. Kjølø↑69’6.3
  • 36Nigel Groenewald↑82’6.6

Unused: S. Karssies, P. Tytoń, Guilherme Peixoto, M. Bruns, D. Weidmann, Owen Panneflek

Coach: J. van den Brom

Heerenveen 4-2-3-1

226.6 B. Klaverboer(G)
195.3 V. Zagaritis ↓79’ 35.6 M. Willemsen 45.3 S. Kersten ↓61’ 456.0 O. Braude
66.5 J. van Overeem 166.3 M. Linday
106.3 R. Meerveld 86.6 L. Brouwers ↓69’ 206.3 J. Trenskow ↓61’
266.2 A. van Axel Dongen ↓46’
  • 22B. Klaverboer (G)6.6
  • 19V. Zagaritis↓79’5.3
  • 3M. Willemsen5.6
  • 4S. Kersten↓61’5.3
  • 45O. Braude6.0
  • 6J. van Overeem6.5
  • 16M. Linday6.3
  • 10R. Meerveld6.3
  • 8L. Brouwers↓69’6.6
  • 20J. Trenskow↓61’6.3
  • 26A. van Axel Dongen↓46’6.2

Substitutes used

  • 28H. Petrov↑79’6.2
  • 17N. Hopland↑69’6.2
  • 7M. Rivera↑61’6.5
  • 11L. Oyen↑61’6.6
  • 18L. Nordås↑46’6.3

Unused: A. Noppert, N. Bakker, Ingmar Mulder, M. Egbring, I. Ahmed, N. Courtens, Eser Gürbüz

Player stats

Top rated
S. LammersTwente9.0
2nd
R. ZerroukiTwente8.3
3rd
M. RotsTwente8.2

Twente

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
L. Unnerstall G 90 0 0 0 sv 0 87% 39 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
M. Rots D 90 1 0 1 (1) 5 85% 52 3 1 1/3 2/1 8.2
R. Pröpper D 69 0 0 0 (0) 0 85% 52 2 1 0/0 0/2 7.3
S. Lemkin D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 91% 78 0 3 0/0 0/0 7.0
B. van Rooij D 90 0 0 3 (1) 1 89% 64 3 1 0/1 0/0 7.3
T. van den Belt M 90 0 0 2 (1) 3 75% 44 2 1 0/1 1/2 6.7
R. Zerrouki M 69 1 0 4 (2) 1 79% 47 1 3 1/1 1/1 8.3
S. Ørjasæter M 75 0 0 1 (1) 2 82% 22 2 0 2/3 0/0 7.2
K. Hlynsson M 82 1 0 2 (1) 0 86% 28 0 0 0/0 1/1 6.6
D. Rots F 82 1 0 4 (4) 5 90% 41 1 0 1/1 1/0 7.3
S. Lammers F 90 1 1 3 (2) 2 96% 24 1 0 0/0 1/2 9.0
Ruud Nijstad D 21 0 0 1 (1) 0 82% 11 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
M. Pjaca F 15 0 0 0 (0) 1 100% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
A. Verschueren M 8 0 1 0 (0) 1 100% 1 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.9
M. Kjølø M 21 0 0 0 (0) 0 88% 8 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.3
Nigel Groenewald F 8 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 1 2 0 0/0 1/0 6.6

Heerenveen

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
B. Klaverboer G 90 0 0 9 sv 0 58% 40 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
V. Zagaritis D 79 0 0 0 (0) 1 67% 21 0 2 1/2 0/1 5.3
M. Willemsen D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 80% 46 2 1 2/2 1/0 5.6
S. Kersten D 61 0 0 0 (0) 0 71% 28 2 1 1/1 1/1 5.3
O. Braude D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 70% 30 3 1 3/4 1/1 6.0
J. van Overeem M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 72% 47 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.5
M. Linday M 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 82% 33 2 1 0/0 2/1 6.3
R. Meerveld M 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 70% 23 2 0 0/0 0/1 6.3
L. Brouwers M 69 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 25 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.6
J. Trenskow F 61 0 0 1 (0) 1 85% 20 1 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
A. van Axel Dongen F 46 0 0 1 (0) 0 100% 4 0 0 1/2 3/1 6.2
H. Petrov D 11 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 6 0 0 0/0 0/1 6.2
N. Hopland D 21 0 0 0 (0) 1 67% 9 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.2
M. Rivera F 29 0 0 0 (0) 1 50% 6 2 0 0/0 1/0 6.5
L. Oyen F 29 0 0 1 (0) 0 88% 8 1 0 1/1 0/0 6.6
L. Nordås F 44 0 0 1 (0) 1 62% 13 0 0 0/1 1/0 6.3

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.