FC Twente 5–0 SC Heerenveen
Picked for matchday: Chances everywhere: 3.6 xG · Standout: Arno Verschueren scored 100.0 · Breakout watch: Sondre Ørjasæter
Expected and what happened
- Expected xG
- 1.6 – 0.8
- Actual xG
- 3.4 – 0.3
- Goals
- 5 – 0
Footybot made FC Twente favourites at 57%.
FC Twente won and made the better chances: 3.4 xG to 0.3.
Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Ramiz Zerrouki, 67.8 in 69′.
Well above their usual level: Ramiz Zerrouki +20.7, Oliver Braude +18.2, Mats Rots +15.1.
Well below it: Sondre Ørjasæter −12.4, Joris van Overeem −11.9.
Going in
Each side's last five results before this match.
FC Twente
| 30 Jan 2026 | D 2–2 | at NAC Breda |
| 24 Jan 2026 | D 0–0 | v Excelsior |
| 18 Jan 2026 | W 2–0 | at Heracles Almelo |
| 10 Jan 2026 | D 1–1 | v PEC Zwolle |
| 21 Dec 2025 | D 1–1 | at Feyenoord |
SC Heerenveen
| 1 Feb 2026 | D 1–1 | v FC Utrecht |
| 18 Jan 2026 | L 0–2 | v FC Groningen |
| 11 Jan 2026 | D 2–2 | v Feyenoord |
| 20 Dec 2025 | W 3–0 | at Heracles Almelo |
| 14 Dec 2025 | W 3–0 | at Sparta Rotterdam |
Head to head
| 24 Aug 2025 | SC Heerenveen 1–2 FC Twente |
FC Twente
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arno Verschueren | 8 | 100.0 | – |
| Ramiz Zerrouki | 69 | 67.8 | +20.7 |
| Sam Lammers | 90 | 63.8 | +12.6 |
| Daan Rots | 82 | 62.0 | +7.6 |
| Mats Rots | 90 | 58.0 | +15.1 |
| Marko Pjaca | 15 | 54.1 | – |
| Lars Unnerstall | 90 | 53.5 | +1.5 |
| Nigel Groenewald | 8 | 52.0 | – |
| Mathias Kjølø | 21 | 51.8 | – |
| Kristian Hlynsson | 82 | 48.2 | +3.9 |
| Stav Lemkin | 90 | 47.6 | +1.2 |
| Robin Pröpper | 69 | 46.0 | −6.3 |
| Bart van Rooij | 90 | 45.8 | −0.3 |
| Sondre Ørjasæter | 75 | 42.6 | −12.4 |
| Thomas Van den Belt | 90 | 42.2 | −4.4 |
| Ruud Nijstad | 21 | 33.1 | – |
SC Heerenveen
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Braude | 90 | 60.8 | +18.2 |
| Hristiyan Petrov | 11 | 57.7 | – |
| Maas Willemsen | 90 | 53.8 | +1.5 |
| Maxence Rivera | 29 | 53.6 | – |
| Vasilios Zagaritis | 79 | 53.1 | +2.4 |
| Luca Oyen | 29 | 52.8 | – |
| Sam Kersten | 61 | 50.1 | −2.9 |
| Lasse Selvåg Nordås | 45 | 47.4 | – |
| Jacob Trenskow | 61 | 46.6 | −5.2 |
| Luuk Brouwers | 69 | 46.5 | −3.9 |
| Bernt Klaverboer | 90 | 45.2 | −5.4 |
| Amourricho van Axel-Dongen | 45 | 45.0 | – |
| Marcus Linday | 90 | 43.2 | −6.9 |
| Joris van Overeem | 90 | 42.0 | −11.9 |
| Ringo Meerveld | 90 | 41.7 | −4.9 |
| Nikolai Soyset Hopland | 21 | 41.2 | – |