Heerenveen vs Waalwijk — Eredivisie
1-1
Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen
Going into the match, Heerenveen had won 4, drawn 1, lost 5 in their previous 10, scoring 1.0 goals a game; Waalwijk had won 2, drawn 2, lost 6 in 10, scoring 1.3. The sides have met 3 times in our records: Heerenveen 1 win, Waalwijk 1 win, 1 drawn.
Match report
Home form going in: Heerenveen
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 1, lost 5 (L W L W W). 1.0 scored per game, 1.7 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- L 3-0 at Feyenoord · 23 Nov 2024
- W 1-0 vs GO Ahead Eagles · 10 Nov 2024
- L 3-0 at Fortuna Sittard · 2 Nov 2024
- W 2-3 at Ijsselmeervogels · 29 Oct 2024
- W 2-0 vs Sparta Rotterdam · 26 Oct 2024
- L 3-0 at NEC Nijmegen · 19 Oct 2024
Away form going in: Waalwijk
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 2, lost 6 (D L W W L). 1.3 scored per game, 2.2 conceded, 80% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- D 2-2 at Heracles · 23 Nov 2024
- L 0-3 vs Nijmegen · 9 Nov 2024
- W 2-0 vs Almere City · 3 Nov 2024
- W 3-1 vs Vitesse · 30 Oct 2024
- L 4-1 at NAC Breda · 26 Oct 2024
- D 2-2 vs Twente · 19 Oct 2024
Head-to-head: Heerenveen vs Waalwijk
- Heerenveen 3-1 Waalwijk · 15 Jan 2026 · KNVB Beker
- Waalwijk 3-1 Heerenveen · 10 May 2025 · Eredivisie
- Waalwijk 1-1 Heerenveen · 30 Mar 2024 · Eredivisie
How it unfolded
- 27' Normal Goal — L. Smans (Heerenveen)
- 91' Penalty — M. Ihattaren (Waalwijk)
Match statistics
| Heerenveen | Metric | Waalwijk |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 1 |
| 48 | Ball possession | 52 |
| 0.81 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.14 |
| 13 | Total shots | 12 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 5 | Shots off target | 5 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 6 |
| 7 | Attempts inside box | 6 |
| 6 | Attempts outside box | 6 |
| 3 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 469 | Total passes | 500 |
| 376 | Accurate passes | 399 |
| 80 | Pass accuracy | 80 |
| 8 | Key passes | 7 |
| 114 | Duels | 114 |
Eredivisie table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feyenoord | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 23 |
| 2 | AZ Alkmaar | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | PSV Eindhoven | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 19 |
| 4 | Ajax | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 18 |
| 5 | Twente | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 6 | Fortuna Sittard | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 15 |
| 7 | Groningen | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 8 | Heerenveen | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 9 | GO Ahead Eagles | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 11 |
| 10 | Excelsior | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 11 |
| 11 | Utrecht | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -10 | 11 |
| 12 | NEC Nijmegen | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| 13 | Sparta Rotterdam | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 9 |
| 14 | Cambuur | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 9 |
| 15 | PEC Zwolle | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -12 | 7 |
| 16 | Telstar | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 6 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -9 | 6 |
| 18 | Willem II | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | -17 | 2 |