Heracles 0-2 Twente — Eredivisie, 18 Jan 2026
Twente beat Heracles 2-0 in Eredivisie on 18 January 2026 at Asito Stadium, Almelo. Thomas van den Belt and R. van Wolfswinkel scored for Twente. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Heracles have won 1 and Twente 3, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 24'
- 0-130'
- 37'out: Marko Pjaca
- Half-time0-1
- 52'VARRicky van WolfswinkelPenalty confirmed
- 0-255'R. van WolfswinkelPenalty
- 58'Foul
- 58'Violent conduct
- 60'
- 60'out: T. Bruns
- 64'VARPenalty cancelled
- 65'
- 66'
- 67'Foul
- 68'
- 69'Foul
- 70'
- 85'Ricky van WolfswinkelFoul
- 86'
- 90'
- Full-time0-2
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Heracles
- 8.2Timo JansinkG
- 7.3Mimeirhel BenitaD
- 7.2Ajdin HrusticM
- 7.2Thomas BrunsM
- 6.9Jan ŽambůrekM
- 6.9Alec Van HoorenbeeckD
- 6.9Lequincio ZeefuikF
- 6.7Damon MiraniD
- 6.7Mario EngelsM
- 6.7Bryan LimbombeF
- 6.5Walid Ould-ChikhM
- 6.5Tristan van GilstF
- 6.3Erik AhlstrandM
- 6.0Luka KulenovićF
- 5.9Ivan MesíkD
Twente
- 7.9Bart van RooijD
- 7.3Daan RotsM
- 7.3Robin PröpperD
- 7.2Kristian HlynssonM
- 7.0Thomas van den BeltM
- 6.9Stav LemkinD
- 6.9Max BrunsD
- 6.9Lars UnnerstallG
- 6.9Ricky van WolfswinkelF
- 6.6Mats RotsD
- 6.6Marko PjacaF
- 6.6Ramiz ZerroukiM
- 6.6Mathias KjøløM
- 6.6Sondre ØrjasæterM
- 6.5Arno VerschuerenM
Line-ups
Substitutes
HeraclesErnest Faber
Substitutes
- 30R. MantelG
- 8M. Engels60'M6.7
- 23M. te WierikD
- 10T. Bruns60'M7.2
- 1F. de KeijzerG
- 5D. van der KustD
- 7Bryan Limbombe86'F6.7
- 3J. WieckhoffD
- 17T. van Gilst70'F6.5
- 27J. TijinkD
- 39S. BlokhuisM
TwenteJohn van den Brom
Substitutes
- 7Marko Pjaca37'F6.6
- 10Sam LammersF
- 32A. Verschueren66'M6.5
- 22P. TytonG
- 4Mathias Kjølø65'M6.6
- 37Naci ÜnüvarF
- 38Max Bruns90'D6.9
- 42Daouda WeidmannM
- 21S. KarssiesG
- 12G. PeixotoD
- 43Ruud NijstadD
Team statistics
Heracles
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timo Jansink | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8.2 |
| Mimeirhel Benita | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 7.3 |
| Ajdin Hrustic | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Thomas Bruns | 30 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Jan Žambůrek | 60 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Alec Van Hoorenbeeck | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Lequincio Zeefuik | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Damon Mirani | 70 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Mario Engels | 30 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Bryan Limbombe | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Walid Ould-Chikh | 60 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Tristan van Gilst | 20 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Erik Ahlstrand | 86 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Luka Kulenović | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 6.0 |
| Ivan Mesík | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 5.9 |
Twente
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bart van Rooij | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 7.9 |
| Daan Rots | 37 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Robin Pröpper | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Kristian Hlynsson | 66 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Thomas van den Belt | 89 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Stav Lemkin | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Max Bruns | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Lars Unnerstall | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Ricky van Wolfswinkel | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Mats Rots | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Marko Pjaca | 53 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Ramiz Zerrouki | 58 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Mathias Kjølø | 25 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Sondre Ørjasæter | 65 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Arno Verschueren | 24 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.5 |
Recent Form
HeraclesLLLDD
- L11 Jan 26ASparta Rotterdam0-2
- L20 Dec 25HHeerenveen0-3
- L13 Dec 25APSV Eindhoven3-4
- D06 Dec 25HTelstar1-1
- D29 Nov 25AFortuna Sittard1-1
TwenteDDWDW
- D10 Jan 26HPEC Zwolle1-1
- D21 Dec 25AFeyenoord1-1
- W14 Dec 25HGO Ahead Eagles2-0
- D07 Dec 25AUtrecht1-1
- W30 Nov 25HAZ Alkmaar1-0
Head-to-head
Final table, Eredivisie 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Feyenoord | 34 | +26 | 65 |
| 3 | NEC Nijmegen | 34 | +24 | 59 |
| 4 | Twente | 34 | +19 | 58 |
| 5 | Ajax | 34 | +21 | 56 |
| 6 | Utrecht | 34 | +13 | 53 |
| 16 | FC Volendam | 34 | -20 | 32 |
| 17 | NAC Breda | 34 | -23 | 29 |
| 18 | Heracles | 34 | -50 | 19 |
Before and after
Heracles
- Previous: Sparta Rotterdam 2-0 Heracles, 11 Jan 2026 · Eredivisie
- Next: Feyenoord 4-2 Heracles, 25 Jan 2026 · Eredivisie
Twente
- Previous: Twente 1-1 PEC Zwolle, 10 Jan 2026 · Eredivisie
- Next: Twente 0-0 Excelsior, 24 Jan 2026 · Eredivisie
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