Utrecht 3-2 Heerenveen — Eredivisie, 21 May 2026
Utrecht beat Heerenveen 3-2 in the Eredivisie Semi-finals on 21 May 2026 at Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht. A. Stepanov, Dylan Vente, M. van der Hoorn, Souffian El Karouani got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Utrecht have won 2 and Heerenveen 0, 3 draws.
· kickoff·Stadion Galgenwaard · Utrecht·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 45'
- Half-time0-0
- 1-046'
- 49'Foul
- 1-154'assist: Joris van Overeem
- 2-156'
- 3-158'
- 65'
- 69'
- 3-277'assist: Dylan Vente
- 78'
- 80'
- 80'
- Full-time3-2
Player ratings
8.3
Top rated
Utrecht
- 8.3Yoann CathlineM
- 8.2Souffian El KarouaniD
- 8.0Mike Van der HoornD
- 7.7Artem StepanovF
- 6.9Vasilis BarkasG
- 6.7Alonzo EngwandaM
- 6.6Niklas VesterlundD
- 6.6Adrian BlakeF
- 6.6Dani de WitM
- 6.6Nick ViergeverD
- 6.6Sébastien HallerF
- 6.5Mike EerdhuijzenD
- 6.5Jesper KarlssonM
- 6.3Siebe HoremansD
- 6.3Gjivai ZechiëlM
Heerenveen
- 7.6Jacob TrenskowM
- 7.0Dylan VenteF
- 7.0Joris van OvereemM
- 6.9Ringo MeerveldM
- 6.9Maas WillemsenD
- 6.7Luuk BrouwersM
- 6.6Marcus LindayM
- 6.3Oliver BraudeD
- 6.2Sam KerstenD
- 6.2Lasse Selvåg NordåsF
- 6.2Luca OyenM
- 6.0Vasilios ZagaritisD
- 5.2Bernt KlaverboerG
Line-ups
Heerenveen4-2-3-1
Utrecht4-2-3-1
Substitutes
UtrechtRon Jans
Substitutes
- 24Nick Viergever80'D6.6
- 91Sébastien Haller65'F6.6
- 25Michael BrouwerG
- 2Siebe Horemans45'D6.3
- 8C. BozdoganM
- 77A. AlarconF
- 33Kevin GadellaaG
- 43Rafik El ArguiouiM
- 15Adrian Blake80'F6.6
- 53Neal ViereckD
- 5E. AdieleD
- 57Per KloosterboerD
HeerenveenRobin Veldman
Substitutes
- 44Andries NoppertG
- 8Luuk Brouwers78'M6.7
- 31Nordin BakkerG
- 7Maxence RiveraM
- 28Hristiyan PetrovD
- 18L. Nordas69'F6.2
- 17Nikolai HoplandD
- 36Nolhan CourtensM
- 15Mats EgbringD
- 50Eser GürbüzF
- 35I. AhmedM
- 40C. BonevaciaF
Team statistics
41%Possession59%
2.08Expected goals (xG)1.26
23Total shots13
8Shots on target5
8Shots off target6
7Blocked shots2
9Corners6
1Offsides0
11Fouls6
0Yellow cards1
3Goalkeeper saves5
-1.11Goals prevented-1.11
367Total passes543
306Accurate passes464
83%Pass accuracy85%
Utrecht
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoann Cathline | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8.3 |
| Souffian El Karouani | 90 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8.2 |
| Mike Van der Hoorn | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 8.0 |
| Artem Stepanov | 65 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.7 |
| Vasilis Barkas | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Alonzo Engwanda | 44 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Niklas Vesterlund | 90 | – | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Adrian Blake | 10 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Dani de Wit | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 6.6 |
| Nick Viergever | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Sébastien Haller | 25 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Mike Eerdhuijzen | 80 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Jesper Karlsson | 80 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Siebe Horemans | 46 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Gjivai Zechiël | 90 | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
Heerenveen
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Trenskow | 90 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | – | 2 | 7.6 |
| Dylan Vente | 90 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Joris van Overeem | 90 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Ringo Meerveld | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Maas Willemsen | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Luuk Brouwers | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Marcus Linday | 78 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Oliver Braude | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Sam Kersten | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Lasse Selvåg Nordås | 21 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Luca Oyen | 69 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 6.2 |
| Vasilios Zagaritis | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.0 |
| Bernt Klaverboer | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.2 |
Recent Form
UtrechtWWWLW
HeerenveenDLWWL
- D17 May 26HAjax0-0
- L11 May 26ANAC Breda0-2
- W03 May 26AFC Volendam2-0
- W25 Apr 26HFortuna Sittard2-1
- L12 Apr 26AAZ Alkmaar0-3
Head-to-head
- 01 Feb 26Heerenveen1-1Utrecht
- 28 Sept 25Utrecht2-2Heerenveen
- 30 Mar 25Utrecht2-0Heerenveen
- 17 Aug 24Heerenveen1-1Utrecht
- 07 Apr 24Heerenveen2-3Utrecht
- 20 Aug 23Utrecht0-2Heerenveen
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