Eredivisie · Semi-finals · May 21

Utrecht - Heerenveen

Utrecht beat Heerenveen 3-2 in Eredivisie (Semi-finals). Goals: A. Stepanov 46'; M. van der Hoorn 56'; D. Vente 54'; J. Trenskow 77'.

UtrechtHOME

3 - 2

HeerenveenAWAY

A. Stepanov 46'M. van der Hoorn 56'S. El Karouani 58'

⚽

D. Vente 54'J. Trenskow 77'

🏟 Stadion Galgenwaard Utrecht 👤 Referee: J. van der Laan

Key events

46' ⚽ A. Stepanov(1 - 0) Utrecht

49' 🟨 M. LindayYellow card Heerenveen

54' ⚽ D. Vente(1 - 1) · Assist: J. van Overeem Heerenveen

56' ⚽ M. van der Hoorn(2 - 1) · Assist: S. El Karouani Utrecht

58' ⚽ S. El Karouani(3 - 1) · Assist: N. Vesterlund Utrecht

77' ⚽ J. Trenskow(3 - 2) · Assist: S. Kersten Heerenveen

Quick stats

%41 Possession %59

2.28 Expected goals (xG) 1.55

1.64 Pre-match xG 1.67

21 Total shots 13

6 Shots on target 5

8 Shots off target 6

7 Blocked shots 2

14 Shots inside box 9

7 Shots outside box 4

3 Saves 3

Match timeline

First half

A. Engwanda ↔ S. HoremansSubstitution🔁

45'

HT 0 - 0

A. Stepanov(1 - 0)⚽

46'

49'

🟨M. LindayYellow card

54'

⚽D. Vente(1 - 1) · Assist: J. van Overeem

M. van der Hoorn(2 - 1) · Assist: S. El Karouani⚽

56'

S. El Karouani(3 - 1) · Assist: N. Vesterlund⚽

58'

A. Stepanov ↔ S. HallerSubstitution🔁

65'

69'

🔁L. Oyen ↔ L. NordasSubstitution

77'

⚽J. Trenskow(3 - 2) · Assist: S. Kersten

78'

🔁M. Linday ↔ L. BrouwersSubstitution

M. Eerdhuijzen ↔ N. ViergeverSubstitution🔁

80'

J. Karlsson ↔ A. BlakeSubstitution🔁

80'

FT 3 - 2

Match statsUtrecht · Heerenveen

Key stats

%41 Possession %59

2.28 Expected goals (xG) 1.55

1.64 Pre-match xG 1.67

Shots

21 Total shots 13

6 Shots on target 5

8 Shots off target 6

7 Blocked shots 2

14 Shots inside box 9

7 Shots outside box 4

3 Saves 3

Attacking

83 Attacks 109

39 Dangerous attacks 51

Passing

357 Total passes 538

298 Accurate passes 461

%83 Pass accuracy %86

Set pieces & discipline

8 Corners 6

1 Offsides 0

11 Fouls 6

6 Free kicks 11

12 Throw-ins 14

9 Goal kicks 8

Cards

0 Yellow cards 1

0 1st-half cards 0

0 2nd-half cards 1

By half

0 1st-half goals 0

3 2nd-half goals 2

6 1st-half corners 3

3 2nd-half corners 3

Penalties

0 Penalties won 0

0 Penalty goals 0

LineupsUtrecht 4-2-3-1Heerenveen 4-2-3-1

Barkas 16

Karouani 44

Eerdhuijzen 3

Hoorn 23

Vesterlund 21

Zechiël 27

Engwanda 11

Karlsson 20

Wit 10

Cathline 18

Stepanov 22

Klaverboer 19

Zagaritis 3

Willemsen 4

Kersten 45

Braude 6

Overeem 16

Linday 11

Oyen 10

Meerveld 20

Trenskow 9

Vente

Utrecht · Bench

15Adrian Blake15

33Kevin Gadellaa33

25Michael Brouwer25

53Neal Viereck53

2Siebe Horemans2

57Per Kloosterboer57

5Emeka Adeile5

24Nick Viergever24

77Ángel Alarcón77

Coach: Ron Jans

Heerenveen · Bench

40Clayton Bonevacia40

44Andries Noppert44

31Nordin Bakker31

28Hristiyan Petrov28

17Nikolai Soyset Hopland17

15Mats Egbring15

36Nolhan Courtens36

35Isaiah Ahmed35

50Eser Gürbüz50

Coach: Robin Veldman

HEAD TO HEAD12 meetings · 2020–2026

Utrecht 6

Oct 2who was on topFeb 1

Heerenveen 1

6 Utrecht 5 draw 1 Heerenveen

Last 2 meetings drawn

GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE

2.4goals / match

17–12total goals

3/2clean sheets

2-0Utrecht best win · Mar 30

2-0Heerenveen best win · Aug 20

Over 1.5 10/12

Over 2.5 5/12

Over 3.5 2/12

BTTS 8/12

DOES THE VENUE MATTER

Utrecht at home6 matches

3W 2D 1L 8:6

Heerenveen at home6 matches

0W 3D 3L 6:9

Results are read from the side that hosted the match.

FORM COMPARISON

Last 5Last 10

Utrecht3W 0D 2L Heerenveen3W 1D 1L

1.80 2.00 Points per game

11 10 Goals scored

10 7 Goals conceded

2.01 1.60 xG average

1.71 1.89 xGA average

%40 %20 Clean sheets

%40 %60 BTTS

%60 %80 Over 2.5

4.4 5.6 Corners

1.6 1.0 Cards

Utrecht6W 2D 2L Heerenveen7W 1D 2L

2.00 2.20 Points per game

18 22 Goals scored

12 14 Goals conceded

1.81 1.53 xG average

1.48 1.95 xGA average

%50 %20 Clean sheets

%40 %70 BTTS

%40 %90 Over 2.5

5.8 5.1 Corners

1.5 1.5 Cards

SEASON COMPARISON

6Utrechtin the table53pts

34matches 15-8-11W-D-L 55:42goals +13diff

WWWLW

8Heerenveenin the table51pts

34matches 14-9-11W-D-L 57:53goals +4diff

DLWWL

Season profile · 2025/2026 · 21 matches

1.14 1.19 Points per game

1.57 1.73 xG average

1.42 1.33 xGA average

%14 %10 Clean sheets

%67 %67 BTTS

%52 %67 Over 2.5

5.2 5.8 Corners

1.5 1.7 Cards

PREVIOUS MEETINGS

Feb 1

Heerenveen 1-1 Utrecht

Eredivisie

Sep 28

Utrecht 2-2 Heerenveen

Eredivisie

Mar 30

Utrecht 2-0 Heerenveen

Eredivisie

Aug 17

Heerenveen 1-1 Utrecht

Eredivisie

Apr 7

Heerenveen 2-3 Utrecht

Eredivisie

Aug 20

Utrecht 0-2 Heerenveen

Eredivisie

Feb 4

Utrecht 1-0 Heerenveen

Eredivisie

Oct 29

Heerenveen 1-2 Utrecht

Eredivisie

xG difference & finishing

Utrecht3 gol · 2.28 xG +0.72

Heerenveen2 gol · 1.55 xG +0.45

+ = scored above expectation, − = below

WHAT THE NUMBERS SAY

Heerenveen dominated the ball59% possession

Utrecht took more shots21 - 13

Utrecht committed more fouls11 - 6

THIS MATCH VS SEASON AVERAGE

UtrechtHeerenveen

Goals 3.01.6 +1.4

Shots 21.014.7 +6.3

On target 6.05.2 +0.8

Possession %41%47 -6.1

Corners 8.05.1 +2.9

Cards 0.02.0 -2.0

Conceded 2.01.2 +0.8

this matchseason average · 34 matches

Goals 2.01.7 +0.3

Shots 13.014.1 -1.1

On target 5.05.1 -0.1

Possession %59%51 +8.1

Corners 6.05.4 +0.6

Cards 1.02.0 -1.0

Conceded 3.01.6 +1.4

this matchseason average · 34 matches

PLAYER RATINGS★ Yoann Cathline 8.30

Utrecht7.10Heerenveen6.53

Starting XI

10 Yoann Cathline M · 91' 8.30

On target2/2Key pass4Dribbles2/2Tackles1Duels won3/3Passes27 · %22

3 Mike Van der Hoorn D · 91' · K 8.00

Goals1On target1/1Key pass1Tackles1Interceptions3Blocks2Duels won7/9Fouls won1Fouls1Passes49 · %41

16 Souffian El Karouani D · 91' 8.00

Goals1Assist1On target1/1Key pass5Dribbles1/1Tackles1Duels won2/5Fouls1Passes42 · %35

18 Artem Stepanov F · 65' 7.70

Goals1On target1/3Key pass1Dribbles1/1Duels won2/2Offside1Passes13 · %12

1 Vasilis Barkas G · 91' 6.90

Saves3Passes30 · %23

27 Alonzo Engwanda M · 45' 6.70

Interceptions1Duels won1/3Fouls1Passes16 · %15

23 Niklas Vesterlund D · 91' 6.70

Assist1Key pass4Tackles2Duels won2/5Fouls1Passes37 · %31

20 Dani De Wit M · 91' 6.60

Key pass1Tackles3Interceptions1Duels won8/14Fouls won2Fouls4Passes25 · %17

11 Jesper Karlsson M · 80' 6.50

Key pass1Passes18 · %18

44 Mike Eerdhuijzen D · 80' 6.50

Interceptions4Duels won3/4Passes42 · %32

21 Gjivai Zechiël M · 91' 6.20

Key pass1Interceptions2Duels won2/6Fouls won2Fouls1Passes33 · %30

Substitutes

91 Sébastien Haller F · 26' 6.60

Tackles1Duels won3/6Fouls1Passes11 · %9

15 Adrian Blake F · 11' 6.50

On target1/1Fouls1

24 Nick Viergever D · 11' 6.30

Passes1 · %1

2 Siebe Horemans D · 46' 6.30

Key pass1Tackles1Interceptions1Duels won2/2Fouls won1Passes13 · %12

Unused: Per KloosterboerNeal ViereckMichael BrouwerÁngel AlarcónEmeka AdeileCan BozdoğanRafik El ArguiouiKevin Gadellaa

Starting XI

20 Jacob Trenskow M · 91' 7.60

Goals1On target3/4Key pass2Dribbles2/2Duels won3/5Fouls won1Passes37 · %33

9 Dylan Vente F · 91' 7.20

Goals1Assist1On target1/2Key pass1Duels won1/5Fouls1Passes24 · %18

6 Joris van Overeem M · 91' · K 7.00

Assist1Key pass3Tackles1Interceptions1Blocks1Duels won3/10Fouls won1Passes68 · %58

3 Maas Willemsen D · 91' 7.00

Tackles1Interceptions2Blocks4Duels won1/3Passes83 · %77

10 Ringo Meerveld M · 91' 6.90

Dribbles1/2Tackles3Duels won7/8Fouls won3Passes44 · %38

16 Marcus Linday M · 78' 6.60

Tackles1Duels won1/4Fouls1Passes60 · %58

45 Oliver Braude D · 91' 6.30

Key pass2Tackles1Interceptions2Duels won6/9Fouls won4Fouls2Passes60 · %43

11 Luca Oyen M · 69' 6.20

On target1/2Dribbles2/4Duels won4/10Fouls won2Passes14 · %14

19 Vasilios Zagaritis D · 91' 6.00

Key pass1Tackles2Blocks1Duels won3/8Fouls1Passes41 · %38

4 Sam Kersten D · 91' 6.00

Key pass1Interceptions2Blocks1Passes59 · %52

22 Bernt Klaverboer G · 91' 5.00

Saves3Passes32 · %21

Substitutes

8 Luuk Brouwers M · 13' 6.50

Passes10 · %8

18 Lasse Selvåg Nordås F · 22' 6.30

Key pass2Duels won2/3Fouls1Passes6 · %3

Unused: Maxence RiveraClayton BonevaciaAndries NoppertNordin BakkerHristiyan PetrovNikolai Soyset HoplandMats EgbringNolhan CourtensIsaiah AhmedEser Gürbüz

Win probabilityModel: 1 (%66) ✓

Utrecht %66 Draw %21 Heerenveen %13

2.19Utrecht xPuan

0.60Heerenveen xPuan

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UtrechtWWWLW

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