Heerenveen v GO Ahead Eagles prediction

Eredivisie · Sat, 12 Dec 2026 17:45 GMT · Abe Lenstra Stadion

Updated 1 Nov 2026, 01:21 UK · refreshed continuously

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TACTIX’s free model pick for Heerenveen v GO Ahead Eagles, Eredivisie on Sat, 12 Dec 2026 17:45 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

Match preview, in numbers

The match

Heerenveen host GO Ahead Eagles in the Eredivisie on Saturday 12 December (kick-off 17:45 UK).

The key numbers

12 of GO Ahead Eagles’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (80%). Both teams scored in 12 of GO Ahead Eagles’s last 15 results in all competitions (80%).

Heerenveen have won their last four matches in all competitions.

Form and the table

Six of Heerenveen’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (40%). Both teams scored in four of Heerenveen’s last 15 results in all competitions (27%). At home, Heerenveen have three wins, two draws and two defeats in their last 7 home matches in all competitions — 1.57 points per game, scoring 1.14 and conceding 0.71. Heerenveen have scored 19 goals, the ninth-fewest (shared) of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 11 games). Heerenveen have conceded 13 goals, the third-fewest (shared) of the 18 clubs.

Away from home, GO Ahead Eagles have one win, four draws and four defeats in their last 9 away matches in all competitions — 0.78 points per game, scoring 1.89 and conceding 2.56. GO Ahead Eagles have scored 23 goals, the sixth-most (shared) of the 18 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 11 games). GO Ahead Eagles have conceded 27 goals, the fourth-most of the 18 clubs.

Heerenveen (seventh) and GO Ahead Eagles (10th) are four points apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Heerenveen the stronger side, 263 rating points above GO Ahead Eagles (Heerenveen 1703, GO Ahead Eagles 1441, after at least 183 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 11 February 2026, finished GO Ahead Eagles 1–3 Heerenveen.

Team news

Predicted Heerenveen XI (4-2-3-1): B. Klaverboer, V. Zagaritis, O. Braude, S. Kersten, M. Willemsen, J. Trenskow, N. Courtens, M. Linday, M. Rivera, R. Meerveld, D. Vente — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Jacob Trenskow (5.6 per match over 12 appearances, seven goals and three assists) and Levi Smans (4.0 per match over eight appearances, four assists) have been Heerenveen’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Heerenveen (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Jacob Trenskow averages 2.3 key passes per 90 over 1037 minutes, with a key pass in 10 of the last 10 appearances. Levi Smans averages 3.6 key passes per 90 over 420 minutes, with a key pass in eight of the last eight appearances.

Predicted GO Ahead Eagles XI (4-2-3-1): K. Haug, J. Kramer, A. Sampsted, J. Dirksen, D. James, M. Meulensteen, S. Tengstedt, M. Suray, E. Linthorst, V. Edvardsen, S. Sigurðarson — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Søren Tengstedt (6.3 per match over 11 appearances, eight goals and two assists) and Melle Meulensteen (4.5 per match over 10 appearances, one goal and two assists) have been GO Ahead Eagles’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for GO Ahead Eagles (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Søren Tengstedt averages 1.1 key passes per 90 over 940 minutes, with a key pass in seven of the last 10 appearances. Melle Meulensteen averages 1.1 key passes per 90 over 865 minutes, with a key pass in six of the last 10 appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Sat, 12 Dec 2026 17:45 GMT · Eredivisie · Abe Lenstra Stadion
Head-to-head (last 6): Heerenveen 2 · draws 1 · GO Ahead Eagles 3 · 2.83 goals/game
Recent form: Heerenveen 4W 0D 1L · GO Ahead Eagles 2W 1D 2L

Heerenveen v GO Ahead Eagles (Eredivisie): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 1 November 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

2 / 2.13

Goals

against 0.88 / 2.25 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.75 / 6

Corners

against 4.5 / 4.57 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

5.75 / 5.57

Shots on target

against 2.88 / 5.71 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.13 / 0.86

Cards

against 1.63 / 1.14 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 31 October 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 31 October 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Heerenveen for / against	Line	GO Ahead Eagles for / against
Goals scored	2 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.13 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.75 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	6 for · 4.57 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	15.38 for · 13.75 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	16 for · 14.86 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	5.75 for · 2.88 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5.57 for · 5.71 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	8.88 for · 12.88 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	8.14 for · 9.43 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.13 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	0.86 for · 1.14 against n 7 Last 5

Heerenveen

Heerenveen Goalkeeper

Heerenveen — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
B. Klaverboer	11	90990 min	282.5 /90	70.6 /90	00 /90

Heerenveen — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Heerenveen before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Klaverboer n 8	90	2 4/2

Heerenveen Defensive

Heerenveen — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
V. Zagaritis	11	90990 min	80.7 /90	111 /90	40.4 /90	474.3 /90	100.9 /90	20.2 /90
S. Kersten	11	85932 min	212 /90	111.1 /90	101 /90	414 /90	60.6 /90	10.1 /90
M. Willemsen	10	90896 min	131.3 /90	70.7 /90	50.5 /90	282.8 /90	70.7 /90	00 /90
O. Braude	10	86858 min	192 /90	60.6 /90	30.3 /90	474.9 /90	121.3 /90	10.1 /90
H. Petrov	4	43173 min	42.1 /90	63.1 /90	00 /90	157.8 /90	00 /90	00 /90
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Heerenveen — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Heerenveen before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
V. Zagaritis n 8	90	1 6/2	1 4/2	—
B. Klaverboer n 8	90	0 0/0	0.4 2/1	—
J. Trenskow n 8	85.5	0.1 1/0	0.7 4/1	—
S. Kersten n 8	83.6	0.5 3/1	1.2 7/2	—
D. Vente n 8	81	0.8 4/1	0.7 4/1	—
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Heerenveen — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Heerenveen before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
V. Zagaritis n 8	90	0.6 3/2
J. Trenskow n 8	85.5	0.5 4/0
S. Kersten n 8	83.6	2 6/4
D. Vente n 8	81	0.3 1/1
M. Willemsen n 8	89.5	1.6 7/2
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Heerenveen Attacking

Heerenveen — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
D. Vente	11	83918 min	30.3 /90	10.1 /90	262.5 /90	111.1 /90	90.9 /90	20.2 /90
L. Oyen	6	31188 min	10.5 /90	10.5 /90	41.9 /90	31.4 /90	31.4 /90	41.9 /90
M. Farji	4	26105 min	10.9 /90	00 /90	43.4 /90	10.9 /90	10.9 /90	32.6 /90
Roberts Uldriķis	3	2368 min	00 /90	00 /90	34 /90	11.3 /90	22.6 /90	00 /90
J. Trenskow	11	86947 min	60.6 /90	30.3 /90	222.1 /90	141.3 /90	222.1 /90	90.9 /90
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Heerenveen — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Heerenveen before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
V. Zagaritis n 8	90	0.8 4/1	0.5 3/1
B. Klaverboer n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Trenskow n 8	85.5	2.1 6/5	1.3 6/2
S. Kersten n 8	83.6	0 0/0	0 0/0
D. Vente n 8	81	2.9 8/6	1.1 5/2
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Heerenveen — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Heerenveen before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
V. Zagaritis n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
B. Klaverboer n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Trenskow n 8	85.5	0.7 4/1	0.3 2/0
S. Kersten n 8	83.6	0 0/0	0 0/0
D. Vente n 8	81	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
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GO Ahead Eagles

GO Ahead Eagles Goalkeeper

GO Ahead Eagles — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
K. Haug	9	90810 min	273 /90	161.8 /90	00 /90
J. Cillessen	1	9090 min	33 /90	00 /90	00 /90

GO Ahead Eagles — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for GO Ahead Eagles before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
K. Haug n 8	90	2.9 6/5

GO Ahead Eagles Defensive

GO Ahead Eagles — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
J. Kramer	10	90900 min	90.9 /90	70.7 /90	80.8 /90	535.3 /90	151.5 /90	10.1 /90
A. Sampsted	10	78782 min	151.7 /90	111.3 /90	10.1 /90	333.8 /90	50.6 /90	00 /90
D. James	10	73734 min	81 /90	111.3 /90	50.6 /90	263.2 /90	30.4 /90	00 /90
J. Dirksen	7	83583 min	121.9 /90	152.3 /90	71.1 /90	253.9 /90	40.6 /90	20.3 /90
G. van Zwam	4	70279 min	20.6 /90	00 /90	41.3 /90	134.2 /90	10.3 /90	00 /90
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GO Ahead Eagles — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for GO Ahead Eagles before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Kramer n 8	90	1.4 7/3	0.9 6/1	—
S. Tengstedt n 8	85.1	0.7 4/1	1.5 8/1	—
V. Edvardsen n 8	84.1	0.5 3/1	0 0/0	—
M. Suray n 8	80.6	1.3 5/3	0.7 3/1	—
A. Sampsted n 8	75.3	0.7 3/2	0.7 4/1	—
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GO Ahead Eagles — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for GO Ahead Eagles before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Kramer n 8	90	1 6/1
S. Tengstedt n 8	85.1	1.2 6/1
V. Edvardsen n 8	84.1	0.3 2/0
M. Suray n 8	80.6	1.1 6/2
A. Sampsted n 8	75.3	1.9 6/5
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GO Ahead Eagles Attacking

GO Ahead Eagles — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
T. Baeten	8	28224 min	00 /90	00 /90	104 /90	31.2 /90	31.2 /90	93.6 /90
S. Sigurðarson	7	74518 min	20.3 /90	10.2 /90	213.6 /90	50.9 /90	50.9 /90	40.7 /90
O. Sivertsen	6	33196 min	00 /90	10.5 /90	10.5 /90	10.5 /90	52.3 /90	20.9 /90
E. Flataker	3	62185 min	00 /90	00 /90	10.5 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90
R. Margaret	2	2346 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	12 /90	12 /90
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GO Ahead Eagles — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for GO Ahead Eagles before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Kramer n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
S. Tengstedt n 8	85.1	2.9 8/6	1.6 5/4
V. Edvardsen n 8	84.1	1.3 7/3	0.8 4/2
M. Suray n 8	80.6	1.8 6/4	0.8 3/2
A. Sampsted n 8	75.3	0.4 2/1	0 0/0
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GO Ahead Eagles — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for GO Ahead Eagles before kick-off, to 31 October 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Kramer n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
S. Tengstedt n 8	85.1	0.7 4/1	0.1 1/0
V. Edvardsen n 8	84.1	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
M. Suray n 8	80.6	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
A. Sampsted n 8	75.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Heerenveen v GO Ahead Eagles — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

HeerenveenLWWWW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 2 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

GO Ahead EaglesDLWWL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 2.4 scored / 2.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Heerenveen 2 · 1 draw · GO Ahead Eagles 3 · 2.83 goals/game

2026-02-11 GO Ahead Eagles 1–3 Heerenveen
2025-08-30 Heerenveen 2–2 GO Ahead Eagles
2025-05-14 GO Ahead Eagles 1–0 Heerenveen
2024-11-10 Heerenveen 1–0 GO Ahead Eagles
2024-02-17 Heerenveen 0–2 GO Ahead Eagles
2023-09-02 GO Ahead Eagles 3–2 Heerenveen

League standing · 2026/27

Heerenveen#7 pos18 pts11 pl+6 GD

GO Ahead Eagles#10 pos14 pts11 pl-4 GD

Goals per game

Heerenveen scored1.73

GO Ahead Eagles scored2.09

Heerenveen conceded1.18

GO Ahead Eagles conceded2.45

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What is the head-to-head record between Heerenveen and GO Ahead Eagles?: In their last 6 meetings, Heerenveen won 2, GO Ahead Eagles won 3 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Heerenveen and GO Ahead Eagles?: Recent form — Heerenveen 4W 0D 1L; GO Ahead Eagles 2W 1D 2L.

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