Utrecht v Heracles result

Full-time · Utrecht 1–0 Heracles

Eredivisie · Fri, 23 Feb 2024 19:00 GMT · Stadion Galgenwaard

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

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Utrecht 1–0 Heracles — Utrecht won this Eredivisie match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Utrecht beat Heracles 1–0 at Stadion Galgenwaard in the Eredivisie on Friday 23 February. Utrecht are unbeaten in their last seven matches in all competitions.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals — Utrecht: V. Jensen (79’, assisted by Souffian El Karouani).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Utrecht 1.44, Heracles 0.51, from 11 shots to 4 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

The bookings — Utrecht: Jens Toornstra (41’), Souffian El Karouani (74’) and M. van der Hoorn (87’); Heracles: Sven Sonnenberg (89’) and Marko Vejinović (90+1’).

What it changes

Utrecht have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions. Utrecht have kept a clean sheet in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, V. Jensen (Utrecht) 4.5, Souffian El Karouani (Utrecht) 4.3 and O. Boussaid (Utrecht) 4.1 led the match.

Next up

Utrecht next host PEC Zwolle on 24 October 2026.

Heracles next travel to De Treffers on 29 October 2026.

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

Next for Utrecht: Utrecht v PEC Zwolle, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Heracles: De Treffers v Heracles, Thursday 29 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Utrecht 1–0 Heracles · Eredivisie
Venue: Stadion Galgenwaard · Utrecht
Referee: J. Kamphuis
Head-to-head (last 6): Utrecht 4 · draws 0 · Heracles 2 · 2.83 goals/game
Recent form: Utrecht 3W 2D 0L · Heracles 1W 1D 3L

Utrecht 1–0 Heracles (Eredivisie): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.63 / 1.13

Goals

against 0.88 / 2.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

8.2 / 4.75

Corners

against 3.4 / 7.75 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 5 matches

5.8 / 3.63

Shots on target

against 4 / 8.25 · 3 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 5 matches

1 / 1.75

Cards

against 0.6 / 1 · 0 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 18 February 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 18 February 2024. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Utrecht for / against	Line	Heracles for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	8.2 for · 3.4 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	4.75 for · 7.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	18.6 for · 9.6 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	10.25 for · 21.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.8 for · 4 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	3.63 for · 8.25 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.6 for · 8.2 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	9 for · 7.38 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1 for · 0.6 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	1.75 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5

Utrecht

Utrecht — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 February 2024. 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. Jensen n 8	40.8	1.9 4/1	0.6 2/0	—
Zidane Iqbal n 8	23.5	1.9 2/1	0 0/0	—
M. Seuntjens n 8	73.5	1.8 7/4	0.8 4/1	—
J. Toornstra n 8	50.9	1.8 5/3	0 0/0	—
O. Fraulo n 8	71.8	1.7 6/2	1.1 4/2	—

Utrecht — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 February 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Lammers n 8	77.5	3.2 6/6	1.6 5/4
T. Booth n 8	49.6	2.9 5/4	1.6 4/2
O. Romeny n 8	33.6	2 5/1	1 3/0
V. Jensen n 8	40.8	1.9 2/2	0.8 2/1
J. Toornstra n 8	50.9	1.5 4/3	1.1 4/1

Utrecht — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 February 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
V. Jensen n 8	40.8	0.6 2/0	0.6 2/0
T. Booth n 8	49.6	1.1 2/2	0 0/0
J. Toornstra n 8	50.9	0.4 2/0	0.4 1/1
J. Okkels n 8	59.9	0.4 1/1	0.2 1/0
B. Ramselaar n 8	42.8	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0

Utrecht — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 February 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Sagnan n 8	69.3	3.1 7/6
S. El Karouani n 8	88.8	2.7 8/8
C. Bozdoğan n 8	63.1	2.5 6/5
Y. Leliendal n 8	62.9	2.5 5/4
V. Jensen n 8	40.8	2.5 5/2

Utrecht — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 February 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
V. Barkas n 8	90	4.8 7/7
M. Branderhorst n 8	90.9	3 7/4

Heracles

Heracles — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 February 2024. 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
S. Scheperman n 8	29.5	2.7 4/2	0.8 2/0	—
A. Ouahim n 8	59.4	2.1 6/3	2.8 7/4	—
Marko Vejinović n 8	47.8	2.1 6/2	0.5 2/0	—
A. Hrustić n 8	43.9	2.1 4/2	1.3 4/1	—
N. Bakboord n 8	63.9	1.9 5/4	0.9 3/1	—

Heracles — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 February 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Hornkamp n 8	59	3.1 7/4	1.7 5/3
M. Sankoh n 8	45.4	2.5 5/2	1 1/1
J. Bruijn n 8	50	2 4/3	1.1 3/2
A. Satriano n 6	29	1.6 2/1	0.5 1/0
A. Nankishi n 8	27.4	1.6 2/1	1.2 2/1

Heracles — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 February 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Nankishi n 8	27.4	1.2 2/1	0.4 1/0
J. Hornkamp n 8	59	1 4/1	0 0/0
E. Hansson n 8	74.4	0.2 1/0	0.5 3/0
M. Sankoh n 8	45.4	0.7 1/1	0 0/0
M. Engels n 8	48.5	0.5 2/0	0 0/0

Heracles — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 February 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
R. Roosken n 8	80	3.8 8/7
A. Ouahim n 8	59.4	3.8 7/6
A. Nankishi n 8	27.4	3.7 5/3
S. Scheperman n 8	29.5	3.1 4/1
B. De Keersmaecker n 8	89.4	3 7/7

Heracles — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 February 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Brouwer n 8	90	5.6 6/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Utrecht		Heracles
54%	Possession	46%
1.44	Expected goals (xG)	0.51
11	Shots	4
3	Shots on target	0
5	Shots off target	3
3	Blocked shots	1
9	Shots inside the box	4
9	Corners	3
3	Offsides	1
14	Fouls	10
3	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
0	Saves	2
456	Passes	402
85%	Pass accuracy	78%

Utrecht player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Branderhorst	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
M. van der Hoorn	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	7.3
N. Viergever	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
S. El Karouani	90	0	1	1	0	2	2	Y	7.7
R. Flamingo	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
S. Lammers	90	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	7
O. Boussaid	89	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	7.7
H. ter Avest	80	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7
O. Fraulo	80	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
Marouan Azarkan	65	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.6
J. Toornstra	65	0	0	0	0	2	1	Y	7.2
V. Jensen sub	25	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	7.3
J. Okkels sub	25	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	7
N. Vesterlund sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
C. Bozdoğan sub	10	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.2
Zidane Iqbal sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Heracles player stats

Player	Min	Sh	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Brouwer	90	0	0	1	0	7
Sven Sonnenberg	90	0	0	1	Y	6.9
Justin Hoogma	90	1	0	2	0	6.9
F. Oppegård	90	0	0	2	0	6.3
B. De Keersmaecker	90	0	1	1	0	6.9
A. Hrustić	90	1	0	0	0	6.3
J. Hornkamp	90	0	0	1	0	6.7
J. Willems	82	0	0	2	0	6.9
M. Engels	82	0	0	2	0	6.3
J. Wieckhoff	77	0	0	3	0	6.6
J. Bruijn	56	0	0	4	0	6.6
Marko Vejinović sub	34	0	1	0	Y	6.3
Kelvin Leerdam sub	13	0	0	0	0	6.2
S. Scheperman sub	8	0	0	0	0	6.7
M. Sankoh sub	8	1	0	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

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

Recent form

UtrechtDDWWW

Last 5: 3W 2D 0L · 2.2 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

HeraclesDLLWL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1.4 scored / 2.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Utrecht 4 · 0 draws · Heracles 2 · 2.83 goals/game

2023-09-16 Heracles 1–3 Utrecht
2022-02-11 Heracles 1–0 Utrecht
2021-11-28 Utrecht 1–0 Heracles
2021-01-16 Utrecht 2–0 Heracles
2020-11-01 Heracles 4–1 Utrecht
2019-12-15 Heracles 1–3 Utrecht

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Utrecht#7 pos50 pts34 pl+2 GD

Heracles#14 pos33 pts34 pl-33 GD

Goals per game

Utrecht scored1.44

Heracles scored1.21

Utrecht conceded1.38

Heracles conceded2.18

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What is the head-to-head record between Utrecht and Heracles?: In their last 6 meetings, Utrecht won 4, Heracles won 2 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Utrecht and Heracles?: Recent form — Utrecht 3W 2D 0L; Heracles 1W 1D 3L.

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