Willem II v Heerenveen result

Full-time · Willem II 1–2 Heerenveen

Eredivisie · Sun, 08 Dec 2024 13:30 GMT · Koning Willem II Stadion

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:56 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Willem II · Heerenveen · Head-to-head

Willem II 1–2 Heerenveen — Heerenveen won this Eredivisie match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Heerenveen won 2–1 at Koning Willem II Stadion in the Eredivisie on Sunday 8 December.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — Heerenveen: I. Nicolăescu (85’ pen), an own goal by M. van der Hart (89’) and Luuk Brouwers (90’, assisted by C. Nunnely).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Willem II 0.75, Heerenveen 1.81, from 9 shots to 19 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

R. Hensgens showed four yellow cards — against 2.8 yellows a game across the last 8 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Willem II: Jesse Bosch (24’) and Raffael Behounek (45+3’); Heerenveen: Levi Smans (53’) and Denzel Hall (64’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Amine Lachkar (Willem II) 8.5, Luuk Brouwers (Heerenveen) 7.2 and Nikolai Hopland (Heerenveen) 6.0 led the match.

Next up

Willem II next host Waalwijk on 9 May 2026.

Heerenveen next travel to ADO Den Haag on 24 October 2026.

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

Next for Willem II: Willem II v Cambuur, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Heerenveen: ADO Den Haag v Heerenveen, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Willem II 1–2 Heerenveen · Eredivisie
Venue: Koning Willem II Stadion · Tilburg
Referee: R. Hensgens
Head-to-head (last 6): Willem II 2 · draws 2 · Heerenveen 2 · 3.33 goals/game
Recent form: Heerenveen 2W 1D 2L

Willem II 1–2 Heerenveen (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 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1 / 1

Goals

against 1.13 / 1.63 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

2 / 6.14

Corners

against 5.75 / 3.29 · 1 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 4 matches

1.75 / 4.71

Shots on target

against 6 / 3.14 · 0 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 4 matches

1.5 / 1.86

Cards

against 0.75 / 1 · 0 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 4 matches

2.75 yellows

Referee · R. Hensgens

1 home / 1.75 away

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 30 November 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 30 November 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	Willem II for / against	Line	Heerenveen for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	2 for · 5.75 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	6.14 for · 3.29 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	5 for · 19.5 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	13 for · 9.71 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	1.75 for · 6 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	4.71 for · 3.14 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.25 for · 8.25 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	12.71 for · 10.14 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.5 for · 0.75 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	1.86 for · 1 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: R. Hensgens — 2.75 yellow cards a game, 0.13 red cards, 23.75 fouls over 8 matches (1 to the home side, 1.75 to the away side).

Home 1Away 1.75

Willem II

Willem II — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 November 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
J. Bokila n 8	19.9	5.1 8/1	2.3 3/1	—
A. Ahmed Fatah n 8	28	2 4/1	2.8 5/2	—
Kyan Vaesen n 8	76.3	1.9 7/5	0.7 3/2	—
Mickael Tirpan n 8	90	1.8 7/4	1 6/2	—
B. Lambert n 8	54.4	1.4 5/2	0.6 3/0	—

Willem II — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 November 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. Bokila n 8	19.9	2.8 4/1	1.7 2/1
A. Ahmed Fatah n 8	28	2 4/1	1.2 3/0
E. Kehrer n 8	42.5	1.6 4/1	0 0/0
C. Sandra n 8	81.9	1.5 7/2	0.1 1/0
Kyan Vaesen n 8	76.3	0.9 5/1	0.4 2/1

Willem II — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 November 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
P. Joosten n 8	39.9	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
J. Bokila n 8	19.9	0.6 1/0	0 0/0
A. Ahmed Fatah n 8	28	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
E. Kehrer n 8	42.5	0 0/0	0.3 1/0
Kyan Vaesen n 8	76.3	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

Willem II — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 November 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
B. Lambert n 8	54.4	3.3 7/3
R. Sigurgeirsson n 8	61.4	2.9 7/4
Amine Lachkar n 8	59.1	2.9 7/5
J. Bosch n 8	82.5	2.5 7/6
Mickael Tirpan n 8	90	1.9 8/4

Willem II — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 November 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Thomas Didillon n 8	90	3.8 6/5

Heerenveen

Heerenveen — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 November 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
Daniel Karlsbakk n 8	34.8	2.9 6/2	0 0/0	—
Alireza Jahanbakhsh n 8	34.5	2.9 5/3	1 3/0	—
Simon Olsson n 8	67	1.8 7/3	0.8 4/1	—
I. Sebaoui n 8	51	1.8 6/2	0.7 3/0	—
Dimitris Rallis n 8	36.5	1.8 4/2	0.9 3/0	—

Heerenveen — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 November 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Alireza Jahanbakhsh n 8	34.5	2.3 4/3	1.6 4/1
I. Nicolăescu n 8	65.8	1.9 7/1	1.5 6/1
I. Sebaoui n 8	51	1.5 6/1	0.7 2/1
L. Smans n 8	62.8	1.4 4/2	1.1 4/2
J. Trenskow n 8	77.8	1.2 4/3	0.6 4/0

Heerenveen — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 November 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Trenskow n 8	77.8	0.4 3/0	0.3 2/0
Dimitris Rallis n 8	36.5	0.6 2/0	0 0/0
C. Nunnely n 8	24.9	0 0/0	0.5 1/0
L. Smans n 8	62.8	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
A. Condé n 8	62.6	0 0/0	0.4 2/0

Heerenveen — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 November 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Alireza Jahanbakhsh n 8	34.5	4.6 7/5
A. Condé n 8	62.6	3.8 6/6
D. Hall n 8	15.4	3.7 3/1
S. Kersten n 8	69.9	3.5 5/5
O. Braude n 8	84.6	3.1 8/7

Heerenveen — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 30 November 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. van der Hart n 8	90	3.6 4/4
A. Noppert n 8	90	2.6 7/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Willem II		Heerenveen
41%	Possession	59%
0.75	Expected goals (xG)	1.81
9	Shots	19
3	Shots on target	4
6	Shots off target	7
0	Blocked shots	8
4	Shots inside the box	12
2	Corners	3
2	Offsides	2
14	Fouls	10
2	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	3
336	Passes	508
79%	Pass accuracy	87%

Willem II player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Thomas Didillon	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Mickael Tirpan	90	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
Raffael Behounek	90	0	0	0	0	Y	6.9
T. St. Jago	90	0	0	0	2	0	7.2
R. Sigurgeirsson	90	1	0	0	4	0	6.2
Amine Lachkar	90	1	0	1	8	0	7.6
R. Meerveld	90	1	0	3	0	0	7.2
J. Bokila	90	4	1	0	0	0	6.9
Nick Doodeman	85	0	0	2	0	0	6.9
J. Bosch	69	0	0	0	0	Y	6.5
C. Sandra	69	1	1	1	0	0	6.3
B. Lambert sub	21	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
P. Joosten sub	21	1	1	0	0	0	6.3
E. Kehrer sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Heerenveen player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. van der Hart	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
S. Kersten	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7
N. Hopland	90	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	7.2
O. Braude	90	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	7
E. van Ee	90	0	0	1	0	2	4	0	6.6
L. Brouwers	90	1	0	2	2	2	0	0	8
Alireza Jahanbakhsh	85	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	7.7
D. Hall	75	0	0	0	0	2	2	Y	7.2
I. Sebaoui	75	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	7.3
L. Smans	63	0	0	0	0	1	0	Y	6.5
Dimitris Rallis	62	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
I. Nicolăescu sub	28	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.9
Simon Olsson sub	27	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	6.6
Hussein Ali sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Danilo Al-Saed sub	15	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.6
C. Nunnely sub	11	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	6.9

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 Willem II v Heerenveen — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Willem II

HeerenveenWLWLD

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Willem II 2 · 2 draws · Heerenveen 2 · 3.33 goals/game

2022-03-05 Willem II 0–0 Heerenveen
2021-11-21 Heerenveen 2–1 Willem II
2021-03-13 Willem II 3–1 Heerenveen
2020-09-12 Heerenveen 2–0 Willem II
2020-01-22 Heerenveen 4–4 Willem II
2019-12-13 Heerenveen 1–2 Willem II

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Willem II#16 pos26 pts34 pl-22 GD

Heerenveen#9 pos43 pts34 pl-15 GD

Goals per game

Willem II scored1

Heerenveen scored1.24

Willem II conceded1.65

Heerenveen conceded1.68

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What is the head-to-head record between Willem II and Heerenveen?: In their last 6 meetings, Willem II won 2, Heerenveen won 2 and there were 2 draws, averaging 3.33 goals per game.
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