Form first: Recorded sample: 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats in 10, at 1.5 points per game, 18 for and 13 against. That supports a current rating of 1544.
The sample includes a run of 3 straight wins. Against field-average opposition, their expected points share is about 59.5%. Across their last 35 matches in our records, all competitions included, their longest unbeaten stretch ran to 5 matches. Across their last 35 matches in our records, all competitions included, split by venue the record reads 9-4-4 at home and 7-4-7 away. 45 rated matches sit behind the current figure of 1544. Taking their latest 35 recorded matches across competitions, the average sits at 1.66 for, 1.37 against. Counting their latest 35 recorded matches across competitions, they made 58 goals and allowed 48. The two halves read 1.26 and 0.95, where a lower second number is stronger. Against the 1500 seed they sit 44 points above. The scoring record credits Jacob Trenskow with 6 goals in the 2026/27 Eredivisie so far. In our record of their last 35 games across competitions, 29% of their sample — 10 matches — has finished without conceding.
Produced by our elo-poisson-v1 model over full match history.
Team Overview
Heerenveen rate 1544 in our Elo model; they are in the upper half of the Eredivisie field. Heerenveen drew with Ajax 2-2 in the Eredivisie (2026/27), then lost to Zwolle 0-2, drew with Willem II 2-2, lost to AZ 2-3, drew with Telstar 0-0, beat Sparta 4-0, lost to PSV 0-2, beat Excelsior 4-0, beat Den Haag 3-2 and beat NEC 1-0. Our match records include goals from Jacob Trenskow (6), Luca Oyen (2), Maxence Rivera (2) and Oliver Braude (2). Heerenveen conceded 48 goals across their last 35 matches in our records, all competitions, averaging 1.37 per game. Heerenveen kept 10 clean sheets, a 28.6% share. Their heaviest win was 4-0 on 16 October 2026. Their worst defeat was 0-5 on 7 February 2026. Heerenveen rate 67 Elo points above the other Eredivisie sides' average.
In the 2026/27 Eredivisie table the side ranks 10 of 18 teams, with 9 points from 8 matches. That comes from 2 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats, with 11 goals scored, 11 goals conceded and a goal difference of 0.
The 2026/27 Eredivisie goal list for Heerenveen is headed by Jacob Trenskow (3), Maxence Rivera (2) and Nolhan Courtens (2). The side has goals from 7 players; in total, 11 goals. Levi Smans has the most assists in that data, with 3 assists.
On the register of Heerenveen we hold 49 players: 7 goalkeepers, 16 defenders, 14 midfielders and 12 forwards. Ages among the registered players run from 16 to 32, with a median of 22.0. At the two ends of the age range are Kirayno Schaken, aged 16, and Andries Noppert, aged 32. Nationalities represented: 13 nationalities, led by Netherlands (26), Norway (4) and France (3). The tallest player with a recorded height is Mees Hilgers, at 185 cm.
Figures for the 2026/27 Eredivisie on this page, from the table to the scorers and the squad, are as of 14 October 2026.
Heerenveen appear in 595 matches in our data, spread over 17 seasons (2010/11 to 2026/27) and 1 competition. The 561 matches with a final result break down into 195 wins, 154 draws and 212 defeats for the side: 35% won. They scored 875 goals and conceded 933 goals in those matches, 1.6 and 1.7 per match. Matches with a result and no goal conceded by the side: 21%; with no goal scored: 21%. No win in our data is wider than 5-0 against Willem II, in the Eredivisie on 21 November 2010. The heaviest defeat is 1-9 against AZ Alkmaar in the Eredivisie on 14 September 2024. Away from home, the side has 80 wins, 77 draws and 123 defeats; at home the figures are 115 wins, 77 draws and 89 defeats. Between 28 August 2011 and 10 December 2011, the side was unbeaten in 13 matches, a record in our data. The longest winning run we hold, reached 2 times, is 5 matches. Over 15 seasons of the Eredivisie with a final table in our data, Heerenveen finished as high as position 5 (2011/12) and as low as position 13 (2015/16). The club’s first match in our data is Heerenveen 1-3 PSV, Eredivisie, on 7 August 2010.
The most frequent opponent of Heerenveen in our records is AZ Alkmaar, with 38 matches. The record in those matches is 12 wins, 6 draws and 20 defeats for the side, goals 63-86. The most recent meeting with a result, on 6 September 2026 in the Eredivisie, ended Heerenveen 2-3 AZ Alkmaar. The next most frequent opponent is Utrecht, met 37 times, with 8 wins, 9 draws and 20 defeats for the side. The club has also met Feyenoord 34 times, with 6 wins, 10 draws and 18 defeats.