Heerenveen vs Feyenoord

Match summary

Heerenveen came back from 2 goals down to win 5-3 at home to Feyenoord. Feyenoord led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Anis Hadj Moussa put Feyenoord ahead in the 25th minute, Nacho Ferri made it 0-2 from the penalty spot in the 31st minute, and Maas Willemsen pulled one back to make it 1-2 from a corner in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Levi Smans equalised in the 47th minute, Ringo Meerveld put Heerenveen in front in the 61st minute, Sem Steijn equalised in the 69th minute, Meerveld put Heerenveen back in front in the 84th minute, and Meerveld made it 5-3 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Heerenveen created 2.45 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Feyenoord's 1.17 from 9.

Heerenveen secured a 5-3 victory against Feyenoord in this Eredivisie fixture after dominating the attacking metrics across the 90 minutes. Both sides shared 50 percent of the possession, but Heerenveen recorded 18 shots compared to the visitors' 9, putting 9 on target to Feyenoord's 3. Heerenveen also generated an expected goals total of 2.45 against Feyenoord's 1.17, while leading 93 to 67 in attacks and 61 to 34 in dangerous attacks. The hosts earned 4 corners to 1, completed 489 passes with an accuracy of 84.9 percent, and received 1 yellow card out of 9 total fouls.

Feyenoord established a 0-2 lead through early goals from Anis Hadj Moussa in the 25th minute and Nacho Ferri from a 31st-minute penalty, before R. Veldman received a yellow card for argument. Heerenveen responded with 5 goals after the interval, starting with Maas Willemsen in first-half stoppage time and Levi Smans early in the second half. Ringo Meerveld scored 3 goals in the second half, interspersed with a 69th-minute strike from Feyenoord substitute Sem Steijn. Levi Smans was booked for a foul in the 68th minute, and numerous substitutions were made before Meerveld completed the scoring in added time.