Willem II Tilburg 2–2 SC Heerenveen — Match Stats & Analysis

Eredivisie · 2026Sun, 30 Aug 2026, 12:30 UTC

Willem II Tilburg

2–2Full-time analysis

SC Heerenveen

This page describes the completed match context. The result is not presented as a prior forecast.

Match at a glance

Willem II Tilburg and SC Heerenveen drew 2–2.

Shots: 1213
Shots on target: 55
Expected goals: 1.71.35
Possession: 39%61%

Full time

What the match recorded

Willem II Tilburg and SC Heerenveen drew 2–2. Recorded in this match (Willem II Tilburg – SC Heerenveen): shots 12–13, shots on target 5–5, expected goals 1.7–1.35, possession 39%–61%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

SC Heerenveen show a distinct attacking-volume record

weak

SC Heerenveen's shot volume and the opposing shot-allowance context sit above their competition baselines.

Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Team shot volume is paired with the opponent's recorded shot allowance.

Window: season

Metric	Willem II Tilburg	SC Heerenveen	Baseline
Shots	—	15 shots/match	13.3 shots/match
Shots against	—	18.3 shots/match	17.7 shots/match

Caveat: Shot volume describes activity; it does not establish finishing quality or a match outcome.

This match

Match statistics

Shots12 shots13 shotsWillem II Tilburg 12 shots, SC Heerenveen 13 shots
Shots on target5 shots5 shotsWillem II Tilburg 5 shots, SC Heerenveen 5 shots
Expected goals1.7 xG1.35 xGWillem II Tilburg 1.7 xG, SC Heerenveen 1.35 xG
Possession39%61%Willem II Tilburg 39%, SC Heerenveen 61%
Corners9 corners7 cornersWillem II Tilburg 9 corners, SC Heerenveen 7 corners
Fouls9 fouls5 foulsWillem II Tilburg 9 fouls, SC Heerenveen 5 fouls
Passes320 passes517 passesWillem II Tilburg 320 passes, SC Heerenveen 517 passes
Pass accuracy76.6%87.4%Willem II Tilburg 76.6%, SC Heerenveen 87.4%
Shots inside box8 shots11 shotsWillem II Tilburg 8 shots, SC Heerenveen 11 shots
Blocked shots2 blocks3 blocksWillem II Tilburg 2 blocks, SC Heerenveen 3 blocks
Goalkeeper saves3 saves2 savesWillem II Tilburg 3 saves, SC Heerenveen 2 saves
Offsides2 offsides2 offsidesWillem II Tilburg 2 offsides, SC Heerenveen 2 offsides

Every shot

Shot map

Every recorded shot, placed where it was taken and sized by its expected-goals value. Arrows show each team’s attacking direction.

off target
on target
goal
penalty
size = xG

Willem II Tilburg: 12 shots, 5 on target, 1.67 xG. SC Heerenveen: 13 shots, 5 on target, 1.34 xG.

How the match built

Expected-goals timeline

Expected goals accumulated minute by minute. Circles mark the goals that were actually scored.

The step line is cumulative expected goals; circles mark goals. Final: Willem II Tilburg 1.67 xG · SC Heerenveen 1.34 xG.

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Willem II Tilburg

1Draws

3SC Heerenveen

4 Apr 2025SC Heerenveen — Willem II Tilburg · Eredivisie3–1

8 Dec 2024Willem II Tilburg — SC Heerenveen · Eredivisie1–2

5 Mar 2022Willem II Tilburg — SC Heerenveen · Eredivisie0–0

21 Nov 2021SC Heerenveen — Willem II Tilburg · Eredivisie2–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

14.9 daysRest before fixtureprevious completed fixtures · 1/17.73 days

0 matchesMatches in previous 14 daysprevious completed fixtures · 1/12 matches

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade C · Limited evidenceLimited evidence — limited

Season samples2 / 3home / away teams

Recent samples2 / 3last-five windows

FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match

At least one team has fewer than the configured season sample.
At least one team has an incomplete last-five window.
Recorded xG is incomplete, so xG context is omitted where unavailable.

Known unknowns

Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: goals_for, goals_against, xg_for, xg_against, shots, shots_on_target, possession, corners, cards, fouls.
The completed-match sample is too small for broad style conclusions.

Analysis cutoff: Sun, 30 Aug 2026, 16:30 UTC · analysis-v4