VVV Venlo 3–4 Heracles

Eerste Divisie 2026/27 Matchweek 1 · 7 Aug 2026

VVV Venlo vs Heracles in the Eerste Divisie 2026/27.

At Seacon - De Koel, Venlo.

Referee: Martin Van den Kerkhof, Netherlands.

Heracles beat VVV Venlo 4–3. T. van Gilst opened the scoring for Heracles after 38 minutes. J. N'djoli made it 3–4 after 88 minutes, and that was the winner.

Goalscorers

VVV Venlo: D. Zandbergen 78', D. Zandbergen 83', D. Hendrix 86'
Heracles: T. van Gilst 38' (pen), D. Vicente 45', J. N'djoli 71', J. N'djoli 88'

VVV Venlo starting lineup (4-1-3-2)

Heracles starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

1 F. de Keijzer (G)
15 D. Vicente (D)
4 D. Mirani (D)
3 M. Borac (D)
25 Manny (D)
32 S. Scheperman (M)
11 J. Reine-Adelaide (M)
7 C. Abbas (M)
17 T. van Gilst (M)
18 M. Hauswirth (M)
27 J. N'djoli (F)

Match events

11′ Heracles: Yellow Card, Chafik Abbas
21′ Heracles: Substitution, D. van der Kust, J. Reine-Adelaide
38′ Heracles: Penalty, T. van Gilst
43′ VVV Venlo: Yellow Card, Edhy Zuliani
45′ Heracles: Normal Goal, D. Vicente
65′ Heracles: Substitution, T. Bruns, C. Abbas
68′ VVV Venlo: Substitution, M. Davis, L. Gorlich
68′ VVV Venlo: Substitution, P. Heise, T. Janssen
71′ Heracles: Normal Goal, J. N'djoli, T. van Gilst
75′ VVV Venlo: Substitution, R. Vullers, M. Odriss
78′ VVV Venlo: Normal Goal, D. Zandbergen, A. Schalk
82′ VVV Venlo: Substitution, T. Joosten, L. de Blok
82′ VVV Venlo: Substitution, D. Hendrix, T. Schenkhuizen
83′ VVV Venlo: Normal Goal, D. Zandbergen, D. Hendrix
86′ VVV Venlo: Normal Goal, D. Hendrix, P. Heise
87′ Heracles: Substitution, M. Engels, T. van Gilst
88′ Heracles: Substitution, M. te Wierik, M. Hauswirth
88′ Heracles: Substitution, D. van Oorschot, D. Mirani
88′ Heracles: Normal Goal, J. N'djoli, D. van der Kust
90+3′ Heracles: Yellow Card, Mike te Wierik

Match statistics

Statistic	VVV Venlo	Heracles
Total Shots	10	23
Shots on Goal	3	8
Ball Possession	50%	50%
Expected goals	0.88	3.92
Corner Kicks	5	5
Fouls	13	14
Passes accurate	300	302
Goalkeeper Saves	4	0