§ Eredivisie · 2025-26 · Matchday 8

FC Twente 2–1 Heracles Almelo

  • Bruns 48'
  • van den Belt 84'
  • van Rooij 89'
  • Mesik 43'

5 October 2025

The match in data

FC Twente got the better of Heracles Almelo, 2–1, on 5 October 2025, on matchday 8 of the 2025-26 Eredivisie.

FC Twente came from behind: they were trailing 0–1 at 43'.

Player of the match: Damon Mirani (Heracles Almelo), rated 70, thanks above all to 8 final-third passes and 6 aerials won. Mirani produced 1.2 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.

It is their 3rd time as player of the match this season.

For FC Twente, the highest-rated player was Ramiz Zerrouki, with 66.

Bart van Rooij was sent off at 89'.

70
Player of the match

Damon Mirani

Heracles Almelo · 90'

Produced 1.23× and cost 0.26× their position's average

Added
  • 8 final-third passes 1.4×
  • 6 aerials won 3.3×
  • 9 duels won 1.9×
Took away
  • 4 misplaced passes 0.6×
  • 2 duels lost 0.5×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

FC Twente
PlayerPositionMinRating
Ramiz Zerrouki Midfielder 90 66
Thomas van den Belt Midfielder 85 66
Max Bruns Defender 90 63
Sondre Ørjasæter Forward 85 59
Lars Unnerstall Goalkeeper 90 50
Marko Pjaca Forward 29 50
Kristian Hlynsson Midfielder 85 49
Bart van Rooij Defender 89 48
Ruud Nijstad Defender 82 44
Mats Rots Defender 90 42
Ricky van Wolfswinkel Forward 90 37
Daan Rots Forward 61 35
Robin Pröpper Defender 8 no rating
Arno Verschueren Midfielder 5 no rating
Daouda Weidmann Midfielder 5 no rating
Taylor Booth Forward 5 no rating
Bas Kuipers Defender 1 no rating
Heracles Almelo
PlayerPositionMinRating
Damon Mirani ★ Defender 90 70
Ivan Mesik Defender 90 49
Jannes Wieckhoff Defender 44 48
Jizz Hornkamp Forward 90 47
Ajdin Hrustic Midfielder 90 46
Fabian de Keijzer Goalkeeper 90 42
Bryan Limbombe Forward 78 40
Yvandro Borges Sanches Forward 86 33
Tristan van Gilst Forward 78 33
Alec Van Hoorenbeeck Defender 90 31
Mimeirhel Benita Defender 46 31
Jan Zamburek Midfielder 90 28
Mario Engels Forward 12 no rating
Walid Ould-Chikh Midfielder 12 no rating
Luka Kulenovic Forward 4 no rating
Mike te Wierik Defender 1 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Heracles Almelo player won the most aerial duels?

Jizz Hornkamp, with 9 aerial duels won. Next: Damon Mirani 6, Tristan van Gilst 2.

Hornkamp served as Heracles Almelo's primary aerial outlet with 9 aerial duels won against FC Twente. He outmatched Mirani, who won 6, and Van Gilst with just 2.

Which FC Twente player won the most duels?

Daan Rots, with 9 duels won. Next: Kristian Hlynsson 7, Mats Rots 6.

In FC Twente's 2–1 victory, Daan Rots led individual battles with 9 duels won. Rots finished ahead of Kristian Hlynsson with 7 and Mats Rots with 6.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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FC Twente 2–1 Heracles Almelo, Eredivisie 2025-26. Player of the match: Damon Mirani, 70
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.