Go Ahead Eagles v Heracles: safety push meets survival fight | OneFootball

Go Ahead Eagles host Heracles in the Eredivisie on Sunday, 22 February 2026 at De Adelaarshorst, with the 15th-placed hosts seeking breathing space and the bottom side chasing vital points in the relegation battle.

Go Ahead Eagles, on 23 points, meet 18th-placed Heracles in a fixture with recent needle: January's KNVB Beker tie finished 2-2 before the hosts advanced on penalties, while the league meeting in November went Heracles' way 4-2.

The Supereagles are winless in five league matches, drawing three of them, while Heracles have lost four of their last five in the league, their sole victory in that run coming against Fortuna Sittard.

Selection could bite. Go Ahead are without Victor Edvardsen and Mathis Suray through injury, and Thibo Baeten is suspended. Suray has eight league goals this season. Heracles list Jeff Reine-Adelaide, Fabian De Keijzer and Bryan Limbombe among several absentees.

On the pitch, the Supereagles average 50% possession and 81.52% pass accuracy, and most of their 33 league goals have come from inside the box. Heracles have conceded 58 times with only one clean sheet and average 43% of the ball, so the hosts may look to impose control and create close-range chances. For the visitors, Ajdin Hrustic's six league assists point to a supply line that could be crucial in transition.

A home win would move the Supereagles to 26 points and nudge them towards mid-table security. Victory for Heracles would take them to 20 points and could close the gap to the relegation play-off place.