Volendam strike after the break to sink Heracles in key Eredivisie clash

FC Volendam boosted their Eredivisie survival hopes with a composed 2–0 victory away to Heracles Almelo, decided by two second-half goals on matchday 31 of the regular season.

After a goalless first half in Almelo, the visitors seized control shortly after the interval. In the 55th minute, Anthony Descotte broke the deadlock for Volendam, putting his side 1–0 up and shifting the momentum decisively in favour of the away team.

Eredivisie FINISHED

2026-04-26 12:30

Heracles Almelo

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FC Volendam

Matchday 31 REGULAR_SEASON

Heracles responded with a double change three minutes later, introducing Lequincio Zeefuik for Sava Cestic and Erik Ahlstrand for Tristan van Gilst as they tried to inject fresh energy into the side. The adjustments, however, did not prevent Volendam from doubling their lead.

On 61 minutes, Brandley Kuwas came on for Robin van Cruijsen and made an immediate impact. Just a minute later, another substitution proved decisive as Robert Mühren replaced Henk Veerman and quickly found the net. In the 62nd minute, Mühren finished a move set up by Kuwas to make it 2–0, giving Volendam clear daylight on the scoreboard.

Heracles coach turned again to his bench in the 67th minute, sending on Djevencio van der Kust for Mario Engels and Naci Ünüvar for Thomas Bruns, but the hosts were unable to find a route back into the game. Zeefuik’s frustration showed late on as he picked up a yellow card in the 87th minute.

Volendam later introduced Aurelio Oehlers and Nordin Bukala for Bilal Ould-Chikh and Gibbo Yah respectively, helping see out a controlled finish to the match.

Detailed statistics such as possession figures, shots, and full line-ups were not available at the time of writing. For more on the Eredivisie and this fixture, visit the Eredivisie page on Ballaxy or the full match centre at this link.

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Eredivisie Standings

Season: 2025/26

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	PSV	32	25	3	4	92	43	49	78	D W W W
2	Feyenoord Rotterdam	32	18	7	7	67	43	24	61	W W D D
3	NEC	32	15	11	6	74	50	24	56	D D D W
4	AFC Ajax	32	14	13	5	61	39	22	55	D W W L
5	FC Twente '65	32	14	13	5	54	35	19	55	D D W W
6	AZ	32	14	8	10	54	47	7	50	D D W W
7	SC Heerenveen	32	14	8	10	57	51	6	50	W W L W
8	FC Utrecht	32	13	8	11	51	41	10	47	W L W L
9	Sparta Rotterdam	32	12	7	13	38	55	-17	43	D L L D
10	FC Groningen	32	12	6	14	45	43	2	42	L L D W
11	Go Ahead Eagles	32	8	14	10	52	47	5	38	D D D W
12	PEC Zwolle	32	9	10	13	42	66	-24	37	W L D L
13	Fortuna Sittard	32	10	6	16	46	59	-13	36	L L D L
14	SBV Excelsior	32	9	7	16	39	53	-14	34	W W D L
15	Telstar 1963	32	7	10	15	44	54	-10	31	D W L L
16	FC Volendam	32	8	7	17	33	52	-19	31	L W L D
17	NAC Breda	32	5	10	17	30	55	-25	25	L L D D
18	Heracles Almelo	32	5	4	23	34	80	-46	19	L L L L