Heerenveen vs Excelsior match stats & report

2–1 Full time

Eredivisie · Netherlands · Regular Season - 8 · Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen · Ref Richard Martens, Netherlands

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Heerenveen beat Excelsior 2–1 in the Eredivisie on 4 October 2025. Expected goals finished 2.01–0.57. Heerenveen had 67% of the ball.

Heerenveen vs Excelsior match statistics

HeerenveenExcelsior

67% Ball possession 33%
2.01 Expected goals (xG) 0.57
19 Total shots 9
4 Shots on target 2
10 Shots off target 2
5 Blocked shots 5
8 Shots inside the box 5
7 Corners 3
6 Fouls 17
2 Offsides 0
2 Yellow cards 3
593 Passes 305
85% Pass accuracy 68%
1 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

11' Goal I. Yegoian Excelsior
65' Yellow card V. Zagaritis Heerenveen
75' Yellow card C. Nadje Excelsior
81' Yellow card G. de Regt Excelsior
88' Yellow card Mike van Duinen Excelsior
89' Penalty scored D. Vente Heerenveen
90' Goal S. Kersten (assist L. Brouwers) Heerenveen
90+5' Yellow card V. Sejk Heerenveen

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Heerenveen

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Robin Veldman

22 B. Klaverboer

19 V. Zagaritis 3 M. Willemsen 6 J. van Overeem 45 O. Braude

8 L. Brouwers 16 M. Linday

7 M. Rivera 10 R. Meerveld 20 J. Trenskow

9 D. Vente

Bench Nordin Bakker , A. Noppert , S. Kersten , M. Egbring , V. Sejk , H. Petrov , K. Jansen , N. Courtens , J. Rijssel , R. Bouw , Isaiah Ahmed

Excelsior

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Ruben den Uil

1 S. van Gassel

12 A. Zagré 3 R. Meissen 4 C. Widell 2 I. Bronkhorst

6 Adam Carlén 10 N. Naujoks

11 G. de Regt 23 I. Yegoian 30 D. Sanches Fernandes

9 S. Wlodarczyk

Bench S. Henderikx , S. Janssen , N. Martens , Stijn Middendorp , S. Mitrović , C. Nadje , C. Raatsie , D. Yoon , Mike van Duinen

Form guide

Heerenveen at home

5–3–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.3 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 6.0 per game
Shots on target: 5.4 per game

12% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Excelsior away

7–2–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.9 per game
Conceded: 1.5 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 3.5 per game
Shots on target: 4.5 per game

12% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Heerenveen vs Excelsior head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
19 Jan 24	Excelsior v Heerenveen	3–0
23 Sep 23	Heerenveen v Excelsior	0–3
13 May 23	Heerenveen v Excelsior	0–0
5 Nov 22	Excelsior v Heerenveen	0–1
30 Jul 22	Heerenveen v Excelsior	3–1

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Heerenveen vs Excelsior head-to-head record