Heerenveen v Excelsior result

Full-time · Heerenveen 2–1 Excelsior

Eredivisie · Sat, 04 Oct 2025 20:00 BST · Abe Lenstra Stadion

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

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Heerenveen 2–1 Excelsior — Heerenveen won this Eredivisie match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Heerenveen beat Excelsior 2–1 at Abe Lenstra Stadion in the Eredivisie on Saturday 4 October. It is Heerenveen’s first win over Excelsior since 5 November 2022, after three meetings without one (the 6 prior meetings TACTIX holds).

The goals

Heerenveen came from behind: Excelsior led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Excelsior: Irakli Yegoian (11’); Heerenveen: Dylan Vente (89’ pen) and Sam Kersten (90’, assisted by Luuk Brouwers).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Heerenveen 2.01, Excelsior 0.57, from 19 shots to 9 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

The bookings — Heerenveen: Vasilios Zagaritis (65’) and Vaclav Sejk (90+5’); Excelsior: C. Nadje (75’), Gyan de Regt (81’) and M. van Duinen (88’).

What it changes

Heerenveen move up from 15th to 12th (eight league matches played).

Excelsior move down from 15th to 17th (eight league matches played).

Heerenveen are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Luuk Brouwers (Heerenveen) 8.0, Dylan Vente (Heerenveen) 5.6 and Maas Willemsen (Heerenveen) 5.5 led the match.

Next up

Heerenveen next travel to ADO Den Haag on 24 October 2026.

Excelsior next travel to Fortuna Sittard on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Heerenveen: ADO Den Haag v Heerenveen, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Excelsior: Fortuna Sittard v Excelsior, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Heerenveen 2–1 Excelsior · Eredivisie
Venue: Abe Lenstra Stadion · Heerenveen
Referee: Richard Martens, Netherlands
Head-to-head (last 6): Heerenveen 3 · draws 1 · Excelsior 2 · 1.83 goals/game
Recent form: Heerenveen 1W 2D 2L · Excelsior 2W 0D 3L

Heerenveen 2–1 Excelsior (Eredivisie): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.38 / 1.25

Goals

against 2 / 2.5 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5 / 3.88

Corners

against 4.63 / 5.63 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4.25 / 4.63

Shots on target

against 5.25 / 8.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.38 / 1.5

Cards

against 2.25 / 1.25 · 5 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 28 September 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 28 September 2025. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Heerenveen for / against	Line	Excelsior for / against
Goals scored	1.38 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5 for · 4.63 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	3.88 for · 5.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	14.5 for · 10.13 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12.88 for · 19.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.25 for · 5.25 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.63 for · 8.88 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.63 for · 12.13 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	13.5 for · 8.38 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.38 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.5 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Richard Martens, Netherlands.

Heerenveen

Heerenveen — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Vaclav Sejk n 8	26.4	3 3/2	1.7 3/1	—
E. van Ee n 8	28.1	2 3/1	0.4 1/0	—
Dimitris Rallis n 8	27.9	2 4/1	0.8 2/0	—
J. van Overeem n 8	84.4	1.7 5/2	0.9 4/2	A. Zagré
L. Brouwers n 8	80.9	1.7 5/3	0.8 3/2	—

Heerenveen — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. van Axel Dongen n 7	21.4	2.4 2/1	1.8 2/1
D. Vente n 8	71.5	2.2 7/4	0.8 4/1
M. Rivera n 8	80.6	1.8 5/4	1 4/3
Vaclav Sejk n 8	26.4	1.7 4/0	0.4 1/0
E. van Ee n 8	28.1	1.6 3/1	0.4 1/0

Heerenveen — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Vaclav Sejk n 8	26.4	0.4 1/0	0.4 1/0
J. Trenskow n 8	76.3	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
M. Luković n 8	72.1	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
D. Vente n 8	71.5	0.5 2/1	0 0/0
M. Kohlert n 8	67	0 0/0	0.5 2/1

Heerenveen — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Linday n 8	67.4	3.5 7/5
O. Braude n 8	90	3 7/6
V. Zagaritis n 8	88.9	2.4 7/5
E. van Ee n 8	28.1	2.4 4/1
L. Brouwers n 8	80.9	2.1 6/4

Heerenveen — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. van der Hart n 8	87.1	4 8/5
B. Klaverboer n 4	69.3	3.9 4/2

Excelsior

Excelsior — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
M. van Duinen n 8	54.4	2.5 5/4	0.6 2/1	—
A. Zagré n 8	90.9	2 7/6	1.2 7/3	J. van Overeem
Yoon Do-Yong n 8	39.3	2 4/1	3.2 6/3	—
G. de Regt n 8	76.1	1.8 5/3	0.9 5/1	—
Jerolldino Armantrading n 7	37	1.7 5/0	1.7 4/1	—

Excelsior — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. Duijvestijn n 8	49.6	2.5 7/3	2 7/2
Chadwick Zachary Booth n 8	51.8	2.4 5/3	1.7 5/1
Yoon Do-Yong n 8	39.3	2.3 3/3	1.4 3/1
Irakli Yegoian n 5	86.2	1.9 5/3	0.6 2/1
M. van Duinen n 8	54.4	1.9 6/2	0.8 3/1

Excelsior — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Duijvestijn n 8	49.6	0.7 3/0	0.5 1/1
Chadwick Zachary Booth n 8	51.8	0.4 1/1	0.2 1/0
Yoon Do-Yong n 8	39.3	0.6 2/0	0 0/0
N. Martens n 6	61.7	0 0/0	0.5 2/0
S. Włodarczyk n 8	53.1	0.4 2/0	0 0/0

Excelsior — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Yoon Do-Yong n 8	39.3	4 6/2
Stijn Middendorp n 4	28.3	3.2 2/1
A. Carlén n 8	77.4	3.1 8/6
A. Zagré n 8	90.9	2.8 8/7
I. Bronkhorst n 8	73.8	2.6 6/5

Excelsior — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 28 September 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
S. van Gassel n 8	82.5	5.5 8/5
C. Raatsie n 5	96	4.9 5/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Heerenveen		Excelsior
67%	Possession	33%
2.01	Expected goals (xG)	0.57
19	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
2	Offsides	0
6	Fouls	17
2	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	2
593	Passes	305
85%	Pass accuracy	68%

Heerenveen player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Klaverboer	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. van Overeem	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	8.2
M. Willemsen	90	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	8.5
L. Brouwers	90	0	1	3	1	2	2	0	7.3
J. Trenskow	90	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	6.5
R. Meerveld	90	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	6.9
D. Vente	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.9
O. Braude	89	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7.2
V. Zagaritis	87	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.9
M. Linday	87	0	0	2	0	4	2	0	7.3
M. Rivera	71	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	6.5
Vaclav Sejk sub	19	0	0	0	0	1	1	Y	6.7
H. Petrov sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
S. Kersten sub	12	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.9
M. Egbring sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–

Excelsior player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
S. van Gassel	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
I. Bronkhorst	90	0	0	0	2	1	0	7
C. Widell	90	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.3
R. Meissen	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
A. Zagré	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.2
A. Carlén	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6
Irakli Yegoian	90	1	1	1	1	0	0	8.2
G. de Regt	90	0	0	0	0	1	Y	5.9
N. Naujoks	71	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.5
D. Sanches Fernandes	59	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.7
S. Włodarczyk	59	0	1	0	0	0	0	6
S. Mitrovic sub	31	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.5
M. van Duinen sub	31	0	0	0	1	0	Y	6.5
C. Nadje sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.2

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Heerenveen v Excelsior — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

HeerenveenLDLWD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

ExcelsiorLWLWL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Heerenveen 3 · 1 draw · Excelsior 2 · 1.83 goals/game

2024-01-19 Excelsior 3–0 Heerenveen
2023-09-23 Heerenveen 0–3 Excelsior
2023-05-13 Heerenveen 0–0 Excelsior
2022-11-05 Excelsior 0–1 Heerenveen
2019-10-30 Excelsior 0–3 Heerenveen
2019-03-30 Heerenveen 1–0 Excelsior

League standing · 2025/26

Heerenveen#8 pos51 pts34 pl+4 GD

Excelsior#13 pos38 pts34 pl-13 GD

Goals per game

Heerenveen scored1.68

Excelsior scored1.26

Heerenveen conceded1.56

Excelsior conceded1.65

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What is the head-to-head record between Heerenveen and Excelsior?: In their last 6 meetings, Heerenveen won 3, Excelsior won 2 and there was 1 draw, averaging 1.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Heerenveen and Excelsior?: Recent form — Heerenveen 1W 2D 2L; Excelsior 2W 0D 3L.

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