Excelsior vs Heerenveen
Ref: D. MakkelieVan Donge & De Roo Stadion, Rotterdam · 4,500 cap
Match recap
Heerenveen beat Excelsior 2–1 in their Eredivisie fixture. Naujoks scored for Excelsior; Brouwers and van Overeem replied for Heerenveen. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.56 for Excelsior versus 1.69 for Heerenveen. Excelsior sit 13th in the Eredivisie table while Heerenveen are 8th.
First Half
38'
⚽
Brouwers
Assist: Nordås
Second Half
65'
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Nordås
67'
⚽
van Overeem
⇄
Janssen
⇄
Hartjes
⚽
Naujoks
Penalty
75'
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Zagaritis
78'
Petrov
Yellow Card
⇄
Unknown
86'
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Trenskow
Naujoks
Yellow Card
⇄
Yegoian
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 7 |  AZ Alkmaar | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | +7 | 52 |
| 8 |  Heerenveen | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | +4 | 51 |
| 9 |  Groningen | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | +4 | 48 |
| 12 |  GO Ahead Eagles | 34 | 8 | 14 | 12 | +1 | 38 |
| 13 |  Excelsior | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | -13 | 38 |
| 14 |  Telstar | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | -6 | 37 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
ExcelsiorHeerenveen
7Won
Statistical edge
7–4
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.56VS1.69
Attack3 · 1 won
21
Shots
10
5
Shots on target
5
18
Shots in the box
7
3
Shots outside box
3
5
Shots off goal
3
6
Corners
8
Possession & Passing2 · 2 won
51%
Possession
49%
401
Total passes
394
297
Accurate passes
299
74%
Pass accuracy
76%
Discipline1 · 0 won
4
Fouls
7
1
Yellow cards
1
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
4
11
Blocked shots
2
0.60
Goals prevented
0.60
Excelsior
4-3-3
Heerenveen
4-2-3-1
Excelsior
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1Stijn van GasselG
- 2Ilias BronkhorstD
- 3Rick MeissenD
- 4Casper Ludvig WidellD
- 10Noah NaujoksF
- 11Gyan de RegtF
- 14Lewis SchoutenM
- 15Simon JanssenD
- 20Lennard HartjesM
- 23Irakli YegoianM
- 30Derensili Sanches FernandesF
Substitutes
- 6Adam Erik CarlénM
- 8Mathijs TielemansM
- 9Szymon WłodarczykF
- 24Giulliano CairoM
- 26Miliano JonathansF
- 29Mike van DuinenF
- 33Jerolldino ArmantradingF
- 40Tijmen HollaG
Heerenveen
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3Maas WillemsenD
- 4Sam KerstenD
- 6Joris van OvereemM
- 7Maxence RiveraM
- 8Luuk BrouwersM
- 10Ringo MeerveldM
- 18Lasse Selvåg NordåsF
- 19Vasilios ZagaritisD
- 20Jacob Bennedsen TrenskowM
- 22Bernt KlaverboerG
- 45Oliver Johansen BraudeD
Substitutes
- 9Dylan VenteF
- 11Luca OyenF
- 15Mats EgbringD
- 17Nikolai Søyset HoplandD
- 28Hristiyan Ivaylov PetrovD
- 31Nordin BakkerG
- 35Isaiah AhmedM
- 36Nolhan Allan Courtens MabeneyshiM
- 38I. MulderD
- 44Andries NoppertG
- 50Eser GürbüzF
Excelsior
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irakli Yegoian | M | 89 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Lewis Schouten | M | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1/2 |
| Derensili Sanches Fernandes | F | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2/4 |
| Lennard Hartjes | M | 72 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gyan de Regt | F | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Noah Naujoks | F | 90 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Stijn van Gassel | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ilias Bronkhorst | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Casper Widell(C) | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Meissen | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Simon Janssen | D | 72 | 5.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Tijmen Holla | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Carlén | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Szymon Włodarczyk | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giuliano Cairo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mathijs Tielemans | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miliano Jonathans | F | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike van Duinen | F | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jerolldino Bergraaf | F | 18 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Heerenveen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Braude | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luuk Brouwers(C) | M | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Vasilios Zagaritis | D | 75 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/2 |
| Sam Kersten | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joris van Overeem | M | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0/1 |
| Jacob Trenskow | M | 86 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Maas Willemsen | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bernt Klaverboer | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ringo Meerveld | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1/6 |
| Lasse Selvåg Nordås | F | 65 | 6.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Maxence Rivera | M | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1/5 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Andries Noppert | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isaiah Ahmed | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eser Gürbüz | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mats Egbring | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nolhan Courtens | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luca Oyen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ingmar Mulder | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nordin Bakker | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hristiyan Petrov | D | 15 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nikolai Soyset Hopland | D | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dylan Vente | F | 25 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |