Excelsior vs Heracles
Ref: Rob Dieperink, NetherlandsVan Donge & De Roo Stadion, Rotterdam · 4,500 cap
Match recap
Heracles beat Excelsior 2–1 in their Eredivisie fixture. Naujoks scored for Excelsior; Ould-Chikh and Kulenović replied for Heracles. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.03 for Excelsior versus 1.34 for Heracles. Excelsior sit 13th in the Eredivisie table while Heracles are 18th.
First Half
⚽
Naujoks
Assist: Yegoian
⇄
Bronkhorst
Widell
Yellow Card
44'
Mesík
Yellow Card
Second Half
59'
⇄
Žambůrek
60'
⚽
Ould-Chikh
Assist: Hornkamp
60'
⇄
Limbombe
⇄
Naujoks
⇄
Włodarczyk
79'
⚽
Kulenović
Assist: Hrustić
81'
⇄
te Wierik
81'
⇄
Ould-Chikh
⇄
Sanches Fernandes
⇄
Martens
90+2'
Wieckhoff
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  PSV Eindhoven | 34 | 27 | 3 | 4 | +56 | 84 |
| 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 |
| 17 |  NAC Breda | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -23 | 29 |
| 18 |  Heracles | 34 | 5 | 4 | 25 | -50 | 19 |
As of 16 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
ExcelsiorHeracles
6Won
Statistical edge
6–7
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.03VS1.34
Attack3 · 1 won
12
Shots
10
5
Shots on target
5
9
Shots in the box
8
3
Shots outside box
2
3
Shots off goal
3
6
Corners
13
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
45%
Possession
55%
324
Total passes
395
231
Accurate passes
299
71%
Pass accuracy
76%
Discipline2 · 1 won
14
Fouls
13
1
Yellow cards
2
0
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
4
4
Blocked shots
2
0.66
Goals prevented
0.66
Excelsior
4-3-3
Heracles
4-4-2
Excelsior
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1Stijn van GasselG
- 2Ilias BronkhorstD
- 3Rick MeissenD
- 4Casper Ludvig WidellD
- 6Adam Erik CarlénM
- 9Szymon WłodarczykF
- 10Noah NaujoksM
- 11Gyan de RegtF
- 17Nolan MartensD
- 23Irakli YegoianM
- 30Derensili Sanches FernandesF
Substitutes
- 5Stan HenderikxD
- 7Yoon Do-YongF
- 8Mathijs TielemansM
- 14Lewis SchoutenD
- 16Calvin Owen Harm RaatsieG
- 22Stefan MitrovićF
- 25Stijn MiddendorpM
- 29Mike van DuinenF
- 33Jerolldino ArmantradingF
Heracles
4-4-2Starting XI
- 4Damon MiraniD
- 7Bryan Michael Limbombe EkangoM
- 9Jizz HornkampF
- 13Jan ŽambůrekM
- 16Timo JansinkG
- 18Alec Van HoorenbeeckD
- 19Luka KulenovićF
- 23Mike Jarno Maria te WierikD
- 24Ivan MesíkD
- 70Ajdin HrustićM
- 73Walid Ould-ChikhM
Substitutes
- 1Fabian de KeijzerG
- 2Mimeirhel Obispo BenitaD
- 3Jannes Luca WieckhoffD
- 5Djevencio van der KustD
- 8Mario EngelsM
- 10Thomas BrunsM
- 22Lorenzo MilaniD
- 30Robin MantelG
Excelsior
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stijn van Gassel | G | 90 | 8.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noah Naujoks | M | 66 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| Gyan de Regt | F | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Adam Carlén | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Casper Widell(C) | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Derensili Sanches Fernandes | F | 84 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Irakli Yegoian | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2/4 |
| Nolan Martens | D | 84 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ilias Bronkhorst | D | 15 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Meissen | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Szymon Włodarczyk | F | 66 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Calvin Raatsie | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stefan Mitrović | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mathijs Tielemans | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Schouten | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stijn Middendorp | M | 24 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jerolldino Bergraaf | F | 24 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Stan Henderikx | D | 75 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Yoon Do-young | F | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike van Duinen | F | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Heracles
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timo Jansink | G | 90 | 8.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Walid Ould-Chikh | M | 81 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Luka Kulenović | F | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Ajdin Hrustić | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2/3 |
| Damon Mirani(C) | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jan Žambůrek | M | 59 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jizz Hornkamp | F | 90 | 6.6 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Alec Van Hoorenbeeck | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mike te Wierik | D | 81 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Bryan Limbombe | M | 60 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Ivan Mesík | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Robin Mantel | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mimeirhel Benita | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lorenzo Milani | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fabian de Keijzer | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mario Engels | M | 30 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Thomas Bruns | M | 31 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Jannes Wieckhoff | D | 9 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Djevencio van der Kust | D | 9 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |