Heerenveen vs Excelsior
Ref: Richard Martens, NetherlandsAbe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen · 27,224 cap
Match recap
Heerenveen beat Excelsior 2–1 in their Eredivisie fixture. Vente and Kersten scored for Heerenveen; Yegoian replied for Excelsior. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.01 for Heerenveen versus 0.57 for Excelsior. Heerenveen sit 8th in the Eredivisie table while Excelsior are 13th.
First Half
11'
⚽
Yegoian
Second Half
59'
⇄
Włodarczyk
59'
⇄
Sanches Fernandes
Zagaritis
Yellow Card
71'
⇄
Naujoks
⇄
Rivera
75'
Nadje
Yellow Card
81'
de Regt
Yellow Card
⇄
Linday
⇄
Zagaritis
88'
van Duinen
Yellow Card
⚽
Vente
Penalty
Sejk
Yellow Card
⇄
Braude
⚽
Kersten
Assist: Brouwers
| # | 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
HeerenveenExcelsior
12Won
Statistical edge
12–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.01VS0.57
Attack6 · 0 won
19
Shots
9
4
Shots on target
2
8
Shots in the box
5
11
Shots outside box
4
10
Shots off goal
2
7
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
67%
Possession
33%
593
Total passes
305
505
Accurate passes
208
85%
Pass accuracy
68%
Discipline2 · 1 won
6
Fouls
17
2
Yellow cards
3
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
2
5
Blocked shots
5
-1.18
Goals prevented
-1.18
Heerenveen
4-2-3-1
Excelsior
4-2-3-1
Heerenveen
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3Maas WillemsenD
- 6Joris van OvereemD
- 7Maxence RiveraM
- 8Luuk BrouwersM
- 9Dylan VenteF
- 10Ringo MeerveldM
- 16Marcus LindayM
- 19Vasilios ZagaritisD
- 20Jacob Bennedsen TrenskowM
- 22Bernt KlaverboerG
- 45Oliver Johansen BraudeD
Substitutes
- 4Sam KerstenD
- 15Mats EgbringD
- 27Václav SejkF
- 28Hristiyan Ivaylov PetrovD
- 31Nordin BakkerG
- 32Kai JansenM
- 33Jermaine RijsselF
- 34Robin BouwD
- 35Isaiah AhmedM
- 36Nolhan Allan Courtens MabeneyshiM
- 44Andries NoppertG
Excelsior
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1Stijn van GasselG
- 2Ilias BronkhorstD
- 3Rick MeissenD
- 4Casper Ludvig WidellD
- 6Adam Erik CarlénM
- 9Szymon WłodarczykF
- 10Noah NaujoksM
- 11Gyan de RegtM
- 12Arthur ZagréD
- 23Irakli YegoianM
- 30Derensili Sanches FernandesM
Substitutes
- 5Stan HenderikxD
- 7Yoon Do-YongF
- 15Simon JanssenD
- 16Calvin Owen Harm RaatsieG
- 17Nolan MartensD
- 18Chris Kevin NadjeM
- 22Stefan MitrovićF
- 25Stijn MiddendorpM
- 29Mike van DuinenF
Heerenveen
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maas Willemsen | D | 90 | 8.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2/2 |
| Joris van Overeem | D | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Marcus Linday | M | 87 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 1/1 |
| Luuk Brouwers(C) | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Oliver Braude | D | 89 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ringo Meerveld | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1/1 |
| Dylan Vente | F | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Vasilios Zagaritis | D | 87 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Maxence Rivera | M | 71 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Jacob Trenskow | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — |
| Bernt Klaverboer | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Robin Bouw | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kai Jansen | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jermaine Rijssel | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nordin Bakker | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andries Noppert | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isaiah Ahmed | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mats Egbring | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nolhan Courtens | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Kersten | D | 12 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Hristiyan Petrov | D | 12 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Václav Sejk | F | 19 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Excelsior
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irakli Yegoian | M | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Ilias Bronkhorst | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Rick Meissen | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Derensili Sanches Fernandes | M | 59 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Noah Naujoks | M | 71 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Stijn van Gassel | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Casper Widell(C) | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Arthur Zagre | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Szymon Włodarczyk | F | 59 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Adam Carlén | M | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gyan de Regt | M | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Stan Henderikx | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nolan Martens | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yoon Do-young | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stijn Middendorp | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Simon Janssen | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Calvin Raatsie | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stefan Mitrović | F | 31 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Mike van Duinen | F | 31 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Chris-Kévin Nadje | M | 19 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |