Heracles vs Excelsior
Ref: J. KooijErve Asito, Almelo · 13,500 cap
Match recap
Heracles and Excelsior drew 1–1 in their Eredivisie fixture. Scheperman scored for Heracles; Sanches Fernandes replied for Excelsior. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.52 for Heracles versus 1.06 for Excelsior. Heracles sit 18th in the Eredivisie table while Excelsior are 13th.
First Half
Wieckhoff
Yellow Card
⚽
Scheperman
38'
⇄
Schouten
Second Half
⇄
Wieckhoff
57'
⚽
Sanches Fernandes
Assist: Naujoks
⇄
Ünüvar
⇄
Scheperman
69'
⇄
Armantrading
69'
⇄
de Regt
⇄
Ahlstrand
⇄
Bozinovski
79'
⇄
Sanches Fernandes
80'
Włodarczyk
Yellow Card
Engels
Yellow Card
90'
⇄
Naujoks
| # | 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
HeraclesExcelsior
2Won
Statistical edge
2–9
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.52VS1.06
Attack2 · 2 won
13
Shots
15
4
Shots on target
4
8
Shots in the box
8
5
Shots outside box
7
8
Shots off goal
6
6
Corners
1
Possession & Passing0 · 3 won
50%
Possession
50%
370
Total passes
376
265
Accurate passes
284
72%
Pass accuracy
76%
Discipline0 · 3 won
17
Fouls
15
2
Yellow cards
1
3
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
3
1
Blocked shots
5
0.61
Goals prevented
0.61
Heracles
4-2-3-1
Excelsior
4-1-4-1
Heracles
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3J. WieckhoffD
- 4D. MiraniD
- 9N. ÜnüvarM
- 14E. AhlstrandM
- 18A. Van HoorenbeeckD
- 20R. BozinovskiM
- 22R. PasveerG
- 24I. MesíkD
- 25L. ZeefuikM
- 32S. SchepermanM
- 70A. HrustićF
Substitutes
- 2M. BenitaD
- 5D. van der KustD
- 6S. ČestićD
- 7B. LimbombeF
- 8M. EngelsM
- 10T. BrunsM
- 13J. ŽambůrekM
- 16T. JansinkG
- 17T. van GilstF
- 30R. MantelG
- 41Tarik HamamiogluF
- 73W. Ould-ChikhM
Excelsior
4-1-4-1Starting XI
- 1S. van GasselG
- 2I. BronkhorstD
- 4C. WidellD
- 10N. NaujoksM
- 11G. de RegtM
- 12A. ZagréD
- 14L. SchoutenD
- 20L. HartjesM
- 23I. YegoianM
- 30D. Sanches FernandesM
- 33Jerolldino ArmantradingF
Substitutes
- 3R. MeissenD
- 5S. HenderikxD
- 6A. CarlénM
- 7E. HanssonF
- 8M. TielemansM
- 9S. WłodarczykF
- 15S. JanssenD
- 24Giulliano CairoM
- 29M. van DuinenF
- 40Tijmen HollaG
Heracles
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Van Hoorenbeeck | D | 90 | 8.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sem Scheperman | M | 61 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Naci Ünüvar | M | 58 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — |
| Lequincio Zeefuik | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Damon Mirani(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ivan Mesík | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Jannes Wieckhoff | D | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erik Ahlstrand | M | 72 | 6.5 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Remko Pasveer | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rhys Bozinovski | M | 72 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Ajdin Hrustić | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Robin Mantel | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Timo Jansink | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tarik Hamamioglu | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sava Arangel Čestić | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Djevencio van der Kust | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Walid Ould-Chikh | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Bruns | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mimeirhel Benita | D | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan Žambůrek | M | 29 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Mario Engels | M | 18 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tristan van Gilst | F | 32 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Bryan Limbombe | F | 18 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
Excelsior
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stijn van Gassel | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Derensili Sanches Fernandes | M | 79 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/3 |
| Casper Widell(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noah Naujoks | M | 89 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Irakli Yegoian | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Lennard Hartjes | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ilias Bronkhorst | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Gyan de Regt | M | 69 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1/3 |
| Arthur Zagre | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Lewis Schouten | D | 38 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jerolldino Bergraaf | F | 69 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Simon Janssen | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mathijs Tielemans | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stan Henderikx | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Giuliano Cairo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tijmen Holla | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Carlén | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rick Meissen | D | 52 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emil Hansson | F | 21 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/2 |
| Szymon Włodarczyk | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Mike van Duinen | F | 21 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |