Heerenveen vs Excelsior

Heerenveen

2 - 1

Excelsior

🕒 Sat, 04 Oct 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Abe Lenstra Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Richard Martens 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 8

Regular Season Table

Heerenveen 8 · Excelsior 13

Referee Stats

Richard Martens

8 matches · 2.63 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.63
Reds avg	0.25
Penalties avg	0.25
Over 4.5 cards	38%
Home wins	75%
Draws	13%
Away wins	13%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Heerenveen (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-6-3

Goals For / Against

33 / 24

Avg: 1.94 / 1.41

Points

Avg: 1.76

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Excelsior (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-7

Goals For / Against

23 / 34

Avg: 1.35 / 2.00

Points

Avg: 1.18

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Eredivisie fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.76

PPG

1.18

1.94

1.35

1.41

2.00

71%

O2.5

71%

76%

BTTS

76%

41%

Score 1st

29%

League-position context

Heerenveen rank8th

Excelsior rank13th

Heerenveen points51

Excelsior points38

Heerenveen: #8 · 51 pts · GD +4

14 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 14 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Excelsior: #13 · 38 pts · GD -13

27 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

13-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Heerenveen last 5 home

D W W W W

Points13/15

Weighted index78

Goals11-3

Record4-1-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Excelsior last 5 away

W W D D L

Points8/15

Weighted index71

Goals10-9

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Heerenveen trend breakdown

Over 2.571%

BTTS76%

BTTS + O2.565%

1H Over 0.582%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 24%

Excelsior trend breakdown

Over 2.571%

BTTS76%

BTTS + O2.565%

1H Over 0.576%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 94% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 24%

Scoring reliability

Heerenveen score at home82%

Heerenveen clean sheet at home12%

Excelsior score away82%

Excelsior clean sheet away12%

First-goal patterns

Heerenveen score first41%

Heerenveen win after scoring first57%

Excelsior score first29%

Excelsior win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Heerenveen 71% · Excelsior 44%

Avg first goal minute: Heerenveen 28.7' · Excelsior 20.8'

Vs league average

Heerenveen score at home1.94 vs 1.80

Heerenveen concede at home1.41 vs 1.38

Excelsior score away1.35 vs 1.38

Excelsior concede away2.00 vs 1.80

Heerenveen score 8% above league average, while Excelsior score 2% below league average.

Defensive side: Heerenveen are 3% above league average at home, and Excelsior are 11% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.20

BTTS40%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 2.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Heerenveen goal timing (home)

1H scored: 37% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

76-90+ 7

31-45 5

61-75 5

16-30 4

0-15 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 7

0-15 5

16-30 5

46-60 4

61-75 3

31-45 1

Excelsior goal timing (away)

1H scored: 52% 2H scored: 48% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

76-90+ 6

16-30 3

0-15 2

46-60 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 13

0-15 6

76-90+ 6

31-45 5

61-75 4

16-30 3

Match Statistics

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

11' ⚽

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11' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

I. Yegoian

Normal Goal

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ D. Sanches Fernandes

1st substitution · For: S. Mitrović

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ S. Włodarczyk

2nd substitution · For: M. van Duinen

65'

65' V. Zagaritis

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ N. Naujoks

3rd substitution · For: C. Nadje

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ M. Rivera

1st substitution · For: V. Sejk

75'

75' C. Nadje

81'

81' G. de Regt

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ M. Linday

2nd substitution · For: S. Kersten

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ V. Zagaritis

3rd substitution · For: H. Petrov

88'

88' M. van Duinen

89' ⚽

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89' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

D. Vente

Penalty

90' ⚽

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90' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

S. Kersten

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Brouwers

90+5'

90+5' V. Sejk

90+6' ↑↓

↑↓

90+6' ⇄ O. Braude

4th substitution · For: M. Egbring

Heerenveen vs Excelsior 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Heerenveen beat Excelsior 2-1 on Saturday, 04 October 2025 in Eredivisie. The match was refereed by Richard Martens. It was played at Abe Lenstra Stadion.

First half: Excelsior took the lead at 11' when I. Yegoian scored, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Excelsior made their 1st substitution at 59', with D. Sanches Fernandes replacing S. Mitrović. Excelsior made their 2nd substitution at 59', with S. Włodarczyk replacing M. van Duinen. V. Zagaritis received a yellow card for Heerenveen at 65'. Excelsior made their 3rd substitution at 71', with N. Naujoks replacing C. Nadje. Heerenveen made their 1st substitution at 72', with M. Rivera replacing V. Sejk. C. Nadje received a yellow card for Excelsior at 75'. G. de Regt received a yellow card for Excelsior at 81'. Heerenveen made their 2nd substitution at 87', with M. Linday replacing S. Kersten. Heerenveen made their 3rd substitution at 87', with V. Zagaritis replacing H. Petrov. M. van Duinen received a yellow card for Excelsior at 88'. Heerenveen leveled the score at 89' when D. Vente scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1. Heerenveen took the lead at 90' when S. Kersten scored, with the assist credited to L. Brouwers, making the score 2-1. V. Sejk received a yellow card for Heerenveen at 90+5'. Heerenveen made their 4th substitution at 90+6', with O. Braude replacing M. Egbring.

Heerenveen used 4 substitutions while Excelsior used 3 substitutions. Heerenveen got 2 yellow cards, while Excelsior got 3 yellow cards.