Heerenveen vs Excelsior

2 - 1

🕒 Fri, 11 Dec 2015 19:00 Europe/London 📍 Abe Lenstra Stadion 🧑‍⚖️ Edwin Van de Graaf 🔁 Regular Season - 16 🏁 match finished

Season

2015-2016 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 16

Regular Season Table

Heerenveen 13 · Excelsior 15

Referee Stats

Edwin Van de Graaf

13 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	54%
Draws	23%
Away wins	23%

How the match was won

Heerenveen outshot their opponent (25-8).
Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
Heerenveen had the sharper finishing (10-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Heerenveen (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-4-7

Goals For / Against

24 / 29

Avg: 1.41 / 1.71

Points

Avg: 1.29

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Excelsior (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-4-10

Goals For / Against

13 / 29

Avg: 0.76 / 1.71

Points

Avg: 0.76

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

1.29

PPG

0.76

1.41

0.76

1.71

59%

O2.5

47%

59%

BTTS

35%

Score 1st

League-position context

Heerenveen rank13th

Excelsior rank15th

Heerenveen points42

Excelsior points30

Heerenveen: #13 · 42 pts · GD -15

40 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Excelsior: #15 · 30 pts · GD -26

52 pts off the top 2. 18 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts from safety.

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

Heerenveen last 5 home

L L W L L

Points3/15

Weighted index20

Goals5-11

Record1-0-4

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Excelsior last 5 away

W L L L L

Points3/15

Weighted index33

Goals3-9

Record1-0-4

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Heerenveen trend breakdown

Over 2.559%

BTTS59%

BTTS + O2.541%

1H Over 0.582%

Also: Over 0.5 94% · Over 1.5 88% · Over 3.5 41% · 1H BTTS 12%

Excelsior trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS35%

BTTS + O2.529%

1H Over 0.547%

Also: Over 0.5 88% · Over 1.5 82% · Over 3.5 12% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

Heerenveen score at home71%

Heerenveen clean sheet at home18%

Excelsior score away41%

Excelsior clean sheet away18%

First-goal patterns

Heerenveen score first0%

Heerenveen win after scoring first0%

Excelsior score first0%

Excelsior win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Heerenveen 0% · Excelsior 0%

Vs league average

Heerenveen score at home1.41 vs 1.63

Heerenveen concede at home1.71 vs 1.35

Excelsior score away0.76 vs 1.35

Excelsior concede away1.71 vs 1.63

Heerenveen score 13% below league average, while Excelsior score 43% below league average.

Defensive side: Heerenveen are 26% above league average at home, and Excelsior are 5% 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)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Excelsior goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

53%

47%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

444

385

Passes Accurate

338

282

Passes %

76%

73%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	15
Home Wins	8
Draws	3
Away Wins	4
Over 2.5 Goals	10 (66.7%)
BTTS	8 (53.3%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	8
Home Wins	5
Draws	1
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	5 (62.5%)
BTTS	3 (37.5%)

Heerenveen vs Excelsior Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

16 Oct 2026 Heerenveen vs Excelsior 4 - 0

2025-2026 Season

07 Mar 2026 Excelsior vs Heerenveen 1 - 2 04 Oct 2025 Heerenveen vs Excelsior 2 - 1

2023-2024 Season

19 Jan 2024 Excelsior vs Heerenveen 3 - 0 23 Sep 2023 Heerenveen vs Excelsior 0 - 3

2022-2023 Season

13 May 2023 Heerenveen vs Excelsior 0 - 0 05 Nov 2022 Excelsior vs Heerenveen 0 - 1

2018-2019 Season

30 Mar 2019 Heerenveen vs Excelsior 1 - 0 22 Sep 2018 Excelsior vs Heerenveen 3 - 3

2017-2018 Season

24 Feb 2018 Heerenveen vs Excelsior 0 - 1 16 Sep 2017 Excelsior vs Heerenveen 1 - 2

2016-2017 Season

11 Mar 2017 Excelsior vs Heerenveen 4 - 1 10 Dec 2016 Heerenveen vs Excelsior 2 - 1

2015-2016 Season

17 Apr 2016 Excelsior vs Heerenveen 1 - 1 11 Dec 2015 Heerenveen vs Excelsior 2 - 1