Excelsior vs Heracles — Eredivisie
1-2
Stadion Woudestein, Rotterdam
Going into the match, Excelsior had won 2, drawn 3, lost 5 in their previous 10, scoring 1.0 goals a game; Heracles had won 3, drawn 0, lost 7 in 10, scoring 1.8. The sides have met 2 times in our records: Excelsior 1 win, 1 drawn.
Match report
Home form going in: Excelsior
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 3, lost 5 (D D L W L). 1.0 scored per game, 1.4 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- D 2-2 at Telstar · 1 Nov 2025
- D 0-0 at Excelsior Maassluis · 29 Oct 2025
- L 2-0 at GO Ahead Eagles · 26 Oct 2025
- W 1-0 vs For Sittard · 19 Oct 2025
- L 2-1 at Heerenveen · 4 Oct 2025
- L 1-2 vs PSV Eindhoven · 27 Sept 2025
Away form going in: Heracles
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 0, lost 7 (W W L L L). 1.8 scored per game, 2.5 conceded, 90% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- W 8-2 vs Zwolle · 2 Nov 2025
- W 1-4 at NAC Breda · 29 Oct 2025
- L 3-0 at FC Volendam · 25 Oct 2025
- L 0-7 vs Feyenoord · 19 Oct 2025
- L 2-1 at Twente · 5 Oct 2025
- W 3-0 vs Sparta Rotterdam · 27 Sept 2025
Head-to-head: Excelsior vs Heracles
- Heracles 1-1 Excelsior · 20 Mar 2026 · Eredivisie
- Excelsior 4-0 Heracles · 12 May 2024 · Eredivisie
How it unfolded
- 8' Normal Goal — N. Naujoks (Excelsior)
- 60' Normal Goal — W. Ould Chikh (Heracles)
- 79' Normal Goal — L. Kulenovic (Heracles)
Match statistics
| Excelsior | Metric | Heracles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 2 |
| 45 | Ball possession | 55 |
| 2.03 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.34 |
| 12 | Total shots | 10 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 3 | Shots off target | 3 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 9 | Attempts inside box | 8 |
| 3 | Attempts outside box | 2 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 13 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 324 | Total passes | 395 |
| 231 | Accurate passes | 299 |
| 71 | Pass accuracy | 76 |
| 7 | Key passes | 8 |
| 96 | Duels | 96 |
Eredivisie table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feyenoord | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 23 |
| 2 | AZ Alkmaar | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | PSV Eindhoven | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 19 |
| 4 | Ajax | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 18 |
| 5 | Twente | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 |
| 6 | Fortuna Sittard | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 15 |
| 7 | Groningen | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 8 | Heerenveen | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 9 | GO Ahead Eagles | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 11 |
| 10 | Excelsior | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 11 |
| 11 | Utrecht | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -10 | 11 |
| 12 | NEC Nijmegen | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 10 |
| 13 | Sparta Rotterdam | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 9 |
| 14 | Cambuur | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 9 |
| 15 | PEC Zwolle | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -12 | 7 |
| 16 | Telstar | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 6 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -9 | 6 |
| 18 | Willem II | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | -17 | 2 |