ExcelsiorExcelsior vs Heracles — Eredivisie
1-2
HeraclesStadion Woudestein, Rotterdam
Going into the match, Excelsior had won 3, drawn 1, lost 6 in their previous 10, scoring 1.0 goals a game; Heracles had won 2, drawn 0, lost 8 in 10, scoring 1.5. The sides have met 3 times in our records: Excelsior 1 win, Heracles 1 win, 1 drawn.
Match report
Home form going in: Excelsior
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 1, lost 6 (D L W L L). 1.0 scored per game, 1.6 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- D 2-2 at Telstar · 1 Nov 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
- W 1-2 at Volendam · 20 Sept 2025
Away form going in: Heracles
Last 10 completed: won 2, drawn 0, lost 8 (W L L L W). 1.5 scored per game, 2.8 conceded, 90% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- W 8-2 vs Zwolle · 2 Nov 2025
- L 3-0 at 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
- L 2-1 at NAC Breda · 20 Sept 2025
Head-to-head: Excelsior vs Heracles
- Heracles 1-1 Excelsior · 20 Mar 2026 · Eredivisie
- Excelsior 4-0 Heracles · 12 May 2024 · Eredivisie
- Heracles 3-1 Excelsior · 2 Sept 2023 · 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 | AZ Alkmaar | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 |
| 2 | PSV Eindhoven | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 13 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | Excelsior | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| 5 | Fortuna Sittard | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | GO Ahead Eagles | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Ajax | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | Twente | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | NEC Nijmegen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Groningen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Heerenveen | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 5 |
| 13 | Telstar | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 4 |
| 14 | PEC Zwolle | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 15 | Utrecht | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -9 | 2 |
| 16 | Willem II | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -9 | 1 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -8 | 1 |
| 18 | Cambuur | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -12 | 1 |