Heerenveen vs Excelsior — Eredivisie
2-1
Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen
Going into the match, Heerenveen had won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 in their previous 10, scoring 2.0 goals a game; Excelsior had won 1, drawn 3, lost 6 in 10, scoring 1.1. The sides have met 3 times in our records: Heerenveen 2 wins, Excelsior 1 win. Heerenveen are 12th in the Eredivisie on 5 points; Excelsior are 4th on 10.
Match report
Home form going in: Heerenveen
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 3, lost 2 (W L D L D). 2.0 scored per game, 1.0 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- W 1-3 at Go Ahead Eagles · 3 Dec 2016
- L 0-1 vs Ajax · 27 Nov 2016
- D 1-1 vs Vitesse · 19 Nov 2016
- L 3-1 at Sparta Rotterdam · 4 Nov 2016
- D 2-2 at Feyenoord · 30 Oct 2016
- W 3-1 vs Heracles · 23 Oct 2016
Away form going in: Excelsior
Last 10 completed: won 1, drawn 3, lost 6 (D D W L L). 1.1 scored per game, 2.0 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 0% clean sheets.
- D 3-3 vs AZ Alkmaar · 3 Dec 2016
- D 2-2 at Vitesse · 26 Nov 2016
- W 3-2 vs Sparta Rotterdam · 19 Nov 2016
- L 2-1 at Utrecht · 6 Nov 2016
- L 1-0 at Ajax · 29 Oct 2016
- L 0-2 vs Zwolle · 21 Oct 2016
Head-to-head: Heerenveen vs Excelsior
- Excelsior 1-2 Heerenveen · 7 Mar 2026 · Eredivisie
- Heerenveen 2-1 Excelsior · 4 Oct 2025 · Eredivisie
- Excelsior 3-0 Heerenveen · 19 Jan 2024 · Eredivisie
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 | Twente | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | Fortuna Sittard | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | GO Ahead Eagles | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | Ajax | 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 | PEC Zwolle | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 14 | Telstar | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 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 |