Heerenveen vs Excelsior — Eredivisie
1-0
Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen
Going into the match, Heerenveen had won 3, drawn 4, lost 3 in their previous 10, scoring 2.2 goals a game; Excelsior had won 3, drawn 1, lost 6 in 10, scoring 0.9. 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 3, drawn 4, lost 3 (L W W W D). 2.2 scored per game, 2.4 conceded, 80% over 2.5 goals, 80% both teams scored, 0% clean sheets.
- L 0-3 vs Graafschap · 16 Mar 2019
- W 2-3 at Den Haag · 9 Mar 2019
- W 4-2 vs Willem II · 3 Mar 2019
- W 2-4 at For Sittard · 23 Feb 2019
- D 2-2 vs PSV Eindhoven · 16 Feb 2019
- D 1-1 vs Zwolle · 9 Feb 2019
Away form going in: Excelsior
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 1, lost 6 (L L L D W). 0.9 scored per game, 1.7 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- L 0-2 vs Zwolle · 17 Mar 2019
- L 1-0 at VVV Venlo · 9 Mar 2019
- L 0-2 vs PSV Eindhoven · 2 Mar 2019
- D 0-0 at Utrecht · 23 Feb 2019
- W 2-1 vs Emmen · 17 Feb 2019
- L 4-1 at For Sittard · 10 Feb 2019
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
Match statistics
| Heerenveen | Metric | Excelsior |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Total shots | 17 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 9 | Corner kicks | 7 |
| 8 | Fouls | 8 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
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 |