Heracles vs Excelsior — Eredivisie
1-1
Asito Stadium, Almelo
Going into the match, Heracles had won 1, drawn 2, lost 7 in their previous 10, scoring 0.8 goals a game; Excelsior had won 1, drawn 4, lost 5 in 10, scoring 1.1. The sides have met 2 times in our records: Heracles 1 win, Excelsior 1 win.
Match report
Home form going in: Heracles
Last 10 completed: won 1, drawn 2, lost 7 (L D L L L). 0.8 scored per game, 2.5 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- L 4-0 at AZ Alkmaar · 15 Mar 2026
- D 0-0 vs Utrecht · 6 Mar 2026
- L 1-3 vs PSV Eindhoven · 28 Feb 2026
- L 4-0 at GO Ahead Eagles · 22 Feb 2026
- L 0-1 vs NAC Breda · 14 Feb 2026
- L 4-1 at NEC Nijmegen · 7 Feb 2026
Away form going in: Excelsior
Last 10 completed: won 1, drawn 4, lost 5 (L L L L L). 1.1 scored per game, 1.4 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- L 2-1 at Feyenoord · 15 Mar 2026
- L 1-2 vs Heerenveen · 7 Mar 2026
- L 0-1 vs GO Ahead Eagles · 1 Mar 2026
- L 2-1 at Fortuna Sittard · 20 Feb 2026
- L 1-2 vs AZ Alkmaar · 14 Feb 2026
- W 0-2 at NAC Breda · 6 Feb 2026
Head-to-head: Heracles vs Excelsior
- Excelsior 1-2 Heracles · 8 Nov 2025 · Eredivisie
- Excelsior 4-0 Heracles · 12 May 2024 · Eredivisie
How it unfolded
- 23' Normal Goal — S. Scheperman (Heracles)
- 57' Normal Goal — D. Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior)
Match statistics
| Heracles | Metric | Excelsior |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 1 |
| 50 | Ball possession | 50 |
| 1.52 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.06 |
| 13 | Total shots | 15 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 8 | Shots off target | 6 |
| 1 | Blocked shots | 5 |
| 8 | Attempts inside box | 8 |
| 5 | Attempts outside box | 7 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 1 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 370 | Total passes | 376 |
| 265 | Accurate passes | 284 |
| 72 | Pass accuracy | 76 |
| 10 | Key passes | 11 |
| 104 | Duels | 104 |
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 |