Excelsior vs Heerenveen

Eredivisie 7 Mar 2026, 20:00
Excelsior
Excelsior
1–2
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Heerenveen
Heerenveen
🏟 Stadion Woudestein 👤 D. Makkelie Round 26

Match report

Heerenveen edged past Excelsior 2-1 in the Eredivisie on 7 March 2026.

Excelsior had 21 shots to Heerenveen's 10.

The match was played at Stadion Woudestein, with D. Makkelie in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Shots 21 - 10 On target 5 - 5 Corners 6 - 8 Fouls 4 - 7 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Irakli Yegoian
Excelsior · captained the side
8 Lewis Schouten captained the side
8 Oliver Braude captained the side
7 Noah Naujoks 1 goal
7 Luuk Brouwers 1 goal
First half vs second half
Excelsior stepped it up after the break, with 12 shots in the second half compared to 9 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–6 12–4
Shots On Goal 3–3 2–2
Ball Possession 52–48 —
Corners 3–3 3–5
Attacks 67–44 60–42
Match statistics
6 Corners 8
1 Penalty 0
4 Substitution 3
127 Attacks 86
74 Dangerous Attacks 28
5 On Target 4
18 Off Target 6
21 Shots Total 10
5 Shots On Goal 5
5 Shots Off Goal 3
11 Shots Blocked 2
18 Shots Inside Box 7
3 Shots Outside Box 3
4 Fouls 7
6 Corners 8
1 Offsides 1
51% Ball Possession 49%
1 Yellow Cards 1
3 Saves 4
401 Passes Total 394
297 Passes Accurate 298
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Excelsior · 4-3-3
1 S. Gassel
2 I. Bronkhorst 4 C. Widell 3 R. Meissen 15 S. Janssen
23 I. Yegoian 14 L. Schouten 20 L. Hartjes
30 D. Fernandes 10 N. Naujoks 11 G. Regt
Heerenveen · 4-2-3-1
22 B. Klaverboer
45 O. Braude 4 S. Kersten 3 M. Willemsen 19 V. Zagaritis
8 L. Brouwers 6 J. Overeem
20 J. Trenskow 10 R. Meerveld 7 M. Rivera
18 L. Nordås
Excelsior
Coach
Ruben den Uil
Substitutes
  • 26 Miliano Jonathans
  • 33 Jerolldino Bergraaf
  • 29 Mike van Duinen
  • 9 Szymon Włodarczyk
  • 40 Tijmen Holla
  • 24 Giuliano Cairo
  • 6 Adam Carlén
  • 8 Mathijs Tielemans
Heerenveen
Coach
Robin Veldman
Substitutes
  • 9 Dylan Vente
  • 28 Hristiyan Petrov
  • 17 Nikolai Soyset Hopland
  • 31 Nordin Bakker
  • 44 Andries Noppert
  • 38 Ingmar Mulder
  • 15 Mats Egbring
  • 50 Eser Gürbüz
  • 11 Luca Oyen
  • 36 Nolhan Courtens
  • 35 Isaiah Ahmed
Substitutions
  • 65' ↑ D. Vente ↓ L. Nordas Heerenveen
  • 72' ↑ M. Jonathans ↓ S. Janssen Excelsior
  • 72' ↑ J. Bergraaf ↓ L. Hartjes Excelsior
  • 75' ↑ H. Petrov ↓ V. Zagaritis Heerenveen
  • 86' ↑ N. Hopland ↓ J. Trenskow Heerenveen
  • 90' ↑ S. Wlodarczyk ↓ I. Yegoian Excelsior
Cards
  • 78' H. Petrov Heerenveen
  • 89' N. Naujoks Excelsior
Head-to-head
Excelsior 2 0 draws 3 Heerenveen
2026-03-07 Excelsior vs Heerenveen 1 - 2
2025-10-04 Heerenveen vs Excelsior 2 - 1
2024-01-19 Excelsior vs Heerenveen 3 - 0
2023-09-23 Heerenveen vs Excelsior 0 - 3
2022-07-30 Heerenveen vs Excelsior 3 - 1
Recent form
Excelsior D D L L L
Heerenveen D D D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Excelsior vs Heerenveen?
Excelsior lost 1-2 against Heerenveen on 7 March 2026.
Who won Excelsior vs Heerenveen?
Heerenveen won the match 2-1.
Where was Excelsior vs Heerenveen played?
The match was played at Stadion Woudestein.