Heerenveen vs Excelsior

Eredivisie 4 Oct 2025, 19:00
Heerenveen
Heerenveen
2–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Excelsior
Excelsior
🏟 Abe Lenstra Stadion Round 8

Match report

Heerenveen edged past Excelsior 2-1 in the Eredivisie on 4 October 2025.

Excelsior dominated possession with 64% of the ball, while Heerenveen had 18 shots to Excelsior's 9.

The match was played at Abe Lenstra Stadion.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 36% - 64% Shots 18 - 9 On target 4 - 2 Corners 7 - 3 Fouls 6 - 17 Yellow cards 4
9
Player of the match
Joris van Overeem
Heerenveen · 102 passes (86% accurate)
8 Sam Kersten 1 goal
8 Irakli Yegoian 1 goal
8 Maas Willemsen 90 passes (91% accurate)
7 Dylan Vente 1 goal
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 9–7 9–2
Shots On Goal 1–2 3–0
Ball Possession 62–38 —
Corners 1–3 6–0
Attacks 74–46 68–23
Match statistics
7 Corners 3
1 Penalty 0
5 Substitution 3
142 Attacks 69
1 Attacks 2
91 Dangerous Attacks 30
1 Dangerous Attacks 0
4 On Target 3
13 Off Target 7
36% Ball Possession 64%
18 Shots Total 9
4 Shots On Goal 2
9 Shots Off Goal 2
5 Shots Blocked 5
8 Shots Inside Box 5
10 Shots Outside Box 4
6 Fouls 17
6 Corners 3
2 Offsides 0
66% Ball Possession 34%
1 Yellow Cards 3
1 Saves 2
590 Passes Total 307
502 Passes Accurate 211
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Heerenveen · 4-2-3-1
22 B. Klaverboer
45 O. Braude 6 J. Overeem 3 M. Willemsen 19 V. Zagaritis
16 M. Linday 8 L. Brouwers
20 J. Trenskow 10 R. Meerveld 7 M. Rivera
9 D. Vente
Excelsior · 4-2-3-1
1 S. Gassel
2 I. Bronkhorst 4 C. Widell 3 R. Meissen 12 A. Zagre
10 N. Naujoks 6 A. Carlén
30 D. Fernandes 23 I. Yegoian 11 G. Regt
9 S. Włodarczyk
Heerenveen
Coach
Robin Veldman
Substitutes
  • 27 Václav Sejk
  • 28 Hristiyan Petrov
  • 4 Sam Kersten
  • 15 Mats Egbring
  • 44 Andries Noppert
  • 31 Nordin Bakker
  • 34 Robin Bouw
  • 36 Nolhan Courtens
  • 35 Isaiah Ahmed
  • 32 Kai Jansen
  • 33 Jermaine Rijssel
Excelsior
Coach
Ruben den Uil
Substitutes
  • 22 Stefan Mitrović
  • 29 Mike van Duinen
  • 18 Chris-Kévin Nadje
  • 16 Calvin Raatsie
  • 5 Stan Henderikx
  • 15 Simon Janssen
  • 17 Nolan Martens
  • 7 Yoon Do-young
  • 25 Stijn Middendorp
Substitutions
  • 59' ↑ S. Mitrovic ↓ D. Sanches Fernandes Excelsior
  • 59' ↑ M. van Duinen ↓ S. Wlodarczyk Excelsior
  • 71' ↑ C. Nadje ↓ N. Naujoks Excelsior
  • 72' ↑ V. Sejk ↓ M. Rivera Heerenveen
  • 87' ↑ S. Kersten ↓ M. Linday Heerenveen
  • 87' ↑ H. Petrov ↓ V. Zagaritis Heerenveen
  • 90+6' ↑ M. Egbring ↓ O. Braude Heerenveen
Cards
  • 65' V. Zagaritis Heerenveen
  • 75' C. Nadje Excelsior
  • 81' G. de Regt Excelsior
  • 88' A. Carlen Excelsior
Head-to-head
Heerenveen 3 0 draws 2 Excelsior
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
Heerenveen D D W W W
Excelsior D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Heerenveen vs Excelsior?
Heerenveen won 2-1 against Excelsior on 4 October 2025.
Who won Heerenveen vs Excelsior?
Heerenveen won the match 2-1.
Where was Heerenveen vs Excelsior played?
The match was played at Abe Lenstra Stadion.
Who had more possession in Heerenveen vs Excelsior?
Excelsior had 64% of possession, compared to 36% for the other side.