Heerenveen vs Excelsior – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Football Dutch Eredivisie Heerenveen - Excelsior
Result
2:1
04/10/2025 at 15:00 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))
  • Eredivisie - Round 8
  • Referee: Martens R. (Ned)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
netherlandsNetherlandsCanal+, ESPN 2, ESPN Extra

Match Stats

Expected Goals (xG)
2.100.84
Ball Possession
66%34%
Total shots
189
Shots on target
42
Big Chances
21
Corner Kicks
63
Passes
85% (503/592)69% (211/308)
Yellow Cards
13
Expected Goals (xG)
2.100.84
xG on target (xGOT)
1.340.93
Total shots
189
Shots on target
42
Shots off target
92
Blocked Shots
55
Shots inside the Box
85
Shots outside the Box
104
Hit the Woodwork
10
Big Chances
21
Corner Kicks
63
Touches in opposition box
2912
Accurate through passes
00
Offsides
21
Free Kicks
176
Passes
85% (503/592)69% (211/308)
Long passes
49% (29/59)35% (25/71)
Passes in final third
78% (166/213)47% (34/73)
Crosses
12% (4/33)0% (0/11)
Expected assists (xA)
1.850.21
Throw-ins
1420
Fouls
617
Tackles
64% (7/11)67% (6/9)
Duels won
5432
Clearances
1644
Interceptions
108
Errors leading to shot
10
Errors leading to goal
10
Goalkeeper Saves
12
xGOT faced
0.931.34
Goals prevented
-0.07-0.66

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (0 - 1)
  • 11', 0 - 1, Yegoian I. ,
  • 2nd Half (2 - 0)
  • 59', Wlodarczyk S. , van Duinen M. ,
  • 59', Sanches Fernandes D. , Mitrovic S. ,
  • 65', Zagaritis V. 🟨,
  • 71', Naujoks N. , Nadje C. ,
  • 72', Rivera M. , Sejk V. ,
  • 75', Nadje C. 🟨,
  • 81', de Regt G. 🟨,
  • 87', Linday M. , Kersten S. ,
  • 87', Zagaritis V. , Petrov H. ,
  • 88', Carlen A. 🟨,
  • 89', 1 - 1, Vente D. (Pen),
  • 90+4', 2 - 1, Kersten S. , Brouwers L. (A),
  • 90+6', Braude O. , Egbring M. ,

Chances of winning


Heerenveen
56%
Draw
23.1%
Excelsior
21%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
55% 23.9% 21.1%

Our Initial ML Estimation

55.7% 23.6% 20.8%

Heerenveen - Excelsior Odds

1 X 2 Marga
Avarage Now
(Initially)
1.71
(1.72)
4.13
(3.95)
4.55
(4.48)
4.8%
(6%)

  • The most likely Over/Under: 3.00
What is the prediction for Heerenveen - Excelsior?
  • Users Predictions: Heerenveen will win (20 of 22 users predict this - 90.91%).
    Confidence interval (95%): 78.9%100%.
  • High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): Heerenveen will win (5 of 6 users predict this - 83.33%).
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 2:1.
  • Preview Facts
    • In this match, only outsiders will meet (ranked 16 in the zone Eredivisie (Relegation) and 17 in the zone Relegation ~ Eerste Divisie).
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Heerenveen won 2.
    • Both teams are showing inconsistent performances lately.
    • In this match, Heerenveen is the team to beat.
    • There will not play in Heerenveen: Bochniewicz P. (Knee Injury) Hopland N. (Injury) Smans L. (Knee Injury) van Axel Dongen A. (Health problems)
    • There will not play in Excelsior: Hartjes L. (Knee Injury)
    • In the last 18 head-to-head matches, Heerenveen won 10 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 5 matches, and goals 25:25. (average 1.4:1.4).
    • Including home matches between the teams, Heerenveen won 7 matches, drew 1 match, lost 2 matches, and goals 15:9. (average 1.5:0.9).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Heerenveen - Excelsior were as follows:
    19.01.2024 Excelsior - Heerenveen 3:0
    23.09.2023 Heerenveen - Excelsior 0:3
    13.05.2023 Heerenveen - Excelsior 0:0
    22.12.2022 Heerenveen - Excelsior 1:0
    05.11.2022 Excelsior - Heerenveen 0:1
    Latest results of Heerenveen
    28.09.2025 Utrecht - Heerenveen 2:2
    21.09.2025 Heerenveen - NEC Nijmegen 3:2
    13.09.2025 Feyenoord - Heerenveen 1:0
    24.08.2025 Heerenveen - Twente 1:2
    Latest results of Excelsior
    27.09.2025 Excelsior - PSV Eindhoven 1:2
    20.09.2025 Volendam - Excelsior 1:2
    30.08.2025 Excelsior - Twente 1:0
    24.08.2025 Utrecht - Excelsior 4:1
    Dutch Eredivisie Table
    2025/26
    PlWDLDiffPts
    1PSV12101140:172331
    2Feyenoord1291231:121928
    3AZ Alkmaar1273225:18724
    4Ajax1255222:17520
    5Utrecht1261522:16619
    6Groningen1261517:17019
    7Nijmegen1253429:20918
    8Twente1244420:18216
    9G.A. Eagles1244419:18116
    10Sittard1251618:20-216
    11Sparta Rotterdam1251614:24-1016
    12Heerenveen1235419:21-214
    13FC Volendam1234516:20-413
    14NAC Breda1233615:21-612
    15Zwolle1233614:27-1312
    16Excelsior1231811:23-1210
    17Telstar1223714:21-79
    18Heracles1230917:33-169

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