Eredivisie MISSED 4–0
Fri, Oct 16 · 20:00 · Abe Lenstra Stadion
Heerenveen Home
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Excelsior Away
Heerenveen vs Excelsior — Eredivisie
Tipster's pick Excelsior Over 0.5 Goals
Confidence Low
Odds 1.33 Odds via Bet365
Expert analysis

Excelsior to Score at Heerenveen

Heerenveen occupy tenth spot in the Eredivisie after eight matches. Excelsior lie ninth with two more points from identical games played. The away team has netted in all eight league outings and posts an average of two goals per game, rising sharply to 2.8 on their travels. Heerenveen allow 1.4 goals a contest and have recorded clean sheets in only three of their eight fixtures. Head to head records show Excelsior scoring in seven of the previous nine clashes. Excelsior matches have also featured goals at both ends in six of eight cases this term. Their attack should still threaten at the Abe Lenstra Stadion despite the home side’s defensive record.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 68.5% win rate
Result
4–0 MISSED

Our pick “Excelsior Over 0.5 Goals” at odds 1.33 didn’t land — final score 4–0.

Match timeline
  1. First half
  2. Dylan Vente Penalty 11'
  3. Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson 43'
  4. Mario Domínguez Franco ↓ David Garden 45'
  5. Second half
  6. Oliver Johansen Braude assist Jacob Trenskow 54'
  7. Ilano Silva Timas ↓ Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson 66'
  8. Valentin Sulzbacher ↓ Aymen sliti 66'
  9. Osman Turay ↓ Simon Janssen 66'
  10. Marko Farji ↓ Maxence Rivera 73'
  11. Noah Naujoks ↓ Eric da Silva Moreira 77'
  12. Roberts Uldriķis ↓ Dylan Vente 82'
  13. Ringo Meerveld ↓ Levi Smans 82'
  14. Luca Oyen ↓ Nolhan courtens 82'
  15. Luca Oyen assist Ringo Meerveld 84'
  16. Hristiyan Petrov ↓ Maas Willemsen 86'
  17. Jacob Trenskow 88'
This season
Heerenveen Excelsior
Over 2.5 goals 50% 100%
Clean sheet 38% 25%
Failed to score 38% 0%
Scored per game 1.4 2.0
Conceded per game 1.4 1.8
Scored home / away 0.8 / 2.0 1.3 / 2.8

Across 8 and 8 matches played this season.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
8 GOA GO Ahead Eagles 8 2 5 1 11
9 EXC Excelsior ▲ 8 3 2 3 11
10 HEE Heerenveen ▲ 8 2 3 3 9
11 NEC NEC Nijmegen 8 2 3 3 9
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Heerenveen DLDWL
D @ Willem II 2–2 Aug 30
L vs AZ Alkmaar 2–3 Sep 6
D vs Telstar 0–0 Sep 13
W @ Sparta Rotterdam 4–0 Sep 19
L @ PSV Eindhoven 0–2 Oct 9
Excelsior WDLDL
W @ Willem II 3–0 Sep 5
D @ NEC Nijmegen 2–2 Sep 8
L vs Utrecht 1–2 Sep 13
D @ Ajax 2–2 Sep 19
L vs Groningen 1–5 Oct 11
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Heerenveen
Scored 1.6 avg
2 2 0 4 0
Conceded 1.4 avg
2 3 0 0 2
Excelsior
Scored 1.8 avg
3 2 1 2 1
Conceded 2.2 avg
0 2 2 2 5
Head-to-head · last meetings
6 Heerenveen
1 Draws
2 Excelsior
Mar 2026 Excelsior 1–2 Heerenveen Heerenveen
Oct 2025 Heerenveen 2–1 Excelsior Heerenveen
Jan 2024 Excelsior 3–0 Heerenveen Excelsior
Sep 2023 Heerenveen 0–3 Excelsior Excelsior
May 2023 Heerenveen 0–0 Excelsior Draw

Over 2.5 goals in 6 of the last 9 meetings.

Confirmed lineups
Heerenveen 4-2-3-1
  • 1 B. Klaverboer G
  • 45 O. Braude D
  • 4 S. Kersten D
  • 3 M. Willemsen D
  • 19 V. Zagaritis D
  • 16 M. Linday M
  • 8 N. Courtens M
  • 20 J. Trenskow M
  • 14 L. Smans M
  • 7 M. Rivera M
  • 9 D. Vente F
Bench D. Bladi, Anass Bouziane, M. Farji, M. Hilgers, H. Petrov, L. Machine, R. Meerveld, M. Egbring, A. Noppert, L. Oyen, T. Schreuder, R. Uldriķis

R. Veldeman

Excelsior 4-3-3
  • 1 S. van Gassel G
  • 2 Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira D
  • 4 C. Widell D
  • 14 J. Plug D
  • 15 S. Janssen D
  • 8 I. Yegoian M
  • 3 R. Meissen M
  • 20 L. Hartjes M
  • 7 A. Sliti F
  • 19 D. Garden F
  • 30 Á. Þorsteinsson F
Bench D. van Vianen, O. Turay, V. Sulzbacher, I. Silva Timas, N. Naujoks, A. Jahanbakhsh, N. Groen, Mario Domínguez, Giulliano Cairo, Celton Biai

R. den Uil

Team news · injuries & suspensions
Heerenveen
  • OUT D. Proper Hamstring Injury
  • OUT D. Proper Hamstring Injury
Excelsior
  • DOUBT N. Naujoks Injury
  • DOUBT N. Naujoks Injury