Heerenveen vs ExcelsiorDutch Eredivisie
Heerenveen40
Full time
ExcelsiorPacy pre-match win probability
53.2% Heerenveen23.3% Draw23.5% Excelsior
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What happened in Heerenveen vs Excelsior?
Heerenveen beat Excelsior 4–0 in the Dutch Eredivisie at Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen, Netherlands on October 16, 2026. The goals came from Dylan Vente (11'), Oliver Braude (54'), Luca Oyen (84'), Jacob Trenskow (88'). Heerenveen went ahead through Dylan Vente in the 11th minute. Heerenveen kept a clean sheet. At half time Heerenveen led 1–0. Heerenveen won by four goals.
Heerenveen had 51.6% of the ball and 14 shots (7 on target), against 5 (1 on target) for Excelsior. In the Dutch Eredivisie table, Heerenveen sit 8th and Excelsior 10th. Recent form: Heerenveen won one, drew two and lost two of their last five; Excelsior won one, drew two and lost two of their last five.
Pacy's record holds 6 earlier meetings: Heerenveen won 3, Excelsior won 2 and 1 was a draw. Before kick-off, Pacy's model made Heerenveen favourites at 53.2%, and they won.
Timeline
- Kickoff
- 9'Start Delay — Heerenveen
- 11'End Delay — Heerenveen
- 11'Penalty - Scored — Dylan Vente (Heerenveen)
- 26'Start Delay — Heerenveen
- 26'Start Delay — Excelsior
- 26'End Delay — Heerenveen
- 26'End Delay — Excelsior
- 43'Yellow Card — Ágúst Þorsteinsson (Excelsior)
- 45'+3'Halftime
- 45'Substitution — Mario Dominguez (Excelsior)
- 45'Start 2nd Half
- 54'Goal — Oliver Braude (Heerenveen)
- 66'Substitution — Ilano Silva Timas (Excelsior)
- 66'Substitution — Valentin Sulzbacher (Excelsior)
- 66'Substitution — Osman Turay (Excelsior)
- 73'Substitution — Marko Farji (Heerenveen)
- 77'Substitution — Noah Naujoks (Excelsior)
- 82'Substitution — Luca Oyen (Heerenveen)
- 82'Substitution — Ringo Meerveld (Heerenveen)
- 82'Substitution — Roberts Uldrikis (Heerenveen)
- 84'Goal — Luca Oyen (Heerenveen)
- 86'Substitution — Hristiyan Petrov (Heerenveen)
- 88'Goal - Volley — Jacob Trenskow (Heerenveen)
- 90'+2'End Regular Time
Match statistics
All statistics (15 more)
Lineups
Heerenveen
- GBernt Klaverboer
- CD-LMaas Willemsen
- CD-RSam Kersten
- LBVasilios Zagaritis
- RBOliver Braude
- AMLevi Smans
- LMNolhan Courtens
- RMMarcus Linday
- FDylan Vente
- AM-LMaxence Rivera
- AM-RJacob Trenskow
Bench (12)
- SUBAndries Noppert
- SUBHristiyan Petrov
- SUBMats Egbring
- SUBRoberts Uldrikis
- SUBLanroy Machine
- SUBDarling Bladi
- SUBAnass Bouziane
- SUBTimo Schreuder
- SUBMees Hilgers
- SUBRingo Meerveld
- SUBLuca Oyen
- SUBMarko Farji
Excelsior
- GStijn van Gassel
- CD-LJan Plug
- CD-RCasper Widell
- LBSimon Janssen
- RBEric Da Silva Moreira
- CMRick Meissen
- LMLennard Hartjes
- RMIrakli Yegoian
- FDavid Garden
- LFÁgúst Þorsteinsson
- RFAymen Sliti
Bench (10)
- SUBGuilliano Cairo
- SUBMario Dominguez
- SUBCelton Biai
- SUBOsman Turay
- SUBValentin Sulzbacher
- SUBIlano Silva Timas
- SUBDaniel Van Vianen
- SUBAlireza Jahanbakhsh
- SUBNesto Groen
- SUBNoah Naujoks
Recent form
Heerenveen
LWDLD
Excelsior
LDLDW
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | FC Groningen | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +6 | 14 |
| 7 | Fortuna Sittard | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 14 |
| 8 | Heerenveen | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 12 |
| 9 | Go Ahead Eagles | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | +2 | 11 |
| 10 | Excelsior | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 11 |
| 11 | NEC Nijmegen | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
| 12 | SC Cambuur | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -8 | 8 |
Head-to-head
Heerenveen 3 wins, Excelsior 2 wins, 1 draw
| Date | Result | Hosted by |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-07 | Heerenveen 2–1 Excelsior | Excelsior |
| 2025-10-04 | Heerenveen 2–1 Excelsior | Heerenveen |
| 2024-01-19 | Heerenveen 0–3 Excelsior | Excelsior |
| 2023-09-23 | Heerenveen 0–3 Excelsior | Heerenveen |
| 2023-05-13 | Heerenveen 0–0 Excelsior | Heerenveen |
| 2022-11-05 | Heerenveen 1–0 Excelsior | Excelsior |
Venue and officials
- Venue
- Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen, Netherlands
- Attendance
- 23,068
Pacy probability
- Away23.5%
- Draw23.3%
- Home53.2%
Pacy estimates this from the match information available and how both sides have performed. It is an estimate, not a prediction of what will happen.