Football› Eredivisie› Round 8› SC Heerenveen vs Excelsior

SC Heerenveen vs Excelsior — result, stats & head-to-head, 4 Oct 2025

SC Heerenveen vs ExcelsiorEredivisie · Round 8 · Abe Lenstra Stadion2–1
Matches
SC Heerenveen 2–1 Full time Excelsior

Starting XI

Timeline

  1. 11'
    Irakli Yegoian · 0–1Right foot shot
  2. 59'
    Szymon Wlodarczyk ↑ Mike van Duinen ↓substitution
  3. 59'
    Derensili Sanches Fernandes ↑ Stefan Mitrović ↓substitution
  4. 65'
    Vasilios Zagaritisyellow card
  5. 71'
    Maxence Rivera ↑ Vaclav Sejk ↓substitution
  6. 71'
    Noah Naujoks ↑ Chris-Kévin Nadje ↓substitution
  7. 75'
    Chris-Kévin Nadjeyellow card
  8. 81'
    Gyan de Regtyellow card
  9. 87'
    Marcus Linday ↑ Sam Kersten ↓substitution
  10. 87'
    Vasilios Zagaritis ↑ Hristiyan Petrov ↓substitution
  11. 88'
    Adam Carlényellow card
  12. 89'
    Dylan Vente · 1–1Right foot shot
  13. 90+4'
    Sam Kersten · 2–1assist: Luuk Brouwers
  14. 90+5'
    Oliver Braude ↑ Mats Egbring ↓substitution

SC Heerenveen left · Excelsior right

Periods

SC Heerenveen
1st half0
2nd half2
Extra time0
Excelsior
1st half1
2nd half0
Extra time0

Match statistics

19Shots9
4Shots on target2
7Corners3
6Fouls17
12Tackles8
2Yellow cards3

Match information

EredivisieCompetition
8Round
Sat 4 Oct · 19:00 UTCKickoff
Abe Lenstra StadionVenue
27,224Capacity
22,298 (82% full)Attendance
Richard MartensReferee
15°C · moderate rainWeather

Possession

Possession
67% · 33%
Duels won
67% · 33%
Pass accuracy
85% · 68%

Breakdown

Shooting
8Shots inside box5
11Shots outside box4
5Shots blocked5
1Hit woodwork0
2Big chances created1
1Big chances missed0
Passing
593Passes305
35Crosses11
4Accurate crosses0
57Long passes72
28Accurate long passes26
Defence
10Interceptions8
1Keeper saves2
Duels & dribbles
55Duels won28
11Dribble attempts5
8Successful dribbles2

Goalscorers

Jacob Trenskow 13SC Heerenveen
Noah Naujoks 10Excelsior
Dylan Vente 8SC Heerenveen

Bench

SC Heerenveen · bench

4Kersten7.2↑ 87'
15Egbring↑ 90'
27Sejk6.6↑ 71'
28Petrov↑ 87'
31BakkerGK
32JansenMF
33RijsselFW
34BouwDF
35AhmedMF
36MabeneyshiMF
44NoppertGK

Excelsior · bench

5HendrikxDF
7YunFW
15JanssonDF
16RaatsieGK
17MartensDF
18Nadje6.1↑ 71'
22Mitrović6.5↑ 59'
25MiddendorpMF
29van Duinen6.5↑ 59'

Managers

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Previous meetings

In 1 recorded meeting, SC Heerenveen have won 1 and Excelsior 0 — 0 ended level.

2026 · EredivisieExcelsior vs SC Heerenveen 1–2

Recent form

SC Heerenveen LDLWD
Excelsior LWLWL

Eredivisie

#Team PWDLGFGAGD Pts
1PSV34273410145+5684
2Feyenoord3419877044+2665
3NEC Nijmegen34161177753+2459
4FC Twente34151365940+1958
5Ajax34141466241+2156
6FC Utrecht34158115542+1353
7AZ Alkmaar341410105851+752
8SC Heerenveen34149115753+451
9FC Groningen34146144945+448
10Sparta Rotterdam34127154062-2243
11Fortuna Sittard34116174963-1439
12Go Ahead Eagles34814125453+138
13Excelsior34108164356-1338
14Telstar34910154955-637
15PEC Zwolle34910154471-2737
16FC Volendam3488183555-2032
17NAC Breda34611173558-2329
18Heracles Almelo3454253585-5019

Form and ranking

#TeamLast 5RatingPts
8
SC Heerenveen
LDLWD
 7.15 51
13
Excelsior
LWLWL
 6.54 38
Market

No market on record.

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Form
SC HeerenveenLDLWD
ExcelsiorLWLWL
Match stats
67Possession33
19Shots9
4On target2
7Corners3
2Yellow cards3