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Excelsior
Vs
Heerenveen

Since 11/12/2015
4
EXC wins
3
Draws
7
HEE wins
Meetings
14
on record
Total goals
37
20 Excelsior · 17 Heerenve…
Goals per game
2.64
both sides combined
Over 1.5
71%
of meetings
Over 2.5
64%
of meetings
BTTS
57%
of meetings
Last meeting
1-2
07 Mar 2026
Next game
16 Oct
Friday, Netherlands - Eredivisie
Excelsior vs Heerenveen: the head-to-head
Excelsior and Heerenveen’s encounters since 2015 have been a tale of narrow margins, with Heerenveen edging out a 7-4-3 split in favour of their rivals. The 14 meetings have produced an average of 2.64 goals per game, a figure that reflects the competitive nature of the fixtures. In 71% of the clashes the total scoreline has reached at least two goals, while 64% have seen three or more, and just over half (57%) have witnessed both sides finding the net. The latest duel on 07 March 2026 ended 1-2 in favour of Heerenveen, with the match played at Excelsior’s ground. Across the whole history, Excelsior have scored 20 goals to Heerenveen’s 17, and the home-away split shows Excelsior winning twice and drawing twice at home, but only twice and drawing once away. Their next meeting is scheduled for 16 October 2026.
01 Head-to-head record02 Recent meetings03 Goal Analysis04 Current form05 The Goal Clock – in this fixture06 League Table07 Squad value analysis08 Recent results09 Upcoming fixtures
Next meeting
Heerenveen vs Excelsior
Friday 16 October 2026 · Netherlands - Eredivisie
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01Head-to-head record⚖
ExcelsiorExcelsior
HeerenveenHeerenveen
4
wins
7
20
goals
17
4
clean sheets
3
The last 14 games between these two clubs
29%
win %
50%
2.64
avg goals
2.64
71%
over 1.5 %
71%
64%
over 2.5 %
64%
14%
over 3.5 %
14%
1.43
scored
1.21
1.21
conceded
1.43
57%
btts
57%
29%
clean sheet
21%
11.62
corners
11.62
2.50
cards
2.50
Top three rows are this fixture: 14 meetings, 4 to Excelsior, 3 drawn, 7 to Heerenveen, at 2.64 goals a game. Everything below is these same meetings, seen from each club's side.
02Recent meetings📅
ExcelsiorExcelsior
Won at home
29%
2 of 7 home meetings
Won away
29%
2 of 7 away meetings
Drawn
21%
3 of 14 meetings
Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.
HeerenveenHeerenveen
Won at home
57%
4 of 7 home meetings
Won away
43%
3 of 7 away meetings
Drawn
21%
3 of 14 meetings
Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.
DateCompetitionHomeScoreAwayExcelsior
07 Mar 2026Netherlands - EredivisieExcelsior1-2HeerenveenLview
04 Oct 2025Netherlands - EredivisieHeerenveen2-1ExcelsiorLview
19 Jan 2024Netherlands - EredivisieExcelsior3-0HeerenveenWview
23 Sep 2023Netherlands - EredivisieHeerenveen0-3ExcelsiorWview
13 May 2023Netherlands - EredivisieHeerenveen0-0ExcelsiorDview
05 Nov 2022Netherlands - EredivisieExcelsior0-1HeerenveenLview
30 Mar 2019Netherlands - EredivisieHeerenveen1-0ExcelsiorLview
22 Sep 2018Netherlands - EredivisieExcelsior3-3HeerenveenDview
24 Feb 2018Netherlands - EredivisieHeerenveen0-1ExcelsiorWview
16 Sep 2017Netherlands - EredivisieExcelsior1-2HeerenveenLview
11 Mar 2017Netherlands - EredivisieExcelsior4-1HeerenveenWview
10 Dec 2016Netherlands - EredivisieHeerenveen2-1ExcelsiorLview
17 Apr 2016Netherlands - EredivisieExcelsior1-1HeerenveenDview
11 Dec 2015Netherlands - EredivisieHeerenveen2-1ExcelsiorLview
03Goal Analysis⚽
Excelsior · Last 10 – goals for & against
50-511D02L22D50W32W11D32W40W12L21WA·HER20/03H·NN04/04A·PZ12/04H·UTR26/04A·GRO02/05H·FV10/05A·SR17/05A·CAM07/08H·PE15/08H·SR29/08
Avg total
3.5
Avg scored
2.2
Avg conceded
1.3
Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)
Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.54 goals/game; red is worse.
SplitTotal
Scored		Total
Conceded		Home
Scored		Home
Conceded		Away
Scored		Away
Conceded
All games (30)1.431.401.331.331.531.47
vs Stronger (10)1.401.701.801.601.001.80
vs Similar (20)1.451.251.101.201.801.30
vs Weaker (0)------
Clean sheet %23% (-1pp vs league)
Heerenveen · Last 10 – goals for & against
30-321W20W02L02L00D23L10W22D02L22DH·FS25/04A·FV03/05A·NB10/05A·NB11/05H·AJA17/05A·UTR21/05H·TWE09/08A·AJA16/08H·PZ22/08A·WI30/08
Avg total
2.5
Avg scored
1.1
Avg conceded
1.4
Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)
Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.54 goals/game; red is worse.
SplitTotal
Scored		Total
Conceded		Home
Scored		Home
Conceded		Away
Scored		Away
Conceded
All games (30)1.631.631.691.151.592.00
vs Stronger (8)1.122.250.671.331.402.80
vs Similar (21)1.761.431.891.111.671.67
vs Weaker (1)3.001.003.001.00--
Clean sheet %20% (-4pp vs league)
04Current form📈
Excelsior
DLDWWDWWLW
Last 10: 22 scored, 13 conceded.
Heerenveen
WWLLDLWDLD
Last 10: 11 scored, 14 conceded.
Excelsior
Home · last 10
DDLLLLWDLW
2 won · 15 scored, 15 conceded
Away · last 10
DDWLLDDWWW
4 won · 18 scored, 12 conceded
Heerenveen
Home · last 10
LDWWWWWDWL
6 won · 17 scored, 10 conceded
Away · last 10
LWDLWLLLDD
2 won · 13 scored, 20 conceded
05The Goal Clock – in this fixture⏱
ExcelsiorExcelsior
The Goal Clock
Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).
90'50%1-15'16-30'25%31-45'46-60'50%25%61-75'50%76-90'24
1st half / 2nd half
Scored50% / 50%
Conceded25% / 75%
Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 2 games. Most goals land in 1-15'.
From this fixture only: 2 of 14 meetings have goal timings on record. See Excelsior's full Goal Clock across all their games.
HeerenveenHeerenveen
The Goal Clock
Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).
90'50%1-15'16-30'25%31-45'46-60'25%50%61-75'50%76-90'42
1st half / 2nd half
Scored25% / 75%
Conceded50% / 50%
Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 2 games. Most goals land in 76-90'.
From this fixture only: 2 of 14 meetings have goal timings on record. See Heerenveen's full Goal Clock across all their games.
06League Table🏆
RecordGoalsProps / gameSquad value €mStrengths
RankTeamMPPtsWin%PPGGFGAGDG/GO1.5O2.5O3.5CorCor O%CrdCrd O%FlsFls O%TotAttMidDefAtt/gDef/gPoss%
1AZ AlkmaarAZ Alkmaar412
100%
3.0
133+10
4.0
100%
50%
50%
14.0
100%
2.2
25%
23.8
50%
136
6121543.20.8
53%
2PSV EindhovenPSV Eindhoven410
75%
2.5
155+10
5.0
100%
100%
75%
10.8
50%
2.8
25%
17.5
25%
280
106601153.81.2
61%
3FeyenoordFeyenoord48
50%
2.0
106+4
4.0
75%
75%
75%
11.8
75%
2.3
0%
17.8
25%
229
9343932.51.5
53%
4AjaxAjax37
67%
2.3
82+6
3.3
100%
67%
67%
10.0
33%
4.5
100%
21.3
67%
173
9515632.70.7
56%
5GO Ahead EaglesGO Ahead Eagles47
50%
1.8
119+2
5.0
100%
100%
100%
10.0
50%
2.0
0%
17.2
25%
22
9482.82.2
49%
6Fortuna SittardFortuna Sittard47
50%
1.8
87+1
3.8
100%
75%
75%
11.8
50%
3.0
25%
17.0
0%
17
6472.01.8
45%
7NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen36
67%
2.0
84+4
4.0
100%
100%
67%
10.7
67%
3.0
67%
26.3
100%
54
225262.71.3
57%
8TwenteTwente36
67%
2.0
73+4
3.3
67%
67%
67%
10.7
67%
2.5
0%
16.7
0%
87
3413392.31.0
54%
9ExcelsiorExcelsior36
67%
2.0
73+4
3.3
100%
100%
33%
10.3
67%
2.0
0%
16.3
0%
16
7362.31.0
48%
10GroningenGroningen46
50%
1.5
910-1
4.8
100%
100%
75%
8.8
25%
2.8
25%
19.8
50%
32
126142.22.5
50%
11HeerenveenHeerenveen45
25%
1.2
56-1
2.8
75%
50%
50%
10.5
50%
2.7
33%
14.5
0%
50
246201.21.5
51%
12Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam44
25%
1.0
77+0
3.5
75%
75%
50%
12.2
100%
2.7
0%
23.0
50%
28
142121.81.8
47%
13PEC ZwollePEC Zwolle43
25%
0.8
48-4
3.0
100%
50%
50%
9.8
50%
3.3
67%
20.0
50%
21
84101.02.0
45%
14TelstarTelstar33
33%
1.0
38-5
3.7
100%
100%
67%
12.3
67%
3.0
50%
26.7
100%
8
3231.02.7
45%
15Willem IIWillem II31
0%
0.3
410-6
4.7
100%
100%
100%
9.0
33%
2.0
0%
19.3
33%
13
4451.33.3
-
16ADO Den HaagADO Den Haag41
0%
0.2
411-7
3.8
100%
75%
75%
11.2
50%
2.0
0%
20.5
75%
13
7151.02.8
-
17UtrechtUtrecht41
0%
0.2
615-9
5.2
100%
100%
75%
10.8
75%
4.7
67%
29.5
100%
61
3314151.53.8
47%
18CambuurCambuur40
0%
0.0
416-12
5.0
100%
100%
100%
10.8
75%
1.7
0%
20.5
25%
12
3181.04.0
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Netherlands - Eredivisie 2026/27 full table · click any column header to sort (click again to reverse). In-cell bars are scaled within each column; scroll right for props, squad value and strengths. Highlighted teams are this fixture's sides. Full Netherlands - Eredivisie stats & trends →
07Squad value analysis💰
ExcelsiorHeerenveen
€16.3m
squad value
€50.5m
€22.9m
attack
€74.7m
€4.9m
midfield
€18.8m
€24.0m
defence
€62.5m
25
players
21
Transfermarkt squad values, most recent season on record. Heerenveen carries the more valuable squad.
08Recent results📅
Excelsior
DateOpponentScoreRes
20 Mar@ Heracles1-1D
04 Aprvs NEC Nijmegen0-2L
12 Apr@ PEC Zwolle2-2D
26 Aprvs Utrecht5-0W
02 May@ Groningen3-2W
10 Mayvs FC Volendam1-1D
17 May@ Sparta Rotterdam3-2W
07 Aug@ Cambuur4-0W
15 Augvs PSV Eindhoven1-2L
29 Augvs Sparta Rotterdam2-1W
Heerenveen
DateOpponentScoreRes
25 Aprvs Fortuna Sittard2-1W
03 May@ FC Volendam2-0W
10 May@ NAC Breda0-2L
11 May@ NAC Breda0-2L
17 Mayvs Ajax0-0D
21 May@ Utrecht2-3L
09 Augvs Twente1-0W
16 Aug@ Ajax2-2D
22 Augvs PEC Zwolle0-2L
30 Aug@ Willem II2-2D
09Upcoming fixtures🗓
Excelsior
Sat 05 Sep@ Willem II
Tue 08 Sep@ NEC Nijmegen
Sun 13 Sepvs Utrecht
Sat 19 Sep@ Ajax
Sun 11 Octvs Groningen
Fri 16 Oct@ Heerenveen
Sun 25 Oct@ Fortuna Sittard
Sun 01 Novvs Twente
Heerenveen
Sun 06 Sepvs AZ Alkmaar
Sun 13 Sepvs Telstar
Sat 19 Sep@ Sparta Rotterdam
Sat 10 Oct@ PSV Eindhoven
Fri 16 Octvs Excelsior
Sat 24 Oct@ ADO Den Haag
Sat 31 Octvs NEC Nijmegen
Sun 08 Novvs Feyenoord
Excelsior stats ↗Heerenveen stats ↗