Updated 7 March 2026, after full time.
Excelsior 1-2 Heerenveen in Eredivisie at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion, Rotterdam on 7 March 2026. Scorers: Noah Naujoks for Excelsior; Joris van Overeem, Luuk Brouwers for Heerenveen. In their last 6 meetings, Excelsior have won 2, Heerenveen 3, with 1 draw.
Excelsior 1-2 Heerenveen was the final score in Eredivisie on Saturday 7 March 2026 at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion. Scorers: Noah Naujoks for Excelsior; Joris van Overeem, Luuk Brouwers for Heerenveen. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Excelsior vs Heerenveen was played at Van Donge & De Roo Stadion in Rotterdam on Saturday 7 March 2026, the home ground of Excelsior, which holds 4,500 people. It finished Excelsior 1-2 Heerenveen in Eredivisie, with kick-off at 20:00 UK time.
Excelsior have won 0, drawn 1 and lost 4 of their last 5 games, scoring 3 and conceding 21, with results reading D L L L L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 0-9 defeat at home to FC Twente in the Eredivisie on 1 November.
Heerenveen have won 4, drawn 0 and lost 1 of their last 5 games, scoring 12 and conceding 4, with results reading W L W W W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 1-0 win at home to NEC Nijmegen in the Eredivisie on 31 October.
Across the last 6 meetings Excelsior have won 2, Heerenveen have won 3 and 1 was drawn, with Excelsior scoring 7 goals to Heerenveen's 7. The most recent was SC Heerenveen 4-0 Excelsior on 16 October 2026 in the Eredivisie.
Irakli Yegoian leads Excelsior with 4 assists across their last 10 games, 0.4 a game, the most of any Excelsior player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Excelsior player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Jacob Trenskow leads Heerenveen with 6 goals across their last 10 games, 0.6 a game, the most of any Heerenveen player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Heerenveen player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Danny Desmond Makkelie refereed Excelsior vs Heerenveen, averaging 24.0 fouls and 2.8 yellow cards per game across 5 games this season. That is 0.00 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 2026 | Eredivisie | SC Heerenveen vs Excelsior | 4-0 |
| 4 Oct 2025 | Eredivisie | SC Heerenveen vs Excelsior | 2-1 |
| 19 Jan 2024 | Eredivisie | Excelsior vs SC Heerenveen | 3-0 |
| 23 Sep 2023 | Eredivisie | SC Heerenveen vs Excelsior | 0-3 |
| 13 May 2023 | Eredivisie | SC Heerenveen vs Excelsior | 0-0 |
| 5 Nov 2022 | Eredivisie | Excelsior vs SC Heerenveen | 0-1 |
| Stat | Excelsior | Heerenveen |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 51% | 49% |
| Shots | 21 | 10 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 5 |
| Corners | 6 | 8 |
| Fouls | 4 | 7 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 1 |
| Tackles | 18 | 14 |
| Passes | 396 | 393 |
Excelsior: N. Naujoks (penalty) 74'. Heerenveen: L. Brouwers 38', J. Overeem 67'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.5 | 15 of 18 |
| Goals against | 2.5 | 16 of 18 |
| Shots | 9.6 | 18 of 18 |
| Shots on target | 3.5 | 17 of 18 |
| Fouls | 11.2 | 7 of 18 |
| Tackles | 13.9 | 13 of 18 |
| Passes | 390 | 13 of 18 |
| Corners | 3.5 | 17 of 18 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.9 | 8 of 18 |
| Goals against | 1.2 | 4 of 18 |
| Shots | 14.7 | 9 of 18 |
| Shots on target | 5.5 | 8 of 18 |
| Fouls | 8.3 | 17 of 18 |
| Tackles | 11.3 | 17 of 18 |
| Passes | 469.9 | 8 of 18 |
| Corners | 4.8 | 9 of 18 |