Updated 4 October 2025, after full time.
Heerenveen 2-1 Excelsior in Eredivisie at Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen on 4 October 2025. Scorers: Sam Kersten, Dylan Vente for Heerenveen; Irakli Yegoian for Excelsior. In their last 6 meetings, Heerenveen have won 3, Excelsior 2, with 1 draw.
Heerenveen 2-1 Excelsior was the final score in Eredivisie on Saturday 4 October 2025 at Abe Lenstra Stadion. Scorers: Sam Kersten, Dylan Vente for Heerenveen; Irakli Yegoian for Excelsior. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Heerenveen vs Excelsior was played at Abe Lenstra Stadion in Heerenveen on Saturday 4 October 2025, the home ground of Heerenveen, which holds 27,224 people. It finished Heerenveen 2-1 Excelsior in Eredivisie, with kick-off at 20:00 UK time.
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.
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.
Across the last 6 meetings Heerenveen have won 3, Excelsior have won 2 and 1 was drawn, with Heerenveen scoring 7 goals to Excelsior's 7. The most recent was SC Heerenveen 4-0 Excelsior on 16 October 2026 in the Eredivisie.
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.
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.
Richard Martens refereed Heerenveen vs Excelsior in Eredivisie on Saturday 4 October 2025. Their record this season appears on the referee card once they have taken charge of a game.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 2026 | Eredivisie | SC Heerenveen vs Excelsior | 4-0 |
| 7 Mar 2026 | Eredivisie | Excelsior vs SC Heerenveen | 1-2 |
| 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 | Heerenveen | Excelsior |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 67% | 33% |
| Shots | 19 | 9 |
| Shots on target | 4 | 2 |
| Corners | 7 | 3 |
| Fouls | 6 | 17 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 3 |
| Tackles | 12 | 7 |
| Passes | 593 | 305 |
Heerenveen: D. Vente (penalty) 89', S. Kersten 90+4'. Excelsior: I. Yegoian 11'.
| 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 |
| 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 |