Highlights

90+5'

V. Sejk (Dissent)

90+4'

S. Kersten (assist L. Brouwers)

89'

D. Vente (on penalty)

88'

M. van Duinen (Dissent)

81'

G. de Regt (Argument)

75'

C. Nadje (Time wasting)

65'

V. Zagaritis (Foul)

HT 0 - 1

11'

I. Yegoian

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

90+5'

M. Egbring (O. Braude - tactical)

87'

S. Kersten (M. Linday - tactical)

87'

H. Petrov (V. Zagaritis - tactical)

71'

C. Nadje (N. Naujoks - tactical)

71'

V. Sejk (M. Rivera - tactical)

59'

S. Mitrović (D. Sanches Fernandes - tactical)

59'

M. van Duinen (S. Włodarczyk - tactical)

Player of the match

Maas Willemsen # 3 - Defender

Duel won 10/12 (83.33%)
Accurate passes 84/92 (91.3%)

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	11	Heerenveen	24	19	6	6	7
	13	Excelsior	22	20	6	4	10

Top scorers

Full table

#	Players	Goals
17	J. Trenskow	6
-	D. Vente	6
-	N. Naujoks	6

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

4-2-3-1

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

67%

33%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

M. Rivera

L. Brouwers 1
D. Sanches Fernandes 1

Shots off target

J. Trenskow

L. Brouwers 3
R. Meerveld 1

Big chance created

M. Linday

Successful contests

R. Meerveld

M. Willemsen 2
M. Linday 1

Fouls suffered

M. Willemsen

D. Vente 3
M. Linday 3

Dispossessed

N. Naujoks

L. Brouwers 2
D. Sanches Fernandes 2

Touches

J. van Overeem

114

M. Willemsen 106
O. Braude 86

Duel won

M. Willemsen

V. Zagaritis 8
M. Linday 7

Duel lost

N. Naujoks

S. Włodarczyk 9
D. Vente 7

Interceptions

R. Meissen

V. Zagaritis 3
J. van Overeem 3

Challenge lost

N. Naujoks

G. de Regt 1
R. Meissen 1

Tackles

V. Zagaritis

A. Zagré 2
M. Linday 2

Aerial duels won

I. Bronkhorst

C. Widell 4
V. Zagaritis 4

Aerial duels lost

S. Włodarczyk

D. Vente 5
M. Rivera 4

Fouls

G. de Regt

A. Carlén 2
C. Nadje 2

Saves

S. van Gassel

B. Klaverboer 1

Passes

J. van Overeem

102

M. Willemsen 92
O. Braude 62

Accurate passes

J. van Overeem

M. Willemsen 84
O. Braude 52

Accurate crosses

O. Braude

R. Meerveld 2
M. Linday 1

Current form

Stats

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Last matches

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Referees

Richard Wilhelmus Martens main referee

2.8

0.5

Average card count per match for 4 matches arbitrated
Thomas Krijt VAR referee
Edwin van de Graaf VAR assistant referee
Cristian Dobre assistant referee
Erwin Blank fourth referee
Joey Waleveld assistant referee

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Players injured / suspended

Heerenveen

Levi Smans Knee injury

Luuk Brouwers Thigh Injury

Amourricho Jahvairo Déshauntino van Axel Dongen Knee injury

Amourricho Jahvairo Déshauntino van Axel Dongen Muscle Injury

Andries Noppert Unknown

Paweł Piotr Bochniewicz Knee injury

Eser Gürbüz Muscle Injury

Excelsior

Ilias Bronkhorst Unknown

Casper Ludvig Widell Unknown

Lennard Hartjes Knee injury

Lennard Hartjes ACL Knee Injury

Derensili Sanches Fernandes Unknown

Match venue

Abe Lenstra Stadion - Heerenveen

Year of construction: 1994
Surface: grass
Capacity: 27224
Average attendance: 17173
Maximum attendance: 26100
% sold: 63

Match result Heerenveen Excelsior

Date 04 October 2025 20:00
Competition Eredivisie
Season 2025/2026
Stage Regular Season - week 8
Match attendance 22298
Code HEE-EXC
Area Netherlands
Home team Heerenveen
Away team Excelsior

FAQ

What is the result between Heerenveen Excelsior?

Heerenveen won the match with a 2-1 score

What are the official lineups for Heerenveen Excelsior?

Heerenveen : Coached by R. Veldman, the lineup starts off in a 4-2-3-1 formation: B. Klaverboer, V. Zagaritis, M. Willemsen, J. van Overeem, O. Braude, L. Brouwers (C), M. Linday, M. Rivera, R. Meerveld, J. Trenskow, D. Vente

Excelsior : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by R. den Uil, is positioning themselves in a 4-2-3-1 : S. van Gassel, A. Zagré, R. Meissen, C. Widell (C), I. Bronkhorst, A. Carlén, N. Naujoks, G. de Regt, I. Yegoian, D. Sanches Fernandes, S. Włodarczyk

Who is the referee of the match Heerenveen Excelsior ?

Richard Wilhelmus Martens is the referee for this match

Where is the match Heerenveen Excelsior?

The venue Abe Lenstra Stadion in Heerenveen is hosting the match

At what time is Heerenveen Excelsior?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 04 October 2025. Kick-off at 20:00

Who is the man of the match Heerenveen - Excelsior ?

Maas Willemsen is the outstanding player of the match Heerenveen - Excelsior. The stats illustrate the performance of the player:

10/12 Duel won (83.33%)
84/92 Accurate passes (91.3%)

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Confirmed line-ups

Heerenveen 4-2-3-1

- 6.1 22 B. Klaverboer
- 6.7 19 V. Zagaritis
- 8.0 3 M. Willemsen
- 7.0 6 J. van Overeem
- 5.8 45 O. Braude
- 6.7 8 (C) L. Brouwers
- 7.1 16 M. Linday
- 5.4 7 M. Rivera
- 5.8 10 R. Meerveld
- 5.1 20 J. Trenskow
- 6.8 9 D. Vente
- 6.3 1 S. van Gassel
- 5.7 12 A. Zagré
- 5.7 3 R. Meissen
- 5.8 4 (C) C. Widell
- 5.1 2 I. Bronkhorst
- 3.9 6 A. Carlén
- 5.2 10 N. Naujoks
- 4.7 11 G. de Regt
- 6.9 23 I. Yegoian
- 5.3 30 D. Sanches Fernandes
- 3.6 9 S. Włodarczyk

Excelsior 4-2-3-1

- R. Veldman Coach
Substitutes
- K. Jansen #32 - Midfielder
- A. Noppert #44 - Goalkeeper
- N. Bakker #31 - Goalkeeper
- 87'
  
  H. Petrov #28 - Defender
- 71'
  
  V. Sejk #27 - Striker
- 87'
  
  S. Kersten #4 - Defender
- R. Bouw #34 - Defender
- 90+5'
  
  M. Egbring #15 - Defender
- J. Rijssel #33 - Striker
- I. Ahmed #35 - Midfielder
- N. Courtens #36 - Midfielder
- R. den Uil Coach
Substitutes
- S. Middendorp #25 - Midfielder
- S. Henderikx #5 - Defender
- S. Janssen #15 - Defender
- 71'
  
  C. Nadje #18 - Midfielder
- 59'
  
  S. Mitrović #22 - Striker
- Yoon Do-Young #7 - Striker
- 59'
  
  M. van Duinen #29 - Striker
- N. Martens #17 - Defender
- C. Raatsie #16 - Goalkeeper

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

67%

33%

Duel won

66%

34%

Accurate passes

85%

69%

Attacking

Shots

Big chance created

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Shots hitting woodwork

Passing

593

Passes

305

Accurate crosses

Crosses

Corner taken

Defending

Duel won

Clearances

Tackles

Aerial duels won

Penalties conceded

Successful tackles

Successful interception

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Big chance created

M. Linday

Shots (%)

M. Rivera

50% 1/2

D. Sanches Fernandes 50% (1/2)

Successful contests

R. Meerveld

M. Willemsen 2

Fouls suffered

M. Willemsen

D. Vente 3
M. Linday 3
R. Meerveld 2
I. Yegoian 2

Touches

J. van Overeem

114

M. Willemsen 106

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

J. Trenskow

0% 0/3

M. Linday 0% (0/2)
L. Brouwers 25% (1/4)

Defending - Tops

Duel won (%)

V. Sejk

100% 4/4

M. Linday 88% (7/8)
M. Willemsen 83% (10/12)
V. Zagaritis 80% (8/10)
R. Meerveld 71% (5/7)

Interceptions

R. Meissen

V. Zagaritis 3
J. van Overeem 3
N. Naujoks 2
L. Brouwers 2

Aerial duels won (%)

I. Bronkhorst

100% 4/4

V. Zagaritis 100% (4/4)
H. Petrov 100% (2/2)
V. Sejk 100% (2/2)
J. van Overeem 100% (2/2)

Defending - Flops

Duel won (%)

M. Rivera

0% 0/7

G. de Regt 0% (0/6)
C. Nadje 0% (0/4)
D. Sanches Fernandes 0% (0/4)
I. Yegoian 0% (0/4)

Challenge lost

N. Naujoks

Aerial duels won (%)

D. Vente

0% 0/5

M. Rivera 0% (0/4)
N. Naujoks 0% (0/3)
R. Meerveld 0% (0/2)
S. Mitrović 0% (0/2)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

R. Meerveld

93% 37/40

M. Willemsen 91% (84/92)
L. Brouwers 91% (42/46)
J. Trenskow 88% (35/40)
J. van Overeem 86% (88/102)

Successful final third passes

J. van Overeem

Passing - Flops

Passes (%)

S. van Gassel

48% 20/42

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	53	20	17	2	1	61	25	36
2	Feyenoord	39	20	12	3	5	51	29	22
3	NEC	38	20	11	5	4	52	34	18
4	Ajax	37	20	10	7	3	39	26	13
5	Sparta	32	20	10	2	8	25	34	-9
6	AZ	32	21	9	5	7	36	35	1
7	Groningen	31	20	9	4	7	28	24	4
8	Twente	31	21	7	10	4	31	24	7
9	Zwolle	26	21	7	5	9	30	43	-13
10	Fortuna	25	20	7	4	9	30	34	-4
11	Heerenveen	24	19	6	6	7	31	30	1
12	Utrecht	23	19	6	5	8	29	26	3
13	Excelsior	22	20	6	4	10	20	35	-15
14	Go Ahead	21	19	4	9	6	30	33	-3
15	Volendam	17	20	4	5	11	21	35	-14
16	NAC	16	21	3	7	11	23	34	-11
17	Telstar	16	21	3	7	11	25	37	-12
18	Heracles	14	20	4	2	14	28	52	-24

UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
UEFA Europa League
UEFA Conference League Play-offs
Relegation Play-off
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	23	10	7	2	1	33	16	17
2	Ajax	23	11	7	2	2	19	9	10
3	Feyenoord	22	11	7	1	3	29	18	11
4	NEC	20	9	6	2	1	25	13	12
5	Zwolle	19	10	6	1	3	14	13	1
6	Utrecht	17	10	5	2	3	18	10	8
7	Fortuna	17	10	5	2	3	17	15	2
8	AZ	16	10	4	4	2	21	19	2
9	Twente	16	10	4	4	2	13	11	2
10	Groningen	15	10	4	3	3	15	9	6
11	Volendam	15	10	4	3	3	16	13	3
12	Go Ahead	14	9	3	5	1	15	12	3
13	Sparta	14	10	4	2	4	11	18	-7
14	Heerenveen	13	10	3	4	3	17	18	-1
15	Excelsior	13	10	4	1	5	10	12	-2
16	NAC	12	11	3	3	5	14	16	-2
17	Heracles	10	9	3	1	5	18	23	-5
18	Telstar	7	11	1	4	6	17	23	-6

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	30	10	10	0	0	28	9	19
2	Sparta	18	10	6	0	4	14	16	-2
3	NEC	18	11	5	3	3	27	21	6
4	Feyenoord	17	9	5	2	2	22	11	11
5	Groningen	16	10	5	1	4	13	15	-2
6	AZ	16	11	5	1	5	15	16	-1
7	Twente	15	11	3	6	2	18	13	5
8	Ajax	14	9	3	5	1	20	17	3
9	Heerenveen	11	9	3	2	4	14	12	2
10	Telstar	9	10	2	3	5	8	14	-6
11	Excelsior	9	10	2	3	5	10	23	-13
12	Fortuna	8	10	2	2	6	13	19	-6
13	Go Ahead	7	10	1	4	5	15	21	-6
14	Zwolle	7	11	1	4	6	16	30	-14
15	Utrecht	6	9	1	3	5	11	16	-5
16	NAC	4	10	0	4	6	9	18	-9
17	Heracles	4	11	1	1	9	10	29	-19
18	Volendam	2	10	0	2	8	5	22	-17

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	PSV	43	20	13	4	3	33	12	21
2	Feyenoord	39	20	12	3	5	24	10	14
3	Ajax	35	20	10	5	5	21	13	8
4	Sparta	32	20	9	5	6	11	11	0
5	Twente	31	21	7	10	4	10	6	4
6	AZ	30	21	7	9	5	21	18	3
7	NEC	28	20	7	7	6	19	18	1
8	Zwolle	27	21	7	6	8	16	24	-8
9	Excelsior	27	20	6	9	5	11	13	-2
10	Utrecht	26	19	7	5	7	11	11	0
11	Groningen	25	20	5	10	5	12	11	1
12	Heerenveen	24	19	6	6	7	13	14	-1
13	Fortuna	22	20	5	7	8	14	19	-5
14	NAC	21	21	5	6	10	10	15	-5
15	Volendam	20	20	5	5	10	9	19	-10
16	Telstar	20	21	4	8	9	10	16	-6
17	Go Ahead	19	19	4	7	8	14	18	-4
18	Heracles	16	20	4	4	12	12	23	-11