Excelsior 1–2 Heerenveen
Excelsior
1–2HT 0–1
Heerenveen
Excelsior played Heerenveen in the Eredivisie on 7 March 2026 at Stadion Woudestein. The match finished 1–2.
Goals and cards
- 38'L. Brouwers (assist by L. Nordas)
- 67'J. van Overeem
- 74'N. Naujoks
- 78'Hristiyan Petrov — Yellow card
- 89'Noah Naujoks — Yellow card
Line-ups
Excelsior 4-3-3
- S. van Gassel
- I. Bronkhorst
- C. Widell
- R. Meissen
- S. Janssen
- I. Yegoian
- L. Schouten
- L. Hartjes
- D. Sanches Fernandes
- N. Naujoks
- G. de Regt
- SUBSTITUTES
- T. Holla
- A. Carlen
- M. Tielemans
- S. Wlodarczyk
- G. Cairo
- M. Jonathans
- M. van Duinen
- J. Bergraaf
- COACHES: Ruben den Uil
Heerenveen 4-2-3-1
- B. Klaverboer
- O. Braude
- S. Kersten
- M. Willemsen
- V. Zagaritis
- L. Brouwers
- J. van Overeem
- J. Trenskow
- R. Meerveld
- M. Rivera
- L. Nordas
- SUBSTITUTES
- N. Bakker
- A. Noppert
- N. Hopland
- M. Egbring
- H. Petrov
- I. Ahmed
- I. Mulder
- N. Courtens
- E. Gurbuz
- D. Vente
- L. Oyen
- COACHES: Robin Veldman
Match statistics
| Excelsior | Heerenveen | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Shots on goal | 5 |
| 5 | Shots off goal | 3 |
| 21 | Total shots | 10 |
| 11 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 18 | Shots inside box | 7 |
| 3 | Shots outside box | 3 |
| 4 | Fouls | 7 |
| 6 | Corners | 8 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 51% | Possession | 49% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 401 | Total passes | 394 |
| 297 | Accurate passes | 299 |
| 74% | Pass accuracy | 76% |
| 2.56 | Expected Goals (xG) | 1.69 |
| 0.60 | goals_prevented | 0.60 |