Heerenveen vs Excelsior — Eredivisie

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Heerenveen

0–1Full-time

Excelsior

LWLWDLGoals 11-16

WWWWLLGoals 25-8

Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen · Capacity 27,224 · grass · Referee: Reinold Wiedemeijer

Match events

35'Mike van Duinen (Ali Messaoud)
51'Morten Thorsby (H. Veerman)
63'Ali Messaoud (Levi García)
65'J. Fortes
71'M. Vlap (Pelle van Amersfoort)
76'L. Woudenberg (N. Mihajlović)
89'Luigi Bruins (Shane O'Neill)
90+3'Stanley Elbers (A. Hadouir)

Lineups

Heerenveen

Excelsior

4-3-3

J. StreppelCoach

M. van der Gaag

Bench (9)

Match trends

Heerenveen have averaged 1.1 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Excelsior have averaged 2.5 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 5 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 3 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

3Heerenveen wins

2Draws

3Excelsior wins

8-14Goals

Excelsior

3–0Jan 19, 2024, 7:00 PM

Heerenveen

0–3Sep 23, 2023, 7:00 PM

Excelsior

Heerenveen

0–0May 13, 2023, 6:00 PM

Excelsior

0–1Nov 5, 2022, 8:00 PM

Heerenveen

1–0Mar 30, 2019, 7:45 PM

Excelsior

3–3Sep 22, 2018, 5:45 PM

Heerenveen

Excelsior

1–2Sep 16, 2017, 4:30 PM

Heerenveen

Excelsior

4–1Mar 11, 2017, 7:45 PM

Heerenveen

Pre-match comparison

1.1Goals scored per game2.5

1.6Goals conceded per game0.8

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

Reinold Wiedemeijer

2.82Yellow cards / game

0.09Red cards / game

0.27Penalties scored / game

Based on 11 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Heerenveen

0-15'

0%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

33.3%

46-60'

33.3%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

33.3%

Excelsior

0-15'

0%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

0%

46-60'

100%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

0%

Match statistics

70%Possession30%

—Expected goals (xG)—

8Shots on target3

26Total shots11

11Shots off target5

7Blocked shots3

13Shots inside the box8

13Shots outside the box3

11Corners5

0Offsides2

12Fouls11

0Yellow cards1

0Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves8

584Total passes251

480Accurate passes162

82%Pass accuracy65%

Player ratings

1Theo ZwarthoedExcelsior8.4
2Jurgen MatheijExcelsior8.0
3Stijn SchaarsHeerenveen8.0
4Martin ØdegaardHeerenveen8.0
5Arbër ZeneliHeerenveen7.9
6Mike van DuinenExcelsior⚽ 17.9

Box score

Heerenveen

18

18M. VlapM · 71'

7.6

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Shots2/3 on target

Passes74%

Tackles—

Duels63%

8Morten ThorsbyM · 51'

6.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes85%

Tackles—

Duels43%

13

13Arbër ZeneliF · 90'

7.9

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Shots1/9 on target

Passes78%

Tackles—

Duels50%

9Reza GhoochannejhadF · 90'

6.5

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes88%

Tackles—

Duels60%

6Stijn Schaars (C)M · 90'

8.0

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes74%

Tackles—

Duels50%

16

16L. WoudenbergD · 76'

6.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes86%

Tackles—

Duels67%

5

5K. PierieD · 90'

7.7

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes89%

Tackles—

Duels89%

10Martin ØdegaardF · 90'

8.0

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Shots2/3 on target

Passes87%

Tackles—

Duels55%

12Doke SchmidtD · 90'

6.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes76%

Tackles—

Duels11%

3

3D. HøeghD · 90'

7.1

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes92%

Tackles—

Duels38%

24

24M. HansenG · 90'

6.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes79%

Tackles—

Duels100%

Bench (9)

23

23W. van der SteenG

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26Jordy BruijnM

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19Pelle van AmersfoortM · 19'

7.2

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes62%

Tackles—

Duels83%

20H. VeermanF · 39'

7.2

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Shots1/3 on target

Passes40%

Tackles—

Duels60%

21Yuki KobayashiM

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25

25J. BekkemaG

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17

17N. MihajlovićF · 14'

6.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes100%

Tackles—

Duels50%

4Nicolai NaessD

—

35Jizz HornkampF

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Excelsior

12Theo Zwarthoed90'

8.4

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes30%

Tackles—

Duels100%

8Ryan Koolwijk (C)M · 90'

6.8

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Shots0/3 on target

Passes83%

Tackles—

Duels38%

11Stanley ElbersF · 89'

6.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes75%

Tackles—

Duels22%

10Luigi BruinsF · 89'

6.8

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes71%

Tackles—

Duels50%

15Jurgen MatheijD · 90'

8.0

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes71%

Tackles—

Duels55%

2Khalid KaramiD · 90'

6.9

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes61%

Tackles—

Duels40%

6Hicham FaikM · 90'

7.7

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes68%

Tackles—

Duels71%

9Mike van DuinenF · 90'

⚽ 17.9

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Shots1/3 on target

Passes35%

Tackles—

Duels48%

22

22J. FortesD · 90'

🟨7.2

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes74%

Tackles—

Duels57%

14Ali MessaoudM · 63'

🅰️ 16.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes69%

Tackles—

Duels33%

4

4W. FaesD · 90'

6.9

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes64%

Tackles—

Duels14%

Bench (9)

25

25Ögmundur KristinssonG

—

18Kevin VermeulenM

—

21

21D. HaspolatM

—

16

16M. HavekotteG

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7

7A. HadouirF · 1'

—

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes0%

Tackles—

Duels—

20Levi GarcíaF · 27'

6.6

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes100%

Tackles—

Duels40%

28

28L. BurnetD

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3Shane O'NeillD · 1'

—

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes0%

Tackles—

Duels100%

23

23J. CaenepeelF

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Heerenveen vs Excelsior played?+

The match is played at Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen (capacity 27,224).

What time does Heerenveen vs Excelsior kick off?+

Kickoff is at Feb 24, 2018, 6:45 PM (your local time, based on your device).