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Excelsior and Heerenveen present a clear historical hierarchy, with Heerenveen carrying the stronger profile while Excelsior retain credible counterpoints. Heerenveen won 2–1 away on 7 March 2026 and 2–1 at home on 4 October 2025; Excelsior had won 3–0 on 19 January 2024 and 3–0 away on 23 September 2023. The appeal lies in whether Heerenveen can contain that capacity for response.
Past matches, Excelsior vs Heerenveen
Match center
Starting eleven
Substitutes Excelsior
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26F
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33F
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29F
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9F
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40G
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24M
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6M
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8M
Heerenveen Substitutes
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F
9
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D
28
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D
17
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G
31
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G
44
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D
38
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D
15
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F
50
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F
11
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M
36
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M
35
Match events
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38'⚽L. Brouwers Normal Goal (Asst: L. Nordas)
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65'D. Vente L. Nordas
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67'⚽J. van Overeem Normal Goal
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72'M. Jonathans S. Janssen
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72'J. Bergraaf L. Hartjes
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74'⚽N. Naujoks Penalty
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75'H. Petrov V. Zagaritis
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78'Hristiyan Petrov Yellow Card
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81'M. van Duinen M. Jonathans
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86'N. Hopland J. Trenskow
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89'Noah Naujoks Yellow Card
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90'S. Wlodarczyk I. Yegoian
Stats for this game
Matchup Excelsior VS Heerenveen
Heerenveen’s advantage is substantial
The balance leans clearly toward Heerenveen, whose wins include a 2–1 away result at Excelsior on 7 March 2026 and a 2–1 home victory on 4 October 2025. These narrow scores show control without suggesting that every edition follows a wide-margin script. Heerenveen’s stronger profile remains the starting point, not a guarantee.
Excelsior have supplied sharp counterpoints
Excelsior’s 3–0 home win on 19 January 2024 and 3–0 away success on 23 September 2023 show how decisively the challenger can disrupt the expected order. A 0–0 draw on 13 May 2023 adds a quieter form of resistance and confirms that a close contest need not produce a winner. These counterpoints keep the historical hierarchy clear but not absolute. Future meetings will ask whether Heerenveen can translate their broader advantage into another controlled result, or whether Excelsior can reopen the contest with the kind of emphatic response these dated examples document.
Past head to head stats
Excelsior VS Heerenveen
Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time
Points per match over time
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 10 games
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 20 games
Excelsior VS Heerenveen
Head-to-Head History
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