Match summary
Excelsior won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Heerenveen. Excelsior led 2-0 at half-time.
Couhaib Driouech put Excelsior ahead in the 18th minute, Troy Parrott made it 2-0 in the 24th minute, and Lazaros Lamprou made it 3-0 from a corner in the 63rd minute.
The chances backed that up: Excelsior created 2.94 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Heerenveen's 0.41 from 9.