Heerenveen vs Excelsior

16 October 2026 · Eredivisie · 2026/27 · Referee Robin Hensgens

Full time 4 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Dylan Vente 11’ (pen)
  • Oliver Braude 54’
  • Luca Oyen 84’
  • Jacob Trenskow 88’

Match summary

Heerenveen won comfortably, 4-0 at home to Excelsior. Heerenveen led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Dylan Vente put Heerenveen ahead from the penalty spot in the 11th minute. In the second half, Oliver Braude made it 2-0 in the 54th minute, Luca Oyen made it 3-0 in the 84th minute, and Jacob Trenskow made it 4-0 in the 88th minute.

The chances backed that up: Heerenveen created 2.24 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Excelsior's 0.67 from 5.

Match stats

52% Possession 48%
14 Shots 5
7 Shots on target 1
4 Corners 1
70 Attacks 82
42 Dangerous attacks 27
519 Passes 491
85.5% Pass accuracy 81.3%
9 Tackles 15
9 Fouls 10
0 Yellow cards 1
3 Offsides 0

Key events

Heerenveen Excelsior
Kick-off
Dylan VentePenalty1-0 (Heerenveen)
11’
25’
Irakli YegoianShot on target
Maxence RiveraShot on target
37’
Half-time1-0
Corner
46’
Second half underway
Corner
50’
Oliver BraudeRight foot shot2-0 (Heerenveen)
54’
58’
Corner
Corner
63’
Levi SmansShot on target
67’
Corner
76’
Luca OyenLeft foot shot3-0 (Heerenveen)
84’
Jacob TrenskowLeft foot shot4-0 (Heerenveen)
88’
Roberts UldriķisShot on target
88’
Full-time4-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.24 0.67 11’ Dylan Vente (Heerenveen), 1-0 11’ 54’ Oliver Braude (Heerenveen), 2-0 54’ 84’ Luca Oyen (Heerenveen), 3-0 84’ 88’ Jacob Trenskow (Heerenveen), 4-0 88’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.24 0.67 11’ Dylan Vente (Heerenveen), 1-0 Vente 11’ 54’ Oliver Braude (Heerenveen), 2-0 Braude 54’ 84’ Luca Oyen (Heerenveen), 3-0 Oyen 84’ 88’ Jacob Trenskow (Heerenveen), 4-0 Trenskow 88’
Heerenveen 2.24 xGExcelsior 0.67 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Excelsior attacking Heerenveen attacking 
11’ Dylan Vente (Heerenveen), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 46’ Dylan Vente (Heerenveen), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 79’ Mario Domínguez (Excelsior), set piece, 0.25 xG, off target 84’ Luca Oyen (Heerenveen), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 58’ Casper Widell (Excelsior), from a corner, 0.19 xG, off target 29’ Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 4’ Jacob Trenskow (Heerenveen), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 67’ Levi Smans (Heerenveen), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 47’ Dylan Vente (Heerenveen), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 88’ Jacob Trenskow (Heerenveen), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 88’ Roberts Uldriķis (Heerenveen), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 63’ Jacob Trenskow (Heerenveen), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 54’ Oliver Braude (Heerenveen), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 46’ Jacob Trenskow (Heerenveen), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Jacob Trenskow (Heerenveen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 25’ Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 60’ Dylan Vente (Heerenveen), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 23’ David Garden (Excelsior), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 37’ Maxence Rivera (Heerenveen), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 11’ Dylan Vente (Heerenveen), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 46’ Dylan Vente (Heerenveen), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 84’ Luca Oyen (Heerenveen), open play, 0.25 xG, goal 79’ Mario Domínguez (Excelsior), set piece, 0.25 xG, off target 58’ Casper Widell (Excelsior), from a corner, 0.19 xG, off target 4’ Jacob Trenskow (Heerenveen), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 29’ Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 67’ Levi Smans (Heerenveen), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 47’ Dylan Vente (Heerenveen), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 88’ Jacob Trenskow (Heerenveen), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 88’ Roberts Uldriķis (Heerenveen), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 63’ Jacob Trenskow (Heerenveen), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 54’ Oliver Braude (Heerenveen), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 46’ Jacob Trenskow (Heerenveen), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 46’ Jacob Trenskow (Heerenveen), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 25’ Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 60’ Dylan Vente (Heerenveen), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 23’ David Garden (Excelsior), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 37’ Maxence Rivera (Heerenveen), open play, 0.02 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Heerenveen 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Klaverboer
Zagaritis
Kersten
Willemsen 86’
Braude
Linday
Courtens 82’
Rivera 73’
Smans 82’
Trenskow
Vente 82’
Excelsior 4-3-3 Starting XI
Gassel
Janssen 66’
Widell
Plug
Moreira 77’
Meissen
Yegoian
Hartjes
Garden 46’
Sliti 66’
Thorsteinsson 66’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
90′ 1 0 48 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
90′ – – – 4 1 66 1 1 – –
90′ – 1 – 2 1 75 1 – – –
Maas Willemsen Taken off
86′ 1 – – 3 2 88 1 – – –
90′ 1 1 – 7 6 37 1 – – –
Hristiyan Petrov Came on as a substitute
4′ – – – – – 6 – – – –
Midfielders8 players
90′ – – 62 1 – 3 – 5 3 1 –
Nolhan Courtens Taken off
82′ – – 29 – – 2 4 2 – – –
90′ 1 1 21 1 – 1 – 1 1 – –
Levi Smans Taken off
82′ – – 40 2 – – – 5 – 2 –
Maxence Rivera Taken off
73′ – – 22 1 – – – 1 – – –
Marko Farji Came on as a substitute
17′ – – 5 1 – 1 – 2 – 1 –
Luca Oyen Came on as a substitute
8′ 1 – – – – – – – – – –
Ringo Meerveld Came on as a substitute
8′ – 1 4 1 – – – 1 – 1 –
Forwards2 players
Dylan Vente Taken off
82′ 1 – 4 1 1.28 – 1 2 – 13 –
Roberts Uldriķis Came on as a substitute
8′ – – 1 1 0.08 – – – – 3 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Heerenveen win 59% Avg odds 1.57
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.35
Excelsior win 19% Avg odds 4.87

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.