Match summary
Excelsior won comfortably, 3-0 away at Heerenveen. Excelsior led 2-0 at half-time.
Couhaib Driouech put Excelsior ahead in the 21st minute, Nikolas Agrafiotis made it 0-2 in first-half stoppage time, and Troy Parrott made it 0-3 in the 88th minute.
There was little between the sides on chances: Heerenveen created 0.78 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots, Excelsior 1.00 from 7.