Match report · October 16, 2026
Heerenveen beat Excelsior 4–0 — 2026 Eredivisie Regular Season
Heerenveen beat Excelsior 4–0. Full result, goalscorers and timeline from Abe Lenstra Stadion, Friday, October 16, 2026.
Heerenveen
4–0
Excelsior
Heerenveen beat Excelsior 4–0 at Abe Lenstra Stadion on Friday, October 16, 2026.
The goals
- 11' — Dylan Vente (Heerenveen)
- 54' — Oliver Braude (Heerenveen)
- 84' — Luca Oyen (Heerenveen)
- 88' — Jacob Trenskow (Heerenveen)
How it unfolded
- 11'Goal! Heerenveen 1, Excelsior 0. Dylan Vente (Heerenveen) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 26'Delay in match because of an injury Oliver Braude (Heerenveen).
- 26'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 43'Ágúst Thorsteinsson (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3'First Half ends, Heerenveen 1, Excelsior 0.
- 45'Substitution, Excelsior. Mario Domínguez replaces David Garden.
- 54'Goal! Heerenveen 2, Excelsior 0. Oliver Braude (Heerenveen) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jacob Trenskow following a fast break.
- 66'Substitution, Excelsior. Ilano Silva Timas replaces Ágúst Thorsteinsson.
- 66'Substitution, Excelsior. Valentin Sulzbacher replaces Aymen Sliti.
- 66'Substitution, Excelsior. Osman Turay replaces Simon Janssen.
- 73'Substitution, Heerenveen. Marko Farji replaces Maxence Rivera.
- 77'Substitution, Excelsior. Noah Naujoks replaces Eric da Silva Moreira.
- 82'Substitution, Heerenveen. Luca Oyen replaces Nolhan Courtens.
- 82'Substitution, Heerenveen. Ringo Meerveld replaces Levi Smans.
- 82'Substitution, Heerenveen. Roberts Uldrikis replaces Dylan Vente.
- 84'Goal! Heerenveen 3, Excelsior 0. Luca Oyen (Heerenveen) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ringo Meerveld with a through ball.
- 86'Substitution, Heerenveen. Hristiyan Petrov replaces Maas Willemsen.
- 88'Goal! Heerenveen 4, Excelsior 0. Jacob Trenskow (Heerenveen) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
How they arrived
- Heerenveen: 2W 3D 3L in their last 8 — 25% win rate, 11 scored and 11 conceded.
- Excelsior: 3W 2D 3L in their last 8 — 38% win rate, 16 scored and 14 conceded.
Full match statistics
Full match stats
52%Possession48%
14Shots5
7On target1
4Corners1
9Fouls10
0Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
3Offsides0
1Saves3
Team records
Heerenveen
2W · 0D · 1L · 3 played7 scored · 3 conceded · 67% win rate
WLW47.5% avg possession35 shots16 on target13 corners25 fouls3 yellow
Excelsior
1W · 1D · 2L · 4 played7 scored · 8 conceded · 25% win rate
LLDW47.1% avg possession47 shots19 on target18 corners46 fouls6 yellow
Head-to-head
Heerenveen vs Excelsior
Meetings we’ve archived ourselves (1):
- 2026-10-16Heerenveen 4–0 ExcelsiorEredivisie · Regular Season
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