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Heerenveen vs Excelsior: match report

Heerenveen hosted Excelsior at Abe Lenstra Stadion on Friday 16 October 2026, in the Eredivisie (round 9). Robin Hensgens is the referee, averaging 3.2 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.1.

Result and scorers

Heerenveen 4-0 Excelsior. Goals: Dylan Vente 11' (pen) for Heerenveen; Oliver Braude 54' for Heerenveen; Luca Oyen 84' for Heerenveen; Jacob Trenskow 88' for Heerenveen. Attendance: 23,068.

Key moments (contains the result)
  • 11' Penalty: Dylan Vente (Heerenveen) 1-0
  • 43' Yellow card: Ágúst Þorsteinsson (Excelsior)
  • 54' Goal: Oliver Braude (Heerenveen) 2-0
  • 84' Goal: Luca Oyen (Heerenveen) 3-0
  • 88' Goal: Jacob Trenskow (Heerenveen) 4-0
Match stats (contains the result)
51.6%Possession48.4%
14Shots5
7Shots on target1
4Corners1
9Fouls10
3Offsides0
1Saves3
0Yellow cards1
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Heerenveen 4-2-3-1

Coach: Robin Veldman

  1. 1 Bernt Klaverboer GK
  2. 45 Oliver Braude DEF
  3. 4 Sam Kersten DEF
  4. 3 Maas Willemsen DEF
  5. 19 Vasilios Zagaritis DEF
  6. 16 Marcus Linday MID
  7. 8 Nolhan Courtens MID
  8. 20 Jacob Trenskow FWD
  9. 14 Levi Smans MID
  10. 7 Maxence Rivera FWD
  11. 9 Dylan Vente FWD

Bench

  • 21 Marko Lawk Farji FWD
  • 10 Ringo Meerveld MID
  • 11 Luca Oyen FWD
  • 17 Roberts Uldriķis FWD
  • 28 Hristiyan Petrov DEF
  • 44 Andries Noppert GK
  • 30 Timo Schreuder GK
  • 15 Mats Egbring DEF
  • 2 Mees Hilgers DEF
  • 49 Anass Bouziane MID
  • 23 Darling Bladi MID
  • 29 Lanroy Machine FWD

Excelsior 4-3-3

Coach: Ruben den Uil

  1. 1 Stijn van Gassel GK
  2. 2 Eric da Silva Moreira DEF
  3. 4 Casper Widell DEF
  4. 14 Jan Plug DEF
  5. 15 Simon Janssen DEF
  6. 8 Irakli Yegoian MID
  7. 3 Rick Meissen DEF
  8. 20 Lennard Hartjes MID
  9. 7 Aymen Sliti FWD
  10. 19 David Garden FWD
  11. 30 Ágúst Thorsteinsson FWD

Bench

  • 9 Mario Domínguez MID
  • 22 Osman Mohamed Turay DEF
  • 18 Valentin Sulzbacher MID
  • 21 Ilano Silva Timas FWD
  • 10 Noah Naujoks MID
  • 16 Celton Biai GK
  • 24 Guilliano Cairo DEF
  • 6 Daniël van Vianen MID
  • 11 Alireza Jahanbakhsh FWD
  • 28 Nesto Groen FWD
Previous meetings
  • Saturday 7 March 2026: Excelsior 1-2 Heerenveen
  • Saturday 4 October 2025: Heerenveen 2-1 Excelsior
  • Friday 19 January 2024: Excelsior 3-0 Heerenveen
  • Saturday 23 September 2023: Heerenveen 0-3 Excelsior
  • Saturday 13 May 2023: Heerenveen 0-0 Excelsior