Eredivisie Gameweek 9 Fri, Oct 16 2026 · 19:00 Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen
Heerenveen
4–0 Full time · HT 1–0 xG 2.32 – 0.73
Excelsior
  • D. Vente 11’ (P)
  • O. Braude 54’
  • L. Oyen 84’
  • J. Trenskow 88’
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Match story · our forecast vs the result iModel is our forecast, published before the match and locked at kick-off: expected goals for each side and the probability of every outcome.

xG after the match measures the quality of the chances each side actually created. It is known only after the final whistle, so it is not a forecast.

Heerenveen cruise past Excelsior

Heerenveen entered as favourites and won 4–0 through goals from Vente, Braude, Oyen and Trenskow. Heerenveen finished with the higher xG (2.32 vs 0.73).

Heerenveen ✓56%
Draw22%
Excelsior22%

Model vs reality

Heerenveen goals
4
Model 2.09 · xG 2.32
Excelsior goals
0
Model 1.27 · xG 0.73
Total goals
4
Model 3.36 · xG 3.05
Score 4–0
3%
Most likely 1–1 (10%)
Over 2.5
Yes
Model 65%
Both scored
No
Model 64%
Match facts
★ Player of the matchJ. TrenskowHeerenveen · 1 goal · 1 assist
9.0
  • RefereeRobin Hensgens
  • CoachesR. Veldeman · R. den Uil
  • VenueAbe Lenstra Stadion
  • Table before kick-offHeerenveen 10th · Excelsior 9th
  • Weather at kick-off13°C · Light rain · wind 15 km/h · 3.1 mm rain

Timeline

  1. D. Vente (pen) 1–0
    11’
  2. Á. ÞorsteinssonYellow card · Foul
    43’
  3. ⇄ Mario DomínguezFor D. Garden
    45’
  4. Half time · 1–0
  5. O. Braude 2–0Assist J. Trenskow
    54’
  6. ⇄ I. Silva TimasFor Á. Þorsteinsson
    66’
  7. ⇄ V. SulzbacherFor Aymen Sliti
    66’
  8. ⇄ O. TurayFor Simon Janssen
    66’
  9. ⇄ M. FarjiFor M. Rivera
    73’
  10. ⇄ N. NaujoksFor E. da Silva Moreira
    77’
  11. ⇄ L. OyenFor N. Courtens
    82’
  12. ⇄ R. MeerveldFor L. Smans
    82’
  13. ⇄ R. UldriķisFor D. Vente
    82’
  14. L. Oyen 3–0Assist R. Meerveld
    84’
  15. ⇄ H. PetrovFor M. Willemsen
    86’
  16. J. Trenskow 4–0
    88’
  17. Full time · 4–0

Team stats

Heerenveen14 shots · 12 in box, 2 outside
Excelsior5 shots · 3 in box, 2 outside
HeerenveenExcelsior
52% Possession 48%
2.32 Expected goals (xG) 0.73
2.36 Expected points (xPts) 0.47
14 Shots 5
7 Shots on target 1
6 Shots off target 3
1 Blocked shots 1
12 Shots inside the box 3
2 Shots outside the box 2
519 Passes 491
86% Pass accuracy 81%
4 Corners 1
1 Goalkeeper saves 3
9 Fouls 10
3 Offsides 0
0 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
7.35 Team rating 6.08

Line-ups

Heerenveen 4-2-3-1

16.7 B. Klaverboer(G)
197.3 V. Zagaritis 37.7 M. Willemsen ↓86’ 47.4 S. Kersten 458.6 O. Braude
86.3 N. Courtens ↓82’ 167.0 M. Linday
76.5 M. Rivera ↓73’ 147.1 L. Smans ↓82’ 209.0★ J. Trenskow A
97.2 D. Vente ↓82’
  • 1B. Klaverboer (G)6.7
  • 19V. Zagaritis7.3
  • 3M. Willemsen↓86’7.7
  • 4S. Kersten7.4
  • 45O. Braude8.6
  • 8N. Courtens↓82’6.3
  • 16M. Linday7.0
  • 7M. Rivera↓73’6.5
  • 14L. Smans↓82’7.1
  • 20J. Trenskow ★A9.0
  • 9D. Vente↓82’7.2

Substitutes used

  • 21M. Farji↑73’6.6
  • 28H. Petrov↑86’7.0
  • 10R. MeerveldA↑82’7.1
  • 11L. Oyen↑82’7.4
  • 17R. Uldriķis↑82’6.7

Unused: D. Bladi, Anass Bouziane, M. Hilgers, Lanroy Machine, M. Egbring, A. Noppert, Timo Schreuder

Coach: R. Veldeman

Excelsior 4-3-3

15.6 S. van Gassel(G)
156.1 Simon Janssen ↓66’ 146.3 J. Plug 46.0 C. Widell 25.7 E. da Silva Moreira ↓77’
206.5 L. Hartjes 35.8 R. Meissen 86.2 I. Yegoian
306.1 Á. Þorsteinsson ↓66’ 196.4 D. Garden ↓45’ 76.3 Aymen Sliti ↓66’
  • 1S. van Gassel (G)5.6
  • 15Simon Janssen↓66’6.1
  • 14J. Plug6.3
  • 4C. Widell6.0
  • 2E. da Silva Moreira↓77’5.7
  • 20L. Hartjes6.5
  • 3R. Meissen5.8
  • 8I. Yegoian6.2
  • 30Á. Þorsteinsson↓66’6.1
  • 19D. Garden↓45’6.4
  • 7Aymen Sliti↓66’6.3

Substitutes used

  • 22O. Turay↑66’5.7
  • 18V. Sulzbacher↑66’5.9
  • 21I. Silva Timas↑66’6.2
  • 10N. Naujoks↑77’5.5
  • 9Mario Domínguez↑45’6.4

Unused: D. van Vianen, A. Jahanbakhsh, N. Groen, Giuliano Cairo, Celton Biai

Coach: R. den Uil

Player stats

Top rated
J. TrenskowHeerenveen9.0
2nd
O. BraudeHeerenveen8.6
3rd
M. WillemsenHeerenveen7.7

Heerenveen

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
B. Klaverboer G 90 0 0 1 sv 0 81% 48 0 0 0/0 0/0 6.7
V. Zagaritis D 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 78% 37 1 1 0/2 1/0 7.3
M. Willemsen D 86 0 0 0 (0) 1 92% 88 1 0 0/1 1/0 7.7
S. Kersten D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 91% 75 0 1 0/1 1/1 7.4
O. Braude D 90 1 0 1 (1) 2 86% 66 0 0 0/0 1/3 8.6
N. Courtens M 82 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 29 2 4 0/1 0/0 6.3
M. Linday M 90 0 0 0 (0) 1 87% 61 3 0 0/0 3/1 7.0
M. Rivera F 73 0 0 1 (1) 1 73% 22 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.5
L. Smans M 82 0 0 1 (1) 2 80% 40 0 0 3/3 0/2 7.1
J. Trenskow F 90 1 1 5 (1) 1 90% 21 1 0 0/0 1/0 9.0
D. Vente F 82 1 0 4 (1) 1 69% 13 0 0 0/0 1/0 7.2
M. Farji M 17 0 0 0 (0) 1 60% 5 1 0 0/2 0/1 6.6
H. Petrov D 4 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 6 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.0
R. Meerveld M 8 0 1 0 (0) 1 100% 4 0 0 0/0 0/0 7.1
L. Oyen F 8 1 0 1 (1) 0 — 0 0 0 0/1 0/0 7.4
R. Uldriķis F 8 0 0 1 (1) 0 67% 3 0 0 0/1 0/0 6.7

Excelsior

PlayerMinGAShotsKPPassTklIntDrbFoulsRating
S. van Gassel G 90 0 0 3 sv 0 52% 60 0 0 0/0 1/0 5.6
Simon Janssen D 66 0 0 0 (0) 1 91% 32 0 1 0/0 0/1 6.1
J. Plug D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 97% 63 2 0 0/0 0/0 6.3
C. Widell D 90 0 0 1 (0) 0 78% 67 0 1 0/0 0/1 6.0
E. da Silva Moreira F 77 0 0 0 (0) 0 84% 37 2 0 0/0 0/2 5.7
L. Hartjes M 90 0 0 1 (0) 1 91% 46 2 0 0/0 0/2 6.5
R. Meissen D 90 0 0 0 (0) 0 83% 52 2 5 0/0 2/0 5.8
I. Yegoian M 90 0 0 1 (1) 0 89% 35 4 0 2/4 0/1 6.2
Á. Þorsteinsson M 66 0 0 0 (0) 0 90% 20 0 0 1/1 3/0 6.1
D. Garden 45 0 0 1 (0) 0 86% 7 0 0 1/1 0/0 6.4
Aymen Sliti F 66 0 0 0 (0) 1 59% 17 0 1 1/2 0/0 6.3
O. Turay F 24 0 0 0 (0) 0 86% 14 0 0 0/0 0/0 5.7
V. Sulzbacher M 24 0 0 0 (0) 0 89% 18 1 0 0/0 0/1 5.9
I. Silva Timas M 24 0 0 0 (0) 0 78% 9 0 1 0/1 1/0 6.2
N. Naujoks M 13 0 0 0 (0) 0 100% 7 0 0 0/0 1/0 5.5
Mario Domínguez F 45 0 0 1 (0) 0 67% 6 2 0 1/1 1/0 6.4

Match data from eScored. Ratings are the data provider's 0–10 match ratings; 7.2 and above is a strong game, 8+ is rare.