Excelsior vs Heerenveen result and stats
Win probability: home 35%, draw 26%, away 39%

Match report
GossipBall's parrot has been crunching the numbersHeerenveen won 2–1 away at Excelsior in the Eredivisie on Saturday 7 March 2026. This match was played before GossipBall launched. In a retrospective test using only results available before kick-off, GossipBall's ratings gave Excelsior 35%, the draw 26% and Heerenveen 39%, so an away win had a 39% chance. The favourite result came in.
GossipBall analysis · based on five seasons of results and expected goals · updated 30 October 2026, 05:56 UTC
Match stats
EXHE
21Shots10
5On target5
6Corners8
4Fouls7
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
0Half-time goals1
Recent form
Excelsior
L v Go Ahead Eagles0–1 · 1 Mar
L @ Fortuna Sittard1–2 · 20 Feb
L v AZ Alkmaar1–2 · 14 Feb
W @ NAC Breda2–0 · 6 Feb
D v Ajax2–2 · 1 Feb
Heerenveen
W v Sparta Rotterdam2–1 · 28 Feb
L @ PSV Eindhoven1–3 · 21 Feb
W v Zwolle4–2 · 15 Feb
W @ Go Ahead Eagles3–1 · 11 Feb
L @ Twente0–5 · 7 Feb
Head to head
In 5 league meetings since 2022, Excelsior won 2, Heerenveen won 2 and 1 was drawn; the most recent, on 4 Oct 2025, finished Heerenveen 2–1 Excelsior, a win for Heerenveen.
Heerenveen 2–1 Excelsior4 Oct 2025
Excelsior 3–0 Heerenveen19 Jan 2024
Heerenveen 0–3 Excelsior23 Sep 2023
Heerenveen 0–0 Excelsior13 May 2023
Excelsior 0–1 Heerenveen5 Nov 2022