Heerenveen and Excelsior go meet for Abe Lenstra Stadion on Friday 16 October, with kick-off fixed for 14:00. The match na round nine of the 2026-27 Eredivisie season, and both teams wan bounce back after dem lose their last games.
Heerenveen fall 2-0 away to PSV Eindhoven at Philips Stadion. Guus Til open score, then Marcus Linday own goal midway through second half finish the matter. Heerenveen bin create more clear-cut chances than PSV Eindhoven, 4-3, but dem waste chances and pay for am. Before that PSV Eindhoven game, Heerenveen beat Sparta Rotterdam 4-0, which stop five-game winless run.
Excelsior own worse. FC Groningen thrash dem 5-1 for Van Donge & De Roo Stadion. Irakli Yegoian na im score for Excelsior. The loss mean Ruben den Uil side no win their last four outings, with two draws and two defeats, after dem win three of first four gameweeks.
Heerenveen get better head-to-head record. Dem beat Excelsior last two times: 2-1 away for Van Donge & De Roo Stadion and 2-1 home for Abe Lenstra Stadion. For past seven meetings, Heerenveen win four, Excelsior win two, one draw.
Form stats still show Heerenveen get 2 wins, 4 losses and 4 draws. Dem dey average 1.3 goals from 5.8 shots on goal and 14.8 attempts, with 53.4% possession, 502.6 passes and 5
