Excelsior vs Heracles

Final score: Excelsior 1-2 Heracles in the Eredivisie, November 8, 2025. Head-to-head in the last 8 meetings: 4 wins for Excelsior, 1 draws, 3 wins for Heracles.

Overview

Football: Eredivisie · Round 12
Form: WWLWW Excelsior
: WWWWW Heracles

8' N. Naujoks · I. Yegoian 1-0
15' ▲ S. Henderikx ▼ I. Bronkhorst
40' Casper Widell
44' Ivan Mesík
HT1-0
59' ▲ T. Bruns ▼ J. Zamburek
60' ▲ M. Engels ▼ B. Limbombe
60' 1-1 W. Ould Chikh · J. Hornkamp
66' ▲ J. Bergraaf ▼ S. Wlodarczyk
66' ▲ S. Middendorp ▼ N. Naujoks
79' 1-2 L. Kulenovic · A. Hrustic
81' ▲ J. Wieckhoff ▼ M. te Wierik
81' ▲ D. van der Kust ▼ W. Ould Chikh
84' ▲ D. Yoon ▼ D. Sanches Fernandes
84' ▲ M. van Duinen ▼ N. Martens
90'+2 Jannes Wieckhoff
FT1-2

Line-ups

Excelsior Formation: 4-3-3 · Coach: Ruben den Uil

1S. van Gassel 8.3
2I. Bronkhorst ▼ 15' 6.3
4C. Widell 6.7
3R. Meissen 6.3
17N. Martens ▼ 84' 6.5
10N. Naujoks ⚽ ▼ 66' 7.7
6A. Carlen 6.9
23I. Yegoian ⇢ 6.5
30D. Sanches Fernandes ▼ 84' 6.6
9S. Wlodarczyk ▼ 66' 5.9
11G. de Regt 7.2

Substitutes 9

33J. Bergraaf ▲ 66' 6.6
5S. Henderikx ▲ 15' 6.6
25S. Middendorp ▲ 66' 6.7
22S. Mitrovic
16C. Raatsie
14L. Schouten
8M. Tielemans
7D. Yoon ▲ 84' 6.3
29M. van Duinen ▲ 84' 6.3

Heracles Formation: 4-4-2 · Coach: Bas Sibum

16T. Jansink 8.9
23M. te Wierik ▼ 81' 6.3
4D. Mirani 7.0
18A. Van Hoorenbeeck 6.5
24I. Mesik 5.9
7B. Limbombe ▼ 60' 6.2
70A. Hrustic ⇢ 7.2
13J. Zamburek ▼ 59' 6.9
73W. Ould Chikh ⚽ ▼ 81' 8.3
19L. Kulenovic ⚽ 7.9
9J. Hornkamp ⇢ 6.6

Substitutes 8

10T. Bruns ▲ 59' 6.9
8M. Engels ▲ 60' 7.2
30R. Mantel
22L. Milani
2M. Benita
3J. Wieckhoff ▲ 81' 6.9
1F. de Keijzer
5D. van der Kust ▲ 81' 6.6

Statistics

01⚑6

⚑1320

45%Possession55%

12Shots10

5Shots on target5

3Shots off target3

9Shots inside box8

3Shots outside box2

4Blocked shots2

6Corners13

0Offsides1

14Fouls13

1Yellow cards2

3Saves4

0.66Goals prevented0.66

324Passes395

231Accurate passes299

71%Pass accuracy76%

2.03Expected goals (xG)1.34

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	PSV Eindhoven	34	101 - 45	+56	84
2	Feyenoord	34	70 - 44	+26	65
3	NEC Nijmegen	34	77 - 53	+24	59
4	Twente	34	59 - 40	+19	58
5	Ajax	34	62 - 41	+21	56
6	Utrecht	34	55 - 42	+13	53
7	AZ Alkmaar	34	58 - 51	+7	52
8	Heerenveen	34	57 - 53	+4	51
9	Groningen	34	49 - 45	+4	48
10	Sparta Rotterdam	34	40 - 62	-22	43
11	Fortuna Sittard	34	49 - 63	-14	39
12	GO Ahead Eagles	34	54 - 53	+1	38
13	Excelsior	34	43 - 56	-13	38
14	Telstar	34	49 - 55	-6	37
15	PEC Zwolle	34	44 - 71	-27	37
16	FC Volendam	34	35 - 55	-20	32
17	NAC Breda	34	35 - 58	-23	29
18	Heracles	34	35 - 85	-50	19

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