As week 10 of the 2025-2026 Eredivisie arrives, Heerenveen take on Excelsior at Abe Lenstra Stadion on 2025-10-04 (kick-off 20:00 GMT).
There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between R. Veldeman and R. den Uil.
In the table Heerenveen are 16th (6 pts) and Excelsior sit 17th with 6 pts.
Heerenveen misses 4 players: P. Bochniewicz (Knee Injury), N. Hopland (Injury), L. Smans (Knee Injury), A. van Axel Dongen (Health problems) but Excelsior misses 1 player: L. Hartjes (Knee Injury).
Our forecast has Heerenveen in a 4-man backline (4-2-3-1), with Excelsior set to counter in 4-2-3-1.
Last time out, D. Vente registered the best mark for Heerenveen - 8.5 - and S. Fini did likewise for Excelsior with an 6.2 score.
Different fortunes: Heerenveen drew 2-2 with Utrecht, while Excelsior fell 1-2 against PSV.
Struggling form all round: Heerenveen are 1-2-2 and Excelsior are 2-0-3 in their recent 5 matches.
Dominance for Heerenveen: across 25 clashes, they've won 14 games and only lost 7 games to Excelsior, with 4 stalemates.
Our algorithm actually favours an away win: Excelsior to win 2-1, despite Heerenveen's 1-2-1 home form - Excelsior's strong 1-0-2 record away with 0.75 goals/game does the trick.
Heerenveen is going head to head with Excelsior on 4/10/2025 19:00 GMT at Abe Lenstra Stadion for the Netherlands Eredivisie. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Heerenveen v Excelsior H2H statistics!