Our model scores this match once both teams have enough recent form to work from, predictions publish in the days before kickoff. Form, head-to-head and season stats are available in the tabs above now.
How this scoreline is calculated
Heerenveen
Form comparisonExcelsior
Where those opponents sat in the table: strong means they averaged roughly the top 40%, weak roughly the bottom 40%, mixed in between.
Opposition faced: Heerenveen mixed, Excelsior mixedThe form score weights every result and every goal by where the opponent sat in the table, so five wins over the bottom of the table score below five over the top.
- 07 Mar 2026Excelsior1-2Heerenveen
- 04 Oct 2025Heerenveen2-1Excelsior
- 19 Jan 2024Excelsior3-0Heerenveen
- 23 Sept 2023Heerenveen0-3Excelsior
- 13 May 2023Heerenveen0-0Excelsior
- 19 Sept 2026vsSparta Rotterdam0-4W
- 13 Sept 2026vsTelstar0-0D
- 06 Sept 2026vsAZ Alkmaar2-3L
- 30 Aug 2026vsWillem II2-2D
- 22 Aug 2026vsPEC Zwolle0-2L
- 19 Sept 2026vsAjax2-2D
- 13 Sept 2026vsUtrecht1-2L
- 08 Sept 2026vsNEC Nijmegen2-2D
- 05 Sept 2026vsWillem II0-3W
- 29 Aug 2026vsSparta Rotterdam2-1W
Heerenveen vs Excelsior: form and season numbers
Heerenveen take a form score of 5.9 out of 10 into this Eredivisie fixture, against 6.8 for Excelsior. Heerenveen have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5, while Excelsior have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in theirs. Across the season Heerenveen average 2.0 goals scored and 1.7 conceded per game, Excelsior 2.8 and 1.4. Heerenveen have kept a clean sheet in 33% of their matches this season, Excelsior in 20%. In their last 9 meetings Heerenveen have won 6, drawn 1 and lost 2. Heerenveen sit 10th on 9 points, Excelsior 7th on 11.
Form, head-to-head and season statistics are free to read. The model's predictions for this fixture are in the cards above.
Tomorrow's top pick, free, the moment it drops
Every pick is posted to the free Telegram channel before kickoff and the full record stays public, win or lose.
Join the free Telegram