Heerenveen – Excelsior 3–2

	1H	2H	T
HEE	2	1	3
EXC	1	1	2

Match report

Heerenveen beat Excelsior 3–2 at Heerenveen Stadium in Eredivisie. N. Courtens opened the scoring in the 11th minute. Heerenveen have 3 wins in their last 5, while Excelsior have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

⚽N. Courtens

11'

22'

⚽E. Hansson

Isaiah Ahmed

22'

⚽L. Brouwersassist N. Bakker

34'

2H

⚽L. Brouwersassist O. Braude

72'

⇄J. Bekkema↓ N. Courtens

72'

⇄C. Raatsie↓ E. Hansson

⇄B. Klaverboer↓ L. Brouwers

81'

⇄S. van Gassel↓ N. El Hamdaoui

83'

⚽N. El Hamdaouiassist Giulliano Cairo

Momentum

HEE

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

EXC

Match info

TournamentEredivisie · Netherlands

Kick-offMay 12, 2022 · 19:00

VenueHeerenveen Stadium

Attendance56,658 / 60,923 (93%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

FIFA ranking HEE

#1·

#8

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

53Ball possession %47

2.8Expected goals (xG)1.8

13Total shots12

6Shots on target6

5Shots off target4

3Blocked shots3

7Corner kicks7

1Offsides4

10Fouls12

3Yellow cards2

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves3

495Passes501

80Pass accuracy %77

15Tackles18

Player of the match

Giulliano Cairo

7.9

Lineups

HEE 4-3-37.09Formation6.894-3-3 EXC

Heerenveen

Coach: P. Rossi · 4-3-3

Excelsior

Coach: R. Vidal · 4-3-3

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	PSV Eindhoven	34	27	3	4	101:45	+56	84	LWWWW
2	Feyenoord	34	19	8	7	70:44	+26	65	DLWWD
3	NEC Nijmegen	34	16	11	7	77:53	+24	59	LWWWD
4	Twente	34	15	13	6	59:40	+19	58	WWDDL
5	Ajax	34	14	14	6	62:41	+21	56	DLWWD
6	Utrecht	34	15	8	11	55:42	+13	53	LWWDL
7	AZ Alkmaar	34	14	10	10	58:51	+7	52	DLWWD
8	Heerenveen	34	14	9	11	57:53	+4	51	LLWWD
9	Groningen	34	14	6	14	49:45	+4	48	WLLWW
10	Sparta Rotterdam	34	12	7	15	40:62	-22	43	DLLWW
11	Fortuna Sittard	34	11	6	17	49:63	-14	39	WDLLW
12	GO Ahead Eagles	34	8	14	12	54:53	+1	38	DLLWD
13	Excelsior	34	10	8	16	43:56	-13	38	WWDLL
14	Telstar	34	9	10	15	49:55	-6	37	WWDLL
15	PEC Zwolle	34	9	10	15	44:71	-27	37	LLWDL
16	FC Volendam	34	8	8	18	35:55	-20	32	LLWDD
17	NAC Breda	34	6	11	17	35:58	-23	29	WDDLL
18	Heracles	34	5	4	25	35:85	-50	19	LLWLL