Saturday , 14 November 2026

SC Heerenveen vs SBV Excelsior, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2023-24
SC Heerenveen
0 – 3
Full Time
SBV Excelsior
Sat 23 Sep 2023 · 19:00 UTC Abe Lenstra Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 21' Couhaib Driouech
0–2 45+2' Nikolas Agrafiotis
0–3 88' Troy Parrott
Denzel Hall 19' Y
Sven van Beek 35' Y
Mats Kohlert 57' Y
Y 68' Siebe Horemans
Patrik Walemark 81' Y
Y 81' Arthur Zagre

Overview

Match Preview

SC Heerenveen vs SBV Excelsior — Eredivisie at Abe Lenstra Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Erwin Blank
  • Assistant 1 Richard Polman
  • Assistant 2 Frans Ozinga (Netherlands)
6 games this season 🟨 3.2/game ⚽ 16.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 PSV 12 26
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 12 25
3 AFC Ajax 12 25
4 FC Twente '65 12 24
5 AZ 12 23
6 SC Heerenveen 12 21
7 Fortuna Sittard 12 20
8 Go Ahead Eagles 12 17
9 FC Groningen 12 15
10 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 12 15
11 NEC 12 14
12 Sparta Rotterdam 12 12
13 PEC Zwolle 12 12
14 FC Utrecht 12 12
15 SBV Excelsior 12 11
16 Telstar 1963 12 10
17 ADO Den Haag 12 9
18 Willem II Tilburg 12 3

Head-to-Head

5
2
2
SC Heerenveen 9 games · Avg 2.7 goals SBV Excelsior
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-23 SC Heerenveen 0–3 SBV Excelsior 2023-05-13 SC Heerenveen 0–0 SBV Excelsior 2022-11-05 SBV Excelsior 0–1 SC Heerenveen 2019-03-30 SC Heerenveen 1–0 SBV Excelsior 2018-09-22 SBV Excelsior 3–3 SC Heerenveen

Recent Form

SC Heerenveen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Sep SBV Excelsior H 0–3 L
16 Sep Feyenoord Rotterdam A 1–6 L
02 Sep Go Ahead Eagles A 2–3 L
27 Aug Sparta Rotterdam H 1–3 L
20 Aug FC Utrecht A 2–0 W
12 Aug RKC Waalwijk H 3–1 W
SBV Excelsior
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Sep SC Heerenveen A 3–0 W
17 Sep Almere City FC H 0–0 D
02 Sep Heracles Almelo A 1–3 L
26 Aug Fortuna Sittard H 2–2 D
19 Aug AFC Ajax H 2–2 D
13 Aug NEC A 4–3 W

Season Stats

SC Heerenveen SBV Excelsior
#6 Position #15
21 Points 11
12 Played 12
6 / 3 / 3 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 7
24 Scored 16
16 Conceded 29
+8 GD -13
1.75 PPG 0.92
50% Win % 25%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
42% Clean Sheets
SC Heerenveen this season
17% Clean Sheets
SBV Excelsior this season

SC Heerenveen are 6th (21 pts). SBV Excelsior are 15th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

SC Heerenveen
0-15
1/1
16-30
4/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
5/2
61-75
5/5
76+
6/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
SBV Excelsior
0-15
1/5
16-30
2/–
31-45
6/6
46-60
1/4
61-75
3/6
76+
3/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SC Heerenveen
Jacob Trenskow 6 G 3 A
Ringo Meerveld 5 G 1 A
Luca Oyen 2 G 1 A
Maxence Rivera 2 G 1 A
SBV Excelsior
Irakli Yegoian 3 G 5 A
Aymen Sliti 3 G 1 A
David Garden 3 G
Noah Naujoks 2 G
Casper Widell 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Abe Lenstra Stadion. Ninety minutes of football awaits between SC Heerenveen and SBV Excelsior.
  • 5' SC Heerenveen are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined SBV Excelsior backline.
  • 10' Simon Olsson adds to his 0 season tally! SC Heerenveen lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 15' Che Nunnely, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 19' That is a Yellow card for SC Heerenveen. Denzel Hall will be fuming at that decision.
  • 21' The deadlock is broken! Couhaib Driouech gets on the scoresheet on 21 minutes.
  • 23' Couhaib Driouech does the damage! The net is bulging and SBV Excelsior surge ahead!
  • 28' It is a cagey affair so far. SC Heerenveen in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past SBV Excelsior's compact 4-3-3.
  • 33' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 35' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Sven van Beek on 35 minutes.
  • 40' SBV Excelsior come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 45' SC Heerenveen have won 382 goals from 381 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 47' The deadlock is broken! Nikolas Agrafiotis gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
  • 48' The Netherlands forward Nikolas Agrafiotis breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 1-4!
  • 49' A tactical swap from SC Heerenveen — Pelle van Amersfoort on, Ion Nicolaescu off on 49 minutes.
  • 54' The travelling SBV Excelsior supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 57' The referee shows SC Heerenveen player a Yellow card on 57.
  • 62' SC Heerenveen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Hussein Ali is hanging Denzel Hall on the field on 62 minute.
  • 67' The 28-year-old Mats Kohlert has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 68' It’s a booking for SBV Excelsior player. Siebe Horemans gets a Yellow card.
  • 73' Oscar Uddenas is ready to make an impact after coming on for Derensili Sanches Fernandes at the 73 minute mark.
  • 78' Ion Nicolaescu has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 79' Anas Tahiri gets the nod from SC Heerenveen. He replaces Luuk Brouwers and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 81' SC Heerenveen player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 84' Kian Fitz-Jim is ready to make an impact after coming on for Cisse Sandra at the 84 minute mark.
  • 88' What composure from Troy Parrott! The Ireland international strokes it home. 1-5.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for SC Heerenveen.

Lineups

SC Heerenveen Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kees van Wonderen

SBV Excelsior Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marinus Dijkhuizen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Couhaib Driouech 3
Ali Messaoud 2
Troy Parrott 2
Ali Messaoud 2
Luigi Bruins 1
Milan van Ewijk 1
Dave Bulthuis 1
Morten Thorsby 1

Head to Head

2023-09-23 SC Heerenveen 0–3 SBV Excelsior 2023-05-13 SC Heerenveen 0–0 SBV Excelsior 2022-11-05 SBV Excelsior 0–1 SC Heerenveen 2019-03-30 SC Heerenveen 1–0 SBV Excelsior 2018-09-22 SBV Excelsior 3–3 SC Heerenveen

SC Heerenveen Form

2023-09-23 SC Heerenveen 0–3 SBV Excelsior L 2023-09-16 Feyenoord Rotterdam 6–1 SC Heerenveen L 2023-09-02 Go Ahead Eagles 3–2 SC Heerenveen L 2023-08-27 SC Heerenveen 1–3 Sparta Rotterdam L 2023-08-20 FC Utrecht 0–2 SC Heerenveen W 2023-08-12 SC Heerenveen 3–1 RKC Waalwijk W

SBV Excelsior Form

2023-09-23 SC Heerenveen 0–3 SBV Excelsior W 2023-09-17 SBV Excelsior 0–0 Almere City FC D 2023-09-02 Heracles Almelo 3–1 SBV Excelsior L 2023-08-26 SBV Excelsior 2–2 Fortuna Sittard D 2023-08-19 SBV Excelsior 2–2 AFC Ajax D 2023-08-13 NEC 3–4 SBV Excelsior W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.05 SC Heerenveen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.49 SBV Excelsior xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
SC Heerenveen46% Draw25% SBV Excelsior29%
Actual: SBV Excelsior win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.54
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

SC Heerenveen or Draw
71%
Draw or SBV Excelsior
54%
SC Heerenveen or SBV Excelsior
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SC Heerenveen37% Draw40% SBV Excelsior23%
Actual: SBV Excelsior win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–3 not predicted
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
9.7%
2 – 1
8.8%
2 – 2
6.5%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 0
6.1%
3 – 1
5.9%
1 – 0
5.4%
3 – 2
4.5%
0 – 0
4.3%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 1
3.7%
0 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — SC Heerenveen

Handicap SC Heerenveen covers Push SBV Excelsior covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 15% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 20% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 14% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
SBV Excelsior keeps clean sheet
14% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.