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

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Eredivisie · 2023-24

SC Heerenveen

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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

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

SC Heerenveen 2 games · 3 pts (2026/27)
SBV Excelsior 2 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Erwin Blank
Assistant 1 Richard Polman
Assistant 2 Frans Ozinga (Netherlands)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	AZ	2	6
2	FC Groningen	2	6
3	AFC Ajax	2	6
4	Go Ahead Eagles	2	4
5	Fortuna Sittard	2	4
6	PSV	2	4
7	Feyenoord Rotterdam	2	4
8	SBV Excelsior	2	3
9	NEC	2	3
10	Sparta Rotterdam	2	3
11	FC Twente '65	2	3
12	SC Heerenveen	2	3
13	Telstar 1963	2	3
14	FC Utrecht	2	0
15	PEC Zwolle	2	0
16	ADO Den Haag	2	0
17	Willem II Tilburg	2	0
18	SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden	2	0

Head-to-Head

SC Heerenveen 8 games · Avg 2.5 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#12	Position	#8
3	Points	3
2	Played	2
1 / 0 / 1	W / D / L	1 / 0 / 1
2	Scored	5
2	Conceded	2
+0	GD	+3
1.50	PPG	1.50
50%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

100% Clean Sheets
SC Heerenveen this season

50% Clean Sheets
SBV Excelsior this season

SC Heerenveen are 12th (3 pts). SBV Excelsior are 8th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

SC Heerenveen

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/–

61-75

–/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

SBV Excelsior

0-15

–/1

16-30

1/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

1/–

76+

–/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! SC Heerenveen vs SBV Excelsior — let the football do the talking.
5' SBV Excelsior come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' A goal from the Sweden international Simon Olsson! He fires home on 10 to make it 1-0!
15' Anas Tahiri is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for SC Heerenveen tonight.
19' SC Heerenveen receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 19.
21' Couhaib Driouech does the damage! The net is bulging and SBV Excelsior surge ahead!
23' GOAL! Couhaib Driouech fires home to make it 1-2!
28' Both keepers have barely been tested. SC Heerenveen and SBV Excelsior are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
33' SC Heerenveen are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
35' SC Heerenveen receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 35.
40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Kees van Wonderen might look to freshen things up shortly.
45' Derensili Sanches Fernandes has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 137 appearances.
47' The Netherlands Nikolas Agrafiotis breaks the deadlock on 45 minutes. 1-3!
48' A goal from the Netherlands international Nikolas Agrafiotis! He fires home on 45 to make it 1-4!
49' Pelle van Amersfoort is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ion Nicolaescu at the 49 minute mark.
54' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 54 minutes.
57' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Mats Kohlert.
62' A tactical swap from SC Heerenveen — Hussein Ali on, Denzel Hall off on 62 minutes.
67' SBV Excelsior is showing some good football. However, SBV Excelsior are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
68' Controversy at the stadium! Siebe Horemans argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
73' A tactical swap from SBV Excelsior — Oscar Uddenas on, Derensili Sanches Fernandes off on 73 minutes.
78' Over 78 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
79' It is a substitution in SC Heerenveen team. Luuk Brouwers is replaced by Anas Tahiri on 79 minute.
81' It’s a booking for SC Heerenveen player. Patrik Walemark gets a Yellow card.
84' Cisse Sandra makes way for Kian Fitz-Jim at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from SBV Excelsior.
88' Against the run of play, Troy Parrott has scored! This game has turned on its head.
SBV Excelsior celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

SC Heerenveen Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

44
Andries Noppert
4
Sven van Beek ↓ Pawel Bochniewicz 62'
7
Mats Kohlert
18
Ion Nicolaescu ↓ Pelle van Amersfoort 49'
28
Luuk Brouwers ↓ Anas Tahiri 79'
17
Che Nunnely ↓ Patrik Walemark 62'
33
Thom Haye
2
Denzel Hall ↓ Hussein Ali 62'
6
Syb Van Ottele
19
Simon Olsson
20
Osame Sahraoui

Bench

Coach Kees van Wonderen

SBV Excelsior Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

2
Siebe Horemans
16
Sven Nieuwpoort
12
Arthur Zagre
33
Julian Baas
14
Couhaib Driouech ↓ Lazaros Lamprou 62'
8
Cisse Sandra ↓ Kian Fitz-Jim 84'
1
Stijn van Gassel
4
Redouan El Yaakoubi
19
Nikolas Agrafiotis ↓ Troy Parrott 73'
5
Casper Widell
30
Derensili Sanches Fernandes ↓ Oscar Uddenas 73'

Bench

Coach Marinus Dijkhuizen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Couhaib Driouech	3
Ali Messaoud	2
Ali Messaoud	2
Troy Parrott	2
Jizz Hornkamp	1
Luigi Bruins	1
Pelle van Amersfoort	1
Luigi Bruins	1

Head to Head

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

2 / 4

0.95 SC Heerenveen xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.75 SBV Excelsior xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

SC Heerenveen25% Draw27% SBV Excelsior48%

Actual: SBV Excelsior win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.7

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

SC Heerenveen or Draw

52%

Draw or SBV Excelsior

75%

SC Heerenveen or SBV Excelsior

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

SC Heerenveen16% Draw45% SBV Excelsior39%

Actual: SBV Excelsior win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12%

0 – 1

10.9%

0 – 2

10%

1 – 2

9.4%

0 – 0

8.6%

0 – 3

Actual

1 – 3

5.5%

1 – 0

5.4%

2 – 1

5.1%

2 – 2

4.5%

2 – 0

2 – 3

2.7%

Asian Handicap — SC Heerenveen

Handicap	SC Heerenveen covers	Push	SBV Excelsior covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	5%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	12%	81%
-0.5	19%	—	81%
+0.5	45%	—	55%
+1	45%	24%	31%
+1.5	69%	—	31%
+2	69%	17%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

SBV Excelsior keeps clean sheet

39% ✗

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