SC Heerenveen 4-0 Excelsior: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction
Our picks against the result
7 of 12 right
- Result SC Heerenveen win54% 4-0
- Double chance SC Heerenveen or draw (1X)79% 4-0
- Goals over/under 2.5 Over 2.558% 4 goals
- More corners SC Heerenveen71% SC Heerenveen (4-1)
- Yellow cards Around average 1 yellow card · league 2.8
- Yellow cards 1 yellow card 3.5 Under66% 4.5 Under83% 5.5 Under92%
- Corners Around average 5 corners · league 10.5
- Corners 5 corners 8.5 Over72% 9.5 Over62% 10.5 Over52%
Match stats
SC Heerenveen Excelsior
- 4 Goals 0
- 0 Yellow cards 1
- 0 Red cards 0
- 4 Corners 1
Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.
Before kick-off
What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.
Match summary
SC Heerenveen vs Excelsior is the Eredivisie fixture on Friday 16 October 2026, and our model backs a home win, with a double chance on SC Heerenveen win or draw.
Why this pick?
SC Heerenveen are our model's pick, and the main reason is the strength rating: they sit slightly above the Eredivisie average while Excelsior are clearly below it. Little in the data pulls the other way, though Excelsior arrive a place higher in the table. Playing at the Abe Lenstra Stadion strengthens the case, and over their last five matches Heerenveen have had more of the ball than most sides, reached the opposition box more often and given up notably few clear chances. Excelsior, by contrast, see less of the ball and get into attacking areas less frequently. That leaves a moderate call.
Form guide
SC Heerenveen
- L 0-2 at PSV Eindhoven (A) Eredivisie · 9 Oct
- W 4-0 at Sparta Rotterdam (A) Eredivisie · 19 Sep
- D 0-0 vs Telstar (H) Eredivisie · 13 Sep
- L 2-3 vs AZ Alkmaar (H) Eredivisie · 6 Sep
- D 2-2 at Willem II (A) Eredivisie · 30 Aug
Excelsior
- L 1-5 vs FC Groningen (H) Eredivisie · 11 Oct
- D 2-2 at Ajax (A) Eredivisie · 19 Sep
- L 1-2 vs FC Utrecht (H) Eredivisie · 13 Sep
- D 2-2 at NEC Nijmegen (A) Eredivisie · 8 Sep
- W 3-0 at Willem II (A) Eredivisie · 5 Sep
Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
Attack and defence ratings
0 to 100 against this season's Eredivisie clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.
Head-to-head
21 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.
- 7 Mar 2026 · Eredivisie Excelsior 1-2 SC Heerenveen
- 4 Oct 2025 · Eredivisie SC Heerenveen 2-1 Excelsior
- 19 Jan 2024 · Eredivisie Excelsior 3-0 SC Heerenveen
- 23 Sep 2023 · Eredivisie SC Heerenveen 0-3 Excelsior
- 13 May 2023 · Eredivisie SC Heerenveen 0-0 Excelsior
Eredivisie so far
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Excelsior | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16:14 | +2 | 11 |
| 10 | SC Heerenveen | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11:11 | 0 | 9 |
Positions in our table of 18 clubs, before kick-off. Full table
Match facts
- Competition
- Eredivisie, Matchday 9
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Abe Lenstra Stadion, Heerenveen
Questions and answers
What was the score of SC Heerenveen vs Excelsior?
SC Heerenveen 4-0 Excelsior in the Eredivisie (Matchday 9) on Friday 16 October 2026.
Was the OptimaGoal prediction for SC Heerenveen vs Excelsior right?
Yes: our result pick was SC Heerenveen win, and the score after 90 minutes was 4-0. 7 of our 12 picks and markets for this match were right.
How many cards and corners were there in SC Heerenveen vs Excelsior?
1 yellow card (SC Heerenveen 0, Excelsior 1), no red cards and 5 corners (SC Heerenveen 4, Excelsior 1).
Times are UTC.