Dutch Eredivisie

FT Saturday, November 8, 2025
Heracles Almelo LLLWW 2
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Excelsior LWLLD 1
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HER022
EXC101
Stadion Woudestein · 4,400 att.

Team Stats

13
Fouls
14
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
13
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
3
55
Possession
45
10
SHOTS
12
5
ON GOAL
5
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
299
Accurate Passes
231
395
Passes
324
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
1
28
Crosses
20
0.1
Cross %
0.1
68
Long Balls
63
33
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
4
7
Effective Tackles
10
12
Tackles
12
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
7
Interceptions
10
28
Effective Clearances
36
28
Clearances
36

Head to Head

EXC leads series 4-1

Lineups

EXC · 4-3-3

  1. 1Stijn van GasselG
  2. 3Rick MeissenCD-L
  3. 4Casper WidellCD-R
  4. 17Nolan MartensLB
  5. 2Ilias BronkhorstRB
  6. 6Adam CarlénCM
  7. 23Irakli YegoianLM
  8. 10Noah NaujoksRM
  9. 9Szymon WlodarczykF
  10. 11Gyan De RegtLF
  11. 30Sanches FernandesRF

HER · 4-4-2

  1. 16Timo JansinkG
  2. 18Alec Van HoorenbeeckCD-L
  3. 4Damon MiraniCD-R
  4. 24Ivan MesikLB
  5. 23Mike te WierikRB
  6. 13Jan ZamburekCM-L
  7. 70Ajdin HrusticCM-R
  8. 73Walid Ould-ChikhLM
  9. 7Bryan LimbombeRM
  10. 9Jizz HornkampCF-L
  11. 19Luka KulenovicCF-R

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! Excelsior 1, Heracles Almelo 0. Noah Naujoks (Excelsior) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Irakli Yegoian following a corner.
  2. 15' Substitution, Excelsior. Stan Henderikx replaces Ilias Bronkhorst because of an injury.
  3. 40' Casper Widell (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 44' Ivan Mesík (Heracles Almelo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 59' Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Thomas Bruns replaces Jan Zamburek.
  6. 60' Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Mario Engels replaces Bryan Limbombe.
  7. 60' Goal! Excelsior 1, Heracles Almelo 1. Walid Ould-Chikh (Heracles Almelo) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jizz Hornkamp.
  8. 64' Penalty saved. Szymon Wlodarczyk (Excelsior) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Timo Jansink (Heracles Almelo).
  9. 66' Substitution, Excelsior. Jerolldino Bergraaf replaces Szymon Wlodarczyk.
  10. 66' Substitution, Excelsior. Stijn Middendorp replaces Noah Naujoks.
  11. 79' Goal! Excelsior 1, Heracles Almelo 2. Luka Kulenovic (Heracles Almelo) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ajdin Hrustic with a cross following a corner.
  12. 81' Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Jannes Wieckhoff replaces Mike te Wierik.
  13. 81' Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Djevencio van der Kust replaces Walid Ould-Chikh.
  14. 84' Substitution, Excelsior. Yoon Do-Young replaces Derensili Sanches Fernandes.
  15. 84' Substitution, Excelsior. Mike van Duinen replaces Nolan Martens.
  16. 90'+2' Jannes Wieckhoff (Heracles Almelo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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