Dutch Eredivisie

Heracles Almelo vs Excelsior, 2025-26 Dutch Eredivisie, Regular Season

· Dutch Eredivisie
Heracles Almelo
  • 23': Sem Scheperman
FT
1 - 1
Excelsior
  • 57': Sanches Fernandes

About

Heracles Almelo are hosting Excelsior at Erve Asito, Almelo, Netherlands, starting on . The match is a part of the Dutch Eredivisie.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Rhys Bozinovski (Heracles Almelo).
  • 1': Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Erik Ahlstrand (Heracles Almelo).
  • 3': Jerolldino Bergraaf (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 5': Ajdin Hrustic (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Lewis Schouten (Excelsior).
  • 7': Delay in match because of an injury Sem Scheperman (Heracles Almelo).
  • 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 8': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Arthur Zagré.
  • 10': Foul by Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior).
  • 10': Ivan Mesík (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Ajdin Hrustic (Heracles Almelo) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Naci Ünüvar.
  • 12': Foul by Ajdin Hrustic (Heracles Almelo).
  • 12': Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilias Bronkhorst.
  • 14': Foul by Jannes Wieckhoff (Heracles Almelo).
  • 14': Gyan de Regt (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Jannes Wieckhoff (Heracles Almelo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Gyan de Regt (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 17': Handball by Ajdin Hrustic (Heracles Almelo).
  • 19': Attempt missed. Lequincio Zeefuik (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Naci Ünüvar.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Erik Ahlstrand (Heracles Almelo) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Naci Ünüvar following a fast break.
  • 21': Foul by Rhys Bozinovski (Heracles Almelo).
  • 21': Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Derensili Sanches Fernandes.
  • 23': Goal! Heracles Almelo 1, Excelsior 0. Sem Scheperman (Heracles Almelo) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
  • 26': Foul by Rhys Bozinovski (Heracles Almelo).
  • 26': Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 26': Foul by Ivan Mesík (Heracles Almelo).
  • 26': Ajdin Hrustic (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Foul by Lewis Schouten (Excelsior).
  • 27': Damon Mirani (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Jerolldino Bergraaf (Excelsior).
  • 29': Foul by Noah Naujoks (Excelsior).
  • 29': Sem Scheperman (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Alec Van Hoorenbeeck (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Jerolldino Bergraaf (Excelsior).
  • 30': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Lewis Schouten.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Lequincio Zeefuik (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior).
  • 35': Attempt missed. Lequincio Zeefuik (Heracles Almelo) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ajdin Hrustic with a cross.
  • 35': Delay in match because of an injury Lequincio Zeefuik (Heracles Almelo).
  • 35': Delay in match because of an injury Lewis Schouten (Excelsior).
  • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 38': Substitution, Excelsior. Rick Meissen replaces Lewis Schouten because of an injury.
  • 40': Offside, Heracles Almelo. Ivan Mesík is caught offside.
  • 42': Alec Van Hoorenbeeck (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Foul by Jerolldino Bergraaf (Excelsior).
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Sem Scheperman (Heracles Almelo) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Naci Ünüvar with a cross.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Erik Ahlstrand (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Damon Mirani following a set piece situation.
  • 43': Foul by Noah Naujoks (Excelsior).
  • 43': Sem Scheperman (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Noah Naujoks (Excelsior) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Remko Pasveer (Heracles Almelo).
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Offside, Excelsior. Gyan de Regt is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Casper Widell.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Heracles Almelo 1, Excelsior 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Heracles Almelo 1, Excelsior 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Mimeirhel Benita replaces Jannes Wieckhoff.
  • 46': Handball by Lequincio Zeefuik (Heracles Almelo).
  • 46': Offside, Heracles Almelo. Ajdin Hrustic is caught offside.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Gyan de Regt (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lennard Hartjes.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilias Bronkhorst.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Lequincio Zeefuik (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior). Assisted by Ivan Mesík.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jerolldino Bergraaf with a headed pass.
  • 57': Goal! Heracles Almelo 1, Excelsior 1. Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Noah Naujoks.
  • 58': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Tristan van Gilst replaces Naci Ünüvar.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Ivan Mesík (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior).
  • 60': Attempt missed. Erik Ahlstrand (Heracles Almelo) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lequincio Zeefuik.
  • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Sem Scheperman (Heracles Almelo).
  • 61': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Jan Zamburek replaces Sem Scheperman because of an injury.
  • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Jerolldino Bergraaf (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Derensili Sanches Fernandes with a cross.
  • 66': Foul by Erik Ahlstrand (Heracles Almelo).
  • 66': Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 66': Foul by Derensili Sanches Fernandes (Excelsior).
  • 66': Ivan Mesík (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Lequincio Zeefuik (Heracles Almelo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jan Zamburek with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 68': Delay in match because of an injury Jerolldino Bergraaf (Excelsior).
  • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 69': Substitution, Excelsior. Emil Hansson replaces Gyan de Regt.
  • 69': Substitution, Excelsior. Mike van Duinen replaces Jerolldino Bergraaf because of an injury.
  • 70': Foul by Casper Widell (Excelsior).
  • 70': Lequincio Zeefuik (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Arthur Zagré.
  • 71': Foul by Jan Zamburek (Heracles Almelo).
  • 71': Stijn van Gassel (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Bryan Limbombe replaces Erik Ahlstrand.
  • 72': Substitution, Heracles Almelo. Mario Engels replaces Rhys Bozinovski.
  • 72': Foul by Tristan van Gilst (Heracles Almelo).
  • 72': Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Mike van Duinen (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Emil Hansson following a set piece situation.
  • 74': Corner, Heracles Almelo. Conceded by Casper Widell.
  • 75': Corner, Excelsior. Conceded by Mimeirhel Benita.
  • 76': Offside, Heracles Almelo. Mario Engels is caught offside.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Derensili Sanches Fernandes.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Bryan Limbombe (Heracles Almelo) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ivan Mesík.
  • 79': Foul by Jan Zamburek (Heracles Almelo).
  • 79': Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Substitution, Excelsior. Szymon Wlodarczyk replaces Derensili Sanches Fernandes.
  • 80': Foul by Szymon Wlodarczyk (Excelsior).
  • 80': Ivan Mesík (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Szymon Wlodarczyk (Excelsior) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Emil Hansson (Excelsior) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Remko Pasveer (Heracles Almelo). Assisted by Arthur Zagré.
  • 83': Foul by Noah Naujoks (Excelsior).
  • 83': Jan Zamburek (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Handball by Szymon Wlodarczyk (Excelsior).
  • 85': Foul by Ajdin Hrustic (Heracles Almelo).
  • 85': Irakli Yegoian (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Offside, Excelsior. Mike van Duinen is caught offside.
  • 87': Foul by Mario Engels (Heracles Almelo).
  • 87': Rick Meissen (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Arthur Zagré (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Ajdin Hrustic (Heracles Almelo).
  • 87': Mario Engels (Heracles Almelo) is shown the yellow card.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Ilias Bronkhorst (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Noah Naujoks (Excelsior) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Remko Pasveer (Heracles Almelo). Assisted by Arthur Zagré with a headed pass.
  • 90': Substitution, Excelsior. Adam Carlén replaces Noah Naujoks.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Emil Hansson (Excelsior).
  • 90'+1': Mimeirhel Benita (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Adam Carlén (Excelsior).
  • 90'+2': Lequincio Zeefuik (Heracles Almelo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Alec Van Hoorenbeeck (Heracles Almelo).
  • 90'+3': Lennard Hartjes (Excelsior) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Szymon Wlodarczyk (Excelsior) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Szymon Wlodarczyk (Excelsior) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emil Hansson.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Heracles Almelo 1, Excelsior 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Heracles Almelo 1, Excelsior 1.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 17
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
1 Corner Kicks 6
3 Saves 3
49.7 Possession 50.3
15 SHOTS 13
4 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
284 Accurate Passes 266
379 Passes 372
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
2 Accurate Crosses 4
9 Crosses 23
0.2 Cross % 0.2
77 Long Balls 73
34 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 1
8 Effective Tackles 12
14 Tackles 15
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
11 Interceptions 5
28 Effective Clearances 20
28 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: Dutch Eredivisie

Venue: Erve Asito
Location: Almelo, Netherlands
Attendance: 11,735

Eredivisie Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 PSV Eindhoven 34 +56 84
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 34 +26 65
3 NEC Nijmegen 34 +24 59
4 FC Twente 34 +19 58
Full Table

Line-Ups

HER Heracles Almelo (4-2-2-2)

No. Name
22 Remko Pasveer (GK)
18 Alec Van Hoorenbeeck
4 Damon Mirani
24 Ivan Mesik
3 Jannes Wieckhoff Yellow Card
32 Sem Scheperman
20 Rhys Bozinovski
25 Lequincio Zeefuik
70 Ajdin Hrustic
9 Naci Ünüvar
14 Erik Ahlstrand
Heracles Almelo Substitutes:
Thomas Bruns, Tristan Van Gilst, Walid Ould-Chikh, Djevencio van der Kust, Mimeirhel Benita, Bryan Limbombe, Mario Engels, Timo Jansink, Sava-Arangel Cestic, Jan Zamburek, Robin Mantel, Tarik Hamamiogl.

EXC Excelsior (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Stijn van Gassel (GK)
14 Lewis Schouten
4 Casper Widell
20 Lennard Hartjes
12 Arthur Zagre
2 Ilias Bronkhorst
23 Irakli Yegoian
10 Noah Naujoks
11 Gyan De Regt
30 Sanches Fernandes
33 Jerolldino Bergraaf
Excelsior Substitutes:
Stan Hendrikx, Szymon Wlodarczyk, Guilliano Cairo, Adam Carlén, Rick Meissen, Tijmen Holla, Simon Janssen, Emil Hansson, Mike van Duinen, Mathijs Tielemans.

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