ROTTERDAM. SC Heerenveen conquers Excelsior 1-0 after M. van scored just 1 goal (58′).

The match was played at the Van Donge & De Roo Stadion stadium in Rotterdam on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Robin Hensgens who had the assistance of Roy de Nas and Dyon Fikkert. The 4th official was Clay Ruperti. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.4 degrees Celsius or 50.79 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

Excelsior

0 - 1

SC Heerenveen

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 14 Total 9
  • 3 On Target 5
  • 11 Off Target 4
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 118 Attack 106
  • 49 Dangerous attack 46
  • 86 Ball safe 96
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 2
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 10 Total 9
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Excelsior was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. SC Heerenveen that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Excelsior was putting more pressure with 49 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, SC Heerenveen was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Excelsior shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, SC Heerenveen shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Excelsior didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, SC Heerenveen received 1 yellow card (A. Colassin).

Match Timeline

58'
Mike van Duinen- sub ->R. Kharchouch
62'
Couhaib Driouech- sub ->L. Lamprou
62'
Adrian Fein - sub ->Y. Ayoub
66'
Couhaib Driouech(var)
71'
82'
85'
85'
87'
Syb van Ottele- sub ->P. Bochniewicz
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Feyenoord
82
34
PSV
75
34
Ajax
69
34
AZ
67
34
FC Twente
64
34
Sparta Rotterdam
59
34
FC Utrecht
54
34
SC Heerenveen
46
34
RKC Waalwijk
41
34
Vitesse
40
34
Go Ahead Eagles
40
34
NEC
39
34
Fortuna Sittard
36
34
FC Volendam
36
34
Excelsior
32
34
FC Emmen
28
34
SC Cambuur
19
34
FC Groningen
18
34

After this encounter, Excelsior will stay with 13 points like Go Ahead Eagles to sit in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, SC Heerenveen will have 20 points to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, Excelsior will play away with Feyenoord on the 13th of November with a 15-4 head to head stats in favor of Feyenoord (0 draws).

SC Heerenveen will host SC Cambuur on the 13th of November with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of SC Heerenveen (2 draws).

Excelsior – Formation

Excelsior
G
Stijn van Gassel 1.Netherlands
6.8
D
Siebe Horemans 2.Belgium
6.9
D
Redouan El Yaakoubi 4.Netherlands
6.6
D
Nathan Tjoe-A-On 28.Netherlands
6.7
85'
D
Serano Seymor 34.Netherlands
7.0
M
Yassin Ayoub 21.Morocco
6.7
66'
M
Kenzo Goudmijn 8.Netherlands
6.7
85'
M
J. Baas 33.Netherlands
7.1
M
Lazaros Lamprou 22.Greece
6.2
62'
M
Marouan Azarkan 10.Netherlands
7.1
F
Reda Kharchouch 9.Netherlands
6.8
62'
Substitutes
G
Norbert Alblas 18.Netherlands
D
Maxime Awoudja 17.Germany
85'
D
N. Markelo 24.Netherlands
M
Joshua Eijgenraam 6.Netherlands
M
Adrian Fein 5.Germany
6.9
66'
F
Nikolas Agrafiotis 7.Serbia
85'
F
Mike van Duinen 29.Netherlands
6.6
62'
F
Couhaib Driouech 14.Morocco
6.2
62'
F
Jacky Donkor 11.Belgium

Excelsior started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Marinus Dijkhuizen decided to play with the following team: Stijn van Gassel (6.8), Siebe Horemans (6.9), Redouan El Yaakoubi (6.6), Serano Seymor (7.0), Nathan Tjoe-A-On (6.7), Julian Baas (7.1), Yassin Ayoub (6.7), Marouan Azarkan (7.1), Kenzo Goudmijn (6.7), Lazaros Lamprou (6.2) and Reda Kharchouch (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Nikolas Agrafiotis, Mike van Duinen (6.6), Joshua Eijgenraam, Adrian Fein (6.9), Maxime Awoudja, Nathan Markelo, Norbert Alblas, Couhaib Driouech (6.2) and Jacky Donkor.

Excelsior could not rely on the presence of A. Fein (injured).

Substitutions

Excelsior made 5 changes: R. Kharchouch for M. van Duinen (62′), L. Lamprou for C. Driouech (62′), Y. Ayoub for A. Fein (66′), K. Goudmijn for N. Agrafiotis (85′) and N. Tjoe a On for M. Awoudja (85′).

Best player: Marouan Azarkan​

The most impressive player for Excelsior was Marouan Azarkan.

His rating is (7.1) with 28 passes (67% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 10 crosses.

SC Heerenveen – Formation

SC Heerenveen
G
Andries Noppert 44.Netherlands
7.0
D
P. Bochniewicz 5.Poland
7.5
87'
D
Sven van Beek 4.Netherlands
7.0
D
Milan van Ewijk 27.Netherlands
7.8
58'
D
Mats Köhlert 7.Germany
7.2
M
Anas Tahiri 26.Morocco
6.5
M
Tibor Halilovic 10.Croatia
7.1
M
Rami Al Hajj 22.Sweden
7.0
82'
F
Simon Olsson 19.Sweden
6.5
F
S. van Hooijdonk 17.Netherlands
6.8
90'
F
Amin Sarr 9.Sweden
7.3
Substitutes
G
Xavier Mous 1.Netherlands
G
Jan Bekkema 23.Netherlands
D
Rami Kaib 13.Tunisia
D
Joost van Aken 3.Netherlands
82'
D
Hussein Ali 15.Iraq
D
Syb van Ottele 6.Netherlands
6.9
87'
M
Timo Zaal 34.Netherlands
F
Antoine Colassin 29.Belgium
90' 90'
F
Alex Timossi Andersson 8.Sweden

SC Heerenveen started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Kees van Wonderen played with: Andries Noppert (7.0), Milan van Ewijk (7.8), Sven van Beek (7.0), Paweł Bochniewicz (7.5), Mats Köhlert (7.2), Tibor Halilović (7.1), Rami Al Hajj (7.0), Anas Tahiri (6.5), Simon Olsson (6.5), Sydney van Hooijdonk (6.8) and Amin Sarr (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Xavier Mous, Rami Kaib, Antoine Colassin, Timo Zaal, Joost van Aken, Jan Bekkema, Ali Hussein, Syb van Ottele (6.9) and Alex Timossi Andersson.

Substitutions

SC Heerenveen made 3 changes: R. Al Hajj for J. van Aken (82′), P. Bochniewicz for S. Van Ottele (87′) and S. van Hooijdonk for A. Colassin (90′).

Best player: Milan van Ewijk​

The most impressive player for SC Heerenveen was Milan van Ewijk.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 41 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.​