Heerenveen beat Excelsior 4-0 at the Abe Lenstra Stadion on Friday, 16 October 2026, in matchday nine of the Eredivisie regular season. The home side led 1-0 at the interval before pulling clear in the second half.
D. Vente opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the eleventh minute to give Heerenveen an early advantage. That single-goal cushion held through to half-time, with the scoreline remaining 1-0 at the break.
O. Braude added to the tally in the 54th minute to extend Heerenveen's lead. L. Oyen then struck in the 84th minute, before J. Trenskow scored in the 88th minute to round off the scoring and seal the final scoreline of 4-0.
After nine matches played, Heerenveen sit eighth in the Eredivisie table with 12 points from three wins, three draws and three defeats. Their goals record stands at 15 scored and 11 conceded. Excelsior are tenth, having accumulated 11 points from three wins, two draws and four losses, with 16 goals scored and 18 conceded. The two sides are separated by just one point in a mid-table Eredivisie of 18 clubs.