Heerenveen vs Excelsior 4-0

Heerenveen beat Excelsior 4-0 at Abe Lenstra Stadion. Dylan Vente put them ahead in the 11th minute, and the game was done after the break.

Vente opened the scoring from the spot on 11 minutes for 1-0. Heerenveen went into half-time with that lead after Excelsior picked up a booking and made an interval change, replacing David Garden with Mario Domínguez Franco on 45 minutes.

Oliver Johansen Braude made it 2-0 in the 54th minute from Jacob Trenskow’s assist. Excelsior made three changes on 66 minutes, with Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson, Aymen sliti and Simon Janssen all going off, and Heerenveen added to the lead when Luca Oyen, who had come on in the 82nd minute, scored on 84 minutes from Ringo Meerveld’s assist, after Meerveld had also come off the bench in the 82nd minute. Jacob Trenskow then sealed it with the fourth goal on 88 minutes.

The numbers fitted the scoreline. Heerenveen had 52% of the possession and 519 passes to Excelsior’s 491, and they also finished with more shots, 14 to 5, more on target, 7 to 1, more corners, 4 to 1, and a higher xG, 2.33 to 0.73. Excelsior’s three saves compared with Heerenveen’s one, and Heerenveen were caught offside three times to none for the visitors.

Excelsior’s only booking went to Ágúst Orri Thorsteinsson in the 43rd minute. There were no red cards.