SC Heerenveen vs Excelsior prediction | 16 Oct 2026 | xGtoday


SC Heerenveen
Ranking: #244 overall, #9 in Netherlands

67.4 → 64.2 (-3.2 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-0 17 May Ajax (H) 66.6 0.0
3-2 21 May Utrecht (A) 66.2 -0.4
1-0 09 Aug Twente (H) 65.6 -0.6
2-2 16 Aug Ajax (A) 65.3 -0.3
0-2 22 Aug Zwolle (H) 64.2 -1.1
Excelsior
Ranking: #361 overall, #11 in Netherlands

57.8 → 60.8 (+3.0 over last 10 games)

Rating
1-1 10 May Volendam (H) 59.8 -0.4
2-3 17 May Sparta R'dam (A) 59.8 0.0
0-4 07 Aug Cambuur (A) 61.0 +1.2
1-2 15 Aug PSV (H) 60.8 -0.2
2-1 29 Aug Sparta R'dam (H) 60.8 0.0

SC Heerenveen vs Excelsior: by the numbers

Excelsior trail SC Heerenveen by 117 places in our proprietary European rankings, and by 2 in Netherlands.

Over their last 10 matches Excelsior have moved +3.0 rating points, against -3.2 for SC Heerenveen.

Last time these teams played, on 7 Mar 2026, Excelsior gained 0.9 rating points.

The highest SC Heerenveen have ever stood in our European rankings is joint #126, first reached on 27 Dec 2025.

The best xGtoday rating Excelsior have ever held is 63.9, first set on 11 Aug 2018.