Heerenveen
- SC Heerenveen have 6 points from their seven Eredivisie 2025-26 matches.
- Heerenveen's last two Eredivisie fixtures saw them beat NEC Nijmegen 3-2 at home and draw 2-2 away at FC Utrecht, as coach Robin Veldman’s more vertical approach is finally showing signs of success. In the context of recent results, our SC Heerenveen vs Excelsior Rotterdam betting tips suggest an entertaining game may be on the cards.
- SC Heerenveen’s home fixtures in Eredivisie 2025-2026 have seen them win one, draw two and lose one with goals scored and conceded at a rate of 1.75 each.
Excelsior Rotterdam
- Excelsior Rotterdam have won two and lost three of their last five Eredivisie games.
- Excelsior Rotterdam are more pragmatic, with coach Ruben den Uil preferring a more compact and disciplined set-up with a lot of quick transitions and ball-play in wide areas.
- Excelsior have won their best match of the campaign, 1-2 at FC Volendam, but that result has been sandwiched between home defeats to Sparta Rotterdam and PSV Eindhoven.
- Excelsior Rotterdam have conceded an alarming 10 goals in their three away league games this term (average 3.33).
Head-to-Head
Heerenveen have a win and a draw in their last two Eredivisie contests, but Excelsior Rotterdam have won the last two meetings between the clubs.
Key Players
- Jacob Trenskow, with three goals in seven Eredivisie appearances, remains Heerenveen’s leading scorer.
- Dylan Vente has chipped in with three in the past five as they have begun to find their stride.
- Szymon Wlodarczyk is Excelsior’s top scorer with two goals in five Eredivisie 2025-2026 outings.
Betting Insights
- The odds are 1.65 (Heerenveen), 4.5 (Excelsior Rotterdam) and 4.33 (draw), making this SC Heerenveen vs Excelsior Rotterdam betting tips particularly intriguing for value-seekers.
- The Over 2.5 goals market is heavily favoured at 1.49.
Prediction
- Relegation battlers SC Heerenveen and Excelsior Rotterdam are level on 6 points after seven fixtures, although the hosts are more likely to be successful on Saturday, according to the SC Heerenveen vs Excelsior Rotterdam prediction.
- This match will be a clash of styles, with the high press of the home side going up against the counter-attacking philosophy of the visitors.
- So there is a slight edge to Heerenveen to win a high-scoring match given their new-found attacking intent, the poor away defensive record of Excelsior and the odds on the game.
