Excelsior Maassluis vs Heerenveen — KNVB Beker: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
play_arrow2 clips- 46′Heerenveen, substitution:off
- 51′Excelsior Maassluis, yellow card:Foul
- 61′Excelsior Maassluis, yellow card:Foul
- 63′Heerenveen, goal:0–1assist
- 64′Heerenveen, substitution:off
- 70′Excelsior Maassluis, substitution:off
- 70′Excelsior Maassluis, substitution:off
- 75′Heerenveen, goal:0–2
- 76′Excelsior Maassluis, substitution:off
- 76′Heerenveen, substitution:off
- 76′Heerenveen, substitution:off
- 76′Excelsior Maassluis, substitution:off
- 78′Excelsior Maassluis, yellow card:Foul
- 81′Heerenveen, yellow card:Foul
- 81′Heerenveen, substitution:off
- 86′Excelsior Maassluis, substitution:off
- Full-time0 – 2
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Match report
Heerenveen see off Excelsior Maassluis with second-half goals in KNVB Beker
Heerenveen won 2-0 at Excelsior Maassluis in the KNVB Beker round of 64, taking their place in the next round with two goals in the second half at Sportpark Dijkpolder. The match was goalless at the interval, and the visitors needed until the 63rd minute to break the deadlock.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Dylan Vente scored the opening goal, converting a pass from Jacob Trenskow to make it 1-0 to the away side. Twelve minutes later Trenskow turned scorer himself in the 75th minute, doubling the lead and leaving the hosts with a large task in the final quarter of an hour.
Heerenveen controlled the contest throughout, holding 73% of the possession and having 12 shots to Excelsior Maassluis's seven, with seven of those on target against two. The hosts committed 16 fouls to the visitors' seven and collected three yellow cards, while Heerenveen were booked once.
Excelsior Maassluis had won their previous game away at Sportlust '46 by 2-0, while Heerenveen arrived on the back of a 3-2 win at ADO Den Haag. Heerenveen's next game is in the Eredivisie, at home to NEC Nijmegen on Saturday.
Jacob Trenskow scored once and set up Vente's opener, and his rating of 8.3 was the highest of any player on the pitch.
Heerenveen had 73% of the possession, leaving Excelsior Maassluis with just 27% of the ball.
Heerenveen won 2–0 away against Excelsior Maassluis (half-time 0–0).
Excelsior Maassluis met Heerenveen in the KNVB Beker (Round of 64). Kick-off was Wednesday, 28 October 2026, 20:00 UTC at Sportpark Dijkpolder. Referee: Allard Lindhout.
Team pages: Excelsior Maassluis · Heerenveen · KNVB Beker
Key moments
- 63' Goal: Dylan Vente (assist: Jacob Trenskow) — 0–1 · Watch Dylan Vente's goal video (63')
- 75' Goal: Jacob Trenskow — 0–2 · Watch Jacob Trenskow's goal video (75')
Starting line-ups
Excelsior Maassluis (4-3-3)
- 16 K. El Fakiri
- 2 Jay den Haan
- 25 Wouter Vermeer
- 3 Kevin Ringeling (c)
- 24 D. Lopes Varela
- 30 Y. Hamd
- 8 J. Udenhout
- 27 Devin Plank
- 22 Prophedi Boti
- 10 Mohammed Tahiri
- 17 D. Slagveer
Heerenveen (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Excelsior Maassluis 19%, the draw 23%, Heerenveen 58%. It finished Excelsior Maassluis 0–2 Heerenveen.
Heerenveen's clear strength edge leads this cup tie — Heerenveen sit 207 points higher on our strength rating, 1579 to 1372, and the cross-division cup setting adds to that edge, as Excelsior Maassluis play in a league outside the divisions we rate. The draw starts at 25% for a gap this size and slips to 23%, mainly because cup ties lower it.
Why Heerenveen at 58%?
Heerenveen sit 207 points higher on our strength rating — 1579 to 1372. Sides with a 160–240-point rating edge on the road won 50.4% of 7,194 such games. A cup tie across divisions: Heerenveen carry a 207-point rating edge over Excelsior Maassluis, whose league sits outside the divisions we rate. Excelsior Maassluis have fewer than 25 rated matches, and their strength estimate began at our default starting value. The 300 most similar past games finished 26–25–49.
Why only 58%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 58% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 23% and Excelsior Maassluis at 19%.
Why is the draw only 23%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 25.3%. These teams' recent games average 3.1 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.8% of 27,217. Cup ties across divisions take 2.0 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Excelsior Maassluis arrive with 11 fully-tracked matches, so their strength number is a first estimate that will move quickly; Heerenveen bring a 395-game record. New-to-the-record sides are where our rating knows least.
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About this match
On this page: the Excelsior Maassluis vs Heerenveen final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this KNVB Beker fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Dylan Vente's goal against Excelsior Maassluis (63').
- Watch Jacob Trenskow's goal against Excelsior Maassluis (75').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Excelsior Maassluis 0–2 Heerenveen. Explore more on the Excelsior Maassluis and Heerenveen team pages or the KNVB Beker page.