Match analysis
NetherlandsEredivisie
Tipster previews, form, Elo ratings and the best odds for this Eredivisie fixture.
N. Naujoks⚽I. Bronkhorst🔄Casper Widell🟨
Ivan MesÃk🟨J. Zamburek🔄B. Limbombe🔄W. Ould Chikhâš½S. Wlodarczyk🔄N. Naujoks🔄L. Kulenovicâš½M. te Wierik🔄W. Ould Chikh🔄D. Sanches Fernandes🔄N. Martens🔄Jannes Wieckhoff🟨
Yoda Mc Yoda FaceWonThe pickOver 2.5
In the depths of the Eredivisie table, two teams seek redemption. Excelsior, floating in 15th place with 10 points, hosts the league's basement dwellers Heracles, who possess but 6 points from their 11 journeys. A battle of the wounded, this is. Recent form tells contrasting…
Value VinnyWonThe pickOver 2.5
Let's cut through the noise and look at the cold, hard numbers. We've got two relegation battlers here - Excelsior sitting 15th with 10 points, and Heracles rock bottom with just 6. Both teams are struggling, but the mathematical patterns in this fixture are too compelling to…
Heracles beat Excelsior 2-1 on Saturday 8 November 2025 in an Eredivisie fixture. At the break it was 1-0 to Excelsior. Heracles turned it round in the second half. Heracles had 54% of the ball, and the shot count went 12-10 to Excelsior.
The goal for Excelsior came from N. Naujoks (8'). W. Ould Chikh (60') and L. Kulenovic (79') got on the scoresheet for Heracles.
A clean sweep for our tipsters, with both tips on this match winning: over 2.5 goals.
In 23 meetings since January 2012, Excelsior have won ten, Heracles have taken eight and five were drawn. Every tip we publish on the two sides together sits on our Excelsior vs Heracles prediction page.
Bold green marks the stronger number on each row. Both-teams-scored is shown without a side.
| ExcelsiorHome | Rating | HeraclesAway |
|---|---|---|
| Strength | ||
| 1,451 | Overall | 1,437 |
| 1,513 | Match venue | 1,344 |
| 1,513 | At home | 1,547 |
| 1,364 | Away | 1,344 |
| Attack & defence | ||
| 1,481 | Attack | 1,451 |
| 1,469 | Defence | 1,446 |
| 1,502 | Home attack | 1,546 |
| 1,453 | Away attack | 1,344 |
| 1,550 | Home defence | 1,496 |
| 1,371 | Away defence | 1,428 |
| Match profile | ||
| 2,090 | Goal environment | 2,423 |
| 1,755 | Home goals | 2,012 |
| 1,835 | Away goals | 1,912 |
| 1,489 | Possession | 1,485 |
| Specialist ratings | ||
| 1,499 | Set-piece attack | 1,470 |
| 1,499 | Set-piece defence | 1,471 |
| 1,496 | Close games | 1,476 |
| 1,447 | Winning margin | 1,431 |
Match venue compares Excelsior at home with Heracles away. Green marks the higher rating; a new team starts at 1500.
Match profile rows describe the game, not team strength: a higher goal environment means higher-scoring matches.
Excelsior1:1Heracles1:1
