Excelsior 1-2 Heracles Almelo: result and report

Eredivisie · Saturday 8 November 2025

Result

Excelsior 1-2 Heracles Almelo

Eredivisie · Saturday 8 November 2025, 15:30 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Excelsior 1-2 Heracles Almelo: match report

Excelsior lost to Heracles Almelo 1-2 in Eredivisie on Saturday 8 November 2025. The half-time score was 1-0.

Noah Naujoks opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Excelsior's goal came from Noah Naujoks (8'). Heracles Almelo scored through Walid Ould-Chikh (60') and Luka Kulenovic (79').

Discipline: Excelsior received 1 yellow card; Heracles Almelo received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Excelsior were 15th on 10 points from 11 and Heracles Almelo 18th on 6 points from 11. Excelsior went on to finish that season 13th with 38 points, and Heracles Almelo 18th with 19.

Excelsior lined up in a 4-3-3 and Heracles Almelo in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Noah Naujoks of Excelsior (8.0), ahead of Walid Ould-Chikh (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Excelsior win, 0 draws and 1 for Heracles Almelo.

Going into the match Excelsior's last five read D-L-W-L-L and Heracles Almelo's W-L-L-L-W.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 8'Goal · Noah NaujoksExcelsior · 1-0
  • 40'Yellow card · Casper WidellExcelsior
  • 44'Yellow card · Ivan MesikHeracles Almelo
  • 60'Goal · Walid Ould-ChikhHeracles Almelo · 1-1
  • 64'Missed penalty · Szymon WlodarczykExcelsior
  • 79'Goal · Luka KulenovicHeracles Almelo · 1-2
  • 90+2'Yellow card · Jannes WieckhoffHeracles Almelo

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Excelsior 1, draws 0, Heracles Almelo 1.

Team news

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Excelsior line-up (4-3-3)

Stijn van Gassel, Ilias Bronkhorst, Casper Widell, Rick Meissen, Nolan Martens, Noah Naujoks, Adam Carlén, Irakli Yegoian, Derensili Sanches Fernandes, Szymon Wlodarczyk, Gyan de Regt

Heracles Almelo line-up (4-4-2)

Timo Jansink, Mike te Wierik, Damon Mirani, Alec Van Hoorenbeeck, Ivan Mesik, Bryan Limbombe, Ajdin Hrustic, Jan Zamburek, Walid Ould-Chikh, Luka Kulenovic, Jizz Hornkamp