Heerenveen vs Excelsior predicted line-ups
Eredivisie · Fri 16 Oct
Heerenveen4-2-3-1 · Home
Excelsior4-1-4-1 · AwayStarting XI
Predicted XI · confirmed about 60 minutes before kick-off
Heerenveen
4-2-3-1Formation· Coach: O. Tobiasen

Excelsior
4-1-4-1Formation· Coach: A. Hoekstra
- 16Celton Biai
- 4C. Widell
- 14J. Plug
- 2Eric Emanuel da Silva Moreira
- 22O. Turay
- 24Giulliano Cairo
- 3R. Meissen
- 23Y. Finey
- 20L. Hartjes
- 18V. Sulzbacher
- 21I. Silva Timas
- 21M. Farji
- 10R. Meerveld
- 14L. Smans
- 7M. Rivera
- 49Anass Bouziane
- 36N. Courtens
- 23D. Bladi
- 4S. Kersten
- 28H. Petrov
- 3M. Willemsen
- 22B. Klaverboer
Bench
- 44A. Noppert
- 30T. Schreuder
- 19V. Zagaritis
- 41J. Scholten
- 20J. Trenskow
- 29L. Machine
- 11L. Oyen
Out
- D. Proper · Injury
- M. Hilgers · Knee Injury
- M. Linday · Inactive
- M. Egbring · Injury
- O. Braude · Injury
Bench
- 1S. van Gassel
- 8I. Yegoian
- 6D. van Vianen
- 7A. Sliti
- 30Á. Þorsteinsson
- 9Mario Domínguez
- 28N. Groen
Out
- S. Janssen · Inactive
- N. Naujoks · Inactive
- D. Garden · Injury
- K. Bos · Shoulder Injury
We start from each side's last confirmed starting eleven, remove injured and suspended players from the fixture injury feed, and adjust for the coach's recent formation pattern and press-conference team news.
Line-up questions
When are the official Heerenveen vs Excelsior line-ups published?
Clubs in the Eredivisie release the team sheet about 60 minutes before kick-off. This page refreshes every few minutes inside that window and swaps the predicted XI for the confirmed one.
How is the probable XI predicted?
We start from each side's last confirmed starting eleven, remove injured and suspended players from the fixture injury feed, and adjust for the coach's recent formation pattern and press-conference team news.
Does the line-up change the prediction?
Yes. Line-ups feed the prediction model: when a key starter is confirmed out, the win probabilities, expected goals and the projected score are regenerated.
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