Shots, possession, cards, corners, and other published match statistics.
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The Excelsior vs Heerenveen stats tab covers Eredivisie (Netherlands), Regular Season - 18 on 19 Jan 2024. It compares 7 available match stats from this fixture, including shots, possession, corners, fouls and cards when those numbers are available. These stats help explain the pattern of the game beyond the scoreline.
Shots on target: Excelsior 7, Heerenveen 1; Shots off target: Excelsior 7, Heerenveen 6; Possession: Excelsior 41%, Heerenveen 59%; Corner kicks: Excelsior 6, Heerenveen 5; Fouls: Excelsior 12, Heerenveen 7; Yellow cards: Excelsior 2, Heerenveen 1. These are the quickest comparison points for checking attacking threat, control of the ball and match discipline.
Excelsior led shots on target, 7 to 1 over Heerenveen, Heerenveen had more possession, 59% to 41% over Excelsior, and Excelsior led corner kicks, 6 to 5 over Heerenveen. Read together with the timeline, those numbers show which team created more direct pressure and which side spent more of the game controlling territory or possession.
Excelsior committed more fouls, 12 to 7 over Heerenveen and Excelsior had more yellow cards, 2 to 1 over Heerenveen. Fouls and cards add useful context because a team can lead the attacking numbers while still being disrupted by stoppages, bookings or defensive pressure.
