Excelsior fell to a 1–2 defeat against Heerenveen at home on Saturday, 7 March 2026, in Eredivisie Matchday 26. Referee Danny Makkelie took charge of the 20:00 UTC kickoff, and the visitors led 0–1 at half-time. L. Brouwers opened the scoring for Heerenveen in the 38th minute, assisted by L. Nordas. Excelsior equalised through J. van Overeem in the 67th minute, but Heerenveen regained the lead seven minutes later when N. Naujoks converted a penalty in the 74th minute. Yellow card...