§ Eredivisie · 2025-26 · Matchday 12

Excelsior 1–2 Heracles Almelo

  • Naujoks 8'
  • Ould-Chikh 60'
  • Kulenovic 79'

8 November 2025

The match in data

A 2–1 win for Heracles Almelo against Excelsior on 8 November 2025, on matchday 12 of the 2025-26 Eredivisie.

Heracles Almelo came from behind: they were trailing 1–0 at 8'.

Player of the match: Luka Kulenovic (Heracles Almelo), rated 63, thanks above all to 1 goal and 1 shot on target. Kulenovic produced 1.2 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.4 times the cost.

For Excelsior, the highest-rated player was Jerolldino Bergraaf, with 65.

Szymon Wlodarczyk missed a penalty at 64'.

63
Player of the match

Luka Kulenovic

Heracles Almelo · 90'

Produced 1.20× and cost 0.37× their position's average

Added
  • 1 goal 3.7×
  • 1 shot on target 1.1×
  • 2 key passes 1.4×
Took away
  • 1 shot off target, worth 0.08 0.5×
  • 8 duels lost 1.2×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Excelsior
PlayerPositionMinRating
Jerolldino Bergraaf Forward 24 65
Noah Naujoks Midfielder 66 59
Szymon Wlodarczyk Forward 66 55
Stijn van Gassel Goalkeeper 90 53
Gyan de Regt Forward 90 51
Adam Carlén Midfielder 90 47
Stan Henderikx Defender 75 45
Irakli Yegoian Midfielder 90 41
Derensili Sanches Fernandes Forward 84 39
Rick Meissen Defender 90 35
Casper Widell Defender 90 30
Stijn Middendorp Midfielder 24 27
Nolan Martens Defender 84 26
Ilias Bronkhorst Defender 15 no rating
Do-young Yoon Forward 6 no rating
Mike van Duinen Forward 6 no rating
Heracles Almelo
PlayerPositionMinRating
Luka Kulenovic ★ Forward 90 63
Thomas Bruns Midfielder 31 59
Timo Jansink Goalkeeper 90 58
Ajdin Hrustic Midfielder 90 54
Mario Engels Forward 30 49
Walid Ould-Chikh Midfielder 81 48
Alec Van Hoorenbeeck Defender 90 42
Mike te Wierik Defender 81 41
Jan Zamburek Midfielder 59 41
Jizz Hornkamp Forward 90 40
Damon Mirani Defender 90 38
Bryan Limbombe Forward 60 37
Ivan Mesik Defender 90 24
Djevencio van der Kust Defender 9 no rating
Jannes Wieckhoff Defender 9 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Heracles Almelo player won the most aerial duels?

Luka Kulenovic, with 9 aerial duels won. Next: Alec Van Hoorenbeeck 3, Jan Zamburek 2.

Luka Kulenovic dominated the skies by winning 9 aerial duels for Heracles Almelo. Kulenovic tripled the tallies of Alec Van Hoorenbeeck (3) and Jan Zamburek (2).

Which Excelsior player made the most tackles?

Stan Henderikx, with 5 tackles. Next: Nolan Martens 2, Irakli Yegoian 2.

Stan Henderikx led Excelsior with 5 tackles against Heracles Almelo. Henderikx's closest teammates in that metric were Nolan Martens and Irakli Yegoian, on 2 each.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Excelsior 1–2 Heracles Almelo, Eredivisie 2025-26. Player of the match: Luka Kulenovic, 63
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.