Excelsior have been in very good shape recently, winning two of their last five games and drawing two more, with their only loss coming away from home. Heerenveen, on the other hand, have really been struggling - they've lost three of their last five matches and only managed one win in that time. When these two sides have met before, the games have often been high-scoring. In their last six meetings, four of them have seen at least three goals, including a 1-2, a 2-1, a 3-0, and a 0-3 result. That suggests this could be another open and entertaining match.

Given that Excelsior are playing at home and are clearly in much better form than a Heerenveen side that has lost three of their last five games, Excelsior looks like the team most likely to win. Heerenveen have been really poor on the road lately, and with the history of high-scoring games between these two, it should be an open contest that Excelsior will be confident of taking all three points from.