National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's SC Heerenveen or VVV-Venlo that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
SC Heerenveen form and stats
Last season their KNVB Beker adventure ended in the quarter-finals.SC Heerenveen have collected 7 points from their Eredivisie home games so far after 2-1-2.
SC Heerenveen's last game was hosting Heracles and winning 3-0. Midfield player Brouwers got a match rating of 9.13 in that game, the max score being 10. Brouwers scored two goals and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting AZ (0-3).Heerenveen have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Abe Lenstra Stadion with 8 goals in 5 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the SC Heerenveen defense is not exactly impregnable. 8 goals conceded from 5 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
VVV-Venlo form and stats
They also participated in KNVB Beker last season. This ended in the 2nd round.The story so far for the visiting team on their Eerste Divisie travels is 2 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to ADO Den Haag in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 2-2. Berden got a match rating of 7.85 in that game, top player of the team. Berden scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Prior to that result VVV-Venlo won their away game at FC Den Bosch in the Eerste Divisie. The scoreline was 2-1.A new game in only three days for VVV-Venlo, the Eerste Divisie home match versus Jong AZ. Busy days.
VVV-Venlo have scored 8 goals on their travels this season, from 6 away games in the league. VVV-Venlo struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 9 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
SC Heerenveen have avoided defeat in the last 16 fixtures (8-8-0) against VVV-Venlo.Top Goalscorers
  O. Sahraoui 4 goals |   L. Smans 4 goals | S. Allouch 3 goals |
SC Heerenveen missing players
VVV-Venlo missing players
| SC Heerenveen | VVV-Venlo | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 8 | 10 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Lost | L | 1 | 8 | ||
| 37 | 23 | Scored | S | 14 | 35 | ||
| 43 | 15 | Conceded | C | 15 | 40 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 85% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 92% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 60% | ||
| 40% | 31% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 82% | 76% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 9% | 8% | ||
| 32% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 20% | ||
| 5.1 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.6 | 4.2 | ||
| 5.2 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.6 | 5.2 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.2 | 14.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 12.1 | ||
| 5 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.9 | 5.4 | ||
| 29% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 26% | ||
| 13.4 | 11.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.2 | 13.3 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 5.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | PSV | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| 2 | AZ | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 25 |
| 3 | FC Twente | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 25 |
| 4 | Feyenoord | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 25 | 23 |
| 5 | Go Ahead Eagles | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 15 |
| 6 | Sparta Rotterdam | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 15 |
| 7 | Excelsior | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | -1 | 13 |
| 8 | NEC | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 12 |
| 9 | Heracles | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | -8 | 12 |
| 10 | PEC Zwolle | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | -5 | 11 |
| 11 | SC Heerenveen | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -8 | 10 |
| 12 | Fortuna Sittard | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 10 |
| 13 | RKC Waalwijk | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -10 | 9 |
| 14 | Almere City | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -11 | 9 |
| 15 | Vitesse | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -9 | 8 |
| 16 | FC Volendam | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 7 |
| 17 | FC Utrecht | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -12 | 7 |
| 18 | Ajax | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -8 | 5 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 26 |
| 2 | Willem II | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 26 |
| 3 | ADO Den Haag | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 23 |
| 4 | FC Emmen | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
| 5 | FC Dordrecht | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 21 |
| 6 | FC Eindhoven | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 20 |
| 7 | De Graafschap | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -1 | 20 |
| 8 | VVV-Venlo | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 19 |
| 9 | Helmond Sport | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 18 |
| 10 | NAC Breda | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 18 |
| 11 | Jong AZ | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 17 |
| 12 | SC Cambuur | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 17 |
| 13 | FC Groningen | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 14 |
| 14 | Jong PSV | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 15 | -10 | 13 |
| 15 | MVV Maastricht | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | -4 | 12 |
| 16 | Jong Utrecht | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | -9 | 12 |
| 17 | Telstar | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | -10 | 10 |
| 18 | FC Den Bosch | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -11 | 9 |
| 19 | FC Oss | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | -8 | 7 |
| 20 | Jong Ajax | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 24 | -13 | 6 |
