Eredivisie prediction: PSV should edge out SC Heerenveen on their own turf

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Sun 21.May
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: Philips Stadion (35000 seats)

PSV make preparations for this after their 2-1 result versus Fortuna Sittard, a game that produced some answers. Will they show it against SC Heerenveen?

Insights:
  • PSV have the most scored goals (84) in Eredivisie
  • PSV have scored more than double the goals of SC Heerenveen.

For Heerenveen most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.

This promises to be an entertaining match with lots of fun and energy as both squads are well recovered since they last played a game. Let's go!

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PSV form and stats

PSV have been very solid at home in the Eredivisie so far, with 43 points collected from 16 matches (14-1-1). This has contributed greatly to their 2nd position in the table. days ago.

A nice win for PSV last time playing, versus Fortuna Sittard. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with Simons and de Jong scoring for the victors. Midfielder Veerman was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.45 (out of ten) in that game. Veerman hit seven key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 81 successful passes (of 96 total).

Before that match, a win away at Sparta Rotterdam.

Goals, goals, goals? We don't know about this one, but we do know that 10 of the 13 latest league matches with this side has had three or more goals.

With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of PSV is on fire here. A stunning 51 from 16 league matches. PSV have only conceded 11 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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SC Heerenveen form and stats

6 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of SC Heerenveen playing as the away team in the Eredivisie this season.

There were no winners in SC Heerenveen's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Excelsior (placed 15th). Mous (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.81. Mous topped it up with a clean sheet.

Preceding that game was the away victory against NEC with the score of 3-2.

Goal-happy betting people should observe that 9 of this side's 12 latest league rounds have ended with at least three goals.

The visiting Heerenveen have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 20 goals from 16 games. 21 goals have been conceded by SC Heerenveen in these games.

Head 2 Head

PSV have pulled off a sequence of 9 consecutive games without defeat (4-5-0) when facing SC Heerenveen.

These competitors have fought previously this season: SC Heerenveen - PSV 0-1.

Top Goalscorers

PSVX. Simons
X. Simons
16 goals
SC HeerenveenS. van Hooijdonk
S. van Hooijdonk
16 goals
PSVL. de Jong
L. de Jong
13 goals

PSV missing players

SC Heerenveen missing players

Total First Half Second Half
PSV SC Heerenveen
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 5 16 32
22 14 5 Won W 0 6 11
5 1 0 Drew D 3 6 9
5 1 0 Lost L 2 4 12
84 51 14 Scored S 4 20 39
36 11 2 Conceded C 13 21 47
97% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 81% 81%
75% 75% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 69% 72%
69% 69% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 44% 56%
50% 50% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 38% 34%
34% 38% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 19% 19%
56% 44% 40% BTTS BTTS 40% 38% 53%
34% 50% 60% Clean Sheets C S 20% 38% 28%
12% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 60% 44% 38%
 
6.7 7.8 9 Corners for (avg) C F 3.4 3.9 4.6
3.7 3.1 2.6 Corners against (avg) C A 9.2 5.8 5.4
1.3 0.6 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 1.6 1.5
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
18.7 19.8 20 Shots (avg) S ( 10.2 11.9 13.1
7.5 8.1 7.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 4 4.4
35% 39% 37% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 31% 27%
 
10.5 8.8 7.4 Shots against (avg) S A 17.4 13.3 12.8
3.4 3.2 2.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.6 4.6 4.3
Key stats in Eredivisie this season:
  • PSV have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • PSV have scored more than double the goals of SC Heerenveen.
  • PSV have the most matches over the total-line (22) in Eredivisie
  • PSV have the most points (43) at home in Eredivisie
  • PSV have the most scored goals (51) at home in Eredivisie
  • PSV have the most scored goals (84) in Eredivisie
  • PSV have the most scored goals in the second half (48) in Eredivisie
  • PSV have the the best goal difference (+40) at home in Eredivisie
  • PSV have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Feyenoord 32 24 7 1 78 28 16 12 4 0 37 9 16 12 3 1 41 19 50 79
2 PSV 32 22 5 5 84 36 16 14 1 1 51 11 16 8 4 4 33 25 48 71
3 AZ 32 19 7 6 64 33 16 9 5 2 35 18 16 10 2 4 29 15 31 64
4 Ajax 31 18 9 4 79 32 16 9 5 2 44 13 15 9 4 2 35 19 47 63
5 FC Twente 32 16 10 6 58 26 16 12 4 0 43 10 16 4 6 6 15 16 32 58
6 Sparta Rotterdam 32 15 8 9 51 36 16 9 2 5 28 17 16 6 6 4 23 19 15 53
7 FC Utrecht 32 14 9 9 51 45 16 7 5 4 17 13 16 7 4 5 34 32 6 51
8 SC Heerenveen 32 11 9 12 39 47 16 5 3 8 19 26 16 6 6 4 20 21 -8 42
9 RKC Waalwijk 32 11 8 13 50 55 16 9 3 4 34 21 16 2 5 9 16 34 -5 41
10 NEC 32 8 14 10 41 41 16 3 9 4 28 25 16 5 5 6 13 16 0 38
11 Go Ahead Eagles 32 9 10 13 43 54 16 6 6 4 25 23 16 3 4 9 18 31 -11 37
12 Fortuna Sittard 32 10 5 17 38 58 16 5 3 8 20 27 16 5 2 9 18 31 -20 35
13 Vitesse 32 8 10 14 38 50 16 4 6 6 18 25 16 4 4 8 20 25 -12 34
14 FC Volendam 32 9 6 17 39 66 16 8 1 7 26 30 16 1 5 10 13 36 -27 33
15 Excelsior 32 8 5 19 27 68 16 7 2 7 19 26 16 1 3 12 8 42 -41 29
16 FC Emmen 32 6 10 16 30 59 16 3 9 4 15 20 16 3 1 12 15 39 -29 28
17 FC Groningen 31 4 6 21 29 61 15 3 3 9 18 26 16 1 3 12 11 35 -32 18
18 SC Cambuur 32 4 4 24 21 65 16 2 0 14 10 33 16 2 4 10 11 32 -44 16

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Feyenoord 32 24 7 1 78 28 16 12 4 0 37 9 16 12 3 1 41 19 50 79
2 PSV 32 22 5 5 84 36 16 14 1 1 51 11 16 8 4 4 33 25 48 71
3 AZ 32 19 7 6 64 33 16 9 5 2 35 18 16 10 2 4 29 15 31 64
4 Ajax 31 18 9 4 79 32 16 9 5 2 44 13 15 9 4 2 35 19 47 63
5 FC Twente 32 16 10 6 58 26 16 12 4 0 43 10 16 4 6 6 15 16 32 58
6 Sparta Rotterdam 32 15 8 9 51 36 16 9 2 5 28 17 16 6 6 4 23 19 15 53
7 FC Utrecht 32 14 9 9 51 45 16 7 5 4 17 13 16 7 4 5 34 32 6 51
8 SC Heerenveen 32 11 9 12 39 47 16 5 3 8 19 26 16 6 6 4 20 21 -8 42
9 RKC Waalwijk 32 11 8 13 50 55 16 9 3 4 34 21 16 2 5 9 16 34 -5 41
10 NEC 32 8 14 10 41 41 16 3 9 4 28 25 16 5 5 6 13 16 0 38
11 Go Ahead Eagles 32 9 10 13 43 54 16 6 6 4 25 23 16 3 4 9 18 31 -11 37
12 Fortuna Sittard 32 10 5 17 38 58 16 5 3 8 20 27 16 5 2 9 18 31 -20 35
13 Vitesse 32 8 10 14 38 50 16 4 6 6 18 25 16 4 4 8 20 25 -12 34
14 FC Volendam 32 9 6 17 39 66 16 8 1 7 26 30 16 1 5 10 13 36 -27 33
15 Excelsior 32 8 5 19 27 68 16 7 2 7 19 26 16 1 3 12 8 42 -41 29
16 FC Emmen 32 6 10 16 30 59 16 3 9 4 15 20 16 3 1 12 15 39 -29 28
17 FC Groningen 31 4 6 21 29 61 15 3 3 9 18 26 16 1 3 12 11 35 -32 18
18 SC Cambuur 32 4 4 24 21 65 16 2 0 14 10 33 16 2 4 10 11 32 -44 16

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The Eredivisie is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. 18 teams play two fixtures against each other to form the final league table and decide which team wins the Dutch national championship. The phrase Eredivisie translates to “Honour Division”. The “big three” in Dutch football are Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord.