Football betting preview: SC Heerenveen favourites when Excelsior visits

Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Date: Sat 30.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Abe Lenstra Stadion

With their 7 point advantage in the league table, SC Heerenveen fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Excelsior.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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SC Heerenveen form and stats

The struggle is real here at Abe Lenstra Stadion with only 11 points collected from 13 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly 2-5-6.

The SC Heerenveen crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-3 to Graafschap here at Abe Lenstra Stadion in a Eredivisie match. In the game before, an away victory match versus ADO Den Haag with a 3-2 scoreline.

SC Heerenveen have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Abe Lenstra Stadion with 21 goals in 13 matches. SC Heerenveen have conceded 31 goals in these home games, a significant number.

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Excelsior form and stats

Excelsior has only collected 8 points from their away games after 2-2-8 (12 played). Three has not been a lucky number for Excelsior as they have been defeated three times in a row since the FC Utrecht match.

The manager A. Poldervaart was unhappy after their last game, a Eredivisie match played at their home ground Abe Lenstra Stadion. Excelsior suffered a 0-2 loss to PEC Zwolle (placed 12th). Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting VVV-Venlo's place.

The attacking power of Excelsior when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored in 12 matches. The Excelsior manager A. Poldervaart has some worries about the defense as 28 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Excelsior - SC Heerenveen 3-3, played this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 5 wins for SC Heerenveen, 2 draws and 3 wins for Excelsior.

Top Goalscorers

M. Vlap
14 goals / 4 assists
S. Lammers
14 goals / 5 assists
A. Messaoud
7 goals / 3 assists

SC Heerenveen missing players

Excelsior missing players

SC Heerenveen Excelsior
Total Home Statistic Away Total
26 13 Played 14 26
100% 100% Over 0.5 100% 96%
100% 100% Over 1.5 93% 88%
73% 62% Over 2.5 57% 62%
65% 54% Over 3.5 36% 38%
50% 31% Over 4.5 36% 35%
77% 77% Both teams to score 57% 54%
4% 0% Clean Sheet 21% 19%
19% 23% Failed To Score 21% 31%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 PSV 26 21 4 1 79 16 13 12 1 0 46 4 13 9 3 1 33 12 63 67
2 Ajax 26 20 2 4 88 22 13 11 2 0 53 7 13 9 0 4 35 15 66 62
3 AZ 26 14 5 7 52 30 13 8 3 2 29 11 13 6 2 5 23 19 22 47
4 Feyenoord 26 14 5 7 55 33 13 11 0 2 36 12 13 3 5 5 19 21 22 47
5 FC Utrecht 26 11 7 8 45 34 13 6 4 3 22 12 13 5 3 5 23 22 11 40
6 Vitesse 26 11 7 8 47 36 13 8 4 1 30 18 13 3 3 7 17 18 11 40
7 Heracles 26 12 3 11 46 50 13 9 0 4 32 22 13 3 3 7 14 28 -4 39
8 FC Groningen 26 10 5 11 31 34 13 7 1 5 21 15 13 3 4 6 10 19 -3 35
9 Willem II 26 10 4 12 43 50 12 4 2 6 18 21 14 6 2 6 25 29 -7 34
10 SC Heerenveen 26 8 9 9 56 59 13 2 5 6 21 31 13 6 4 3 35 28 -3 33
11 VVV-Venlo 26 9 5 12 32 44 13 6 3 4 18 12 13 3 2 8 14 32 -12 32
12 PEC Zwolle 26 8 5 13 30 41 13 3 3 7 18 25 13 5 2 6 12 16 -11 29
13 Fortuna Sittard 26 8 5 13 43 61 13 6 3 4 26 20 13 2 2 9 17 41 -18 29
14 ADO Den Haag 26 7 7 12 35 52 13 4 3 6 16 26 13 3 4 6 19 26 -17 28
15 Excelsior 26 7 5 14 32 59 14 5 3 6 21 31 12 2 2 8 11 28 -27 26
16 Graafschap 26 7 4 15 31 55 13 5 2 6 21 21 13 2 2 9 10 34 -24 25
17 FC Emmen 26 6 7 13 30 60 13 2 5 6 16 26 13 4 2 7 14 34 -30 25
18 NAC Breda 26 4 5 17 23 62 13 4 3 6 16 24 13 0 2 11 7 38 -39 17

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