Another enjoyable match as SC Heerenveen welcome FC Twente

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Thu 01.June
Match begins: 16:45 (UTC)
Venue: Abe Lenstra Stadion (26100 seats)

FC Twente visit SC Heerenveen and Abe Lenstra Stadion brimming with happy thoughts, but the host team is no pushover. More info on the game here!

Insights:
  • SC Heerenveen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • FC Twente have the fewest conceded goals (27) in Eredivisie

SC Heerenveen are done competing for places this season; they will remain in 8th place whatever happens now. FC Twente have already sealed their fate; they will finish in 5th place no matter what happens.

It's no vacation for neither Heerenveen nor FC Twente as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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SC Heerenveen form and stats

6 victories, 3 draws and 8 defeats. That’s what SC Heerenveen have to build on here at Abe Lenstra Stadion in the Eredivisie.

A nice win for SC Heerenveen last time playing, versus Go Ahead Eagles. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0 with Nunnely and Bochniewicz scoring for the victors. Bochniewicz was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.04 out of 10. The defender Bochniewicz scored one goal and won 6 of 7 duels.

Preceding that game was the away draw at PSV that finished 3-3.

There will be little rest for Heerenveen after this match as they are travelling to FC Twente for a Eredivisie game in only three days.

SC Heerenveen has scored 21 league goals at home this season, in 17 matches. SC Heerenveen have conceded 26 from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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FC Twente form and stats

5 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of FC Twente playing as the away team in the Eredivisie this season. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Twente hope to make it five in this match.

The regulars enjoyed FC Twente's previous match versus Ajax, a 3-1 win played at home. The attacker Černý got a match rating of 7.95 in that game. Černý scored one goal, served one assist and hit two key passes.

Prior to that result Twente won their away game at RKC Waalwijk. The scoreline was 5-0.

Goal-happy betting people should observe that 10 of this team's 12 most recent league rounds have ended with three or more goals.

A new game in only three days for FC Twente, the Eredivisie home match versus SC Heerenveen. Busy days.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Twente have scored 20 goals in 17 league games away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (16 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The fixture lists shows this result when the participants faced each other earlier this campaign; FC Twente - SC Heerenveen 3-3. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three SC Heerenveen victories, five draws and two FC Twente wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

SC HeerenveenS. van Hooijdonk
S. van Hooijdonk
16 goals
FC TwenteV. Černý
V. Černý
13 goals
FC TwenteR. van Wolfswinkel
R. van Wolfswinkel
10 goals

SC Heerenveen missing players

FC Twente missing players

Total First Half Second Half
SC Heerenveen FC Twente
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 5 17 34
12 6 0 Won W 2 5 18
10 3 1 Drew D 1 6 10
12 8 4 Lost L 2 6 6
44 21 3 Scored S 8 20 66
50 26 9 Conceded C 5 16 27
82% 82% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 94%
74% 76% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 65% 82%
56% 65% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 35% 56%
35% 29% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 18% 26%
21% 18% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 6% 9%
53% 65% 40% BTTS BTTS 20% 35% 38%
29% 24% 20% Clean Sheets C S 40% 41% 50%
35% 29% 60% Failed to Score F T 40% 35% 18%
 
4.6 5.2 3.6 Corners for (avg) C F 6.8 6.2 6.4
5.4 4.7 5.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4.4 4.9 4.4
1.5 1.4 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.4 1.3
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
13.1 14.4 12 Shots (avg) S ( 16.8 16.2 17.6
4.6 5 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.8 4.8 5.6
28% 25% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 24% 34%
 
13.1 12.4 13.8 Shots against (avg) S A 10.2 11.7 11.1
4.3 4.1 4.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.6 4.5 3.7
Key stats in Eredivisie this season:
  • FC Twente have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • FC Twente have the fewest conceded goals (27) in Eredivisie
  • FC Twente have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (12) in Eredivisie
  • FC Twente have the most clean sheets (17) in Eredivisie
  • SC Heerenveen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  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 34 25 7 2 81 30 17 12 4 1 37 10 17 13 3 1 44 20 51 82
2 PSV 34 23 6 5 89 40 17 14 2 1 54 14 17 9 4 4 35 26 49 75
3 Ajax 34 20 9 5 86 38 17 10 5 2 47 14 17 10 4 3 39 24 48 69
4 AZ 34 20 7 7 68 35 17 9 5 3 36 20 17 11 2 4 32 15 33 67
5 FC Twente 34 18 10 6 66 27 17 13 4 0 46 11 17 5 6 6 20 16 39 64
6 Sparta Rotterdam 34 17 8 9 60 37 17 10 2 5 32 18 17 7 6 4 28 19 23 59
7 FC Utrecht 34 15 9 10 55 50 17 8 5 4 20 15 17 7 4 6 35 35 5 54
8 SC Heerenveen 34 12 10 12 44 50 17 6 3 8 21 26 17 6 7 4 23 24 -6 46
9 RKC Waalwijk 34 11 8 15 50 64 17 9 3 5 34 26 17 2 5 10 16 38 -14 41
10 Vitesse 34 10 10 14 45 50 17 5 6 6 24 25 17 5 4 8 21 25 -5 40
11 Go Ahead Eagles 34 10 10 14 46 56 17 7 6 4 28 23 17 3 4 10 18 33 -10 40
12 NEC 34 8 15 11 42 45 17 3 9 5 28 28 17 5 6 6 14 17 -3 39
13 Fortuna Sittard 34 10 6 18 39 62 17 5 4 8 21 28 17 5 2 10 18 34 -23 36
14 FC Volendam 34 10 6 18 42 71 17 9 1 7 29 32 17 1 5 11 13 39 -29 36
15 Excelsior 34 9 5 20 32 71 17 8 2 7 22 26 17 1 3 13 10 45 -39 32
16 FC Emmen 34 6 10 18 33 65 17 3 9 5 16 23 17 3 1 13 17 42 -32 28
17 SC Cambuur 34 5 4 25 26 69 17 3 0 14 14 33 17 2 4 11 12 36 -43 19
18 FC Groningen 34 4 6 24 31 75 17 3 3 11 20 34 17 1 3 13 11 41 -44 18

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 34 25 7 2 81 30 17 12 4 1 37 10 17 13 3 1 44 20 51 82
2 PSV 34 23 6 5 89 40 17 14 2 1 54 14 17 9 4 4 35 26 49 75
3 Ajax 34 20 9 5 86 38 17 10 5 2 47 14 17 10 4 3 39 24 48 69
4 AZ 34 20 7 7 68 35 17 9 5 3 36 20 17 11 2 4 32 15 33 67
5 FC Twente 34 18 10 6 66 27 17 13 4 0 46 11 17 5 6 6 20 16 39 64
6 Sparta Rotterdam 34 17 8 9 60 37 17 10 2 5 32 18 17 7 6 4 28 19 23 59
7 FC Utrecht 34 15 9 10 55 50 17 8 5 4 20 15 17 7 4 6 35 35 5 54
8 SC Heerenveen 34 12 10 12 44 50 17 6 3 8 21 26 17 6 7 4 23 24 -6 46
9 RKC Waalwijk 34 11 8 15 50 64 17 9 3 5 34 26 17 2 5 10 16 38 -14 41
10 Vitesse 34 10 10 14 45 50 17 5 6 6 24 25 17 5 4 8 21 25 -5 40
11 Go Ahead Eagles 34 10 10 14 46 56 17 7 6 4 28 23 17 3 4 10 18 33 -10 40
12 NEC 34 8 15 11 42 45 17 3 9 5 28 28 17 5 6 6 14 17 -3 39
13 Fortuna Sittard 34 10 6 18 39 62 17 5 4 8 21 28 17 5 2 10 18 34 -23 36
14 FC Volendam 34 10 6 18 42 71 17 9 1 7 29 32 17 1 5 11 13 39 -29 36
15 Excelsior 34 9 5 20 32 71 17 8 2 7 22 26 17 1 3 13 10 45 -39 32
16 FC Emmen 34 6 10 18 33 65 17 3 9 5 16 23 17 3 1 13 17 42 -32 28
17 SC Cambuur 34 5 4 25 26 69 17 3 0 14 14 33 17 2 4 11 12 36 -43 19
18 FC Groningen 34 4 6 24 31 75 17 3 3 11 20 34 17 1 3 13 11 41 -44 18

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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.