Soccer match preview: Home fans have high hopes when SC Heerenveen take on FC Volendam

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Sat 08.April
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Abe Lenstra Stadion (26100 seats)

SC Heerenveen have taken 14 of their 35 in total here at home. Will more points be won versus FC Volendam?

Insights:
  • SC Heerenveen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • FC Volendam have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

It should be mentioned that FC Volendam play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for FC Volendam on grass are 4 victories, 8 draws and 10 defeats from 22 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 30-46. You can compare this with overall results below.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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SC Heerenveen form and stats

When playing at home in the Eredivisie, SC Heerenveen have managed 4 wins, 2 draws and suffered 7 defeats from 13 games. The season ticket holders are starting to dread their visits here at Abe Lenstra Stadion, with the home team losing four in a row. They have not avoided a defeat here since the FC Groningen game.

SC Heerenveen shared the glory with AZ in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Heerenveen's goalie Mous played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against AZ with a stunning eight saves. The goalie Mous was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.12 out of ten. Mous saved a penalty.

A strong away win before that one, visiting FC Groningen and winning 2-0.

The SC Heerenveen fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 15 in 13 matches. SC Heerenveen have conceded 22 from these games.

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FC Volendam form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for FC Volendam so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 1-5-8 (win-draw-lose).

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to FC Utrecht (placed 7th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-0. Goalkeeper Stanković got the top player rating of the team with 8.32/10. Stanković topped it up with a clean sheet.

That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Fortuna Sittard.

The visitors have scored 11 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. For Volendam, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

The 5 latest matches featuring these teams have all ended as SC Heerenveen wins. More of the same or streak broken?

This isn't the first time these two teams meet on the pitch this campaign, as the history books show this recent fixture: FC Volendam - Heerenveen 1-3.

Top Goalscorers

SC HeerenveenS. van Hooijdonk
S. van Hooijdonk
11 goals
FC VolendamD. van Mieghem
D. van Mieghem
6 goals
SC HeerenveenM. van Ewijk
M. van Ewijk
5 goals

SC Heerenveen missing players

FC Volendam missing players

Total First Half Second Half
SC Heerenveen FC Volendam
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 3 Played P 3 14 27
9 4 2 Won W 0 1 7
8 2 0 Drew D 1 5 6
10 7 1 Lost L 2 8 14
32 15 6 Scored S 0 11 31
37 22 5 Conceded C 5 30 56
81% 85% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 93% 96%
70% 77% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 93% 93%
52% 69% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 57% 63%
30% 31% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 21% 37%
15% 15% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 19%
52% 69% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 59%
30% 15% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 14% 15%
37% 31% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 43% 30%
 
4.5 5 6.7 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 4.1 4.7
5.5 5.1 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 8.3 8.2 7.5
1.5 1.5 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.1 1.3
1 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
13.1 14.4 13 Shots (avg) S ( 9 10.1 11.4
4.3 4.8 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 3.8 4.1
28% 24% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 21% 28%
 
12.9 12.1 12.3 Shots against (avg) S A 20.3 18.7 16.5
4.3 4 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.3 6.6 6.1
Key stats in Eredivisie this season:
  • FC Volendam have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • 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 27 19 7 1 62 26 13 9 4 0 26 7 14 10 3 1 36 19 36 64
2 Ajax 27 16 8 3 72 28 13 7 4 2 37 12 14 9 4 1 35 16 44 56
3 PSV 27 17 5 5 71 33 13 11 1 1 42 10 14 6 4 4 29 23 38 56
4 AZ 27 16 6 5 53 31 13 7 5 1 27 16 14 9 1 4 26 15 22 54
5 FC Twente 27 13 9 5 44 22 13 10 3 0 32 7 14 3 6 5 12 15 22 48
6 Sparta Rotterdam 27 13 7 7 42 30 14 8 2 4 24 16 13 5 5 3 18 14 12 46
7 FC Utrecht 27 10 9 8 42 41 14 5 5 4 14 13 13 5 4 4 28 28 1 39
8 RKC Waalwijk 26 9 8 9 41 40 14 7 3 4 28 19 12 2 5 5 13 21 1 35
9 SC Heerenveen 27 9 8 10 32 37 13 4 2 7 15 22 14 5 6 3 17 15 -5 35
10 NEC 27 7 13 7 37 30 14 3 9 2 25 18 13 4 4 5 12 12 7 34
11 Fortuna Sittard 27 9 5 13 35 47 14 4 3 7 18 24 13 5 2 6 17 23 -12 32
12 Go Ahead Eagles 26 7 9 10 36 44 13 4 5 4 19 20 13 3 4 6 17 24 -8 30
13 FC Volendam 27 7 6 14 31 56 13 6 1 6 20 26 14 1 5 8 11 30 -25 27
14 Vitesse 27 5 9 13 30 47 13 2 5 6 14 25 14 3 4 7 16 22 -17 24
15 FC Emmen 27 5 9 13 25 46 14 3 8 3 15 17 13 2 1 10 10 29 -21 24
16 Excelsior 27 7 3 17 25 61 14 6 2 6 17 23 13 1 1 11 8 38 -36 24
17 FC Groningen 27 4 5 18 26 55 13 3 3 7 17 23 14 1 2 11 9 32 -29 17
18 SC Cambuur 27 4 4 19 21 51 14 2 0 12 10 27 13 2 4 7 11 24 -30 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 27 19 7 1 62 26 13 9 4 0 26 7 14 10 3 1 36 19 36 64
2 Ajax 27 16 8 3 72 28 13 7 4 2 37 12 14 9 4 1 35 16 44 56
3 PSV 27 17 5 5 71 33 13 11 1 1 42 10 14 6 4 4 29 23 38 56
4 AZ 27 16 6 5 53 31 13 7 5 1 27 16 14 9 1 4 26 15 22 54
5 FC Twente 27 13 9 5 44 22 13 10 3 0 32 7 14 3 6 5 12 15 22 48
6 Sparta Rotterdam 27 13 7 7 42 30 14 8 2 4 24 16 13 5 5 3 18 14 12 46
7 FC Utrecht 27 10 9 8 42 41 14 5 5 4 14 13 13 5 4 4 28 28 1 39
8 RKC Waalwijk 26 9 8 9 41 40 14 7 3 4 28 19 12 2 5 5 13 21 1 35
9 SC Heerenveen 27 9 8 10 32 37 13 4 2 7 15 22 14 5 6 3 17 15 -5 35
10 NEC 27 7 13 7 37 30 14 3 9 2 25 18 13 4 4 5 12 12 7 34
11 Fortuna Sittard 27 9 5 13 35 47 14 4 3 7 18 24 13 5 2 6 17 23 -12 32
12 Go Ahead Eagles 26 7 9 10 36 44 13 4 5 4 19 20 13 3 4 6 17 24 -8 30
13 FC Volendam 27 7 6 14 31 56 13 6 1 6 20 26 14 1 5 8 11 30 -25 27
14 Vitesse 27 5 9 13 30 47 13 2 5 6 14 25 14 3 4 7 16 22 -17 24
15 FC Emmen 27 5 9 13 25 46 14 3 8 3 15 17 13 2 1 10 10 29 -21 24
16 Excelsior 27 7 3 17 25 61 14 6 2 6 17 23 13 1 1 11 8 38 -36 24
17 FC Groningen 27 4 5 18 26 55 13 3 3 7 17 23 14 1 2 11 9 32 -29 17
18 SC Cambuur 27 4 4 19 21 51 14 2 0 12 10 27 13 2 4 7 11 24 -30 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.