Betting preview: SC Heerenveen faced with a tough challenge when Feyenoord visits

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Wed 22.December
Match begins: 17:45 (UTC)
Venue: Abe Lenstra Stadion (26100 seats)

Eredivisie: Two contenders in reasonable form get together for this game. Feyenoord could have a slight edge with their 3rd spot in the table?

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

It's no vacation for neither Heerenveen nor Feyenoord 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

SC Heerenveen have collected 11 points from their Eredivisie home games so far after 3-2-4. SC Heerenveen have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

A strong away win for Heerenveen against SC Cambuur the last match, as Veerman (2) were on target. Veerman, a forward, was the champion performer for the team in that match, collecting a rating of 8.15 (out of 10). Veerman scored two goals and hit three key passes.

Before that, Heerenveen had a KNVB Beker home game versus De Treffers which ended with a victory 2-0.

Heerenveen has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Heerenveen defense is not exactly impregnable. 14 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Feyenoord form and stats

As the visiting team in Eredivisie matches, Feyenoord have produced an overall stat of 4-2-2 so far. Visiting Feyenoord has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Eredivisie home defeat versus Ajax with 0-2 on the scoreboard. Senesi, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.15. Senesi hit one key pass and won 7 of 12 duels.

Prior to that match, the Feyenoord manager Slot faced defeat when travelling to FC Twente (after extra-time) and losing 1-2.

The travelling fans enjoy Feyenoord's attacking play in away games, having scored 15 goals in 8 league matches away. 8 goals have been conceded by Feyenoord in these games.

Head 2 Head

These opponents have played earlier this season: Feyenoord - SC Heerenveen 3-1. Head-to-head data (for the last ten meetings): SC Heerenveen won two games, one match ended in a draw and Feyenoord have seven wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: eight / two

Top Goalscorers

FeyenoordB. Linssen
B. Linssen
10 goals
FeyenoordG. Til
G. Til
9 goals
SC HeerenveenH. Veerman
H. Veerman
7 goals

SC Heerenveen missing players

Feyenoord missing players

SC Heerenveen Feyenoord
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
17 9 5 Played P 3 8 17
7 3 0 Won W 1 4 11
4 2 1 Drew D 1 2 3
6 4 4 Lost L 1 2 3
20 11 5 Scored S 5 15 39
22 14 11 Conceded C 6 8 17
94% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 94%
71% 78% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 82%
47% 56% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 62% 65%
24% 33% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 50% 53%
12% 22% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 12% 18%
65% 67% 80% BTTS BTTS 100% 50% 47%
29% 22% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 47%
12% 22% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 12% 12%
 
4.6 4.2 4 Corners for (avg) C F 8.3 7.6 7.1
6.2 6.2 7.4 Corners against (avg) C A 4 5.2 3.9
1.6 1.9 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.6 1.5
2 2 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.3 10.9 9.8 Shots (avg) S ( 19.3 17.8 19.6
3.9 3.8 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 4.8 6.7
30% 32% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 39% 34%
 
15.3 15.6 16.6 Shots against (avg) S A 10.7 9.6 7.9
4.6 4.6 5.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.7 3.5 3
Key stats in Eredivisie this season:
  • Feyenoord have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • 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 PSV 17 13 1 3 44 24 8 7 0 1 25 12 9 6 1 2 19 12 20 40
2 Ajax 17 12 3 2 51 4 9 6 1 2 33 3 8 6 2 0 18 1 47 39
3 Feyenoord 17 11 3 3 39 17 9 7 1 1 24 9 8 4 2 2 15 8 22 36
4 FC Twente 17 9 4 4 27 21 8 4 3 1 10 6 9 5 1 3 17 15 6 31
5 Vitesse 17 9 3 5 24 25 8 3 2 3 9 13 9 6 1 2 15 12 -1 30
6 AZ 17 9 2 6 34 23 8 6 1 1 23 10 9 3 1 5 11 13 11 29
7 FC Utrecht 17 8 4 5 32 22 8 6 2 0 22 6 9 2 2 5 10 16 10 28
8 SC Cambuur 17 9 0 8 31 38 9 4 0 5 17 20 8 5 0 3 14 18 -7 27
9 SC Heerenveen 17 7 4 6 20 22 9 3 2 4 11 14 8 4 2 2 9 8 -2 25
10 NEC 17 6 4 7 23 26 8 2 2 4 9 10 9 4 2 3 14 16 -3 22
11 Go Ahead Eagles 17 6 3 8 19 27 9 4 0 5 13 13 8 2 3 3 6 14 -8 21
12 FC Groningen 17 4 7 6 20 26 8 1 6 1 7 6 9 3 1 5 13 20 -6 19
13 Willem II 17 5 3 9 18 35 8 3 1 4 7 14 9 2 2 5 11 21 -17 18
14 Heracles Almelo 17 5 2 10 20 25 9 5 1 3 14 11 8 0 1 7 6 14 -5 17
15 RKC Waalwijk 17 3 6 8 18 29 9 3 1 5 8 16 8 0 5 3 10 13 -11 15
16 Fortuna Sittard 17 3 4 10 19 41 8 2 2 4 10 21 9 1 2 6 9 20 -22 13
17 Sparta Rotterdam 17 2 6 9 14 26 9 1 4 4 8 13 8 1 2 5 6 13 -12 12
18 PEC Zwolle 17 1 3 13 9 31 9 1 2 6 4 11 8 0 1 7 5 20 -22 6

Read more about Eredivisie

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.