With their 11 point advantage in the league table, SC Heerenveen fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Heracles.
- SC Heerenveen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Heracles have yet to win a game away.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
4 - 6 - 17 with 23-62. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for Heracles when playing on grass like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. Heracles play their home games on artifical turf so that's why we provide these numbers.
SC Heerenveen form and stats
3 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what SC Heerenveen have to build on here at Abe Lenstra Stadion in the Eredivisie. SC Heerenveen are splitting points both home and away, currently holding an interesting streak of four drawn games in a row.
Heerenveen travelled for their previous game, a trip to Vitesse that ended 1-1. Preceding that game was the home draw versus PSV that ended 2-2.
The Heerenveen goalkeeper Erwin Mulder was crucial in the match against Vitesse last time out, making six saves.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Heerenveen have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found nine games) they have won four times, drawn five and lost zero.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Heerenveen as they are travelling to their away game against Feyenoord in the Eredivisie. That match is three days after this one.
SC Heerenveen have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Abe Lenstra Stadion with 9 goals in 5 league matches. Heerenveen have conceded 5 in these home matches.
Heracles form and stats
Heracles have only collected 2 points from their away games in the Eredivisie, after 0-2-4 (6 played).
The manager F. Wormuth was unhappy after their last game, a Eredivisie match played at their home ground Polman Stadion. Heracles suffered a 1-2 loss to Fortuna Sittard (placed 14th). Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Feyenoord.
We have checked recent matches where Heracles have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those seven games were one victory, three draws and three defeats.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Heracles manager F. Wormuth as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against FC Groningen.
There's been a serious shortage of goals from Heracles's away games in the league this season with only 3 goals from 6 matches. Heracles are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 3 goals in these matches.
Head 2 Head
SC Heerenveen-Heracles H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: SC Heerenveen four wins, Heracles four wins, two draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  H. Veerman 9 goals |   R. Vloet 7 goals |  J. Veerman 3 goals |
SC Heerenveen missing players
Heracles missing players
| SC Heerenveen | Heracles | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 5 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 3 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 21 | 9 | 7 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 16 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 16 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| 92% | 80% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 83% |
| 50% | 60% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 58% |
| 42% | 40% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 67% | 20% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 33% | 50% |
| 25% | 60% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 8% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 67% | 42% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | 11.8 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 20 | 7.2 | 11 |
| 5 | 5.4 | 6.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 2.2 | 3.3 |
| 35% | 33% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 23% | 30% |
- Heracles have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Heracles have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Heracles have yet to win a game away.
- SC Heerenveen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- SC Heerenveen have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Heracles have scored away.
- SC Heerenveen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ajax | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 40 | 30 |
| 2 | Feyenoord | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 26 |
| 3 | Vitesse | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 26 |
| 4 | PSV | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 24 |
| 5 | FC Groningen | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| 6 | FC Twente | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 21 |
| 7 | SC Heerenveen | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 20 |
| 8 | AZ | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| 9 | Sparta Rotterdam | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | FC Utrecht | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 12 |
| 11 | PEC Zwolle | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 12 |
| 12 | RKC Waalwijk | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 12 |
| 13 | Heracles | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | -11 | 9 |
| 14 | Fortuna Sittard | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -13 | 9 |
| 15 | VVV-Venlo | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -18 | 9 |
| 16 | Willem II | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -12 | 8 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 | -18 | 7 |
| 18 | FC Emmen | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -17 | 4 |