The SC Heerenveen & PSV managers J. Jansen and R. Schmidt are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Eredivisie league table.
- SC Heerenveen have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- PSV have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Europa League game only three days ago. That game, against Granada, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for PSV.
SC Heerenveen form and stats
Overall Eredivisie stats at home this season for SC Heerenveen are 3-0-1 (wins-draw-losses).
Heerenveen travelled for their previous game, a trip to ADO Den Haag that ended 1-1. Preceding that game was the away draw at RKC Waalwijk that finished 1-1.
The Heerenveen fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 7 goals in 4 league matches. From these home matches, Heerenveen have conceded only 3 goals.
PSV form and stats
2-2-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for PSV in their Eredivisie matches away.
It's the second away game in a row for PSV, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Granada in the Europa League last time out. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Sparta Rotterdam in the Eredivisie.
A new game in only four days for PSV, the Europa League home match versus Omonia Nicosia. Busy days.
The travelling fans enjoy PSV's attacking play in away games, having scored 9 goals in 5 league matches away. PSV have conceded 5 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): SC Heerenveen won one game, five matches ended with a draw and PSV has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  H. Veerman 8 goals |   D. Malen 6 goals |  C. Madueke 4 goals |
SC Heerenveen missing players
PSV missing players
| SC Heerenveen | PSV | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 21 |
| 13 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 90% | 75% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 60% | 60% |
| 40% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 20% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 60% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 80% | 50% |
| 30% | 75% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 50% |
| 10% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 12 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 13.8 | 15 |
| 4.8 | 5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5.4 | 6 |
| 38% | 35% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 33% | 35% |
- All of PSV's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- PSV have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- PSV have scored in all their matches so far.
- PSV haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- SC Heerenveen have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- 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 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 37 | 27 |
| 2 | Vitesse | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 25 |
| 3 | PSV | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 23 |
| 4 | Feyenoord | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 22 |
| 5 | FC Twente | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 18 |
| 6 | SC Heerenveen | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 18 |
| 7 | AZ Alkmaar | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 17 |
| 8 | FC Groningen | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 17 |
| 9 | FC Utrecht | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 11 |
| 10 | Sparta Rotterdam | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 9 |
| 11 | PEC Zwolle | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 9 |
| 12 | RKC Waalwijk | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -8 | 9 |
| 13 | VVV-Venlo | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -14 | 9 |
| 14 | Willem II | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -9 | 8 |
| 15 | Heracles | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 16 | -10 | 8 |
| 16 | ADO Den Haag | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 17 | -18 | 5 |
| 17 | Fortuna Sittard | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -15 | 3 |
| 18 | FC Emmen | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -16 | 3 |