Glory for the home side, the away team runs away as victors or an exciting draw? Everything is possible when the mid-table sides SC Heerenveen and RKC Waalwijk clash at Abe Lenstra Stadion.
- SC Heerenveen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- RKC Waalwijk have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
4 - 7 - 12 with 30-41. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for RKC Waalwijk when playing on grass like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. RKC Waalwijk play their home games on artifical turf so that's why we provide these numbers.
This should be an appealing fixture with lots of action and bustle as both sides are well rested since they last ran out on the pitch. Game on!
SC Heerenveen form and stats
SC Heerenveen have collected 14 points from their Eredivisie home games so far after 4-2-5. SC Heerenveen are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Abe Lenstra Stadion, having lost their two previous games here.
Happy days for Heerenveen in their previous game, a fixture away at SC Cambuur (placed 18th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Finally, a league victory after four matches without. Midfield player Sahraoui got a match rating of 7.71 in that game, the max score being 10. Sahraoui scored one goal, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 5 of 9 times.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Feyenoord (1-2).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 SC Heerenveen have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 6 games) they have won 2 times, drawn 3 and lost 1.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the KNVB Beker game versus Feyenoord in only four days. This game is also played here at Abe Lenstra Stadion.
SC Heerenveen has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. 14 goals have been conceded.
RKC Waalwijk form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for RKC Waalwijk so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 1-5-5 (win-draw-lose).
Waalwijk won their last game, 3-1 versus Fortuna Sittard played at home. The attacker Seuntjens got a match rating of 8.0 in that game. Seuntjens hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 6 of 7 times.
Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Ajax's place.We have checked recent matches where RKC Waalwijk have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 8 games were 2 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 11 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. In the opposite end, Waalwijk have conceded 20 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
SC Heerenveen have avoided defeat in the last 9 matches (5-4-0) against RKC Waalwijk.The last head-to-head meeting ended RKC Waalwijk - SC Heerenveen 0-0, played this season.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Kramer 7 goals |   S. van Hooijdonk 6 goals |  I. Bel Hassani 5 goals |
SC Heerenveen missing players
RKC Waalwijk missing players
| SC Heerenveen | RKC Waalwijk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 22 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 23 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 9 | 35 |
| 25 | 14 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 20 | 35 |
| 77% | 82% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 73% | 82% |
| 64% | 73% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | 73% |
| 50% | 64% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 55% | 64% |
| 23% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 36% | 55% |
| 5% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 18% | 23% |
| 45% | 64% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 55% | 64% |
| 32% | 18% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 27% | 23% |
| 45% | 36% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 45% | 32% |
| 4.6 | 5 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.7 | 4.8 |
| 5.5 | 5.3 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 7.7 | 6.4 |
| 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12.8 | 14.1 | 16.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 10.9 | 11.5 |
| 4.2 | 4.6 | 6.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | 4.7 |
| 25% | 24% | 16% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 20% | 34% |
| 12.5 | 12.4 | 7.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 18 | 18.1 | 15.6 |
| 4.2 | 3.8 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 7 | 5.6 | 5.2 |
- RKC Waalwijk have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- RKC Waalwijk have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- RKC Waalwijk have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- 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 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 49 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 29 | 49 |
| 2 | Ajax | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 63 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 41 | 46 |
| 3 | AZ | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 47 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 20 | 44 |
| 4 | PSV | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 57 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 30 | 43 |
| 5 | FC Twente | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 40 |
| 6 | Sparta Rotterdam | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 37 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 26 | 0 | 34 |
| 8 | SC Heerenveen | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | -2 | 30 |
| 9 | RKC Waalwijk | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 29 |
| 10 | NEC | 22 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 27 |
| 11 | Fortuna Sittard | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -9 | 26 |
| 12 | Go Ahead Eagles | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -6 | 25 |
| 13 | Vitesse | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -12 | 23 |
| 14 | FC Volendam | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 49 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 25 | -24 | 20 |
| 15 | Excelsior | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 51 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 33 | -31 | 20 |
| 16 | FC Emmen | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 25 | -20 | 17 |
| 17 | FC Groningen | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 48 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 27 | -26 | 14 |
| 18 | SC Cambuur | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 37 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -25 | 13 |
