Betting preview: SC Heerenveen vs Sparta Rotterdam should be interesting

This football pitch has grass, which is not Sparta Rotterdam's familiar surface at their own football pitch. When appearing on grass Sparta Rotterdam have performed like this: Played 29 matches resulting in 10 wins, 7 draws and 12 defeats with the goal stats 33-38 (scored/conceded).

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

SC Heerenveen form and stats

SC Heerenveen have only played one Eredivisie game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 6 wins, 3 draws and 8 defeats from 17 matches.

A good away victory last time out for SC Heerenveen, who won 2-0 against FC Utrecht (placed 18th). The goalie Noppert was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.42 out of ten. Noppert topped it up with a clean sheet.

Before that, Heerenveen had a home game versus RKC Waalwijk which ended with a victory 3-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with SC Heerenveen perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with SC Heerenveen as a small favourite), we find 9 games. SC Heerenveen has won 2 of these, drawn 0 and lost 7.

At Abe Lenstra Stadion, SC Heerenveen has the goal stats of 3-1 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

Sparta Rotterdam form and stats

Only one away game in the Eredivisie so far for Sparta Rotterdam and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 7 victories, 6 draws and 4 losses from 17 travels.

Sparta Rotterdam's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Feyenoord that finished 2-2. It looked so good for Rotterdam vs Feyenoord, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw. Olij had red hot gloves after the game against Feyenoord, shaping the outcome of the game with six saves made. Attacker Brym got a player rating of 8.54 in the game. "Man of the match" Brym scored two goals.

Preceding that game was the away victory against PEC Zwolle with the score of 2-1.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Sparta Rotterdam playing away and similar expectations, we found 8 relevant matches. Results were 3 Sparta Rotterdam wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.

{2 goals} so far away for Sparta Rotterdam, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

Sparta Rotterdam have put together a sequence of 5 consecutive games without defeat (2-3-0) when facing SC Heerenveen.

Top Goalscorers

O. Sahraoui 2 goals

C. Brym 2 goals

P. Bochniewicz 1 goals

SC Heerenveen missing players

Sparta Rotterdam missing players