Let's get ready for SC Heerenveen - Vitesse! Even with mixed fortunes up until now, this game should be great fun!
- SC Heerenveen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Vitesse haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
It's no vacation for neither Heerenveen nor Vitesse 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.
SC Heerenveen form and stats
SC Heerenveen have played 9 Eredivisie games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).
SC Heerenveen lost their last game at Fortuna Sittard (placed 12th) after a 0-2 scoreline. van Ewijk, defender, was given a rating of 7.41/10 in that game, top of the team. Ewijk hit one key pass and won 2 of 3 duels.
Before that, SC Heerenveen had a home game versus FC Groningen which ended with a victory 3-1.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Heerenveen have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 9 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 1 and lost 6.
SC Heerenveen are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 9 games. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches.
Vitesse form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Vitesse so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-4 (win-draw-lose).
Vitesse played 2-2 against FC Twente in their previous match. Midfielder Bero was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.05. Bero scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting PSV's place.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 4 similar matches played by Vitesse in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Vitesse, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Vitesse find the net regularly in their away games. 10 goals from 9 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Vitesse have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The latest head-to-head meeting ended Vitesse - SC Heerenveen 0-4, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Heerenveen wins - draws - Vitesse wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  S. van Hooijdonk 6 goals |  A. Sarr 5 goals |   M. Bero 4 goals |
SC Heerenveen missing players
Vitesse missing players
| SC Heerenveen | Vitesse | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 19 | 10 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 13 | 34 |
| 72% | 78% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 61% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 78% |
| 44% | 56% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 67% |
| 22% | 11% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 44% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 39% | 56% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | 56% |
| 39% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 17% |
| 50% | 44% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 33% |
| 4.6 | 4.9 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 10.5 | 6.7 | 6.8 |
| 5.6 | 5 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
| 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13.3 | 14.8 | 15.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.5 | 13.2 | 14.1 |
| 4.3 | 4.9 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
| 25% | 23% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 29% | 26% |
| 12.1 | 11.2 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.5 | 14.2 | 12.1 |
| 4 | 3.4 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
- SC Heerenveen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Vitesse haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 12 | 27 | 41 |
| 2 | AZ | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 16 | 39 |
| 3 | PSV | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 45 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 22 | 35 |
| 4 | FC Twente | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 35 |
| 5 | Ajax | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 27 | 33 |
| 6 | Sparta Rotterdam | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 32 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 29 |
| 8 | SC Heerenveen | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 27 |
| 9 | NEC | 18 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 22 |
| 10 | RKC Waalwijk | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | -4 | 19 |
| 11 | Go Ahead Eagles | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | -4 | 19 |
| 12 | Fortuna Sittard | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -9 | 19 |
| 13 | Excelsior | 18 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 39 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 28 | -20 | 19 |
| 14 | Vitesse | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 34 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | -14 | 16 |
| 15 | FC Emmen | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 22 | -17 | 15 |
| 16 | FC Groningen | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -18 | 12 |
| 17 | FC Volendam | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 21 | -24 | 12 |
| 18 | SC Cambuur | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -19 | 9 |
