Can SC Heerenveen beat Willem II in Abe Lenstra Stadion clash?

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Date: Fri 13.December
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Abe Lenstra Stadion (26100 seats)

SC Heerenveen and Willem II are both riding high in the Eredivisie with their 5th and 4th positions respectively. Expect a great game!

SC Heerenveen and Willem II should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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SC Heerenveen form and stats

SC Heerenveen have played 8 Eredivisie games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-5-0 (wins-draws-losses). SC Heerenveen has recorded two wins in a row here at Abe Lenstra Stadion, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

SC Heerenveen are returning here after visiting RKC Waalwijk in a Eredivisie game and winning with a 3-1 scoreline. Before that game, the 3-2 home victory against Vitesse.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for SC Heerenveen, as the KNVB Beker home game vs Roda JC Kerkrade is only four days away.

The SC Heerenveen fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 8 matches. SC Heerenveen are not conceding a lot of goals here at Abe Lenstra Stadion in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 8 matches.

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Willem II form and stats

The visitors are W4-D1-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Eredivisie.

182 minutes! That's how long the Willem II goalkeeper Timon Wellenreuther and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Two travels in a row for Willem II, whose manager A. Koster could celebrate last time after the Eredivisie win against Ajax. Prior to that match, a home win 4-0 against Sparta Rotterdam.

Goalkeeper Timon Wellenreuther was absolutely vital in the Willem II victory against Ajax, making 6 saves.

Willem II has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 13 goals from 8 games. In the opposite end, Willem II have conceded 14 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 6 wins for SC Heerenveen, 2 draws and 2 wins for Willem II. Over 2,5 goals: 7 times; under 2,5 goals: 3 games.

Top Goalscorers

Willem IIV. Pavlidis
V. Pavlidis
8 goals
SC HeerenveenJ. Odgaard
J. Odgaard
7 goals
SC HeerenveenC. Ejuke
C. Ejuke
6 goals

SC Heerenveen missing players

Willem II missing players

SC Heerenveen Willem II
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
16 8 1 Played P 2 8 16
7 3 0 Won W 1 4 9
6 5 1 Drew D 0 1 2
3 0 0 Lost L 1 3 5
27 10 1 Scored S 2 13 25
19 7 1 Conceded C 2 14 21
94% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
88% 75% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 81%
50% 25% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 50%
31% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 31%
19% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 38% 19%
69% 75% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 50%
25% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 25% 25%
12% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 25% 25%
 
5.8 6.8 4 Corners For (avg) C F 3 4.5 4.7
5.4 4.2 2 Corners Against (avg) C A 7.5 5 4.8
0.9 1 3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.5 1.7
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
 
246 133 19 Total Shots T S 14 79 186
80 37 2 Shots on Target S O 4 32 68
34% 27% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 41% 37%
Key stats in Eredivisie this season:
  • SC Heerenveen have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Willem II has the fewest scored goals in the second half (7)
  • Willem II 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 16 13 2 1 52 14 8 7 0 1 28 4 8 6 2 0 24 10 38 41
2 AZ 16 12 2 2 38 8 8 6 1 1 20 5 8 6 1 1 18 3 30 38
3 PSV 16 9 4 3 37 19 8 6 1 1 23 9 8 3 3 2 14 10 18 31
4 Willem II 16 9 2 5 25 21 8 5 1 2 12 7 8 4 1 3 13 14 4 29
5 SC Heerenveen 16 7 6 3 27 19 8 3 5 0 10 7 8 4 1 3 17 12 8 27
6 FC Utrecht 16 8 2 6 29 22 8 5 0 3 18 8 8 3 2 3 11 14 7 26
7 Heracles 16 7 4 5 29 22 8 5 1 2 21 9 8 2 3 3 8 13 7 25
8 Feyenoord 16 6 7 3 27 25 8 4 3 1 16 12 8 2 4 2 11 13 2 25
9 Vitesse 16 7 3 6 26 24 8 4 2 2 14 10 8 3 1 4 12 14 2 24
10 FC Groningen 16 6 3 7 18 17 8 4 1 3 12 7 8 2 2 4 6 10 1 21
11 Sparta Rotterdam 16 5 5 6 24 28 8 4 2 2 16 10 8 1 3 4 8 18 -4 20
12 FC Twente 16 5 4 7 26 31 8 3 2 3 17 16 8 2 2 4 9 15 -5 19
13 FC Emmen 16 4 3 9 18 32 8 4 2 2 14 10 8 0 1 7 4 22 -14 15
14 Fortuna Sittard 16 4 3 9 20 40 8 4 2 2 15 10 8 0 1 7 5 30 -20 15
15 VVV-Venlo 16 5 0 11 16 39 8 4 0 4 10 17 8 1 0 7 6 22 -23 15
16 PEC Zwolle 16 4 1 11 22 37 8 3 1 4 17 20 8 1 0 7 5 17 -15 13
17 ADO Den Haag 16 3 3 10 17 30 8 1 3 4 8 13 8 2 0 6 9 17 -13 12
18 RKC Waalwijk 16 2 2 12 17 40 8 1 1 6 7 16 8 1 1 6 10 24 -23 8

Read more about Eredivisie

The Eredivisie is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. 18 teams play two fixtures against each other to form the final league table and decide which team wins the Dutch national championship. The phrase Eredivisie translates to “Honour Division”. The “big three” in Dutch football are Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord.