This league campaign has been a rollercoaster for these participants so far, loss and gain giving mid-table positions so far. Gear up for SC Heerenveen - Willem II!
- SC Heerenveen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Willem II have won significantly less corners away then at home.
This has all the signs of an interesting game with lots of action and bustle as both sides are well refreshed since they last saw competitive action. Let's start!
SC Heerenveen form and stats
With 2 Eredivisie wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, SC Heerenveen are certainly not brimming with confidence. With Heerenveen having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager J. Jansen.
Heerenveen manager J. Jansen and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus NEC (placed 7th) in the Eredivisie. Heerenveen's goalie Xavier Mous played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against NEC with a stunning seven saves. Joey Veerman (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 9.05/10. Veerman scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 57 successful passes (of 68 total).
A 1-1 draw away before that, with NEC the opponent.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Heerenveen handle that role? We have found nine games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, four draws and two defeats.
Heerenveen are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 6 games. SC Heerenveen have conceded 12 goals in these home games, a significant number.
Willem II form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Eredivisie travels is 2 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
Willem might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Sparta Rotterdam proved too strong as Willem II slumped to a 0-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Koning Willem II Stadion. Midfield player Che Nunnely was the top player of the team with a match rating of 6.82/10. Nunnely hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 6 of 9 times and had 29 successful passes (of 36 total).
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against FC Utrecht wasn't a success with a 1-5 loss.Willem are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, two draws and six defeats. From a total of nine matches.
Willem II are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 9 times in 6 away games so far. Willem's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 10 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Head to head data (for the former ten meetings): Heerenveen won six games, one match ended in a draw and Willem II got three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeTop Goalscorers
  H. Veerman 5 goals |   K. Wriedt 4 goals |  T. Halilović 3 goals |
SC Heerenveen missing players
Willem II missing players
| SC Heerenveen | Willem II | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 9 | 15 |
| 19 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 83% | 92% |
| 75% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 83% | 83% |
| 50% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 67% |
| 33% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 67% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 58% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 33% | 25% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 17% | 25% |
| 4.9 | 4.3 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
| 6.7 | 6.3 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 10 | 5.5 | 4.9 |
| 1.4 | 1.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12.1 | 11.3 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 9.8 | 9.6 |
| 3.8 | 4 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.3 | 3.2 |
| 30% | 33% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 45% | 38% |
| 16.7 | 16.8 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 22 | 14.8 | 14.8 |
| 5.2 | 5 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5 | 5.8 |
- SC Heerenveen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- SC Heerenveen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Willem II have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| 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 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 35 | 27 |
| 2 | PSV | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 27 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 25 |
| 4 | FC Utrecht | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 23 |
| 5 | Vitesse | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -5 | 22 |
| 6 | FC Twente | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 18 |
| 7 | NEC | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 18 |
| 8 | SC Cambuur | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -5 | 18 |
| 9 | Willem II | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | -5 | 18 |
| 10 | Go Ahead Eagles | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | -5 | 17 |
| 11 | AZ | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 15 |
| 12 | SC Heerenveen | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 14 |
| 13 | RKC Waalwijk | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -3 | 11 |
| 14 | Heracles Almelo | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 11 |
| 15 | FC Groningen | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -8 | 11 |
| 16 | Sparta Rotterdam | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -8 | 10 |
| 17 | Fortuna Sittard | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -12 | 9 |
| 18 | PEC Zwolle | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -15 | 4 |