It's advantage Vitesse so far with their 2nd position in the Eredivisie table, welcoming SC Heerenveen who are placed 7th.
- Vitesse have won all their matches at home so far.
- SC Heerenveen have scored in all their away matches so far.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Vitesse form and stats
5-0-0 (win-draw-lost) are the Eredivisie numbers at home for Vitesse so far this season.
The fans are hoping that Vitesse will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Eredivisie game against PEC Zwolle (placed 11th). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Fortuna Sittard in a game that was won 2-0.
There will be little rest for Vitesse after this match as they are travelling to Willem II for a KNVB Beker game in only four days.
The Vitesse manager T. Letsch has got the team scoring with 12 from 5 home games in the league. As for guarding their own goal, Vitesse have only let in 2 goals at home.
SC Heerenveen form and stats
Playing away, SC Heerenveen have won 2 games, drawn 3 and suffered 1 defeat in the Eredivisie this season. With three draws in a row for Heerenveen the feeling in the team is perhaps one of both relief and disappointment. Heerenveen has drawn their two previous away games.
SC Heerenveen delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against PSV (placed 3rd) in their previous match; a Eredivisie game. Before that, Heerenveen travelled to ADO Den Haag and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
The travelling fans enjoy SC Heerenveen's attacking play in away games, having scored 11 goals in 6 league matches away. Heerenveen struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 10 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Vitesse won five, SC Heerenveen won one and four draws. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  H. Veerman 9 goals |   L. Openda 5 goals |  A. Broja 5 goals |
Vitesse missing players
SC Heerenveen missing players
| Vitesse | SC Heerenveen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 11 | 20 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 55% | 60% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 55% |
| 18% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 50% | 45% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 33% | 18% |
| 55% | 40% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 64% |
| 45% | 60% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 27% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.4 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15.1 | 13.4 | 23 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 12 | 11.9 |
| 4.9 | 5.6 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.7 | 5 |
| 39% | 43% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 39% | 36% |
- All of SC Heerenveen's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Vitesse's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- SC Heerenveen have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- SC Heerenveen have scored in all their away matches so far.
- SC Heerenveen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Vitesse have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Vitesse have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Vitesse have scored in all their matches so far.
- Vitesse have won all their matches at home so far.
- Vitesse 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 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 36 | 27 |
| 2 | Vitesse | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 25 |
| 3 | PSV | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 24 |
| 4 | Feyenoord | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 23 |
| 5 | FC Twente | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 21 |
| 6 | FC Groningen | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 20 |
| 7 | SC Heerenveen | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 19 |
| 8 | AZ | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| 9 | Sparta Rotterdam | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 12 |
| 10 | FC Utrecht | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 12 |
| 11 | PEC Zwolle | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 12 |
| 12 | RKC Waalwijk | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -7 | 12 |
| 13 | Heracles | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | -10 | 9 |
| 14 | VVV-Venlo | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -15 | 9 |
| 15 | Willem II | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -10 | 8 |
| 16 | Fortuna Sittard | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -14 | 6 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | -18 | 6 |
| 18 | FC Emmen | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | -17 | 3 |