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SC Heerenveen vs Almere City FC, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2023-24
SC Heerenveen
3 – 0
Full Time
Almere City FC
Fri 1 Dec 2023 · 19:00 UTC Abe Lenstra Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Pelle van Amersfoort 15' 1–0
Sven van Beek 40' 2–0
Pelle van Amersfoort 70' 3–0
Y 39' Manel Royo
Y 43' Damian van Bruggen
Thom Haye 68' Y

Overview

Match Preview

SC Heerenveen vs Almere City FC — Eredivisie at Abe Lenstra Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Richard Martens
  • Assistant 1 Richard Brondijk
  • Assistant 2 Kevin Weever (Netherlands)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 7 19
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 7 17
3 PSV 7 16
4 FC Twente '65 7 16
5 AFC Ajax 7 14
6 Fortuna Sittard 7 13
7 SBV Excelsior 7 11
8 FC Groningen 7 11
9 Go Ahead Eagles 7 10
10 SC Heerenveen 7 9
11 NEC 7 8
12 Sparta Rotterdam 7 5
13 Telstar 1963 7 5
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 7 5
15 FC Utrecht 7 5
16 PEC Zwolle 7 4
17 ADO Den Haag 7 2
18 Willem II Tilburg 7 2

Head-to-Head

2
1
1
SC Heerenveen 4 games · Avg 2.8 goals Almere City FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-01 SC Heerenveen 3–0 Almere City FC

Recent Form

SC Heerenveen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Dec Almere City FC H 3–0 W
25 Nov Fortuna Sittard H 3–0 W
11 Nov SBV Vitesse A 3–1 W
05 Nov AFC Ajax A 1–4 L
28 Oct Heracles Almelo H 3–0 W
21 Oct AZ A 0–3 L
Almere City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Dec SC Heerenveen A 0–3 L
26 Nov Heracles Almelo H 0–5 L
12 Nov AFC Ajax H 2–2 D
05 Nov Sparta Rotterdam A 2–1 W
28 Oct Go Ahead Eagles H 0–0 D
21 Oct NEC A 1–1 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
SC Heerenveen this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

SC Heerenveen
0-15
–/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/3
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SC Heerenveen
Jacob Trenskow 3 G 1 A
Maxence Rivera 2 G 1 A
Luca Oyen 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between SC Heerenveen and Almere City FC is underway.
  • 5' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. SC Heerenveen and Almere City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' GOAL! Pelle van Amersfoort scores on 15. Assisted by Simon Olsson
  • 20' Almere City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Nordin Bakker suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' SC Heerenveen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 35' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 39' Manel Royo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 39.
  • 40' A goal from the Netherlands international Sven van Beek! He fires home on 40 to make it 2-0!
  • 43' The referee has no hesitation. Damian van Bruggen is booked for Almere City FC — Yellow card on 43.
  • 46' Pena gets the nod from Almere City FC. He replaces Manel Royo and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 56' The home supporters are growing impatient. SC Heerenveen must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 61' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp. He replaces Damian van Bruggen on 65 minute.
  • 68' It’s a booking for SC Heerenveen player. Thom Haye gets a Yellow card.
  • 70' Pelle van Amersfoort with the second goal in the match!
  • 75' Supporters expect more eagerness from Andries Noppert, as he is very good at scoring at Abe Lenstra Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 77' The SC Heerenveen manager makes a substitution. Che Nunnely departs to be replaced by Anas Tahiri.
  • 78' Another change for SC Heerenveen made on 78 minute. Pelle van Amersfoort leaves to be changed by Ion Nicolaescu.
  • 79' Almere City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Theo Barbet is hanging Rajiv van La Parra on the field on 79 minute.
  • 83' A tactical swap from SC Heerenveen — Hussein Ali on, Oliver Braude off on 83 minutes.
  • 84' A change in the SC Heerenveen ranks — Thom Haye exits the field as Espen van Ee enters on 84.
  • 89' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both SC Heerenveen and Almere City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • Full Time. SC Heerenveen beats Almere City FC

Lineups

SC Heerenveen Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kees van Wonderen

Almere City FC Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Pastoor

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Pelle van Amersfoort 2
Osame Sahraoui 1
Kornelius Hansen 1
Adi Nalic 1
Joey Jacobs 1
Alex Balboa 1
Jacob Trenskow 1
Junior Kadile 1

Head to Head

2023-12-01 SC Heerenveen 3–0 Almere City FC

SC Heerenveen Form

2023-12-01 SC Heerenveen 3–0 Almere City FC W 2023-11-25 SC Heerenveen 3–0 Fortuna Sittard W 2023-11-11 SBV Vitesse 1–3 SC Heerenveen W 2023-11-05 AFC Ajax 4–1 SC Heerenveen L 2023-10-28 SC Heerenveen 3–0 Heracles Almelo W 2023-10-21 AZ 3–0 SC Heerenveen L

Almere City FC Form

2023-12-01 SC Heerenveen 3–0 Almere City FC L 2023-11-26 Almere City FC 0–5 Heracles Almelo L 2023-11-12 Almere City FC 2–2 AFC Ajax D 2023-11-05 Sparta Rotterdam 1–2 Almere City FC W 2023-10-28 Almere City FC 0–0 Go Ahead Eagles D 2023-10-21 NEC 1–1 Almere City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.04 SC Heerenveen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.66 Almere City FC xG
I would bet for: SC Heerenveen to win 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SC Heerenveen65% Draw22% Almere City FC13%
Actual: SC Heerenveen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.7
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

SC Heerenveen or Draw
87%
Draw or Almere City FC
35%
SC Heerenveen or Almere City FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SC Heerenveen48% Draw43% Almere City FC9%
Actual: SC Heerenveen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
13.7%
1 – 0
13.2%
1 – 1
9.7%
3 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.9%
0 – 0
8.5%
3 – 1
6.1%
4 – 0
4.6%
0 – 1
3.7%
4 – 1
3.2%
2 – 2
3%
1 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — SC Heerenveen

Handicap SC Heerenveen covers Push Almere City FC covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 21% 56%
-1.5 44% — 56%
-1 44% 25% 32%
-0.5 68% — 32%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 7% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
52% ✓
Almere City FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.