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SC Heerenveen vs FC Volendam, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2023-24
SC Heerenveen
1 – 2
Full Time
FC Volendam
Sat 16 Dec 2023 · 20:00 UTC Abe Lenstra Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 28' Bilal Ould-Chikh
0–2 51' Lequincio Zeefuik
Ion Nicolaescu 65' 1–2
Y 46' Milan de Haan
Simon Olsson 76' Y

Overview

Match Preview

SC Heerenveen vs FC Volendam — Eredivisie at Abe Lenstra Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Allard Lindhout
  • Assistant 1 Maarten Ketting
  • Assistant 2 Cristian Dobre
6 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 7.7 goals/game

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

4
1
1
SC Heerenveen 6 games · Avg 3.0 goals FC Volendam
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-16 SC Heerenveen 1–2 FC Volendam 2023-04-08 SC Heerenveen 2–1 FC Volendam 2022-10-23 FC Volendam 1–3 SC Heerenveen

Recent Form

SC Heerenveen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Dec FC Volendam H 1–2 L
07 Dec PSV A 0–2 L
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
FC Volendam
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Dec SC Heerenveen A 2–1 W
07 Dec Feyenoord Rotterdam A 1–3 L
02 Dec PEC Zwolle H 0–5 L
26 Nov AZ A 0–3 L
12 Nov Sparta Rotterdam H 1–4 L
05 Nov NEC A 3–3 D

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% 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' We are underway at Abe Lenstra Stadion. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Oskar Buur, a Denmark , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FC Volendam that had 102 games and scored 91 goals.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both SC Heerenveen and FC Volendam are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from Luke le Roux, as he is very good at scoring at Abe Lenstra Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 28' Brilliant from the ! Bilal Ould-Chikh makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 28.
  • 33' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 38' Achraf Douiri has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 43' FC Volendam seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 46' Milan de Haan was booked on 46.
  • 51' What composure from Lequincio Zeefuik! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 0-2.
  • 56' Xavier Mbuyamba needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 57' The supporters are chanting for Ion Nicolaescu. He replaces Pelle van Amersfoort on 57 minute.
  • 58' The crowd applauds Che Nunnely as he leaves the pitch. Patrik Walemark steps in for SC Heerenveen.
  • 63' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 65' A stunning finish from Ion Nicolaescu — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 66' FC Volendam make a change. Oskar Buur trudges off to be replaced by Brian Plat on 66 minutes.
  • 71' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 76' A moment of madness from Simon Olsson on 76 minutes earns him a Yellow card. SC Heerenveen will be frustrated.
  • 76' The FC Volendam manager makes a substitution. Bilal Ould-Chikh departs to be replaced by Quincy Hoeve.
  • 77' A change in the FC Volendam ranks — Xavier Mbuyamba exits the field as Achraf Douiri enters on 77.
  • 82' Simon Olsson makes way for Anas Tahiri at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from SC Heerenveen.
  • 85' The crowd applauds Milan de Haan as he leaves the pitch. Imran Nazih steps in for FC Volendam.
  • 87' The crowd applauds Luuk Brouwers as he leaves the pitch. Pawel Bochniewicz steps in for SC Heerenveen.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

SC Heerenveen Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kees van Wonderen

FC Volendam Lineups

3-5-1-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Dingsdag

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sydney van Hooijdonk 5
Robert Muhren 2
Pelle van Amersfoort 2
Mats Kohlert 2
Amin Sarr 1
Henk Veerman 1
Ion Nicolaescu 1
Bilal Ould-Chikh 1

Head to Head

2023-12-16 SC Heerenveen 1–2 FC Volendam 2023-04-08 SC Heerenveen 2–1 FC Volendam 2022-10-23 FC Volendam 1–3 SC Heerenveen

SC Heerenveen Form

2023-12-16 SC Heerenveen 1–2 FC Volendam L 2023-12-07 PSV 2–0 SC Heerenveen L 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

FC Volendam Form

2023-12-16 SC Heerenveen 1–2 FC Volendam W 2023-12-07 Feyenoord Rotterdam 3–1 FC Volendam L 2023-12-02 FC Volendam 0–5 PEC Zwolle L 2023-11-26 AZ 3–0 FC Volendam L 2023-11-12 FC Volendam 1–4 Sparta Rotterdam L 2023-11-05 NEC 3–3 FC Volendam D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.77 SC Heerenveen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16 FC Volendam xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
SC Heerenveen49% Draw26% FC Volendam25%
Actual: FC Volendam win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.93
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

SC Heerenveen or Draw
75%
Draw or FC Volendam
51%
SC Heerenveen or FC Volendam
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SC Heerenveen36% Draw44% FC Volendam20%
Actual: FC Volendam win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
2 – 1
9.3%
1 – 0
8.7%
2 – 0
8.2%
0 – 0
7.1%
1 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
5.5%
2 – 2
5.4%
0 – 1
5.4%
3 – 0
4.8%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — SC Heerenveen

Handicap SC Heerenveen covers Push FC Volendam covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 22% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 14% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
FC Volendam keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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