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SC Heerenveen vs Heracles Almelo, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2020-21
SC Heerenveen
1 – 2
Full Time
Heracles Almelo
Sun 20 Dec 2020 · 13:30 UTC Abe Lenstra Stadion HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'
Y 33' Sinan Bakis
Jan Paul van Hecke 54' Y
Y 64' Mats Knoester
Pawel Bochniewicz 88' R

Overview

Match Preview

SC Heerenveen vs Heracles Almelo — Eredivisie at Abe Lenstra Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee J. van der Laan
  • Referee Martin Perez
  • Referee Maarten Ketting
  • Referee Mark Janssen (Netherlands)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 2 6
2 FC Groningen 2 6
3 Go Ahead Eagles 2 4
4 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
5 PSV 2 4
6 Feyenoord Rotterdam 2 4
7 SBV Excelsior 2 3
8 NEC 2 3
9 AFC Ajax 1 3
10 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3
11 FC Twente '65 2 3
12 SC Heerenveen 1 3
13 Telstar 1963 2 3
14 FC Utrecht 2 0
15 PEC Zwolle 2 0
16 ADO Den Haag 2 0
17 Willem II Tilburg 2 0
18 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 2 0

Head-to-Head

7
2
5
SC Heerenveen 14 games · Avg 3.0 goals Heracles Almelo
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-20 SC Heerenveen 1–2 Heracles Almelo 2019-12-21 SC Heerenveen 1–1 Heracles Almelo 2019-08-04 Heracles Almelo 0–4 SC Heerenveen 2019-04-19 Heracles Almelo 2–1 SC Heerenveen 2018-09-16 SC Heerenveen 3–5 Heracles Almelo

Recent Form

SC Heerenveen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Dec Heracles Almelo H 1–2 L
13 Dec SBV Vitesse A 1–1 D
06 Dec PSV H 2–2 D
28 Nov ADO Den Haag A 1–1 D
22 Nov RKC Waalwijk A 1–1 D
08 Nov AZ H 0–3 L
Heracles Almelo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Dec SC Heerenveen A 2–1 W
11 Dec Fortuna Sittard H 1–2 L
06 Dec Feyenoord Rotterdam A 0–0 D
29 Nov AZ H 1–2 L
22 Nov AFC Ajax A 0–5 L
07 Nov VVV Venlo A 2–3 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)
57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
SC Heerenveen this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against SC Heerenveen and Heracles Almelo has kicked off!
  • 5' Jan Paul van Hecke has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 6' A goal from the Netherlands international Delano Burgzorg! He fires home on 6 to make it 0-1!
  • 11' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 16' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both SC Heerenveen and Heracles Almelo are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 21' Silvester van der Water has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 26' Poland international Pawel Bochniewicz has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 31' It’s high time Frank Wormuth made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 33' The referee shows Heracles Almelo player a Yellow card on 33.
  • 38' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Frank Wormuth will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 43' Supporters expect more eagerness from Giacomo Quagliata, as he is very good at scoring at Abe Lenstra Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 48' The deadlock is broken! Mats Knoester gets on the scoresheet on 48 minutes.
  • 53' Both keepers have barely been tested. SC Heerenveen and Heracles Almelo are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 54' It’s a booking for SC Heerenveen player. Jan Paul van Hecke gets a Yellow card.
  • 57' GOAL! Joey Veerman scores on 57.
  • 58' SC Heerenveen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Oliver Batista-Meier is hanging Rodney Kongolo on the field on 58 minute.
  • 63' A quiet spell here at Abe Lenstra Stadion. SC Heerenveen seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 64' Mats Knoester has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 64.
  • 69' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 71' Ibrahim Dresevic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Mitchell van Bergen at the 71 minute mark.
  • 76' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 78' The Heracles Almelo bench stirs into life. Sinan Bakis is withdrawn and Adrian Szoke gets his opportunity.
  • 83' It is a cagey affair so far. SC Heerenveen in their trying to find a way past Heracles Almelo's compact .
  • 86' A change in the Heracles Almelo ranks — Rai Vloet exits the field as Marco Rente enters on 86.
  • 88' Poor challenge from Pawel Bochniewicz. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
  • Another three points for Heracles Almelo.

Lineups

SC Heerenveen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Heracles Almelo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Wormuth

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Joey Veerman 3
Sam Lammers 3
Sam Lammers 2
Mario Engels 2
Delano Burgzorg 2
Kristoffer Peterson 2
Adrian Dalmau 2
Kristoffer Peterson 2

Head to Head

2020-12-20 SC Heerenveen 1–2 Heracles Almelo 2019-12-21 SC Heerenveen 1–1 Heracles Almelo 2019-08-04 Heracles Almelo 0–4 SC Heerenveen 2019-04-19 Heracles Almelo 2–1 SC Heerenveen 2018-09-16 SC Heerenveen 3–5 Heracles Almelo

SC Heerenveen Form

2020-12-20 SC Heerenveen 1–2 Heracles Almelo L 2020-12-13 SBV Vitesse 1–1 SC Heerenveen D 2020-12-06 SC Heerenveen 2–2 PSV D 2020-11-28 ADO Den Haag 1–1 SC Heerenveen D 2020-11-22 RKC Waalwijk 1–1 SC Heerenveen D 2020-11-08 SC Heerenveen 0–3 AZ L

Heracles Almelo Form

2020-12-20 SC Heerenveen 1–2 Heracles Almelo W 2020-12-11 Heracles Almelo 1–2 Fortuna Sittard L 2020-12-06 Feyenoord Rotterdam 0–0 Heracles Almelo D 2020-11-29 Heracles Almelo 1–2 AZ L 2020-11-22 AFC Ajax 5–0 Heracles Almelo L 2020-11-07 VVV Venlo 3–2 Heracles Almelo L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.53 SC Heerenveen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.45 Heracles Almelo xG
I would bet for: SC Heerenveen or Heracles Almelo 72% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
SC Heerenveen38% Draw28% Heracles Almelo34%
Actual: Heracles Almelo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 2.98
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 35%
65%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

SC Heerenveen or Draw
65%
Draw or Heracles Almelo
62%
SC Heerenveen or Heracles Almelo
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SC Heerenveen29% Draw45% Heracles Almelo26%
Actual: Heracles Almelo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
6.9%
0 – 0
6.9%
0 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
6%
2 – 0
5.9%
0 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
4.2%
1 – 3
3.8%
3 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — SC Heerenveen

Handicap SC Heerenveen covers Push Heracles Almelo covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 19% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 18% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Heracles Almelo keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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