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SC Heerenveen vs RKC Waalwijk, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2020-21
SC Heerenveen
1 – 1
Full Time
RKC Waalwijk
Thu 14 Jan 2021 · 17:45 UTC Abe Lenstra Stadion HT 45+2' · FT 45+2'
Y 47' Richard van der Venne
Mitchell van Bergen 78' Y

Overview

Match Preview

SC Heerenveen vs RKC Waalwijk — Eredivisie at Abe Lenstra Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Rob Dieperink
  • Referee Rens Bluemink
  • Referee Martin van den Kerkhof
  • Referee Nils van Kampen

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

3
6
2
SC Heerenveen 11 games · Avg 2.7 goals RKC Waalwijk
Last 5 meetings
2021-01-14 SC Heerenveen 1–1 RKC Waalwijk 2020-11-22 RKC Waalwijk 1–1 SC Heerenveen 2019-12-08 RKC Waalwijk 1–3 SC Heerenveen

Recent Form

SC Heerenveen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Jan RKC Waalwijk H 1–1 D
10 Jan Fortuna Sittard H 1–3 L
23 Dec Feyenoord Rotterdam A 0–3 L
20 Dec Heracles Almelo H 1–2 L
13 Dec SBV Vitesse A 1–1 D
06 Dec PSV H 2–2 D
RKC Waalwijk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Jan SC Heerenveen A 1–1 D
09 Jan ADO Den Haag H 0–1 L
22 Dec Fortuna Sittard A 1–2 L
19 Dec PSV H 1–4 L
12 Dec FC Groningen A 0–2 L
05 Dec VVV Venlo H 3–2 W

Key Stats

82% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
45% 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' And we are off! SC Heerenveen vs RKC Waalwijk — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Finn Stokkers, as he is very good at scoring at Abe Lenstra Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 7' Henk Veerman adds to his 0 season tally! SC Heerenveen lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 12' The home supporters are growing impatient. SC Heerenveen must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 17' It looks surprising SC Heerenveen does not make any changes. Lucas Woudenberg has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 22' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 27' Pawel Bochniewicz, a Poland , has 11 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 32' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lennerd Daneels made 197 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 37' The energy levels are beginning to show. Fred Grim might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 42' 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 Melle Meulensteen suffering a number of foals already.
  • 47' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Richard van der Venne.
  • 52' RKC Waalwijk is showing some good football. However, RKC Waalwijk are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 56' The deadlock is broken! Richard van der Venne gets on the scoresheet on 56 minutes.
  • 58' It is a substitution in RKC Waalwijk team. Lennerd Daneels is replaced by Ola John on 58 minute.
  • 61' Siem de Jong is replacing Tibor Halilovic for the SC Heerenveen side.
  • 66' It is a cagey affair so far. SC Heerenveen in their trying to find a way past RKC Waalwijk's compact .
  • 71' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ayman Azhil is clearly more than just a goal scorer for SC Heerenveen.
  • 76' Over 76 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 78' Mitchell van Bergen is having his name booked by the referee on 78.
  • 83' Sylla Sow is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for SC Heerenveen tonight.
  • 88' The supporters are chanting for Vitalie Damascan. He replaces Finn Stokkers on 88 minute.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

SC Heerenveen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

RKC Waalwijk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fred Grim

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Henk Veerman 4
Yassin Oukili 3
Richard van der Venne 2
Tibor Halilovic 2
Florian Jozefzoon 2
Ion Nicolaescu 2
Osame Sahraoui 1
Vitalie Damascan 1

Head to Head

2021-01-14 SC Heerenveen 1–1 RKC Waalwijk 2020-11-22 RKC Waalwijk 1–1 SC Heerenveen 2019-12-08 RKC Waalwijk 1–3 SC Heerenveen

SC Heerenveen Form

2021-01-14 SC Heerenveen 1–1 RKC Waalwijk D 2021-01-10 SC Heerenveen 1–3 Fortuna Sittard L 2020-12-23 Feyenoord Rotterdam 3–0 SC Heerenveen L 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

RKC Waalwijk Form

2021-01-14 SC Heerenveen 1–1 RKC Waalwijk D 2021-01-09 RKC Waalwijk 0–1 ADO Den Haag L 2020-12-22 Fortuna Sittard 2–1 RKC Waalwijk L 2020-12-19 RKC Waalwijk 1–4 PSV L 2020-12-12 FC Groningen 2–0 RKC Waalwijk L 2020-12-05 RKC Waalwijk 3–2 VVV Venlo W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.42 SC Heerenveen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16 RKC Waalwijk xG
I would bet for: SC Heerenveen or RKC Waalwijk 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
SC Heerenveen43% Draw28% RKC Waalwijk29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.58
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

SC Heerenveen or Draw
71%
Draw or RKC Waalwijk
57%
SC Heerenveen or RKC Waalwijk
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SC Heerenveen30% Draw48% RKC Waalwijk22%
Actual: SC Heerenveen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.7%
0 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
7.7%
2 – 0
7.4%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 2
5%
0 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — SC Heerenveen

Handicap SC Heerenveen covers Push RKC Waalwijk covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 21% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 17% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
RKC Waalwijk keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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