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SC Heerenveen vs RKC Waalwijk, Eredivisie 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2021-22
Sat 21 Aug 2021 · 16:45 UTC Abe Lenstra Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

SC Heerenveen vs RKC WaalwijkEredivisie at Abe Lenstra Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Marc Nagtegaal
  • Referee Erik Kleinjan
  • Referee Ingmar Oostrom
  • Referee Frank Jansen
  • Referee Alex Bos
  • Referee Yorick Weterings

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Aug RKC Waalwijk H 3–2 W
13 Aug Go Ahead Eagles A 1–0 W
16 May Sparta Rotterdam H 1–2 L
13 May FC Emmen A 1–3 L
08 May FC Utrecht H 0–0 D
02 May PSV A 2–2 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Aug SC Heerenveen A 2–3 L
14 Aug AZ H 1–0 W
16 May Feyenoord Rotterdam A 0–3 L
13 May FC Twente '65 H 2–1 W
08 May VVV Venlo A 3–3 D
01 May AZ H 1–3 L

Key Stats

82% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for SC Heerenveen to score. At the same time, RKC Waalwijk does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Netherlands international Erwin Mulder has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 13' Ahmed Touba is having his name booked by the referee on 13.
  • 14' Henk Veerman makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and SC Heerenveen are in front.
  • 19' SC Heerenveen currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 24' The travelling RKC Waalwijk supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 29' A quiet spell here at Abe Lenstra Stadion. RKC Waalwijk seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 30' The deadlock is broken! Tibor Halilovic gets on the scoresheet on 30 minutes.
  • 31' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Tibor Halilovic makes it 3-0.
  • 36' RKC Waalwijk have won 250 goals from 197 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 41' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SC Heerenveen that had 369 games and scored 356 goals.
  • 43' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Richard van der Venne.
  • 44' Goal! Henk Veerman scores his 28 goal in 273 matches.
  • 46' A change in the RKC Waalwijk ranks — Thierry Lutonda exits the field as Jens Odgaard enters on 46.
  • 47' Another substitution for RKC Waalwijk to replace Thierry Lutonda by Jens Odgaard on 47 minute.
  • 50' Michiel Kramer is having his name booked by the referee on 50.
  • 55' RKC Waalwijk started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
  • 60' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 65' 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.
  • 68' Against the run of play, Jens Odgaard has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 69' The supporters are chanting for Finn Stokkers. He replaces Michiel Kramer on 69 minute.
  • 70' RKC Waalwijk make a change. Said Bakari trudges off to be replaced by Lennerd Daneels on 70 minutes.
  • 75' The whistle greets Filip Stevanovic as he departs to be replaced by Benjamin Nygren.
  • 76' Milan van Ewijk was booked on 76.
  • 77' The referee has no hesitation. Milan van Ewijk is booked for SC Heerenveen — Yellow card on 77.
  • 79' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Milan van Ewijk on 79 minutes.
  • 84' The SC Heerenveen manager makes a substitution. Siem de Jong departs to be replaced by Lucas Woudenberg.
  • 88' SC Heerenveen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Stanislav Shopov is hanging Tibor Halilovic on the field on 88 minute.
  • 89' A goal from the Netherlands international Richard van der Venne! He fires home on 89 to make it 4-2!
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for SC Heerenveen players.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.79 SC Heerenveen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 RKC Waalwijk xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SC Heerenveen51% Draw24% RKC Waalwijk25%
Actual: SC Heerenveen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.07
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 58%
42%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

SC Heerenveen or Draw
75%
Draw or RKC Waalwijk
49%
SC Heerenveen or RKC Waalwijk
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SC Heerenveen35% Draw43% RKC Waalwijk22%
Actual: SC Heerenveen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
7.6%
2 – 0
7.4%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
5.5%
0 – 1
5.1%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
Actual

Asian Handicap — SC Heerenveen

Handicap SC Heerenveen covers Push RKC Waalwijk covers
-2.5 12% 88%
-2 12% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% 73%
-1 27% 21% 52%
-0.5 48% 52%
+0.5 74% 26%
+1 74% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% 11%
+2 89% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% 4%

Clean Sheet

SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
29%
RKC Waalwijk keeps clean sheet
18%

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