Wednesday , 30 September 2026

SC Heerenveen vs RKC Waalwijk, Eredivisie 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2023-24
SC Heerenveen
3 – 1
Full Time
RKC Waalwijk
Sat 12 Aug 2023 · 16:45 UTC Abe Lenstra Stadion 19,500 HT 45' · FT 45'
Ion Nicolaescu 24' 1–0
Pawel Bochniewicz 30' 2–0
Osame Sahraoui 43' 3–0
3–1 60' Michiel Kramer pen
Y 79' Kevin Felida

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Marc Nagtegaal
  • Assistant 1 Rob van de Ven
  • Assistant 2 Yorick Weterings
3 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 7.3 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

3
6
2
SC Heerenveen 11 games · Avg 2.7 goals RKC Waalwijk
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-12 SC Heerenveen 3–1 RKC Waalwijk 2023-02-25 SC Heerenveen 1–4 RKC Waalwijk 2023-01-07 RKC Waalwijk 0–0 SC Heerenveen 2022-03-12 RKC Waalwijk 0–0 SC Heerenveen 2021-08-21 SC Heerenveen 3–2 RKC Waalwijk

Recent Form

SC Heerenveen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Aug RKC Waalwijk H 3–1 W
28 May Go Ahead Eagles H 2–0 W
21 May PSV A 3–3 D
13 May SBV Excelsior H 0–0 D
06 May NEC A 3–2 W
22 Apr FC Emmen H 2–3 L
RKC Waalwijk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Aug SC Heerenveen A 1–3 L
28 May SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden A 0–4 L
21 May FC Twente '65 H 0–5 L
13 May FC Utrecht A 0–2 L
05 May FC Volendam H 4–1 W
23 Apr AZ A 0–3 L

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' That's the starting whistle at Abe Lenstra Stadion. Ninety minutes of football awaits between SC Heerenveen and RKC Waalwijk.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' SC Heerenveen currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 20' SC Heerenveen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 24' GOAL! Ion Nicolaescu fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 29' The home supporters are growing impatient. SC Heerenveen must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Pawel Bochniewicz makes it 2-0.
  • 35' Thierry Lutonda is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for RKC Waalwijk tonight.
  • 40' Hussein Ali has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 373 appearances.
  • 43' Osame Sahraoui adds to his 0 season tally! SC Heerenveen lead 3-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 48' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His SC Heerenveen side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 53' SC Heerenveen are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined RKC Waalwijk backline.
  • 58' SC Heerenveen 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.
  • 60' Goal! Michiel Kramer scores his 48 goal in 321 matches.
  • 61' A tactical swap from SC Heerenveen — Daniel Karlsbakk on, Ion Nicolaescu off on 61 minutes.
  • 64' RKC Waalwijk make a change. Dario Van den Buijs trudges off to be replaced by Jeffrey Bruma on 64 minutes.
  • 69' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 71' SC Heerenveen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Denzel Hall is hanging Hussein Ali on the field on 71 minute.
  • 76' Che Nunnely needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 6 Yellow cards this season.
  • 79' That is a Yellow card for RKC Waalwijk. Kevin Felida will be fuming at that decision.
  • 84' The supporters are chanting for Patrick Vroegh. He replaces Julian Lelieveld on 84 minute.
  • 89' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Kevin Felida made 6 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. SC Heerenveen take all three points.

Lineups

SC Heerenveen Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kees van Wonderen

RKC Waalwijk Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Henk Fraser

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Henk Veerman 4
Yassin Oukili 3
Tibor Halilovic 2
Florian Jozefzoon 2
Ion Nicolaescu 2
Richard van der Venne 2
Pelle van Amersfoort 1
Kevin Felida 1

Head to Head

2023-08-12 SC Heerenveen 3–1 RKC Waalwijk 2023-02-25 SC Heerenveen 1–4 RKC Waalwijk 2023-01-07 RKC Waalwijk 0–0 SC Heerenveen 2022-03-12 RKC Waalwijk 0–0 SC Heerenveen 2021-08-21 SC Heerenveen 3–2 RKC Waalwijk

SC Heerenveen Form

2023-08-12 SC Heerenveen 3–1 RKC Waalwijk W 2023-05-28 SC Heerenveen 2–0 Go Ahead Eagles W 2023-05-21 PSV 3–3 SC Heerenveen D 2023-05-13 SC Heerenveen 0–0 SBV Excelsior D 2023-05-06 NEC 2–3 SC Heerenveen W 2023-04-22 SC Heerenveen 2–3 FC Emmen L

RKC Waalwijk Form

2023-08-12 SC Heerenveen 3–1 RKC Waalwijk L 2023-05-28 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 4–0 RKC Waalwijk L 2023-05-21 RKC Waalwijk 0–5 FC Twente '65 L 2023-05-13 FC Utrecht 2–0 RKC Waalwijk L 2023-05-05 RKC Waalwijk 4–1 FC Volendam W 2023-04-23 AZ 3–0 RKC Waalwijk L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.73 SC Heerenveen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.99 RKC Waalwijk xG
I would bet for: SC Heerenveen to win 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SC Heerenveen55% Draw25% RKC Waalwijk20%
Actual: SC Heerenveen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.72
Actual: Yes — both scored

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 15%
85%

Double Chance

SC Heerenveen or Draw
80%
Draw or RKC Waalwijk
45%
SC Heerenveen or RKC Waalwijk
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SC Heerenveen38% Draw46% RKC Waalwijk16%
Actual: SC Heerenveen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.2%
1 – 0
10.6%
2 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
8.5%
0 – 1
5.6%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
5.4%
1 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 2
3.2%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — SC Heerenveen

Handicap SC Heerenveen covers Push RKC Waalwijk covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 17% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 23% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
RKC Waalwijk keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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