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SC Heerenveen vs SBV Excelsior, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
Sat 30 Mar 2019 · 19:45 UTC Abe Lenstra Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

SC Heerenveen vs SBV Excelsior — Eredivisie at Abe Lenstra Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Allard Lindhout
  • Referee Joey Kooij
  • Referee Freek van Herk
  • Referee Don Frijn
  • Referee Ruud Bexkens
6 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 7.7 goals/game

Head-to-Head

4
2
2
SC Heerenveen 8 games · Avg 2.5 goals SBV Excelsior

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Mar SBV Excelsior H 1–0 W
16 Mar VBV De Graafschap H 0–3 L
09 Mar ADO Den Haag A 3–2 W
03 Mar Willem II Tilburg H 4–2 W
23 Feb Fortuna Sittard A 4–2 W
16 Feb PSV H 2–2 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Mar SC Heerenveen A 0–1 L
17 Mar PEC Zwolle H 0–2 L
09 Mar VVV Venlo A 0–1 L
02 Mar PSV H 0–2 L
23 Feb FC Utrecht A 0–0 D
17 Feb FC Emmen H 2–1 W

Season Stats

SC Heerenveen SBV Excelsior
#10 Position #7
9 Points 11
7 Played 7
2 / 3 / 2 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 2
11 Scored 15
9 Conceded 9
+2 GD +6
1.29 PPG 1.57
29% Win % 43%

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
SC Heerenveen this season
29% Clean Sheets
SBV Excelsior this season

SC Heerenveen are 10th (9 pts). SBV Excelsior are 7th (11 pts).

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
SBV Excelsior
0-15
1/2
16-30
2/–
31-45
5/2
46-60
1/2
61-75
3/1
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SC Heerenveen
Jacob Trenskow 3 G 1 A
Maxence Rivera 2 G 1 A
Luca Oyen 1 G
SBV Excelsior
Aymen Sliti 3 G 1 A
David Garden 3 G
Irakli Yegoian 2 G 5 A
Noah Naujoks 2 G
Casper Widell 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. SC Heerenveen get us underway at Abe Lenstra Stadion.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SBV Excelsior needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His SC Heerenveen side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' Stijn Schaars has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 20' SBV Excelsior fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Michel Vlap is clearly more than just a goal scorer for SC Heerenveen.
  • 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 35' SC Heerenveen currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 40' SC Heerenveen are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against SBV Excelsior's shape.
  • 45' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 50' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both SC Heerenveen and SBV Excelsior are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 55' The travelling SBV Excelsior supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 60' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jan Olde Riekerink might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 61' It is a substitution in SC Heerenveen team. Mitchell van Bergen is replaced by Nemanja Mihajlovic on 61 minute.
  • 66' Jeffrey Fortes has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 69' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jurgen Mattheij on 69 minutes.
  • 73' Mounir El Hamdaoui is replacing Elias Mar Omarsson for the SBV Excelsior side.
  • 78' Pelle van Amersfoort has so much to prove this time. He replaces Stijn Schaars on 78 minute.
  • 80' Another change for SBV Excelsior made on 80 minute. Mikael Anderson leaves to be changed by Ali Messaoud.
  • 85' It looks like no one’s ball. SC Heerenveen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 87' Michel Vlap makes way for Yuki Kobayashi at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from SC Heerenveen.
  • 90' A goal from the Netherlands international Pelle van Amersfoort! He fires home on 90 to make it 1-0!
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jerdy Schouten on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.37 SC Heerenveen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 SBV Excelsior xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
SC Heerenveen45% Draw26% SBV Excelsior29%
Actual: SC Heerenveen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

SC Heerenveen or Draw
72%
Draw or SBV Excelsior
55%
SC Heerenveen or SBV Excelsior
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SC Heerenveen28% Draw48% SBV Excelsior24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 0
9.2%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.2%
0 – 1
8%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 0
6.7%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
3.8%
1 – 3
3.2%
3 – 0
3%

Asian Handicap — SC Heerenveen

Handicap SC Heerenveen covers Push SBV Excelsior covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 20% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 18% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
29% ✗
SBV Excelsior keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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