Saturday , 14 November 2026

SC Heerenveen vs VVV Venlo, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2020-21
SC Heerenveen
1 – 0
Full Time
VVV Venlo
Sat 26 Sep 2020 · 18:00 UTC Abe Lenstra Stadion HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'
Sheral Floranus 57' Y
Y 62' Vito van Crooij
R 63' Tobias Pachonik
R 79' Simon Janssen

Overview

Match Preview

SC Heerenveen vs VVV Venlo — Eredivisie at Abe Lenstra Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Kevin Blom
  • Referee Rob Dieperink
  • Referee Roy de Nas
  • Referee Yorick Weterings
  • Referee Sam Droge

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 PSV 12 26
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 12 25
3 AFC Ajax 12 25
4 FC Twente '65 12 24
5 AZ 12 23
6 SC Heerenveen 12 21
7 Fortuna Sittard 12 20
8 Go Ahead Eagles 12 17
9 FC Groningen 12 15
10 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 12 15
11 NEC 12 14
12 Sparta Rotterdam 12 12
13 PEC Zwolle 12 12
14 FC Utrecht 12 12
15 SBV Excelsior 12 11
16 Telstar 1963 12 10
17 ADO Den Haag 12 9
18 Willem II Tilburg 12 3

Head-to-Head

2
4
SC Heerenveen 6 games · Avg 2.3 goals VVV Venlo
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-26 SC Heerenveen 1–0 VVV Venlo 2020-02-08 SC Heerenveen 1–1 VVV Venlo 2019-09-28 VVV Venlo 0–3 SC Heerenveen 2019-04-23 SC Heerenveen 2–2 VVV Venlo 2018-09-01 VVV Venlo 1–1 SC Heerenveen

Recent Form

SC Heerenveen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Sep VVV Venlo H 1–0 W
19 Sep Fortuna Sittard A 3–1 W
12 Sep Willem II Tilburg H 2–0 W
07 Mar AFC Ajax H 1–3 L
29 Feb FC Twente '65 A 3–2 W
22 Feb ADO Den Haag H 2–2 D
VVV Venlo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Sep SC Heerenveen A 0–1 L
18 Sep FC Utrecht H 1–1 D
13 Sep FC Emmen A 5–3 W
07 Mar FC Emmen A 0–3 L
29 Feb Fortuna Sittard H 0–0 D
22 Feb FC Groningen A 1–0 W

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
42% Clean Sheets
SC Heerenveen this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

SC Heerenveen
0-15
1/1
16-30
4/2
31-45
3/2
46-60
5/2
61-75
5/5
76+
6/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SC Heerenveen
Jacob Trenskow 6 G 3 A
Ringo Meerveld 5 G 1 A
Luca Oyen 2 G 1 A
Maxence Rivera 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for SC Heerenveen to score. At the same time, VVV Venlo does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' VVV Venlo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' Pawel Bochniewicz needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 11 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' SC Heerenveen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' Henk Veerman is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for VVV Venlo tonight.
  • 32' What composure from Joey Veerman! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 37' Supporters expect more eagerness from Rodney Kongolo, as he is very good at scoring at Abe Lenstra Stadion with 3 goals in the last 3 games.
  • 42' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His SC Heerenveen side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Simon Jansson. He replaces Danny Post on 46 minute.
  • 51' SC Heerenveen are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against VVV Venlo's shape.
  • 56' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 57' It’s a booking for SC Heerenveen player. Sheral Floranus gets a Yellow card.
  • 62' Vito van Crooij picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 63' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Tobias Pachonik on 63 minutes.
  • 68' Rami Hajal is ready to make an impact after coming on for Oliver Batista-Meier at the 68 minute mark.
  • 73' VVV Venlo have won 118 goals from 171 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 78' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 79' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Simon Jansson.
  • 82' The crowd applauds Joey Veerman as he leaves the pitch. Ibrahim Dresevic steps in for SC Heerenveen.
  • 87' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. VVV Venlo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • Another three points for SC Heerenveen.

Lineups

SC Heerenveen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

VVV Venlo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hans de Koning

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Michel Vlap 2
Chidera Ejuke 2
Joey Veerman 1
Sam Lammers 1
Benjamin Nygren 1
Sam Lammers 1
Joshua John 1
Patrick Joosten 1

Head to Head

2020-09-26 SC Heerenveen 1–0 VVV Venlo 2020-02-08 SC Heerenveen 1–1 VVV Venlo 2019-09-28 VVV Venlo 0–3 SC Heerenveen 2019-04-23 SC Heerenveen 2–2 VVV Venlo 2018-09-01 VVV Venlo 1–1 SC Heerenveen

SC Heerenveen Form

2020-09-26 SC Heerenveen 1–0 VVV Venlo W 2020-09-19 Fortuna Sittard 1–3 SC Heerenveen W 2020-09-12 SC Heerenveen 2–0 Willem II Tilburg W 2020-03-07 SC Heerenveen 1–3 AFC Ajax L 2020-02-29 FC Twente '65 2–3 SC Heerenveen W 2020-02-22 SC Heerenveen 2–2 ADO Den Haag D

VVV Venlo Form

2020-09-26 SC Heerenveen 1–0 VVV Venlo L 2020-09-18 VVV Venlo 1–1 FC Utrecht D 2020-09-13 FC Emmen 3–5 VVV Venlo W 2020-03-07 FC Emmen 3–0 VVV Venlo L 2020-02-29 VVV Venlo 0–0 Fortuna Sittard D 2020-02-22 FC Groningen 0–1 VVV Venlo W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.48 SC Heerenveen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 VVV Venlo xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
SC Heerenveen49% Draw27% VVV Venlo24%
Actual: SC Heerenveen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.56
Actual: No — clean sheet

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 12%
88%

Double Chance

SC Heerenveen or Draw
76%
Draw or VVV Venlo
51%
SC Heerenveen or VVV Venlo
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SC Heerenveen32% Draw48% VVV Venlo20%
Actual: SC Heerenveen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
8.8%
2 – 0
8.2%
0 – 1
7.3%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.4%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — SC Heerenveen

Handicap SC Heerenveen covers Push VVV Venlo covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 22% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
34% ✗
VVV Venlo keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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