Sunday , 16 August 2026

SC Heerenveen vs Willem II Tilburg, Eredivisie 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2024-25
SC Heerenveen
3 – 1
Full Time
Willem II Tilburg
Fri 4 Apr 2025 · 18:00 UTC Abe Lenstra Stadion 23,865 HT 45' · FT 45'
Ion Nicolaescu 11' 1–0
Sam Kersten 32' 2–0
Ilias Sebaoui 66' 3–0
3–1 75' Jesse Bosch
Y 88' Raffael Behounek

Overview

Match Preview

SC Heerenveen vs Willem II Tilburg — Eredivisie at Abe Lenstra Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Martin van den Kerkhof
  • Assistant 1 Franca Overtoom (Netherlands)
  • Assistant 2 Maarten Ketting

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 2 6
2 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
3 PSV 2 4
4 SBV Excelsior 2 3
5 Go Ahead Eagles 1 3
6 NEC 2 3
7 AFC Ajax 1 3
8 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3
9 FC Groningen 1 3
10 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1 3
11 SC Heerenveen 1 3
12 Telstar 1963 2 3
13 FC Twente '65 1 0
14 ADO Den Haag 1 0
15 PEC Zwolle 1 0
16 FC Utrecht 2 0
17 Willem II Tilburg 2 0
18 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 2 0

Head-to-Head

6
1
2
SC Heerenveen 9 games · Avg 3.4 goals Willem II Tilburg
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-04 SC Heerenveen 3–1 Willem II Tilburg 2024-12-08 Willem II Tilburg 1–2 SC Heerenveen 2022-03-05 Willem II Tilburg 0–0 SC Heerenveen 2021-11-21 SC Heerenveen 2–1 Willem II Tilburg 2021-03-13 Willem II Tilburg 3–1 SC Heerenveen

Recent Form

SC Heerenveen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Apr Willem II Tilburg H 3–1 W
30 Mar FC Utrecht A 0–2 L
15 Mar Heracles Almelo H 1–1 D
08 Mar PSV A 1–2 L
02 Mar AZ H 3–1 W
16 Feb PEC Zwolle A 1–1 D
Willem II Tilburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Apr SC Heerenveen A 1–3 L
29 Mar Almere City FC H 0–2 L
16 Mar Go Ahead Eagles A 0–1 L
09 Mar FC Utrecht H 2–3 L
02 Mar Sparta Rotterdam A 0–4 L
15 Feb FC Groningen H 1–3 L

Season Stats

SC Heerenveen Willem II Tilburg
#11 Position #17
3 Points 0
1 Played 2
1 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 2
1 Scored 2
0 Conceded 8
+1 GD -6
3.00 PPG 0.00
100% Win % 0%

Key Stats

78% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
78% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
SC Heerenveen this season
0% Clean Sheets
Willem II Tilburg this season

SC Heerenveen are 11th (3 pts). Willem II Tilburg are 17th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

SC Heerenveen
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Willem II Tilburg
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/5
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' SC Heerenveen have kicked off against Willem II Tilburg. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' It’s high time Robin Veldman made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' 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.
  • 11' The Moldova Ion Nicolaescu breaks the deadlock on 11 minutes. 1-0!
  • 16' Levi Smans, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 21' Andries Noppert is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Willem II Tilburg tonight.
  • 26' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 31' 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 Nick Doodeman suffering a number of foals already.
  • 32' Sam Kersten doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 37' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 42' It looks surprising SC Heerenveen does not make any changes. Erik Schouten has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 46' SC Heerenveen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Espen van Ee is hanging Luuk Brouwers on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 61' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Willem II Tilburg needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 64' The Willem II Tilburg bench stirs into life. Runar THor Sigurgeirsson is withdrawn and Rob Nizet gets his opportunity.
  • 66' Magnificent from Ilias Sebaoui! That is 8 goals in 100 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 71' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 5-3-2 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 72' Dimitris Rallis gets the nod from SC Heerenveen. He replaces Ion Nicolaescu and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 75' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jesse Bosch makes it 3-1.
  • 79' SC Heerenveen make a change. Ilias Sebaoui trudges off to be replaced by Jacob Trenskow on 79 minutes.
  • 81' Another substitution for Willem II Tilburg to replace Amine Lachkar by Youssuf Sylla on 81 minute.
  • 86' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 88' A moment of madness from Raffael Behounek on 88 minutes earns him a card. Willem II Tilburg will be frustrated.
  • 89' The SC Heerenveen bench stirs into life. Alireza Jahanbakhsh is withdrawn and Eser Gurbuz gets his opportunity.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from SC Heerenveen to claim maximum points.

Lineups

SC Heerenveen Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robin Veldman

Willem II Tilburg Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Maes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ben Rienstra 2
Michel Vlap 2
Mitchell van Bergen 2
Che Nunnely 2
Sam Lammers 2
Vangelis Pavlidis 2
Ion Nicolaescu 2
Ilias Sebaoui 1

Head to Head

2025-04-04 SC Heerenveen 3–1 Willem II Tilburg 2024-12-08 Willem II Tilburg 1–2 SC Heerenveen 2022-03-05 Willem II Tilburg 0–0 SC Heerenveen 2021-11-21 SC Heerenveen 2–1 Willem II Tilburg 2021-03-13 Willem II Tilburg 3–1 SC Heerenveen

SC Heerenveen Form

2025-04-04 SC Heerenveen 3–1 Willem II Tilburg W 2025-03-30 FC Utrecht 2–0 SC Heerenveen L 2025-03-15 SC Heerenveen 1–1 Heracles Almelo D 2025-03-08 PSV 2–1 SC Heerenveen L 2025-03-02 SC Heerenveen 3–1 AZ W 2025-02-16 PEC Zwolle 1–1 SC Heerenveen D

Willem II Tilburg Form

2025-04-04 SC Heerenveen 3–1 Willem II Tilburg L 2025-03-29 Willem II Tilburg 0–2 Almere City FC L 2025-03-16 Go Ahead Eagles 1–0 Willem II Tilburg L 2025-03-09 Willem II Tilburg 2–3 FC Utrecht L 2025-03-02 Sparta Rotterdam 4–0 Willem II Tilburg L 2025-02-15 Willem II Tilburg 1–3 FC Groningen L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.51 SC Heerenveen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.47 Willem II Tilburg xG
I would bet for: SC Heerenveen to win 76% + Under — clean sheet likely 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SC Heerenveen76% Draw16% Willem II Tilburg8%
Actual: SC Heerenveen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes35% 0% No65%
Avg goals/match: 2.98
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 56%
44%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

SC Heerenveen or Draw
92%
Draw or Willem II Tilburg
24%
SC Heerenveen or Willem II Tilburg
84%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SC Heerenveen59% Draw36% Willem II Tilburg5%
Actual: SC Heerenveen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
15.9%
3 – 0
12.9%
1 – 0
12.8%
4 – 0
8.1%
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 0
6.5%
1 – 1
6.4%
3 – 1
Actual
5 – 0
4.1%
4 – 1
4%
5 – 1
2.1%
0 – 1
1.9%

Asian Handicap — SC Heerenveen

Handicap SC Heerenveen covers Push Willem II Tilburg covers
-2.5 36% — 64%
-2 36% 23% 41%
-1.5 59% — 41%
-1 59% 22% 19%
-0.5 81% — 19%
+0.5 96% — 4%
+1 96% 4% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
63% ✗
Willem II Tilburg keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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