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SC Heerenveen vs Willem II Tilburg, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2020-21
SC Heerenveen
2 – 0
Full Time
Willem II Tilburg
Sat 12 Sep 2020 · 16:45 UTC Abe Lenstra Stadion HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'
Oliver Batista-Meier 17' Y
Y 19' Pol Llonch
Y 32' Miquel Nelom
Y 44' Gorkem Saglam
Arjen van der Heide 68' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Richard Polman
  • Referee Richard Martens
  • Referee Clay Ruperti
  • Referee Dyon Fikkert
  • Referee Robin Gansner

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

6
2
2
SC Heerenveen 10 games · Avg 3.5 goals Willem II Tilburg
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-12 SC Heerenveen 2–0 Willem II Tilburg 2019-12-13 SC Heerenveen 1–2 Willem II Tilburg 2019-03-03 SC Heerenveen 4–2 Willem II Tilburg 2018-12-08 Willem II Tilburg 1–5 SC Heerenveen

Recent Form

SC Heerenveen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
16 Feb SBV Vitesse A 2–4 L
08 Feb VVV Venlo H 1–1 D
Willem II Tilburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Sep SC Heerenveen A 0–2 L
08 Mar Feyenoord Rotterdam A 0–2 L
28 Feb FC Groningen H 3–1 W
22 Feb FC Emmen A 2–4 L
16 Feb FC Utrecht H 1–1 D
08 Feb PSV A 0–3 L

Season Stats

SC Heerenveen Willem II Tilburg
#6 Position #18
21 Points 3
12 Played 12
6 / 3 / 3 W / D / L 0 / 3 / 9
24 Scored 11
16 Conceded 40
+8 GD -29
1.75 PPG 0.25
50% Win % 0%

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
42% Clean Sheets
SC Heerenveen this season
0% Clean Sheets
Willem II Tilburg this season

SC Heerenveen are 6th (21 pts). Willem II Tilburg are 18th (3 pts).

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
Willem II Tilburg
0-15
2/4
16-30
1/3
31-45
–/7
46-60
1/7
61-75
2/11
76+
5/8
■ 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
Willem II Tilburg
Devin Haen 3 G 2 A
Thomas Verheydt 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Abe Lenstra Stadion. SC Heerenveen are looking to make home advantage count against Willem II Tilburg.
  • 5' Willem II Tilburg started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' Willem II Tilburg looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Devin Haen scoring 1 goals.
  • 15' It looks like no one’s ball. SC Heerenveen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 17' It’s a booking for SC Heerenveen player. Oliver Batista-Meier gets a Yellow card.
  • 19' The referee has no hesitation. Pol Llonch is booked for Willem II Tilburg — Yellow card on 19.
  • 22' Lucas Woudenberg has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 22 minutes.
  • 27' SC Heerenveen are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Willem II Tilburg's shape.
  • 32' Miquel Nelom has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 32.
  • 37' Willem II Tilburg are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 42' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Willem II Tilburg winning 0% of all matches.
  • 44' Poor challenge from Gorkem Saglam. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 46' SC Heerenveen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Hamdi Akujobi is hanging Ibrahim Dresevic on the field on 46 minute.
  • 51' Derrick Kohn is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Willem II Tilburg tonight.
  • 56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Miquel Nelom made 308 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 58' It is a substitution in Willem II Tilburg team. Mats Kohlert is replaced by Victor van den Bogert on 58 minute.
  • 63' The home supporters are growing impatient. SC Heerenveen must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 68' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Arjen van der Heide.
  • 73' SC Heerenveen currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 74' The whistle greets Oliver Batista-Meier as he departs to be replaced by Rami Hajal.
  • 75' A goal from the Poland international Pawel Bochniewicz! He fires home on 75 to make it 2-0!
  • 75' Paul Gladon has so much to prove this time. He replaces Derrick Kohn on 75 minute.
  • 80' Willem II Tilburg 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.
  • 85' Willem II Tilburg come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 87' Another change for Willem II Tilburg made on 87 minute. Gorkem Saglam leaves to be changed by Jasper Dahlhaus.
  • With this win, SC Heerenveen is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

SC Heerenveen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Willem II Tilburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrie Koster

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2020-09-12 SC Heerenveen 2–0 Willem II Tilburg 2019-12-13 SC Heerenveen 1–2 Willem II Tilburg 2019-03-03 SC Heerenveen 4–2 Willem II Tilburg 2018-12-08 Willem II Tilburg 1–5 SC Heerenveen

SC Heerenveen Form

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 2020-02-16 SBV Vitesse 4–2 SC Heerenveen L 2020-02-08 SC Heerenveen 1–1 VVV Venlo D

Willem II Tilburg Form

2020-09-12 SC Heerenveen 2–0 Willem II Tilburg L 2020-03-08 Feyenoord Rotterdam 2–0 Willem II Tilburg L 2020-02-28 Willem II Tilburg 3–1 FC Groningen W 2020-02-22 FC Emmen 4–2 Willem II Tilburg L 2020-02-16 Willem II Tilburg 1–1 FC Utrecht D 2020-02-08 PSV 3–0 Willem II Tilburg L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
3.24 SC Heerenveen xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.85 Willem II Tilburg xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + SC Heerenveen to win 74%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SC Heerenveen74% Draw15% Willem II Tilburg11%
Actual: SC Heerenveen win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 4.09
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 76%
24%
± 3.5 56%
44%
± 4.5 37%
63%

Double Chance

SC Heerenveen or Draw
89%
Draw or Willem II Tilburg
26%
SC Heerenveen or Willem II Tilburg
85%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
SC Heerenveen63% Draw30% Willem II Tilburg7%
Actual: SC Heerenveen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
3 – 0
9.4%
2 – 0
Actual
3 – 1
7.9%
4 – 0
7.5%
2 – 1
7.5%
4 – 1
6.4%
1 – 0
5.6%
1 – 1
5.3%
5 – 0
4.9%
5 – 1
4.2%
3 – 2
3.4%
2 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — SC Heerenveen

Handicap SC Heerenveen covers Push Willem II Tilburg covers
-2.5 44% — 56%
-2 44% 20% 36%
-1.5 64% — 36%
-1 64% 17% 19%
-0.5 81% — 19%
+0.5 94% — 6%
+1 94% 4% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
43% ✗
Willem II Tilburg keeps clean sheet
5% ✓

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