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

Eredivisie · 2020-21
Willem II Tilburg
3 – 1
Full Time
SC Heerenveen
Sat 13 Mar 2021 · 15:30 UTC Koning Willem II Stadion HT 45' · FT 45+8'
Y 59' Joey Veerman
Y 66' Joey Veerman

Overview

Match Preview

Willem II Tilburg vs SC Heerenveen — Eredivisie at Koning Willem II Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Jeroen Manschot
  • Referee Richard Brondijk
  • Referee Erwin Blank
  • Referee Christiaan Bax
  • Referee Ralf van Vlokhoven (Netherlands)
8 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 19.9 goals/game

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
2
6
Willem II Tilburg 10 games · Avg 3.5 goals SC Heerenveen
Last 5 meetings
2021-03-13 Willem II Tilburg 3–1 SC Heerenveen 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

Willem II Tilburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Mar SC Heerenveen H 3–1 W
06 Mar FC Twente '65 A 1–1 D
28 Feb Sparta Rotterdam A 2–0 W
24 Feb ADO Den Haag H 1–1 D
19 Feb FC Utrecht H 0–6 L
14 Feb Feyenoord Rotterdam A 0–5 L
SC Heerenveen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Mar Willem II Tilburg A 1–3 L
06 Mar ADO Den Haag H 3–0 W
26 Feb PEC Zwolle A 1–4 L
21 Feb FC Groningen H 1–1 D
14 Feb AZ A 1–3 L
06 Feb SBV Vitesse H 1–0 W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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)

Willem II Tilburg
Devin Haen 3 G 2 A
Thomas Verheydt 1 G
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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Willem II Tilburg and SC Heerenveen has kicked off!
  • 5' The 28-year-old Arijanet Muric has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' Vangelis Pavlidis needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' Willem II Tilburg is showing some good football. However, Willem II Tilburg are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SC Heerenveen that had 380 games and scored 377 goals.
  • 28' Sebastian Holmen puts Willem II Tilburg on the lead.
  • 33' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 33 minutes.
  • 38' Mitchell van Bergen has been relatively quiet despite scoring 20 goals in his last 380 appearances.
  • 43' 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.
  • 48' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 53' SC Heerenveen come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 55' GOAL! Kwasi Okyere Wriedt scores on 55. Assisted by Che Nunnely
  • 58' What composure from Che Nunnely! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 3-0.
  • 59' That is a Yellow card for SC Heerenveen. Joey Veerman will be fuming at that decision.
  • 60' The SC Heerenveen bench stirs into life. Ibrahim Dresevic is withdrawn and Sheral Floranus gets his opportunity.
  • 65' Willem II Tilburg have won 225 goals from 177 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 66' Joey Veerman is having his name booked by the referee on 66.
  • 71' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 73' What composure from Joey Veerman! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 3-1.
  • 74' Fresh legs for Willem II Tilburg! Gorkem Saglam comes on to replace Che Nunnely.
  • 79' The whistle greets Tibor Halilovic as he departs to be replaced by Benjamin Nygren.
  • 83' The Willem II Tilburg bench stirs into life. Vangelis Pavlidis is withdrawn and Ian Smeulers gets his opportunity.
  • 88' Leeroy Owusu has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Willem II Tilburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Zeljko Petrovic

SC Heerenveen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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
Lucas Woudenberg 1

Head to Head

2021-03-13 Willem II Tilburg 3–1 SC Heerenveen 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

Willem II Tilburg Form

2021-03-13 Willem II Tilburg 3–1 SC Heerenveen W 2021-03-06 FC Twente '65 1–1 Willem II Tilburg D 2021-02-28 Sparta Rotterdam 0–2 Willem II Tilburg W 2021-02-24 Willem II Tilburg 1–1 ADO Den Haag D 2021-02-19 Willem II Tilburg 0–6 FC Utrecht L 2021-02-14 Feyenoord Rotterdam 5–0 Willem II Tilburg L

SC Heerenveen Form

2021-03-13 Willem II Tilburg 3–1 SC Heerenveen L 2021-03-06 SC Heerenveen 3–0 ADO Den Haag W 2021-02-26 PEC Zwolle 4–1 SC Heerenveen L 2021-02-21 SC Heerenveen 1–1 FC Groningen D 2021-02-14 AZ 3–1 SC Heerenveen L 2021-02-06 SC Heerenveen 1–0 SBV Vitesse W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.48 Willem II Tilburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.69 SC Heerenveen xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 77% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Willem II Tilburg29% Draw20% SC Heerenveen51%
Actual: Willem II Tilburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 4.17
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 77%
23%
± 3.5 59%
41%
± 4.5 40%
60%

Double Chance

Willem II Tilburg or Draw
50%
Draw or SC Heerenveen
71%
Willem II Tilburg or SC Heerenveen
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Willem II Tilburg18% Draw35% SC Heerenveen47%
Actual: Willem II Tilburg win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–1 not predicted
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
8.1%
1 – 3
7.1%
1 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
5.9%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 3
5.2%
0 – 3
5%
1 – 4
4.8%
2 – 1
4.5%
0 – 1
3.9%
2 – 4
3.6%
0 – 4
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Willem II Tilburg

Handicap Willem II Tilburg covers Push SC Heerenveen covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 11% 81%
-0.5 19% — 81%
+0.5 38% — 62%
+1 38% 20% 42%
+1.5 58% — 42%
+2 58% 18% 25%
+2.5 75% — 25%

Clean Sheet

Willem II Tilburg keeps clean sheet
8% ✓
SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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