Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Eredivisie · 2024-25
Willem II Tilburg
1 – 2
Full Time
SC Heerenveen
Sun 8 Dec 2024 · 13:30 UTC Koning Willem II Stadion 12,775 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 85' Ion Nicolaescu pen
Mickey van der Hart og 89' 1–1
1–2 90+3' Luuk Brouwers
Jesse Bosch 25' Y
Raffael Behounek 45' Y
Y 53' Levi Smans
Y 64' Denzel Hall

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Robin Hensgens
  • Assistant 1 Kevin Bodde
  • Assistant 2 Martijn Beijer (Netherlands)
4 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 11.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 7 19
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 7 17
3 PSV 7 16
4 FC Twente '65 7 16
5 AFC Ajax 7 14
6 Fortuna Sittard 7 13
7 SBV Excelsior 7 11
8 FC Groningen 7 11
9 Go Ahead Eagles 7 10
10 SC Heerenveen 7 9
11 NEC 7 8
12 Sparta Rotterdam 7 5
13 Telstar 1963 7 5
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 7 5
15 FC Utrecht 7 5
16 PEC Zwolle 7 4
17 ADO Den Haag 7 2
18 Willem II Tilburg 7 2

Head-to-Head

2
2
6
Willem II Tilburg 10 games · Avg 3.5 goals SC Heerenveen
Last 5 meetings
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 2020-09-12 SC Heerenveen 2–0 Willem II Tilburg

Recent Form

Willem II Tilburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Dec SC Heerenveen H 1–2 L
30 Nov FC Groningen A 0–2 L
24 Nov NAC Breda H 2–2 D
10 Nov AZ A 2–1 W
02 Nov FC Twente '65 H 0–1 L
27 Oct AFC Ajax A 0–1 L
SC Heerenveen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Dec Willem II Tilburg A 2–1 W
29 Nov RKC Waalwijk H 1–1 D
23 Nov Feyenoord Rotterdam A 0–3 L
10 Nov Go Ahead Eagles H 1–0 W
02 Nov Fortuna Sittard A 0–3 L
26 Oct Sparta Rotterdam H 2–0 W

Season Stats

Willem II Tilburg SC Heerenveen
#18 Position #10
2 Points 9
7 Played 7
0 / 2 / 5 W / D / L 2 / 3 / 2
6 Scored 11
20 Conceded 9
-14 GD +2
0.29 PPG 1.29
0% Win % 29%

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
43% Clean Sheets
SC Heerenveen this season

Willem II Tilburg are 18th (2 pts). SC Heerenveen are 10th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Willem II Tilburg
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/5
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/8
76+
4/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Willem II Tilburg
Devin Haen 3 G 1 A
Thomas Verheydt 1 G
SC Heerenveen
Jacob Trenskow 3 G 1 A
Maxence Rivera 2 G 1 A
Luca Oyen 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Willem II Tilburg host SC Heerenveen — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Simon Olsson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Willem II Tilburg so far.
  • 10' Levi Smans needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' Willem II Tilburg started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Poor challenge from Jesse Bosch. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 30' Oliver Braude has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 7 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 35' Willem II Tilburg are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against SC Heerenveen's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 40' Willem II Tilburg are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined SC Heerenveen backline.
  • 45' Willem II Tilburg player sees a card in front of him.
  • 50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 53' It’s gonna be a card for Levi Smans.
  • 58' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 62' Another change for SC Heerenveen made on 62 minute. Dimitris Rallis leaves to be changed by Ion Nicolaescu.
  • 63' Levi Smans makes way for Simon Olsson at the 63 minute mark. A tactical switch from SC Heerenveen.
  • 64' It’s gonna be a card for Denzel Hall.
  • 69' A change in the Willem II Tilburg ranks — Cisse Sandra exits the field as Patrick Joosten enters on 69.
  • 74' Supporters expect more eagerness from Thomas Didillon, as he is very good at scoring at Koning Willem II Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 75' The whistle greets Denzel Hall as he departs to be replaced by Hussein Ali.
  • 80' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Willem II Tilburg side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 85' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ion Nicolaescu makes it 0-1.
  • 85' The crowd applauds Nick Doodeman as he leaves the pitch. Emilio Kehrer steps in for Willem II Tilburg.
  • 89' Mickey van der Hart doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from SC Heerenveen to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Willem II Tilburg Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Peter Maes

SC Heerenveen Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robin van Persie

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

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 2020-09-12 SC Heerenveen 2–0 Willem II Tilburg

Willem II Tilburg Form

2024-12-08 Willem II Tilburg 1–2 SC Heerenveen L 2024-11-30 FC Groningen 2–0 Willem II Tilburg L 2024-11-24 Willem II Tilburg 2–2 NAC Breda D 2024-11-10 AZ 1–2 Willem II Tilburg W 2024-11-02 Willem II Tilburg 0–1 FC Twente '65 L 2024-10-27 AFC Ajax 1–0 Willem II Tilburg L

SC Heerenveen Form

2024-12-08 Willem II Tilburg 1–2 SC Heerenveen W 2024-11-29 SC Heerenveen 1–1 RKC Waalwijk D 2024-11-23 Feyenoord Rotterdam 3–0 SC Heerenveen L 2024-11-10 SC Heerenveen 1–0 Go Ahead Eagles W 2024-11-02 Fortuna Sittard 3–0 SC Heerenveen L 2024-10-26 SC Heerenveen 2–0 Sparta Rotterdam W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.05 Willem II Tilburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.83 SC Heerenveen xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Willem II Tilburg24% Draw26% SC Heerenveen50%
Actual: SC Heerenveen win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.88
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 54%
46%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Willem II Tilburg or Draw
50%
Draw or SC Heerenveen
76%
Willem II Tilburg or SC Heerenveen
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Willem II Tilburg17% Draw44% SC Heerenveen39%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
0 – 1
9.5%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
9.3%
0 – 0
7.4%
1 – 3
5.8%
0 – 3
5.5%
2 – 1
5.4%
1 – 0
5%
2 – 2
5%
2 – 3
3.1%
2 – 0
3%

Asian Handicap — Willem II Tilburg

Handicap Willem II Tilburg covers Push SC Heerenveen covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 13% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 46% — 54%
+1 46% 23% 32%
+1.5 68% — 32%
+2 68% 17% 15%
+2.5 85% — 15%

Clean Sheet

Willem II Tilburg keeps clean sheet
17% ✓
SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
36% ✓

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