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Predictions and Tips
Almere City arrive at Abe Lenstra Stadion on Saturday for the Eredivisie fixture with home side SC Heerenveen.
Our SC Heerenveen v Almere City tips, poll and stats can be seen in full below (plus the best game odds).
📊 Form Guide

SC Heerenveen
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SC Heerenveen will be looking for an improved result here after a 3-1 Eredivisie defeat in their last game at the hands of Sparta Rotterdam.
In that match, SC Heerenveen had 58% possession and 11 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. The only player to score for SC Heerenveen was Alireza Jahanbakhsh (94'). At the other end, Sparta Rotterdam got 15 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. Mitchell van Bergen (29'), Tobias Lauritsen (69') and Nökkvi Þeyr Þórisson (84') scored for Sparta Rotterdam.
It has been a rare occasion in recent games where SC Heerenveen have shown defensive steel. In fact, SC Heerenveen have seen their defence breached in 6 of their previous 6 games, shipping 10 goals during that time. That kind of trend might not be carried forward into this match, though.
Analysis of their past results shows that SC Heerenveen:
- are winless against Almere City in their previous 2 league games.
- are unbeaten in their previous 5 home league matches.
Almere City
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Since suffering a loss in their previous game against PSV Eindhoven in Eredivisie competition, Almere City and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.
In that game, Almere City managed 28% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 2 on target. For their opponents, PSV got 34 attempts at goal with 17 on target. Ismael Saibari (5', 68'), Johan Bakayoko (22'), Noa Lang (26') and Malik Tillman (41') scored for PSV Eindhoven.
The stats tell the story, and Almere City have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, letting opponents get 10 goals overall. In defence, Almere City could really do with shoring things up.
👥 Head to head
The previous league clash between these sides was Eredivisie match day 17 on 21/12/2024 when the final score was Almere City 3-0 SC Heerenveen.
On that occasion, Almere City managed 36% possession and 11 shots on goal with 8 of them on target. The goalscorers were Adi Nalić (52'), Joey Jacobs (56') and Álex Balboa (92').
SC Heerenveen had 11 attempts on goal with 3 on target.
The referee was Martijn Vos.
🗞️ Team News: SC Heerenveen
Jacob Trenskow (unknown injury) and Pawel Bochniewicz (Torn knee ligaments) won’t be playing for SC Heerenveen gaffer Robin Veldman.
We think that De Superfriezen may well use a 4-2-3-1 formation for the game and select Andries Noppert, Hussein Ali, Sam Kersten, Nikolai Hopland, Mats Koehlert, Marcus Linday, Luuk Brouwers, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Levi Smans, Ilias Sebaoui and Ion Nicolaescu.
📋 Team News: Almere City
Almere City boss Jeroen Rijsdijk has to choose from a squad that has some fitness concerns. Jochem Ritmeester van de Kamp (Head injury) and Àlex Carbonell (Hamstring injury) will miss out on this game.
We’re of the thinking that De Zwarte Schapen seem most likely to begin the game with a 4-4-2 formation, going with Nordin Bakker, Hamdi Akujobi, Marvin Martins, James Lawrence, Vasilios Zagaritis, Kornelius Hansen, Thom Haye, Tim Receveur, Junior Kadile, Thomas Robinet and Charles-Andreas Brym.
💭 Prediction
We’re inclined to think that Almere City have the firepower to score a goal against this SC Heerenveen lineup, but that possibly won’t quite be enough to avoid a loss.
We’re going for a close game with a 2-1 winning margin for SC Heerenveen by the conclusion of the game. Let’s just see how this one goes.
Lucas Pereira, 17:03 19/04/2025
📊 Poll: Who Will Win?

🏟️ Team Focus:
SC Heerenveen
Formed: 1920
Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion (27,224)
Captain: Paweł Bochniewicz
Chairman: Cees Roozemond
Manager: Robin Veldman
Competitions: Eredivisie position 10
🔑 Star Player: Ion Nicolăescu
Customarily used in the Striker position, Ion Nicolăescu was born in Chișinău, Moldova. Having made a first senior appearance for SC Heerenveen in the 2023 - 2024 season, the skilful Forward has struck 6 league goals in this Eredivisie 2024 - 2025 campaign so far from a total of 20 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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29 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 73 | WDWWW |
2 |
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29 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 53 | 64 | WWLWW |
3 |
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29 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 59 | WWWWW |
4 |
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29 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 56 | WLWDW |
5 |
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29 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 48 | WLLDD |
6 |
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29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 46 | DDDLL |
7 |
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29 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 46 | WWLDD |
8 |
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29 | 8 | 11 | 10 | -12 | 35 | LDWDW |
9 |
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29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | -3 | 34 | DDWWW |
10 |
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29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | -16 | 34 | LDLWL |
11 |
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29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | -1 | 33 | LWDLW |
12 |
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29 | 9 | 6 | 14 | -16 | 33 | WLLDL |
13 |
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29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | -16 | 32 | WDLLL |
14 |
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29 | 7 | 10 | 12 | -9 | 31 | LDWDD |
15 |
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29 | 8 | 7 | 14 | -18 | 31 | DDDLD |
16 |
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29 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -19 | 24 | LLLLL |
17 |
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29 | 4 | 7 | 18 | -23 | 19 | LLDDL |
18 |
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29 | 4 | 7 | 18 | -37 | 19 | LDWDL |
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NEC |
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Sparta Rotterdam |
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Willem II |
FC Utrecht |
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Heracles Almelo |
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Go Ahead Eagles |
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PSV Eindhoven |
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FC Zwolle |
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NAC Breda |
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Willem II |
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Heracles Almelo |
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AZ |
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FC Twente |
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Fortuna Sittard |
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Ajax |
PSV Eindhoven |
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Feyenoord |
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Goals scored | 1.8 |
Goals conceded | 1 |
Time first goal scored | 30 |
Time first goal conceded | 31 |
Yellow cards | 1.2 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 4 |
Biggest victory | 4-0 |
Biggest defeat | 2-0 |
Goals scored | 0.5 |
Goals conceded | 1.7 |
Time first goal scored | 20 |
Time first goal conceded | 27 |
Yellow cards | 2.1 |
Red cards | 0 |
Subs used | 4.5 |
Biggest victory | 2-0 |
Biggest defeat | 5-0 |
Ion Nicolăescu | 10 |
Jacob Trenskow | 7 |
Ilias Sebaoui | 4 |
Levi Smans | 4 |
Luuk Brouwers | 3 |
Junior Kadile | 4 |
Charles-Andreas Brym | 3 |
Kornelius Hansen | 2 |
Hamdi Akujobi | 1 |
Álex Balboa | 1 |
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Feyenoord |
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