The Eredivisie fixture at Abe Lenstra Stadion on Sunday will see home side SC Heerenveen playing against Feyenoord.
Our predictions, user poll and statistics for SC Heerenveen v Feyenoord can be found here (inc. the best betting odds).
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SC Heerenveen
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SC Heerenveen will be looking for an improved result here following the 1-0 Eredivisie loss in their previous game against Go Ahead Eagles.
In that match, SC Heerenveen managed 50% possession and 20 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Go Ahead Eagles had 11 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. Mathis Suray (89') was the scorer for Go Ahead Eagles.
It’s been a rare occasion in recent games where SC Heerenveen haven’t conceded. It will be a concern for them that SC Heerenveen have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 matches, leaking 9 goals during that time.
A look at their previous results shows us that SC Heerenveen:
- have not beaten Feyenoord in their last 7 matches in the league.
- haven't been defeated in their previous 7 home league matches.
Feyenoord
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Feyenoord will come into the clash following on from a 2-0 Eredivisie win in the defeat of RKC Waalwijk in their last fixture.
In that match, Feyenoord managed 54% possession and 22 attempts on goal with 5 of them on target. For Feyenoord, the goalscorers were Igor Paixão (45') and Ayase Ueda (69'). RKC Waalwijk got 6 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target.
In their last 6 outings, Feyenoord have bagged a tally of 15 goals. Feyenoord have also managed to score in every single one of those games. During that period, they have had 4 goals go into their own net. Even so, we’ll just have to find out whether that pattern will be maintained in this next game.
Their previous form shows that Feyenoord:
- remain undefeated by SC Heerenveen when having played them away from home in the previous 3 matches in the league.
- are undefeated in their previous 5 away league matches.
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Head to head
Looking at past results between these clubs going back to 13/08/2022 reveals that these encounters have not been happy ones for SC Heerenveen. They have not managed to come away with any victories at all whereas Feyenoord have just been too good for them, beating them in 83 per cent of those games where they have faced each other.
In all, 19 goals were yielded between them in this period, with 4 for De Superfriezen and 15 created by De club aan de Maas. That is an average goals per game value of 3.17.
The last league match between these clubs was Eredivisie match day 13 on 23/11/2024 which ended up with the score at Feyenoord 3-0 SC Heerenveen.
In that match, Feyenoord managed 62% possession and 24 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. The goalscorers were Julián Carranza (24'), Anis Hadj Moussa (34') and Igor Paixão (78').
For their opponents, SC Heerenveen got 7 attempts at goal with 3 on target.
The match was refereed by Jeroen Manschot.
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Team News: SC Heerenveen
In all likelihood, De Superfriezen will probably line up in a 4-2-3-1 system for this game, utilising Andries Noppert, Oliver Braude, Sam Kersten, Nikolai Hopland, Hristiyan Petrov, Levi Smans, Luuk Brouwers, Jacob Trenskow, Milos Lukovic, Eser Gurbuz and Mats Koehlert.
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Team News: Feyenoord
Feyenoord boss Robin van Persie has multiple availability issues to deal with. Facundo González (unknown injury), Thomas Beelen (Knock), Quinten Timber (Torn lateral knee ligament), Luka Ivanušec (unknown injury), Shiloh 't Zand (Knee surgery), Chris-Kévin Nadje (Foot surgery), Justin Bijlow (Knee injury), Bart Nieuwkoop (Leg injury) and Jordan Lotomba (Lower leg fracture) will miss out on this game.
We are inclined to think that De club aan de Maas appear most likely to play in a 4-2-3-1 formation, starting the game with Timon Wellenreuther, Givairo Read, Gernot Trauner, David Hancko, Quilindschy Hartman, Jakub Moder, Oussama Targhalline, Anis Hadj Moussa, Calvin Stengs, Igor Paixao and Ayase Ueda.
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Prediction
Our thinking is that Feyenoord will most probably have the majority of the possession and should turn some of their chances into goals.
In contrast, SC Heerenveen could well find it tough scoring goals, although we do see them being dangerous for periods.
Our selection here is for a 1-3 winning score for Feyenoord after 90 minutes.
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⚽️ What are the best odds for the game?
Checking out the betting prices for the game in the WDW market, a victory for SC Heerenveen is available for 2.9, a bet on the draw is 4 and staking on the win for Feyenoord gets you 2.1. These are the top prices being offered at present.
Victor Martins,
07:04 18/05/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
🏟️ Team Focus:
SC Heerenveen
Formed: 1920
Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion (27,224)
Captain: Paweł Bochniewicz
Chairman: Cees Roozemond
Manager: Robin Veldman
Competitions: Eredivisie position 8
⭐ Key Man: Ilias Sebaoui
Customarily played in the Left Wing position, Ilias Sebaoui was born in Belgium. Having made a first senior appearance for Beerschot in the 2021 - 2022 season, the goalscoring Forward has scored a sum of 3 league goals in the Eredivisie 2024 - 2025 season to date from a total of 30 appearances.