Match Report
14 points and 6 places separated them: SC Heerenveen 8th with 51, Telstar 14th with 37. Telstar had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 5th in the league over the last five rounds against 14th overall. Per game in the league, SC Heerenveen were scoring 1.68 and conceding 1.56, Telstar 1.44 and 1.62, against a competition average of 1.59 goals per team per game.
Abe Lenstra Stadion staged the fixture, a ground that holds 27,224. On the scoreboard, SC Heerenveen led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-0.
Goal scorers
SC Heerenveen: Lasse Nordås (24'), Maxence Rivera (56'), Jacob Trenskow (71')
Key stats
Possession: SC Heerenveen 44% · Telstar 56% · Total shots: 12-20 · On target: 9-6 · Corners: 5-4