About Match
6 points for SC Heerenveen (11th), 2 for Willem II (17th): a 4-point gap. SC Heerenveen rank just 15th in the league on five-round form despite their 11th table position. Against a league average of 1.95 goals per team per game, SC Heerenveen run at 1.17 scored and 1.5 conceded, Willem II at 1 and 2.8. Three points here take SC Heerenveen to 9 and up to 8th, assuming other results stand.
5 games without a win frame SC Heerenveen's arrival. Willem II have gone 5 games without a win.
Across 25 recorded meetings, SC Heerenveen have 14 wins to Willem II's 7, with 4 draws, at 3.72 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 64% of the meetings went to the host. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 80% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 80%. Where history says 3.72 goals per meeting, the last five say 2.8.
The venue is Abe Lenstra Stadion in Heerenveen, with room for 27,224 spectators.