Heerenveen – Utrecht Prediction & Picks (16.12.2018)

Heerenveen-vs.-Utrecht

Heerenveen – Utrecht SOCCER PICKS

Heerenveen and FC Utrecht meet at Abe Lenstra Stadion, in a match for the 16th round of the Eredivisie. The history of direct confrontations played in this stadium is favorable to the home team, who in the last 7 games won 3, drew 2 and lost 2. Indeed, the last time these two teams played a game in this stadium, in 09 -05-2018, for the Eredivisie, Heerenveen won by (4-3). Y. Kobayashi (9 ‘), R. Ghoochannejhad (23’), D. Høegh (48 ‘) and D. Dumfries (86’) scored the goals of the match, for Heerenveen, and Z. Labyad (50 ‘e 63 ‘) and D. Bulthuis (65′ Autogolo), for FC Utrecht. Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results at home and abroad.

Heerenveen:

The home team is currently in the 8 th position of the league, with 20 points won, after 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Fortuna Sittard, by (3-1). In the last match, they won in an away match against Willem II, by (1-5). This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 30 goals scored and 28 conceded; against 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 35 goals scored and 34 suffered. In the last 7 home league matches Heerenveen has a record of 1 win, 3 draw and 3 losses, so they have won 6 points out of 21 possible. In the matches played in their stadium there are some frequent results: at half-time 1-0 (3 out of 7 matches) and at the end of the match 1-1 (3 out of 7 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 15 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 8 times and only managed 2 comebacks. In the last 6 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 3 of their 8 goals between minutes (31’-45 ‘).

Being in the middle of the table is not something that Heerenveen likes very much, but at the same time it can not claim much, but the certainty that remains is that it pretends to evolve to reach a more pleasant position. Without a doubt, it will not be easy to make it happen, but it will run behind that goal and knows that it needs to improve its performance in the field to make it a reality. Good results need to be conquered, mainly in front of your fan and in this round it is even possible to win, but to make it real you will need to play very well and you can not make mistakes, because there is a lot of quality on the other side. In this match Stijn Schaars will be absent, for being in the medical department.

FC Utrecht:

After 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses, the away team is currently in the 4 th position, with 25 points won. In the last match, they have won at home against Heracles by (3-1), after in the previous match they have tied tied in an away match against Excelsior, by (3-3). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses in away matches; against 11 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses at their stadium. For the league, FC Utrecht won 6 points out of 21 possible points, after 1 win, 3 draws and 3 losses in the last 7 away matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (4 out of 7 matches). The team has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 15 matches in this competition, they only got 1 comeback in the 5 matches they suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 8 away matches for all competitions: they have scored 3 of their 7 goals between minutes (61′-75 ‘).

It is quite positive the campaign that Utrecht has been doing in the Dutch championship and wants to stay the way it is, so it expects to have regularity in the rest of the competition. Even away from his dominions he wants a good result, but he will have to be careful, because his rival is also good in the competition, so it is evident that he must have desire and attitude to take no risks of being surprised. If you have a consistent performance and no mistakes you can celebrate a favorable result at the end of the game. In this match Simon Makienok will be absent, for being in the medical department.


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