Heerenveen and RKC Waalwijk meet at Abe Lenstra Stadion, in a match for the 16 th round of the Eredivisie. The two teams tied (1‑1), on 22‑11‑2020, in the previous meeting for this edition of the league. The history of recent head-to-head matches is favorable to the home team, which registers 1 win and 1 draw in the last 2 games.
Heerenveen:
After 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses, the home team is currently in 8th position, with 20 points won. In their last match, they lost to Fortuna Sittard at home by (1‑3), after losing (3‑0) away in the previous match, against Feyenoord. In their last 7 home games for the championship, Heerenveen won 3, drew 1 and lost 3, thus taking 10 points out of 21 possible.
For this competition, he hasn’t won in his stadium for 4 games. His defense has not been very strong, since he has suffered goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but his offense has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 15 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 8 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 7 home matches for all competitions there are 2 periods that stand out: they have scored 4 of their 11 goals between minutes (61′ ‑ 75 ‘); they have conceded 5 of their 11 goals between minutes (16’ ‑ 30 ‘).
Heerenveen know that the season they are running is not bad, but if they can avoid the swings they can look for something more in the league. So, he has to score as many victories as he can and at home he cannot stumble. On a day like this he has the favoritism and has to add the three points. If you show quality and don’t waste scoring opportunities, victory can happen naturally.
Waalwijk:
The visiting team is currently in 14th position, with 12 points won, after 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Fortuna Sittard by (2‑1). In the last match, they lost at home against ADO Den Haag by (0‑1). For the championship, RKC Waalwijk won 6 points out of 21 possible, after 2 victories and 5 defeats in the last 7 away matches. Their defense has not been very solid, since they have conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 15 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 10 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Despite being outside the relegation zone, the Waalwijk cannot be neglected, as it is not very far from that zone. So, you always have to be looking for growth, because then you have a better chance of positive results. This day will be quite complicated and the demands on the team as well. Therefore, only with a safe and error-free performance will you have any chance to surprise the opposing team.
