Heerenveen take on the visitors Excelsior at “Abe Lenstra Stadium” in the matchday 25 of the Dutch Eredivisie. The game will be played Heerenveen on Saturday, February 24th.
Heerenveen have recommended themselves as a club which fights for a place in the Eurocups each season. Sometimes they fail to achieve that, nevertheless, the task is stable. At this point the team’s position doesn’t allow it to promote to the Eurocups, however, there are 10 rounds ahead and it may improve the situation. “De Superfriezen” are sitting now on the ninth position in the standings with 32 points earned and 34-38 goal difference. Heerenveen have got eight triumphs, eight draws and eight defeats in 24 encounters played which is the evidence of their inconsistency. The side conducted 11 tackles in face of its fans, having earned 15 points with 12 goals for and 17 goals against in them.
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In their turn, Excelsior have never been among the grands of the Dutch football. At the moment “Roodzwarten” occupy the 11th place in the Eredivisie table with 29 points taken after 24 clashes behind. The team is likely neither to qualify to the Eurocups nor to relegate , being 12 points away from the dangerous zone, thus, it may feel safe and do not concern. Excelsior keep on surprising with their performance on the road as the side scored at least once in 11 out of 12 away fights. In general, the club has managed to record 20 goals for and 20 goals against in 12 battles conducted on the road.
In six latest meetings between the upcoming rivals like Heerenveen, like Excelsior scored at least one goal. Thus, the mentioned above head-to-head statistics together with Excelsior’ results on the road and weak defense of the sides give us a reason to assume that both opponents are likely to score in the forthcoming fight.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score.