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The game between FC Utrecht and Heerenveen is an interesting poster with a view to European football. The Utrecht have two points less than Heerenveen and climbing to a victory so the Frisians over. The visitors from Friesland did not win their last three games there in Utrecht also do everything possible to win once again.
Utrecht
FC Utrecht after three days was beaten against Ajax (0-1) and Cambuur (after penalties) the Domstedelingen had to catch a result visiting lags Go Ahead Eagles. In a rather disappointing game in the Adelaarshorst the Utrecht came after half an hour the lead through a goal from Xander Schenk and that also was the only goal of the evening. Deventer stood at FC Utrecht a number of other players in the base compared to the match against Cambuur and according to Erik ten Hag got it good. “Those guys have done excellent. They filled it in a good way. There was a real team on the pitch with the right mentality. ”
The Utrecht do with 31 points from twenty matches still join in the battle for European football. Last season he managed Ten Hag and his men not to qualify for the Europa League this season and should be done. The Utrecht lie since last week from the cup and can therefore fully focus on the Premier League. Especially in the private Galgenwaard FC Utrecht will have to perform the second half of the season better than in the first half of the season – the Utrecht won only four out of ten home games.
Probable lineup FC Utrecht
Jensen; Troupée, Lioness, Janssen, van der Maarel; Brama, Amrabat, Barazite, Ayoub; Zivkovic, Haller.
Heerenveen
Heerenveen they can not say that 2017 has started with a simple program. The Frisians won the first game of the weaker ADO Den Haag (2-0), but since the program was certainly not easy. After the victory over the Hagenezen Heerenveen went down to visit PSV (4-3) and three days later the Frisians were beaten in Alkmaar visiting AZ (1-0). To end a busy week for Heerenveen was also another Derby North on the program. The Frisians knew earlier win this season 0-3 in the Northern Leases Stadium, but were now no more than a 0-0 draw in their own Abe Lenstra Stadium.
Heerenveen did against FC Groningen football indeed, but Groningen did not correct. Heerenveen coach Jurgen Streppel looked back with mixed feelings on the game against Groningen. “There was a green wall. They have given us the ball, but we have little created. “, Says Streppel who then also looked back on the games against PSV and AZ. “It was our third game in seven days. Against AZ and PSV we played well, but with zero results. FC Groningen football was a bit less, but we do have a point. ”
Sam Larsson seemed to leave this winter from Friesland, but is still employed by the Frisians. The Swede departed, but Heerenveen have attracted a new player on 31 January. The Frisians namely rent for the remainder of the season, the 18-year-old Wout Faes Anderlecht. With Faes Larsson and the Frisians must try to qualify for European football and Streppel and his team are well on their way. The Frisians in the next three games can at least put up a good step towards European football because with FC Utrecht and AZ and FC Twente, Heerenveen take the next few weeks all direct competitors.
Probable lineup SC Heerenveen
Mulder; Marzo, St. Juste, Aachen, Bijker; Ødegaard, Amersfoort, Kobayashi; Zeneli, Ghoochannejhad, Larsson.