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Vitesse vs Heerenveen Prediction & Betting tips
Vitesse and Heerenveen meet at GelreDome, in a match for the 12th round of the Eredivisie. The history of head-to-head matches at this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 5 matches won 3 and drew 2. Indeed, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium, on 16‑02‑ 2020, for the Eredivisie, Vitesse won by (4-2). B. Linssen (56 ‘and 10’), T. Matavž (16 ‘) and O. Tannane (66’) scored the goals of the match, for Vitesse, and R. Kongolo (28 ‘) and C. Ejuke (34 ‘), for the Heerenveen.
Vitesse:
After 8 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, the home team is currently in 2nd place, with 25 points won. In their last match, they lost in an away match against PEC Zwolle by (2‑1), after having won (2‑0) at home in the previous match, against Fortuna Sittard.
For this competition, they register a sequence of 5 victories in their last home matches. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. There is a tendency to have goals in their home matches, since 15 of the last 16 matches they have played have ended with Over 1.5 goals.
Vitesse have been the big surprise of the Dutch Championship and could take the lead in this round. The team plays deadly at home, where it won every game. He puts all his chips in his stadium to once again be a differentiator for the team. He is inspired by his attack, which at home has an average of two goals per game.
Heerenveen:
The visiting team is currently in 7th position, with 19 points won, after 5 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in an away match against ADO Den Haag by (1‑1). In the last match, they tied at home against PSV by (2‑2). For the championship, Heerenveen conquered 9 points out of a possible 18, after 2 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss in the last 6 away games. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 matches, so it has not presented great defensive strength, but its attack has scored regularly, since it has scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. There is a tendency for goals to be scored in their away matches, since 15 of the last 16 matches they have played have ended with Over 1.5 goals. In 11 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 7 away matches for all competitions: they have scored 4 of their 11 goals between minutes (16’ ‑ 30 ‘).
The team respects the rival, but is not afraid of him. Away from home, he has a well-defined playing pattern and is reaping good results. The team is at the top of the table, but in case of defeat it can lose the dispute for the place in the Europa League. In order to stay well positioned on the table, the total focus will be on maintaining the opponent’s offensive momentum, with strong suffocation.
Vitesse vs Heerenveen head to head matches
07.08.20 CF Heerenveen Vitesse 1 : 2
16.02.20 ERE Vitesse Heerenveen 4 : 2
29.11.19 ERE Heerenveen Vitesse 3 : 2
02.02.19 ERE Vitesse Heerenveen 2 : 2
19.08.18 ERE Heerenveen Vitesse 1 : 1