Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Emmen
Match Time & Date:
13/05/2021
14:30
Prediction: 2-2
Heerenveen
De Oude Meerdijk will host Thursday’s football game between Emmen and Heerenveen, the two teams with entirely different ambitions in the season finale. Emmen are determined to secure yet another Eredivisie survival, while Heerenveen are eyeing a place in European competitions. Dick Lukkien’s men experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 4-0 loss to Groningen, but they are surely capable of matching Heerenveen at home ground. Since this has to go down as a must-win game for the home side, we are positive that they will find the net in the midweek fixture.
Talented attacker Luciano Carty remains on the sidelines through injury for the hosts. De Superfriezen, on the other hand, are four points behind the Conference League playoffs berth. Since the visitors are likely to go for a win in the De Oude Meerdijk clash as well, over 2.5 goals betting option should be considered. Midfielder Rodney Kongolo is back from suspension for the visitors.
Highlighted Player (Anco Jansen):
Born in Zwolle, Netherlands on March 9, 1989, Anco Jansen is a pacey winger who started his senior career in his home-town club FC Zwolle. After scoring two goals in 40 league appearances for the club, he joined Groningen in 2008, but he did not see any game action with the Green and White Army in the Eredivisie.
Anco Jansen played for the likes of Cambuur, SC Veendam, De Graafschap, Roda JC, and Boluspor as well before joining FC Emmen in 2017. Anco Jansen made his Eredivisie debut with FC Emmen in a 2-1 win over ADO Den Haag on August 12, 2018, with the winger finding the net after 42 minutes.
His main position is left winger, but he is used as both centre-forward and attacking midfielder as well. His preferred foot is right. Anco Jansen has yet to earn a call-up with the Netherlands national football team.
Highlighted Team (Heerenveen):
Heerenveen is a Dutch football club that is well known for their white shirts with blue stripes. De Superfriezen (The Super Frisians) play home matches at Abe Lenstra Stadium, which has the capacity of 26,400 people.
Heerenveen have yet to win the Eredivisie title, but they impressed in the 1999/00 season, with the team finishing the process in second position in the standings. Thanks to a top-two finish, the club booked their place in the Champions League. Heerenveen, though, recorded only one in the group stages of the elite competition as they defeated Olympiakos 1-0 at home ground. De Superfizien retain a fierce rivals with Cambuur, and there have always been fireworks in clashes between the two teams.
It has to be noted that Heerenveen won the Dutch Cup in the 2008/09 season, with the team beating Twente on penalties in the title game. New Chelsea signing Hakim Ziyech played for Heerenveen at the start of his senior career.
