Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Zwolle
Match Time & Date:
02/10/2021
20:00
Prediction: 0-2
Heerenveen
Zwolle will be aiming to make amends for a heavy 5-1 loss to Utrecht when they take on Heerenveen at MAC³PARK Stadion on Matchday 8. Zwolle are not enjoying a season to remember, with the team sitting in the ultimate position in the standings, with no more than one point in their pocket. The rock-bottom side are desperate to return to winning ways, but they will have a mountain to climb in Saturday’s clash. Both Mees de Wit and Pelle Clement are sidelined with injuries, while Sai van Wermeskerken is a major doubt.
Heerenveen, on the other hand, aim to make amends for back-to-back losses to Feyenoord and Twente. De Superfriezen will not have a better chance than this to get back on course, and given Zwolle’s shaky defence, away win should be considered. Rodney Kongolo is out of contention through illness, while Pawel Bochiewicz remains in the recovery room.
Highlighted Player (Thomas Lam):
Thomas Lam is a footballer who can play as both centre back and defensive midfielder. Lam was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 18 December, 1993, but seeing that his mother is Finnish, he was eligible to play for the Finland national team.
After making 11 appearances for the Finland U21 team, he made his debut for the senior team on 9 June, 2015, in a friendly against Estonia. He started the game, but the Finns suffered a 2-0 loss to the Estonians in Turku. Speaking of his club career, Thomas Lam played for AZ Alkmaar between 2011 and 2014 and then he joined fellow Eredivisie side Zwolle.
The 188-cm-tall footballer scored four goals in 64 appearances for the club and in July 2016 he signed a contract with Nottingham Forest. Lam won the KVNB Cup with AZ Alkmaar in 2013 and he was named Promising Player of the Year in 2011. His agent is world-famous Mino Raiola and his contract with Forest expires on 30 June, 2018.
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.
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