Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Heerenveen will be aiming to build on a splendid 4-0 win over Volendam when they welcome Zwolle to their Abe Lenstra Stadion. De Superfriezen quickly bounced back from a 2-0 loss to Go Ahead Eagles, with the team regaining a much-needed confidence and they are likely to stick to their attacking style of play. Even though talented midfielder Espen Van Ee is banned for the match, we are tempted to bet on the hosts, who produced a brilliant performance in the last league match.
Meanwhile, Zwolle experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 7-1 loss to league leaders PSV, which is yet another reason why home win should be considered. All Krastev, van der Water, and van der Haar are pushing for a start as Johnny Jansen should opt to make changes to the team that suffered the heavy defeat to PSV at the weekend.
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.