Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Buoyed by a thrilling 5-2 win over FC Volendam, NEC Nijmegen will look to give fans yet another reason to celebrate when they take on Heerenveen at Gofferstadion on Sunday afternoon. Rogier Meijer’s troops have been scoring goals for fun of late and they are likely to adopt yet another attack-minded approach against Heerenveen. Both Dirk Proper and Bram Nuytinck are sidelined with injuries, while Bas Dost is out of contention with hearts problems.
De Superfriezen, on the other hand, aim to build on back-to-back wins over Volendam and Zwolle. As Heerenveen have improved offensively as well, we believe that there is a big value in betting on both teams to score. Luuk Brouwers limped off with injury in the last league game, with Anas Tahiri likely to sneak into the starting XI. Espen van Ee continues to miss out through suspension for the away 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.