Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Heerenveen will look to recover from a 2-1 loss to Heracles when they face Zwolle on day 8 of the new Eredivisie campaign. Heerenveen are a team with two faces, with the team producing fine performances at home, while struggling on the travels and you should know that they are eyeing their third consecutive triumph at their Abe Lenstra Stadion.
Talented midfielder Espen van Ee should sneak into the starting eleven after coming as a substitute in a 2-1 loss to Heracles, whilst midfield duo Danilo Al-Saed – Ion Nicolaescu remains on the sidelines. Zwolle, meanwhile, survived Almere City at the weekend, with James Lawrence scoring an own-goal, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry at Abe Lenstra Stadion. As previously mentioned, Heerenveen are a real force to be reckoned with at home and we predict that they are going to prove their worth on the field.
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.