Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Buoyed by back-to-back wins over Vitesse (3-1) and Fortuna Sittard (3-0), Heerenveen will be aiming to give fans yet another reason to celebrate when they face Almere City on Friday evening. Heerenveen are eager to represent Netherlands in European competitions next term and we are positive that they will stick to their attacking style of play in the upcoming fixtures. Midfielder Daniel Karlsbakk misses out through illness, but Kees van Wonderen can count on key players for the round 14 opener.
Almere City, on the other hand, experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 5-0 loss to Heracles and given Heerenveen’s fine form in November, we predict that the visitors are going to return home empty-handed. Even though there are no fresh injury worries in the away team, both Floranus and Pena should be recalled to the starting XI.
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.