Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Heerenveen and Sparta Rotterdam go head to head at Abe Lenstra Stadion in what is expected to be a close Eredivisie encounter. De Superfriezen aim to build on back-to-back wins over RKC Waalwijk and Utrecht and they are likely to stick to their attacking style of play. A man to keep an eye on in the home team will be Osame Sahraoui, who has already found his goalscoring account. Midfielder Pelle van Amersfoort is a major doubt, while there are no fresh injury worries in the home team.
The Rotterdammers, on the other hand, dropped a two-goal advantage in a 2-2 draw with their local rivals Feyenoord at the weekend. Considering that Sparta made a promising start to the season, we predict that they are going to grab something from Sunday’s encounter. As for the away team, midfielder Mike Eerdhuijzen faces race against the clock to bet fit for the Abe Lenstra Stadion showdown.
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.