Our prediction for this Netherlands Eredivisie match:
Sparta Rotterdam
Match Time & Date:
19/05/2024
14:30
Prediction: 2-2
Heerenveen
Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel will host Sunday’s Eredivisie game between Sparta Rotterdam and Heerenveen. The Rotterdamers have already booked their spot in the Conference League playoffs and, as a result, head coach Jeroen Rijsdijk is likely to mix the squad. All Mito, Velthuis, Meissen, and Brym are pushing for recalls to the starting XI, while Django Warmerdam and Joshua Kitolano are unlikely to be risked.
The visitors, on the other hand, aim to recover from a shocking 3-1 loss to rock-bottom Vitesse. As both Heerenveen and Sparta Rotterdam will be with guards down in the last game of the regular season, we believe that there is a big value in betting on both teams to score. In their last meeting in the Dutch elite division the Sparta defeated Heerenveen 3-1, which goes in favour of our earlier prediction. Kees Van Wonderen has a luxury to field the best possible side.
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.
