SC Heerenveen versus http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Utrecht-c39237 – Dutch Eredivisie Week 31 Preview
Dutch Eredivisie week 31 kicks off, when SC Heerenveen takes on FC Utrecht at the Abe Lenstra Stadion on Friday, 15 April.
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The Friesland outfit are coming into this match on the back of a hard fought 2-2 stalemate against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/PSV-c40281 Eindhoven at the Philips Stadion last week. Their morale level would be sky-high after their superb performance against an impressive Eredivisie outfit.
However, the Heerenveen side will have to remain focused to achieve good results in the remaining encounters.
The Friesland outfit are currently placed 13th in the league table, 10 points clear of the relegation zone. They trail the last UEFA Europa League spot by five points. With four matches left to play in the season, Europe’s secondary club competition
berth looks far-fetched. However, they will be looking to achieve better results to finish at a respectable place in the league table.
Heerenveen have struggled to find superior results regularly. However, they have performed better on their home turf. They have acquired 24 points from their total of 36 in front of their home crowd. They have an overall record of 30 played, 9 won, 9 drawn,
and 12 lost. The home-side would be looking to bag all three points in the upcoming encounter and better their league standings.
FC Utrecht
The Utreg are coming into this match following an embarrassing 4-0 loss at the hands of the fallen Eredivisie giants, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Feyenoord-c39258 Rotterdam. The Utreg have not managed to secure a single point in their last three encounters.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ton-c35408 du Chatinier, the Utreg's manager, has hopes that his side poor form ends and they stage a good show in their visit to Heerenveen. Chatinier knows that his troops have to achieve better results in their remaining encounters if they want to play in Europa
League next season, as SC http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Heracles-Almelo-c39520 is now trailing them by a solitary point.
The Utreg played good football and achieved better results before the winter break. However, they have struggled to find their rhythm in the past couple of months through which they can achieve superior results.
The Utrecht outfit are currently placed eighth in the league table. They have not played impressive on the road, winning only thrice from their 15 matches on the road. They have an overall record of 30 played, 11 won, 8 drawn, and 11 lost.
The Utreg will be looking end their three match-losing streak with a win in this encounter and they have a good chance, as Heerenveen have also struggled to find good results.
Players to watch
The Friesland striker, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Bas-Dost-c7339, will be the key player for the home-side. He has scored 10 goals so far this season and will be looking to add more to his tally. He will certainly put constant pressure on the Utreg back line.
The Utreg have to rely heavily on their top goal scorer, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ricky-van-Wolfswinkel-c31131, to find the back of the net in the upcoming encounter. Wolfswinkel has scored 13 goals in 24 matches. He will play an important role in securing all three points for the visitors.
Head-to-Head statistics
Heerenveen have remained the better side against the Utreg in the last five head-to-head encounters. The Friesland outfit won three matches while the Utreg won the remaining two fixtures.
Prediction
The last five encounters between these two sides have always found a winner, meaning that one of the two sides will be securing all three points in the upcoming encounter. The Friesland outfit remained the better side against the Utreg in their last five
meetings. Moreover, they are playing on their home turf that makes them the favourites to win the match 3-1.
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