In this week 16 match on the 11th of December, Sparta Rotterdam will travel to Heerenveen to battle SC Heerenveen in a clash of the Eredivisie. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 0 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, 9th placed SC Heerenveen, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Heracles. Joey Veerman scored the first goal for SC Heerenveen in the 79th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Heracles couldn’t muster any offence and SC Heerenveen ran away with the shutout win. SC Heerenveen is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while sparta Rotterdam sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-3 loss against AZ Alkmaar. Adil Auassar struck first for Sparta Rotterdam in the 19th minute, but Jesper Karlsson got the equalizer for AZ Alkmaar in the 27th minute But luckily in the 31st minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Jesper Karlsson. Sparta Rotterdam looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Sparta Rotterdam’s most prolific scorer has been Bart Vriends. The Dutch defender has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Joey Veerman has been the most effective weapon for SC Heerenveen lately. The Dutch midfielder has netted two goals in his last 5 matches
Johnny Jansen’s SC Heerenveen squad will be without Sven van Beek, Siem de Jong, Arjen Van Der Heide, Erwin Mulder, Anthony Musaba and Paweł Bochniewicz, while Maduka Okoye is unavailable to play for Henk Fraser’s team.