Week 18 brings us a match on Dec 22nd where Heracles will host SC Cambuur in a clash of these two mismatched Eredivisie teams. In their last match, 14th placed Heracles, recorded a 4-2 win against FC Groningen. Jörgen Strand Larsen scored the first goal for FC Groningen in the 9th minute, then Bilal Başaçıkoğlu tied it up for Heracles in the 32nd minute on a feed from Quagliata But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 87th minute on a goal by Orestis Kiomourtzoglou. Heracles looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while sC Cambuur is fresh off their 1-2 loss against NEC. Ole Romeny struck first for NEC in the 2nd minute, then Dirk Proper added another in the 41st minute on a feed from Magnus Elkjaer Mattsson. SC Cambuur should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, SC Cambuur was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Breij scored the first goal for SC Cambuur in the 25th minute, then Hoedemakers added another in the 47th minute on a feed from Tom Boere.
Roberts Uldriķis has been the most prolific scorer on SC Cambuur in the last five matches with 3 goals. Both Nikolai Laursen and Bilal Başaçıkoğlu have been the hottest scorers for Heracles in the last five each having scored 2 goals
Frank Wormuth’s squad will be without Kasper Lunding and Delano Burgzorg, while Jasper ter Heide, Mees Hoedemakers and Sambissa are unavailable to play for SC Cambuur.