On Sun Feb 27th, FC Utrecht will travel to Heerenveen to battle SC Heerenveen in a meeting of these two closely matched Eredivisie teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 3 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, SC Heerenveen recorded a 1-3 loss against PSV. Noni Madueke scored the first goal for PSV in the 13th minute, then in the 36th minute, Siem de Jong sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Tibor Halilović. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while fC Utrecht sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Vitesse. Moussa Sylla scored the first goal for FC Utrecht in the 14th minute, but Danilho Doekhi got the equalizer for Vitesse in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time earning Vitesse a comeback draw. FC Utrecht is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 23rd of October, FC Utrecht was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Moussa Sylla struck first for FC Utrecht in the 21st minute on a feed from Django Warmerdam, then Jansen tied it up for SC Heerenveen on an own goal in the 23rd minute.
FC Utrecht’s top weapon lately has been Anastasios Douvikas, who has three goals in the last five matches.
Ole Tobiasen’s SC Heerenveen squad will be without Paweł Bochniewicz, while René Hake’s squad will be without Naoki Maeda.