In this week 29 match on Apr 10th, SC Heerenveen will host FC Groningen in a clash of these two closely matched Eredivisie teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 4 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 12th placed SC Heerenveen, recorded a 1-1 draw against Sparta Rotterdam. Vito van Crooy struck first for Sparta Rotterdam in the 52nd minute from the penalty spot, then in the 67th minute, Nick Bakker sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by A. Sarr squeezing out at least the one point for SC Heerenveen. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 6 points in their last 10 matches, while fC Groningen is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Ajax. Jörgen Strand Larsen scored the first goal for FC Groningen in the 20th minute, then Davy Klaassen got the equalizer for Ajax in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Dušan Tadić But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 52nd minute on a penalty goal by Dušan Tadić. With 17 points in their last 10 matches FC Groningen should be reasonably happy with their performance.
SC Heerenveen and FC Groningen last played eachother at the Euroborg on Sep 12th. FC Groningen and SC Heerenveen battled to a 1-1 draw. Tibor Halilović struck first for SC Heerenveen in the 19th minute on a feed from Joey Veerman, then Cyril Ngonge tied it up for FC Groningen in the 68th minute earning FC Groningen a comeback draw.
Both Michael De Leeuw and Jörgen Strand Larsen have been the hottest scorers for FC Groningen in the last five each having scored 3 goals. A. Sarr has been the most prolific scorer on SC Heerenveen in the last five matches with 2 goals.