In this 19th week match, on Sat Jan 28th, SC Heerenveen hosts Vitesse in a clash of these two mismatched Eredivisie teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 3 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 7th placed SC Heerenveen, recorded a 3-1 win against FC Groningen. A. Sarr scored the first goal for SC Heerenveen in the 5th minute, but Florian Krüger got the equalizer for FC Groningen in the 40th minute. SC Heerenveen is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 14th placed Vitesse, recorded a 0-1 loss against PSV. Guus Til struck first for PSV in the 48th minute on a feed from Bakayoko, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Vitesse couldn’t manage to score, and PSV took the shutout win. Vitesse looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Gelredome, SC Heerenveen took the match by a score of 4 to 0. Sydney van Hooijdonk struck first for SC Heerenveen in the 5th minute, then A. Sarr added another in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time In the end, Vitesse couldn’t muster any offence and SC Heerenveen ran away with the shutout win.
Simon van Duivenbooden and Matúš Bero are the top scorers for Vitesse in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. For SC Heerenveen, their top scorers are Pelle van Amersfoort and A. Sarr, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches
SC Heerenveen will be without Sven van Beek, while Maximilian Wittek is unavailable to play for Vitesse.