In a weekend match in week 17, on Sunday Jan 22nd, SC Heerenveen plays host to FC Groningen in a clash of these two mismatched Eredivisie teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 2 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. SC Heerenveen sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against AZ Alkmaar. Dani De Wit struck first for AZ Alkmaar in the 33rd minute, then Tijani Reijnders added another in the 46th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed SC Heerenveen couldn’t manage to score, and AZ Alkmaar took the shutout win. SC Heerenveen is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while 15th placed FC Groningen is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Feyenoord. Igor Paixão struck first for Feyenoord in the 19th minute on a feed from Mats Wieffer, then Orkun Kökçü added another in the 30th minute on a feed from Igor Paixão At the end of 90 a dissapointed FC Groningen couldn’t manage to score, and Feyenoord took the shutout win. FC Groningen looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 4 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season SC Heerenveen won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Both Ricardo Pepi and Tomáš Suslov have been the hottest scorers for FC Groningen in the last five each having scored 2 goals. Anas Tahiri and A. Sarr are the top scorers for SC Heerenveen in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats
Kees van Wonderen’s squad will be without Sven van Beek, while FC Groningen will be without Michael Verrips and P. Abraham.