Thursday's Eredivisie predictions including Heerenveen vs. FC Twente

Heerenveen vs. FC Twente (Thursday, 5.45pm)

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Heerenveen and FC Twente will be looking to take one step closer to securing a place in the Conference League playoffs when they go head-to-head at the Abe Lenstra Stadion on Thursday.

With the sides scheduled to face off again three days later, both will be keen to steal an early march ahead of the return leg in Enschede.

We say: Heerenveen 0-1 FC Twente

Twente have been quite solid at both ends of the pitch in recent weeks and they will fancy their chances of coming away with a first-leg advantage. We are tipping the visitors to get the job done come the end of the 90 minutes.

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Utrecht vs. Sparta (Thursday, 8.00pm)

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FC Utrecht and Sparta Rotterdam square off in the first leg of their European competition playoff semi-final on Thursday evening.

The two teams finished in seventh and sixth place respectively in the Eredivisie standings, and their goal now is to earn a spot in the Europa Conference League qualifying rounds.

We say: FC Utrecht 2-2 Sparta Rotterdam

With both teams in good form, this should prove to be a competitive tie over the second legs. Goals have not been in short supply for either side, and it leads us to predict an entertaining share of the spoils.

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