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Heerenveen
Eredivisie | Gameweek 7
Sep 26, 2021 at 1.30pm UK
Abe Lenstra Stadion
FC Twente logo

Heerenveen
2 - 3
FC Twente

Propper (74' og.), Veerman (81')
Dresevic (9'), Veerman (45+2'), Musaba (50')
FT(HT: 0-2)
van Wolfswinkel (10' pen.), Rots (42'), van Beek (66' og.)

Preview: Heerenveen vs. FC Twente - prediction, team news, lineups

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Eredivisie clash between Heerenveen and FC Twente, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Aiming to record a fourth league victory on the bounce, FC Twente visit the Abe Lenstra Stadion to lock horns against Heerenveen on Sunday.

The home side will be looking to bounce back from a defeat on the road last time out as they return to their own turf where they have already won twice this term.


Match preview

Ron Jans, now in charge of FC Twente, pictured in September 2019© Reuters

Twente kept their juggernaut rolling with a third consecutive win after defeating AZ Alkmaar 3-1 at the Grolsch Veste Stadium on Thursday.

Ricky van Wolfswinkel and Daan Rots scored in the opening 20 minutes to give Ron Jans's men a commanding two-goal lead before Jesper Karlsson restored his side's hopes on the stroke of half time, only for Dimitris Limnios to score the clincher in second-half stoppage time.

After picking up just one point from the opening three matches, the Tukkers have amassed nine points from the subsequent three matches and are currently sixth on the log.

Awaiting the Enschede-based club next is a clash against opponents who they have not defeated in any of the last six meetings between the sides.

However, Sunday's visitors held on for a point in both of last season's encounters and will be keen on going one better this time around.

Heerenveen suffered a first defeat in three outings on Wednesday as Feyenoord cruised to a 3-1 win when the sides faced off at De Kuip.

Gus Til and Bryan Linssen put Johnny Jansen's men two goals behind, but the deficit was reduced by Joey Veerman's 82nd-minute strike, only for Til to grab his second of the game six minutes later and put the result beyond doubt.

De Superfriezen have dropped two places down to seventh having been the only top-half team not to have claimed all three points in gameweek six.

Sunday's hosts follow up this weekend's clash with a trip to PEC Zwolle on October 1, while their visitors square up against Groningen.

Heerenveen Eredivisie form:
  • W
  • W
  • L
  • D
  • W
  • L

FC Twente Eredivisie form:
  • L
  • D
  • L
  • W
  • W
  • W



Team News

Twenty-three-year-old Rodney Kongolo misses out through illness, while Rami Kaib is not expected to be in action for the home side due to a jaw injury.

Pawel Bochniewicz is also ruled out of Sunday's contest with a knee injury which he picked up during a pre-season friendly back in July.

Twente's duo of Vaclav Cerny and Jody Lukoki are ruled out with knee injuries and will both miss their side's trip to Heerenveen this weekend.

The visitors will also be without the services of Dutch defender Kik Pierie who remains without an appearance so far as he is currently nursing a back problem.

Heerenveen possible starting lineup:
Mulder; Dresevic, Woudenberg, Van Beek, Van Ewijk; J.Veerman, Halilovic, Madsen; De Jong, H.Veerman, Musaba

FC Twente possible starting lineup:
Unnerstall; Sadilek, Hilgers, Propper, Troupee; Brama, Zerrouki, Vlap; Rots, Van Wolfswinkel, Limnios


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We say: Heerenveen 1-1 FC Twente

Twente have kick-started their season in recent weeks following a rough start and will fancy themselves to claim all three points in this one, but we are backing a share of the spoils with both sides settling for a point apiece in the end.



Top tip

Our expert tipster partners at Sporita.com are predicting under 3.5 goals in this match. Click here to find out what else they are predicting for this game and for more of their tried-and-tested football tips.Under 3.5:data



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Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Heerenveen win with a probability of 40.61%. A win for FC Twente had a probability of 33.5% and a draw had a probability of 25.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Heerenveen win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.69%) and 2-0 (6.9%). The likeliest FC Twente win was 0-1 (8.7%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.29%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2.3% likelihood.


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How you voted: Heerenveen vs FC Twente

Heerenveen
36.4%
Draw
27.3%
FC Twente
36.4%
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3FC Twente26165549252453
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6NECNijmegen26109750401039
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8FC UtrechtUtrecht269983133-236
9Fortuna SittardSittard2697103344-1134
10Sparta RotterdamSparta2687113338-531
11Heerenveen2694134249-731
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13PEC Zwolle2677123447-1328
14Heracles2675143358-2526
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16RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk2664162443-1922
17Vitesse2645172153-3217
18FC VolendamVolendam2635182667-4114


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