SC Heerenveen
Football Netherlands - Eredivisie Abe Lenstra Stadion Sun 1 Feb 10:45
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  7. Injuries
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  9. Table

Eredivisie Betting Preview: Heerenveen vs Utrecht

Heerenveen square off against Utrecht at Abe Lenstra Stadion, with kick-off set for 10:45 on Sunday 1 February.

A High-Scoring Game On the Cards?

There’s a strong case for goals to be scored when Heerenveen and Utrecht lock horns. Therefore, we’re going to back Over 2.5 on the Total Goals market, especially at attractive odds of -147.

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2-2 Draw in Previous H2H Clash

Heerenveen lost when last in action. At Abe Lenstra Stadion, they were turned over 2-0 at home to FC Groningen. The Super Frisians enjoyed 56% possession and managed four shots on target.

FC Utrecht have lost in their previous three outings. In a recent home game at Stadion Galgenwaard, they were beaten 1-0 by Sparta Rotterdam. Ron Jans' team enjoyed 58% possession and recorded five shots on goal.

On Thursday night, Utrecht travelled to Celtic and were defeated 4-2 in the Europa League.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Utrecht have avoided defeat against Heerenveen in the past four meetings, with their last encounter ending in a 2-2 draw at Stadion Galgenwaard. The previous 10 H2H matches have ended up with six Utrecht wins, one Heerenveen victory and three draws.

Eredivisie G W D L GF GA GD GD P
10 SC Heerenveen logo SC Heerenveen 19 6 6 7 31 30 1 31:30 24
11 Utrecht logo Utrecht 19 6 5 8 29 26 3 29:26 23
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Heerenveen – Last 10 League Games

3 wins, 4 losses and 3 draws, averaging 1.6 goals from 6.2 shots on goal and 15.0 attempts. Heerenveen have had 51.8% possession, 447.2 passes and 5.9 corners per game. On average, they have conceded 1.5 goals from 4.0 shots on goal and 9.5 attempts, while their opponents have been awarded 4.3 corners.

Luuk Brouwers, Vasilios Zagaritis, Jacob Trenskow and Vaclav Sejk are joint-top scorers with 2 goals on the board. Oliver Braude has the most assists with 3, while goalie Bernt Klaverboer has recorded 2 clean sheets.

FC Utrecht – Last 10 League Games

Utrecht have won 2, lost 4 and drawn 4, with an average of 1.1 goals from 4.5 shots on goal and 14.1 attempts. There’s been an average of 45.6% possession, 390.1 passes, 5.1 corners taken and 4.6 corners against, while they’ve conceded 1.5 goals from 4.8 shots on goal and 12.5 attempts.

Victor Jensen and Gjivai Zechiel have 2 and they’re top of the team’s scoring charts, with Mike van der Hoorn on 1. Souffian El Karouani has managed 4 assists in the last 10 games, while Vasilios Barkas has one clean sheet to his name.

Predicted & Confirmed Lineups

Heerenveen predicted lineup (4-2-3-1): Bernt Klaverboer (GK), Oliver Braude, Nikolai Hopland, Maas Willemsen, Vasilios Zagaritis, Marcus Linday, Joris van Overeem, Jacob Trenskow, Luuk Brouwers, Ringo Meerveld, Dylan Vente.

FC Utrecht predicted lineup (4-2-3-1): Vasilios Barkas (GK), Siebe Horemans, Matisse Didden, Mike Eerdhuijzen, Souffian El Karouani, Alonzo Engwanda, Can Bozdogan, Yoann Cathline, Dani de Wit, Jesper Karlsson, Miguel Rodríguez.

Heerenveen vs Utrecht Prediction & Betting Tips

Get the edge with our best Heerenveen vs Utrecht tips: a key match prediction, expert corners pick, correct score recommendation, top player prop bets and a ready-made bet builder.

Match Prediction

We are siding with Over 2.5 Goals at -147 considering this Eredivisie game should see the net bulge a few times. We think the price looks appealing when it comes to three or more goals being scored.

The team at Sportsgambler.com are right across the latest Eredivisie injury news and the form guide also informs our football predictions. This data is combined with the latest stats.

Key Heerenveen vs FC Utrecht league stats:

  • The 2.5 line has been covered in 7 of the last 10 Heerenveen games at home.
  • The 2.5 line has been covered in 14 of the last 20 Heerenveen games.
  • The 2.5 line has been covered in 11 of the last 18 Utrecht games on the road.
  • The 2.5 line has been covered in 3 of the last 5 Utrecht games on the road.
Over 2.5 Probability

According to the odds, there’s a 59.5% likelihood of our pick winning. After careful examination, our tipsters have this probability somewhere between 65-70%. This wager can therefore be backed with confidence.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

Heerenveen Heerenveen logo 2 - 1 Utrecht logo Utrecht

A potentially entertaining bet is going for Heerenveen to win by a 2-1 scoreline. At odds of +600, there’s the chance to get a handsome return should this wager win.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Yoann Cathline Over 1.5 Shots -122 BetMGM logo

Yoann Cathline (Utrecht) has covered the 1.5 shots total in eight consecutive Eredivisie games. We’re anticipating that he is able to perform well and cover the Player Shots line, with odds of -122 currently available.

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Luuk Brouwers to Score +350 BetMGM logo

Luuk Brouwers (Heerenveen) has netted two goals in his past five Eredivisie home matches. We’ll take a chance at +350 for this Anytime Goalscorer wager as the betting odds look really appealing.

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Corners Prediction

Heerenveen Under 5.5 Corners -102 BetMGM logo

In their past three games, Heerenveen have not covered the 5.5 corners line, with Utrecht conceding 4.00 corners on average in their previous 5 away matches. Let’s stick with this betting trend and back Heerenveen to go under the Team Corners line at a price of -102.

League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Heerenveen Logo Heerenveen
Total
10.20 5.90 4.30
Home
10.30 5.90 4.40
Away
10.30 5.80 4.50
Utrecht Logo Utrecht
Total
9.70 5.10 4.60
Home
9.70 5.50 4.20
Away
10.00 5.00 5.00
Latest Corner Odds

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Bet Builder Tips

Total Goals Over 2.5 -147
Full-Time Result Heerenveen -120
Player Shots Yoann Cathline Over 1.5 -122

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Heerenveen vs Utrecht Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Bookies Make Heerenveen Most Likely Winners

The bookies have Heerenveen at -120 when it comes to Full-Time Result. This implies that the favourites are 55% likely to win this Eredivisie encounter according to the latest betting odds. FC Utrecht are the +295 underdogs, while the draw can also be backed as an alternative.

There are two Asian Handicap options and they are Heerenveen -0.5 at -119 or alternatively Utrecht +0.5. Either go for the favourites to win or opt for the latter and get the draw on your side at -103.

The odds suggest that Over 2.5 Goals is a strong probability in this exciting contest. BTTS Yes is on offer at -167 for anyone who wants to side with Both Teams to Score.

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Dylan Vente Heads First Goalscorer Market

Dylan Vente is available at +145 when it comes to Anytime Goalscorer, with the favourite priced at odds of +410 to find the net first.

Player Goals
Dylan Vente (Heerenveen)
First
+145
Anytime
+410
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Jacob Trenskow (Heerenveen)
First
+170
Anytime
+450
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Maxence Rivera (Heerenveen)
First
+240
Anytime
+600
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Ringo Meerveld (Heerenveen)
First
+270
Anytime
+750
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Player Shots
Dylan Vente (Heerenveen)
Over 3.5
+125
Under 3.5
-
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Jacob Trenskow (Heerenveen)
Over 2.5
-159
Under 2.5
-
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Maxence Rivera (Heerenveen)
Over 2.5
+128
Under 2.5
-
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Souffian El Karouani (Utrecht)
Over 1.5
+138
Under 1.5
-
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Utrecht Undefeated Against Heerenveen in Past Six H2H Abe Lenstra Stadion Meetings

Heerenveen haven’t tasted victory in three consecutive matches at Abe Lenstra Stadion. The Super Frisians have managed four draws, three victories and three losses in the last 10 home matches, recording an average of 1.70 goals per game and conceding 1.80.

Utrecht haven’t won any of their past seven away games. Ron Jans' team have managed five losses, four draws and one victory in the last 10 away matches, recording an average of 1.10 goals per game and conceding 1.60.

Heerenveen drew 1-1 with Utrecht when they last met at Abe Lenstra Stadion. We’ve seen three of 6 H2H meetings at Abe Lenstra Stadion go the way of Utrecht, with three draws also taking place.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
Heerenveen logo Heerenveen Home Stats 3-4-3 3.50 1.70 1.80 7 3 8 2
Utrecht logo Utrecht Away Stats 1-4-5 2.70 1.10 1.60 5 5 7 3
  • W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
  • G = Avg. Goals
  • GF = Avg. Goals For
  • GA = Avg. Goals Against
  • O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
  • U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
  • B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
  • B-No = Matches BTTS No
Team Stats
CHeerenveen logo CHeerenveen League Stats
FC Utrecht logo FC Utrecht League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 3 wins, 4 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 3 wins, 3 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 2 wins, 4 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 1 win, 5 defeats and 4 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists
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Heerenveen vs Utrecht Lineups & Team News

Make sure to look over the Heerenveen vs Utrecht team news before betting. We’ll update you with predicted and confirmed Eredivisie lineups plus current injury reports.

Heerenveen Predicted Lineup 4-2-3-1

FC Utrecht Predicted Lineup 4-2-3-1

Heerenveen Predicted Lineup 4-2-3-1

22 Bernt Klaverboer
45 Oliver Braude 17 Nikolai Hopland 3 Maas Willemsen 19 Vasilios Zagaritis
16 Marcus Linday 6 Joris van Overeem
20 Jacob Trenskow 8 Luuk Brouwers 10 Ringo Meerveld
9 Dylan Vente
1 Vasilios Barkas
2 Siebe Horemans 40 Matisse Didden 44 Mike Eerdhuijzen 16 Souffian El Karouani
27 Alonzo Engwanda 8 Can Bozdogan
10 Yoann Cathline 20 Dani de Wit 11 Jesper Karlsson
22 Miguel Rodríguez

FC Utrecht Predicted Lineup 4-2-3-1

Previous Heerenveen Lineups

18 Jan Eredivisie
SC Heerenveen 0-2 Groningen
15 Jan KNVB Cup
SC Heerenveen 3-1 RKC Waalwijk
11 Jan Eredivisie
SC Heerenveen 2-2 Feyenoord
20 Dec Eredivisie
Heracles 0-3 SC Heerenveen
17 Dec KNVB Cup
Feyenoord 2-3 SC Heerenveen
14 Dec Eredivisie
Sp. Rotterdam 0-3 SC Heerenveen

Previous FC Utrecht Lineups

29 Jan Europa League
Celtic 4-2 Utrecht
25 Jan Eredivisie
Utrecht 0-1 Sp. Rotterdam
22 Jan Europa League
Utrecht 0-2 Genk
18 Jan Eredivisie
Volendam 2-1 Utrecht
13 Jan KNVB Cup
Utrecht 1-2 Twente
21 Dec Eredivisie
Utrecht 1-2 PSV

Injuries & Suspensions

Heerenveen Injury Table
Type Name Info
Sam Kersten Yellow cards
Hristiyan Petrov Other
Sam Kersten Muscle
Levi Smans Knee
FC Utrecht Injury Table
Type Name Info
Victor Jensen Knee
Zidane Iqbal Other
Emirhan Demircan Illness
Mike Eerdhuijzen Thigh
David Min Ankle
Team Squads

Heerenveen Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Robin Veldman

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Joris van Overeem 6 M 19 1707 19 0 1 3 3 0
Vasilios Zagaritis 19 D 19 1647 19 0 2 1 4 0
Oliver Braude 45 D 18 1569 18 0 0 3 1 0
Dylan Vente 9 F 19 1536 18 1 6 2 1 0
Jacob Trenskow 20 F 19 1475 18 1 6 2 0 0

FC Utrecht Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Ron Jans

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Souffian El Karouani 16 D 18 1619 18 0 2 9 2 0
Vasilios Barkas 1 G 18 1575 18 0 0 0 0 0
Siebe Horemans 2 D 19 1575 18 1 0 1 1 0
Alonzo Engwanda 27 M 19 1574 19 0 0 1 4 0
Gjivai Zechiel 21 M 19 1488 17 2 4 1 1 0
Netherlands FlagEredivisie Table
2025/2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 PSV 20 17 2 1 61:25 53
2 Feyenoord 20 12 3 5 51:29 39
3 Ajax 20 10 7 3 39:26 37
4 NEC Nijmegen 19 10 5 4 49:33 35
5 AZ Alkmaar 20 9 5 6 35:32 32
6 Sp. Rotterdam 20 10 2 8 25:34 32
7 Groningen 20 9 4 7 28:24 31
8 Twente 21 7 10 4 31:24 31
9 Fortuna Sittard 20 7 4 9 30:34 25
10 SC Heerenveen 19 6 6 7 31:30 24
11 Utrecht 19 6 5 8 29:26 23
12 PEC Zwolle 20 6 5 9 26:42 23
13 Excelsior 20 6 4 10 20:35 22
14 Go Ahead E. 19 4 9 6 30:33 21
15 Volendam 20 4 5 11 21:35 17
16 Telstar 20 3 7 10 24:33 16
17 NAC Breda 21 3 7 11 23:34 16
18 Heracles 20 4 2 14 28:52 14
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 PSV 10 7 2 1 33:16 23
2 Ajax 11 7 2 2 19:9 23
3 Feyenoord 11 7 1 3 29:18 22
4 NEC Nijmegen 9 6 2 1 25:13 20
5 Utrecht 10 5 2 3 18:10 17
6 Fortuna Sittard 10 5 2 3 17:15 17
7 AZ Alkmaar 9 4 4 1 20:16 16
8 Twente 10 4 4 2 13:11 16
9 PEC Zwolle 9 5 1 3 10:12 16
10 Groningen 10 4 3 3 15:9 15
11 Volendam 10 4 3 3 16:13 15
12 Go Ahead E. 9 3 5 1 15:12 14
13 Sp. Rotterdam 10 4 2 4 11:18 14
14 SC Heerenveen 10 3 4 3 17:18 13
15 Excelsior 10 4 1 5 10:12 13
16 NAC Breda 11 3 3 5 14:16 12
17 Heracles 9 3 1 5 18:23 10
18 Telstar 11 1 4 6 17:23 7