HEERENVEEN. FC Utrecht was capable to reverse the scoreline against SC Heerenveen to win 2-1. It was SC Heerenveen to strike first with a goal of S. van Hooijdonk at the 34′. Then it was a goal in the 44′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, M. Sagnan gave the win to FC Utrecht in the 67′ minute. SC Heerenveen was much better in terms of ball possession (61%).​

The match was played at the Abe Lenstra Stadion stadium in Heerenveen on Saturday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Jeroen Manschot with the support of Richard Polman and Marco Ribbink. The 4th official was Richard Martens. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.7 degrees Celsius or 63.79 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

SC Heerenveen had a strong ball possession 61% while FC Utrecht was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

SC Heerenveen had a more offensive attitude with 44 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 9 were on target. Nevertheless, FC Utrecht was capable to find the solution to win this contest.​

SC Heerenveen shot 18 times, 9 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, FC Utrecht shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

SC Heerenveen received 2 yellow cards (A. Tahiri and T. Haye). On the opposite side, FC Utrecht received 4 yellow cards (J. Toornstra, L. Brouwers, S. van de Streek and O. Boussaid).

Standings

After playing this match, SC Heerenveen will stay with 17 points to sit in the 8th place. On the other side, FC Utrecht will have 18 points to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eredivisie, SC Heerenveen will host SC Cambuur on the 13th of November with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of SC Heerenveen (2 draws).

FC Utrecht will play away agasint FC Volendam on the 12th of November with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of FC Utrecht (2 draws).

SC Heerenveen – Formation

SC Heerenveen started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Kees van Wonderen decided to play with the following team: Andries Noppert (6.1), Milan van Ewijk (6.5), Sven van Beek (6.6), Paweł Bochniewicz (6.6), Mats Köhlert (7.1), Simon Olsson (6.8), Thom Haye (7.6), Anas Tahiri (6.5), Amin Sarr (6.5), Sydney van Hooijdonk (7.8) and Rami Al Hajj (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Timo Zaal, Alex Timossi Andersson (6.7), Jan Bekkema, Syb van Ottele, Rami Kaib, Antoine Colassin (6.6), Xavier Mous, Joost van Aken, Ali Hussein and Tibor Halilović (6.4).

Substitutions

SC Heerenveen made 3 changes: S. Olsson for A. Andersson (73′), R. Al Hajj for A. Colassin (73′) and A. Tahiri for T. Halilovic (73′).

Best player: Sydney van Hooijdonk​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for SC Heerenveen was Sydney van Hooijdonk.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 16 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

FC Utrecht – Formation

FC Utrecht started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

Henk Fraser played with: Vasilis Barkas (8.1), Sean Klaiber (6.8), Mike Van der Hoorn (7.0), Modibo Sagnan (7.2), Mark van der Maarel (6.8), Luuk Brouwers (6.8), Jens Toornstra (7.1), Taylor Booth (6.8), Sander van de Streek (6.3), Anastasios Douvikas (7.1) and Daishawn Redan (6.7).

They had on the bench: Calvin Raatsie, Rocco Robert Shein, Moussa Sylla, Othman Boussaid (6.1), Fabian De Keijzer, Can Bozdoğan, Hidde ter Avest (6.7), Albert Lottin, Djevencio van der Kust, Amin Younes and Ruben Kluivert.

Substitutions

FC Utrecht made 4 changes: S. Klaiber for H. ter Avest (64′), D. Redan for O. Boussaid (64′), J. Toornstra for R. Kluivert (89′) and S. van de Streek for C. Bozdogan (90′).

Best player: Vasilis Barkas​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for FC Utrecht was the goalkeeper: Vasilis Barkas. His rating is 8.14. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eredivisie.​

• Sparta Rotterdam – Fortuna Sittard – 3-1
• SC Heerenveen – FC Utrecht – 1-2
• Go Ahead Eagles – Excelsior – 3-1