Week 12 brings us a match on Oct 29th, where SC Heerenveen will play host to FC Utrecht in a meeting of these two evenly matched Eredivisie teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 7th placed SC Heerenveen is fresh off their 3-1 win against FC Volendam. Sydney van Hooijdonk struck first for SC Heerenveen in the 24th minute, but Robert Muhren got the equalizer for FC Volendam in the 43rd minute. SC Heerenveen is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, FC Utrecht recorded a 3-1 win against Sparta Rotterdam. Daishawn Redan struck first for FC Utrecht in the 6th minute on a feed from Taylor Booth, then Douvikas added another in the 48th minute. FC Utrecht is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season FC Utrecht won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
FC Utrecht is fortunate enough to have Sander van de Streek in top form. In the last five matches the midfielder has scored 4 goals. SC Heerenveen’s most prolific scorer has been Rami Hajal. He has netted 3 goals over the last five matches
SC Heerenveen will be without Joost van Aken, while Jens Toornstra, Bart Ramselaar, Bas Dost and Ramon Hendriks are unavailable to play for FC Utrecht.