Emmen vs Heerenveen Predictions

Emmen could have had a much worse start to their second season in the Eredivisie after they lost their opening two matches, conceded six goals, and failed to score themselves. This weekends’ visitors Heerenveen kicked-off the new campaign with a surprise 4-0 win over Heracles and then earned a draw with Feyenoord, so confidence is bound to be high within the visitors’ camp.

The limited head to head record between these two clubs and the form and performances of both teams heading into Saturday’s clash all points towards an away win for Heerenveen and a good chance the visitors will keep a clean sheet in the process. Heerenveen have won three of their previous five encounters with Emmen, with the latest head to head arriving in the form of a friendly in May which Heerenveen won 3-0.

With Emmen losing their opening two matches their confidence is bound to have taken a hit but coupled with their failure to score in both matches and the manner of their 5-0 defeat at Ajax last time out, the worries of ‘second season syndrome’ are already beginning to mount. The fact that Emmen have failed to score in their opening two matches is compounded even more when you see that Heerenveen have kept two clean sheets in their last three attempts, against Heracles and Sunderland.

The last two meetings between the pair have been decided by a win to nil, as have each of Emmen’s last three matches, and two of Heerenveen’s last three, which is why we’re backing a 2-0 win for the visitors on Saturday. Heerenveen scored four in their last away game but Emmen only Conceded once at home to Groningen, making a 2-0 prediction the most realistic outcome based on all the facts and stats,

We’re confident that Heerenveen will win on Saturday and have predicted a final scoreline of 2-0. The hosts have struggled at the start of the new season and look poor going forward, while their guests have begun brightly and have already scored five times in two Eredivisie matches. Heerenveen have had the better of Emmen in their brief history and we expect that to continue this weekend.