Heerenveen vs Utrecht Predictions

• Eight of the last 12 Heerenveen games have contained 3+ goals
• There have been a dozen goals across the last two Utrecht matches
• Heerenveen have netted at least twice in nine of their last 11 home fixtures

Goals, goals, goals for Heerenveen

Heerenveen have lost touch with the European places in recent weeks due to a poor run of four games without a victory, but they have remained fluent in front of goal.

Kees van Wonderen’s side played out a 3-3 draw against Twente earlier this month, and have in fact failed to score in just two of their last ten outings, netting 20 times in the process.

They have also scored at least twice in nine of their last 11 outings at the Abe Lenstra Stadion, while eight of their last dozen fixtures across all venues have included 3+ strikes.

Can Utretch keep their opponents at bay?

Looking to blunt that potent strikeforce are a visiting Utrecht side who hammered PEC Zwolle 5-1 in their last match, that on the back of losing 4-2 to Feyenoord a few days earlier.

Indeed, the dozen goals coming across those two fixtures account for nearly 16% of the goals scored in their league fixtures this season, ten of which have contained 3+ strikes.

The suspicion is that the shackles have come off slightly in recent weeks, as Ron Jans’ side, who have failed to score in just one of their last 11 Eredivisie outings, seek to secure European football.

I predict that there will be 3+ goals in this game, with 2-2 my correct score prediction.