RKC vs Heerenveen Predictions

• RKC have picked up 7pts from their last four matches.
• The visitors arrive in decent form having lost just one of their last six matches in all competitions.
• The hosts remain bottom of the table but could move ahead of Den Haag with a win.
• The last goalless draw between these two clubs arrived back in 2004.

RKC are showing signs of improvement

Heerenveen have only lost one of their last six matches against RKC but the team hasn’t locked horns since 2014. RKC have only lost one of their last four league games and Heerenveen have only lost one of their last five league games, which is why we believe the pair will play out a draw on Sunday.

Both teams scored in four of RKC’s and five of Heerenveen’s last six matches and the visitors have drawn 40% of their league games this season, which only adds weight to our prediction for a 2-2 draw this weekend. Both teams scored in 60% of RKC’s and 67% of Heerenveen’s games so far this season and we’re expecting more of the same on Sunday.

RKC’s matches this season average 3.53 goals while Heerenveen’s games this season average 2.80 goals, but we’re backing four goals to be scored when these two sides clash as neither side has had any trouble finding the back of the net of late. Over 2.5 goals have been produced in 57% of RKC’sand 67% of Heerenveen’s matches this season and we fully believe that over 2.5 goals will be produced this weekend as both teams look confident and concentrate more in attack than they do in defence.

The visitors will be disappointed if they don’t take home at least a point

Heerenveen average 1.60 points per game which make a draw look the most likely result this weekend and RKC have only kept clean sheets in 14% of their home games while Heerenveen have only kept cleans sheets in 29% of their away games. RKC have also only failed to score in 29% of their home games while the visitors have only failed to score in 14% of their away games, and this is why we have backed both teams to score on Sunday.

We’re confident that both teams will score on Sunday and we have predicted a final scoreline of 2-2. Both teams are playing well at this moment in time and the hosts have surprised many with their turnaround in form. Both teams play a style of football that leaves spaces in behind for the opposition and that should make for a very entertaining and competitive ninety minutes this Sunday.