Sparta Rotterdam vs Heerenveen prediction: NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie betting tips on match 2023-04-14 19:00.
Sparta Rotterdam has not drawn in any of their last eight matches in a row (W5, D3), but that was the case in each of their last three meetings with their upcoming opponent this weekend. The fact that Sparta already seems to be certain of an entry into the playoffs for European football is already a great achievement, but perhaps there is even more in store for De Kasteelheren. After an upset win against AZ last week (1-0), Maurice Steijn's team started the round only two points below number five FC Twente and five points behind the club from Alkmaar.
The only defeats Sparta have suffered this season stemmed from fixtures against the current top seven, in which next opposition SC Heerenveen was sitting just outside going into this round. With four victories from their last five matches, Sparta have enough reasons to have confidence of a good outcome in this match. If they manage to win this weekend, it would be their first home win over Heerenveen since 2016, when Denzel Dumfries among others was still kicking off with the Kasteellords.
Frisian visitors Heerenveen are going through a fairly volatile season, but will play on foreign soil this coming weekend and so far it has managed to collect more points there than in its own Abe Lenstra Stadium. Heerenveen are undefeated in their last five official away games (W3, D2), even despite having to travel to higher ranked clubs such as Twente (D 3-3) and AZ Alkmaar (D 1-1).
At the moment, Heerenveen have the points required for a European play-off ticket, but they are only three points ahead of RKC, which have a game in hand. Heerenveen have now found the net for eight games in a row and, for further inspiration, have generally been doing well against Sparta. The visitors lost only four of the last 24 H2H matches (W12, D8).
Players to watch: Japanese Sparta player Koki Saito is getting better and better every month and has now been involved in a goal in four of his last five matches (G3, A1). For the visitors, Sydney van Hooijdonk has scored seven times in his last five Eredivisie appearances.
Hot stat: Sparta were not trailing at half-time in any of their last 12 Eredivisie home games.