Vitesse vs Heerenveen prediction: NETHERLANDS: Eredivisie betting tips on match 2023-11-11 20:00.
Vitesse Arnhem have held last place in the rankings since last week, courtesy of their worst start to an Eredivisie season since 2010/11. But with just three points between themselves and 12th-placed Ajax going into the round, they could find themselves making a significant leap up the standings in the event of a win. But the way they have been losing in recent weeks has been worrying for their fans. After their 5-1 loss at Go Ahead Eagles last week, some supporters were calling openly for the dismissal of head coach Phillip Cocu.
Since keeping their goal clean in their last four home matches of the season, Arnhem are still waiting for their first Eredivisie home win of 2023/24. With only two points and two goals, they’re the worst performing team in the competition when it comes to home games. Across all venues, they have picked up only one win – against archrivals NEC Nijmegen – across their last ten league games (D2, L7).
SC Heerenveen had two enormous opportunities last Sunday to draw 2-2 in the Johan Cruijff ArenA, but failed to score at the right moment and ultimately lost 4-1 due to two goals conceded in the final phase. That was already the seventh defeat in the last nine competitive matches for Kees van Wonderen’s side (W1, D1), who can gain some crucial confidence ahead of their next KNVB Cup round. After all, the team will travel to Arnhem again for another meeting with Vitesse on the weekend before Christmas.
One striking fact that could inspire Heerenveen is that the last four meetings between these clubs were won by the visiting side of the day. Last year it was 4-0 in favour of the Frisians, before Vitesse hit back with a 3-1 result earlier this calendar year. This season, Heerenveen has conceded more goals (25) than last placed Vitesse. The only difference is that Heerenveen have found it easier to score thanks to the creative efforts of Osame Sahraoui.
Players to watch: Marco van Ginkel scored his fourth league goal of the season last week, whilst Luuk Brouwers was accurate a total of three times in his last two league games.
Hot stat: Vitesse was ahead at half-time in only one of their last 11 competitive games.