Dutch EreDivision
2009-09-12 - SC Heerenveen vs FC Groningen
A Sports Betting Pick by Erik
Football: Netherlands, Eredivisie 2009/2010
Saturday, 12th September 2009 - Kickoff 19:45 CET
Heerenveen (15th) 1-1-3 3:2
SC Heerenveen once again suffered a defeat, this time on the road to NAC Breda with the hosts booking a relatively easy 2-0 home win.
SC Heerenveen continued their struggling and the team dropped to the fifteenth place in the ranking after their third defeat of the season.
In the game against NAC Breda the team once again did not manage to impress with NAC Breda making the play in a slow first half. Six minutes into the second half the hosts opened the score and seven minutes later SC Heerenveen got two goals down.
In the remainder of the second half SC Heerenveen managed to create one good chance with Losada (att) firing on goal but the team will need to improve in order to get back within the first nine of the table.
Groningen (17th) 0-2-3 4:9
Two points from five games - those are the sad figures for FC Groningen this season so far.
With only four goals in five games the absence of a scoring striker after departure of Berg to Hamburger SV becomes more and more obvious and team manager Jans will have to find a solution quickly in order for the team not to slide down the ranking any further.
FC Groningen lost their last game 0-2 at home to PSV Eindhoven and the team managed to create only one possibility in the first half with Holla (mid) firing on goal from the second line.
In the second half two goals from PSV denied the hosts to their first win of the season with FC Groningen dropping to the seventeenth place in the ranking.
THe Betting Verdict
Both teams seem hopelessly out of form but games between SC Heerenveen and FC Groningen are always something special in the North.
Both teams still miss a lethal striker but with Henrique (att) and Sibon (att) up front, SC Heerenveen has to be given the advantage here.
Combined with the home advantage the home win price of around evens seem worth taking with small stakes.
