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Team News

Heerenveen

  • Heerenveen are expected to again be without top scorer Alfred Finnbogason.
  • It means Luciano Slagveer will continue to lead the line and Bilal Basacikoglu will start his second consecutive league game.
  • Joey van den Berg, after his sending off against PSV, is suspended. Joeri de Kamps is expected to fill in for him in midfield.

Go Ahead Eagles

  • Deniz Türüc misses the trip to Heerenveen after the attacking midfielder was shown a straight red in Go Ahead’s 3-0 defeat at home to Vitesse.
  • Lars Lambooij should return to the starting XI in his absence.
  • Xandro Schenk is also suspended; Joeri Schroyen is expected to fill in.

Match Facts

  • There have been over 2.5 goals scored in Heerenveen’s last 7 home games in Eredivisie.
  • There have been over 2.5 goals scored in Go Ahead Eagles’s last 6 away games in Eredivisie.
  • Heerenveen have scored at least 2 goals in their last 7 home matches in Eredivisie.
  • Heerenveen have conceded at least 2 goals in 6 of their last 7 home matches in Eredivisie.
  • Go Ahead Eagles have conceded at least 2 goals in 5 of their last 6 matches in Eredivisie.

Prediction

  • Go Ahead Eagles are hoping to put their miserable defeat to Vitesse behind them, but could do without facing a strong opponent in Heerenveen.
  • The side managed by Marco van Basten were moments away from recording a seismic victory at PSV – instead leaving Eindhoven with a draw, which Van Basten nonetheless took positives from.
  • His team, three points better off than the Eagles, go into Saturday’s game winning three of their last four home league games and they’ll fancy themselves to make it four out of five.

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