Almere City - SC Heerenveen predictions

Though the match can honestly go either way, Almere City will be at a bit of a disadvantage. Their victory is priced at 2.77 despite the home-field advantage, so they’ll need to bring their A-game.

Things are looking problematic for the visiting side. They are going up against a stronger team which also has a home pitch advantage. Victory is still within reach – they’ll just have to work harder than usual to get it.

Almere City’s previous Eredivisie match did not go their way, but not even the most stubborn fans would have predicted a different result against a team as strong as FC Twente . They played as visitors, and the top online bookmakers priced an away win at 10.00. They never recovered from some early concessions, and the score was brought to a conclusive 3:1 result before the end.

SC Heerenveen lost their previous home game against PSV with a considerably high 0:8 margin. Considering the overwhelming betting odds they were up against, though, the fact that they spent most of the match on the back foot is not too surprising.

With 7 concessions over the last 3 matches, Almere City will definitely have to make some improvements in their defensive line.

The visitors’ main concern will be cutting down the concession rate. They conceded more than 5 times in their latest 3 matches, and bucking the trend will be a great step in the right direction.

As far as the head-to-head history goes, this is the second time we’ll be seeing these two squads clash this season. SC Heerenveen decisively won that first match, and they’re still seen as the favourites despite playing as the away team.

The hosts weren’t considered likely to win either way, but they are in a slightly worse position now. Stijn Keller, Danny Post, Yann Kitala, Adi Nalić have all been injured recently, leaving the team’s coach with a narrower range of options.

With no injuries to speak of on the visiting side, the favourites will be heading into this fixture with full force.

With the two teams’ recent track records in mind, this match is perfect for a very safe Both Teams to Score wager.