Willem II vs Heerenveen prediction

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Eredivisie

Kickoff

Sun, Aug 30, 12:30 PM

Round

Regular Season - 4

Venue

Koning Willem II Stadion, Tilburg

Referee

Jannick van der Laan, Netherlands

Recent form

Willem II

39Poor

Last 5 matches · 2W-1D-2L · -4 goal difference

Heerenveen

50Average

Last 5 matches · 2W-2D-1L · 0 goal difference

Our verdict

Strong

Market

Double Chance

Pick

Heerenveen or Draw

Confidence75%

BetGenius backs Heerenveen or Draw (Double Chance) at 75% confidence — a strong call. Total goals: Over 2.5 Goals.

Match preview

Willem II host Heerenveen in Round 4 of the Eredivisie looking to recover from a difficult start to their league campaign. The home side currently sit in 16th place with zero points after suffering consecutive 4-1 defeats against Go Ahead Eagles and NEC Nijmegen, leaving them with eight goals conceded across their first two matches.

Heerenveen enter the contest in 9th position with four points from three matches (one win, one draw, one loss). Their early fixtures include a 1-0 home victory against Twente and a resilient 2-2 away draw against Ajax, though they fell 2-0 at home to PEC Zwolle in their most recent outing.

The visitors hold an advantage in the recent head-to-head record, winning five of the last nine encounters between the clubs, including a 3-1 win in their most recent league meeting in April 2025.

Key factors

Willem II have lost both of their opening Eredivisie fixtures, conceding four goals in each game.
Heerenveen have taken four points from their first three league matches, including an away point at Ajax (2-2).
Heerenveen have won five of the last nine head-to-head meetings with Willem II across all competitions.
Willem II enter the match with five players listed as unavailable due to injury (A. Culum, T. Didillon Hodl, A. Lachkar, J. Schuurman, and A. Zarrouk).
Historic encounters between the teams average 3.67 goals per match, with 77.8% of the past nine games seeing over 2.5 goals.

Team news

Willem II

A. CulumFoot Injury
T. Didillon HodlHamstring Injury
A. LachkarGroin Injury
J. SchuurmanKnock
A. ZarroukSurgery

L. AbildgaardInactive
T. VilhenaInactive

Team news last updated Sep 5 (4 days ago) — later changes may not be reflected.

Heerenveen

M. EgbringInjury
M. HilgersKnee Injury

M. LindayInactive

Statistical comparison

Willem II at home vs Heerenveen away

Played

0-1-1

W-D-L

0-2-0

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Scored /game

—

Conceded /game

—

Clean sheets

—

Failed to score

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80%

BTTS (last 5)

60%

80%

Over 2.5 (last 5)

60%

Table context

Full table →

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
9	NEC Nijmegen	5	+2	7
10	Groningen	5	-1	7
11	Sparta Rotterdam	5	0	5
12	Heerenveen	5	-2	5
13	Telstar	4	-5	4
14	PEC Zwolle	5	-4	4
15	Utrecht	5	-9	2
16	Willem IIEredivisie (Relegation)	4	-9	1
17	ADO Den HaagRelegation - Eerste Divisie	5	-8	1
18	CambuurRelegation - Eerste Divisie	5	-12	1

Head-to-head

Full record →

Willem II

Draws

Heerenveen

Heerenveen have won 4 of the last 9 meetings, averaging 3.4 goals a game, both teams scored in 78% of them.

2026-08-30Willem II 2-2 Heerenveen
2025-04-04Heerenveen 3-1 Willem II
2024-12-08Willem II 1-2 Heerenveen
2022-03-05Willem II 0-0 Heerenveen
2021-11-21Heerenveen 2-1 Willem II

Our record in Eredivisie

92%24 won from 26 settled predictions

Settled results only — every published pick is recorded win or lose. Full track record →

1 published market

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Market

Double Chance

Pick

Heerenveen or Draw

Confidence75%

Willem II have struggled defensively in the early stages of the season, conceding four goals in each of their two league fixtures. In contrast, Heerenveen have already demonstrated competitive away form by securing a 2-2 draw at Ajax. In addition, Heerenveen have won five of the past nine head-to-head matches between the two sides. Backing Heerenveen on the Double Chance market provides solid coverage against a Willem II side dealing with multiple reported squad absences.

Willem II vs Heerenveen prediction

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Willem II

Heerenveen

Statistical comparison

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Head-to-head

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