Almere City vs Heerenveen prediction, odds & betting tips – 21/12/2024

Almere City and Heerenveen are bound to meet in the next round of the Eredivisie on Saturday, 21 December.

Can Almere City finally get a win that might help them move up from the last place in the standings or will Heerenveen make sure they stay at the bottom? Find out by reading our Almere City vs Heerenveen prediction below.

Almere City vs Heerenveen prediction: Another loss for Almere City

Key Stats

• Heerenveen enter this game after winning twice in a row in the league and three games in a row if we count the Dutch Cup.
• Almere City have failed to score in five of their last seven matches in all competitions.
• Both teams have scored in just two of the last eight Heerenveen's matches in the league.

Correct score prediction: Almere City 0-2 Heerenveen

Things have been hard for Almere City this season and that is true for their recent games too since they're currently on a six-game losing streak in the league. We expect that to extend to seven after Saturday even though Heerenveen have only won once away from home in the league. However, that was their last away game and they're in good form right now, unlike Almere City.

Pre-game odds and win probability: Heerenveen favoured to win the game

• HOME: 21/10 – 32.30%
• DRAW: 9/4 – 30.80%
• AWAY: 11/9 – 45.00%

*Odds from 7Bet, subject to change

We can see from these Almere City vs Heerenveen odds that the guests are the expected winners and it's hardly a surprise considering how poor Almere City have been lately and this entire season overall.

Anyhow, in addition to our predictions for this game, remember to also check our betting tips for today.

Most recent H2Hs: A close matchup in recent years

These two teams have only met four times in their history and all of their duels happened from 2015 onwards. In those four games, Heerenveen have won twice, Almere City once, along with one draw.

Europe Friendlies 12/07/24

Heerenveen

1

Almere City FC

0

Netherlands Eredivisie 03/05/24

Almere City FC

1

Heerenveen

1

Europe Friendlies 06/01/24

Heerenveen

2

Almere City FC

4

Netherlands Eredivisie 01/12/23

Heerenveen

3

Almere City FC

0

Europe Friendlies 21/07/15

Almere City FC

1

Heerenveen

1

Almere City preview: Can they put a stop to their recent struggles?

With seven losses in a row — six in the league and one in the cup against Quick Boys, a lower-league team — Almere City are seemingly unable to stop the bleeding. Things haven't been much different for them even if we look at this entire Eredivisie season given that Almere City are last in the standings with six points from 16 matches.

Meanwhile, Baptiste Guillaume is injured and will miss this match, while Alejandro Carbonell is questionable.

Predicted lineup: Bakker (GK), Zagaritis, Lawrence, Jacobs, Akujobi, Kadile, Tahiri, Van de Kamp, Providence, Nalic & Robinet

Netherlands Eredivisie 10/05/25

L

Sparta Rotterdam

3

Almere City FC

0

Netherlands Eredivisie 27/04/25

D

Go Ahead Eagles

0

Almere City FC

0

Netherlands Eredivisie 19/04/25

L

Heerenveen

2

Almere City FC

1

Netherlands Eredivisie 12/04/25

L

PSV

5

Almere City FC

0

Netherlands Eredivisie 05/04/25

D

PEC Zwolle

2

Almere City FC

2

Heerenveen preview: Looking to extend their solid run of form

With two wins and a draw in their last three games in the Eredivisie, Heerenveen have done well lately and thanks to this recent surge, they now sit in 10th place in the standings. Not only that, but now Heerenveen are closer to a spot that would take them into Europe next season than they are to the relegation zone.

When it comes to team news, Pawel Bochniewicz, Jacob Trenskow, and Mats Kohlert are on Heerenveen's injury list.

Predicted lineup: Van der Hart (GK), Hall, Kersten, Hopland, Braude, Van Ee, Brouwers, Jahanbakhsh, Smans, Sebaoui & Nicolaescu

Netherlands Eredivisie 10/05/25

L

RKC

3

Heerenveen

1

Netherlands Eredivisie 27/04/25

W

NEC

0

Heerenveen

1

Netherlands Eredivisie 19/04/25

W

Almere City FC

1

Heerenveen

2

Netherlands Eredivisie 12/04/25

L

Sparta Rotterdam

3

Heerenveen

1

Netherlands Eredivisie 04/04/25

W

Willem II

1

Heerenveen

3

Player to watch: Ion Nicolaescu

With five goals in the Eredivisie this season, the Romanian forward has proven his worth for Heerenveen, despite not even being a regular starter in the team.