Heerenveen vs Telstar - prediction, team news, lineups

Two teams successful request of a triumph conscionable successful circular six of the 2026-27 Eredivisie play arsenic Heerenveen big Telstar astatine the Abe Lenstra Stadion connected Sunday.

Since winning connected the opening matchday, some sides person failed to triumph immoderate of their consequent 4 matches and suffered constrictive defeats past clip out.

Match preview

Heerenveen failed to crook a 2-1 pb into triumph for the 2nd week running, starting September with a 3-2 decision to Eredivisie leaders AZ Alkmaar and piling connected unit connected Robin Veldman aft a 2-2 gully with Willem II to adjacent retired August.

Veldman criticised his broadside for their deficiency of solidity aft the defeat, which near Heerenveen with conscionable 2 points from the past 12 disposable and 12th successful the table.

However, De Superfriezen volition beryllium assured of an contiguous effect fixed a near-perfect grounds against Telstar, winning 7 and drafting 1 of the 8 erstwhile meetings betwixt the teams, astir precocious a 3-0 triumph successful March to implicit a league treble aft winning the reverse fixture 3-2.

Heerenveen past went 5 league games without a triumph successful September 2025, aboriginal successful Veldman’s reign, and the 40-year-old volition beryllium hopeless to debar a repetition arsenic his broadside question to halt their existent slide.

With trips to Sparta Rotterdam and PSV Eindhoven to travel this weekend, Sunday's hosts could bash with a instrumentality to winning ways to assistance reconstruct immoderate content up of a pugnacious tally of fixtures.

After battling backmost from 2 goals and a antheral down to gain a 2-2 gully with Cambuur, Telstar showed plentifulness of tone successful their midweek clash with FC Twente, but yet suffered a 1-0 decision courtesy of Sondre Orjasaeter’s punishment midway done the 2nd half.

That marked a 4th consecutive decision for Henk Brugge’s side, who had begun the play with a daze 2-1 triumph implicit NEC and were unbeaten successful 5 league outings dating backmost to past term.

Much of De Witte Leeuwen’s struggles tin beryllium attributed to antiaircraft frailties, arsenic they person present gone 10 matches without a cleanable sheet, conceding much than erstwhile connected six occasions and 21 goals successful full during that run.

Another concerning statistic for Telstar is that goalkeeper Ronald Koeman Jr has prevented much goals than immoderate different Eredivisie keeper this season, suggesting things could person been adjacent worse without his efforts.

A decision successful Heerenveen could spot Sunday's visitors driblet into the bottommost three, and with games against AZ and Ajax to travel successful their adjacent three, the IJmuiden-based outfit hazard being dragged into an early-season relegation battle.

Heerenveen Eredivisie form:

Telstar Eredivisie form:

Team News

Defensive duo Mees Hilgers (knee) and Mats Egbring (ankle) stay sidelined for Heerenveen, with Hilgers inactive awaiting his debut.

After 3 consecutive starts, Marcus Linday has missed the past 2 games with a genu problem, truthful Nolhan Courtens is expected to support his spot successful the XI.

However, Courtens could person a caller midfield partner, with Dirk Proper a uncertainty aft being forced disconnected with an wounded against AZ Alkmaar.

Telstar’s Nokkvi Thorisson was sent disconnected against Cambuur but saw his reddish paper overturned, allowing him to play against Twente.

Summer signing Ar’Jany Martha made his debut disconnected the seat successful midweek and is apt to settee for different cameo appearance.

Heerenveen imaginable starting lineup:

Klaverboer; Braude, Kersten, Willemsen, Zagaritis; Courtens, Proper; Trenskow, Meerveld, Rivera; Vente

Telstar imaginable starting lineup:

Koeman Jr; Peersman, Soualhia, Valk; Hardeveld, Owusu, Rossen, Alders; Brouwer, Mendes; Thorisson

We say: Heerenveen 2-1 Telstar

Sunday’s fixture has historically been one-sided, and Telstar look improbable to subordinate that inclination fixed their mediocre form.

While Heerenveen person besides been underwhelming of late, we are backing them to assertion each 3 points astatine the extremity of 90 minutes.

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