Record-breaking Eindhoven in the league will welcome Heerenveen in a midweek game this Thursday night. The match will be played at the Philips Stadium.
Schmidt's men became the first team in the history of the Dutch top flight to win all 14 league matches at the start of a season after winning at Feyenoord on Sunday. The tournament will be a trial run to see how they adjust to the pressure of Champions League competition.
This season, Eindhoven's performance is unrivaled. They have set a new record in Dutch football with their remarkable record - winning all 14 matches at the beginning of the season. This record breaks their own record of winning all 13 games at the beginning of the season set in 2018-19. Although they didn't win the title that year, this time around, they are already 10 points clear of second place and are on course for a clean sweep.
Schmidt's men have won 19 of their last 23 matches, with only Arsenal beating them once. However, with the comeback win at Sevilla and Arsenal's victory against Lens, they have advanced to the knockout stage of the Champions League.
However, Heerenveen are no slouches. Their recent form has been quite good and their recent performances at the Philips Stadium have been impressive. In their last 16 matches against Eindhoven, Heerenveen have won eight of them. In their last three games, they drew twice against Eindhoven. Their recent impressive performances have given them confidence going into this match.
In recent matches, Heerenveen ended a run of five consecutive losses on the road and have won back-to-back matches after international days. They won 3-0 against both Fortuna Sittard and Almere City. This allowed Heerenveen to jump from the edge of the relegation zone to the Europa League playoff list.
Prior to this game, Heerenveen were seventh in the table, one point ahead of Ajax. However, there is an 11-point gap between them and Twente, who are in the automatic Europa League places.
Even though Heerenveen's recent performances have been impressive, Eindhoven's great performance makes them the favorites for this match. We predict that Eindhoven will beat Heerenveen 3-1 in this match. Although Heerenveen have scored in 16 of their last 18 away games, their chances of winning against table leaders Eindhoven are still very slim.
