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AZ Alkmaar
Ajax
FC Twente logo
FC Utrecht
FC Volendam
Feyenoord
Fortuna Sittard
Go Ahead Eagles
Heerenveen
Heracles Almelo
NEC
PEC Zwolle
PSV
Waalwijk logo
Excelsior
Sparta Rotterdam logo
Vitesse
Heerenveen
Eredivisie | Gameweek 1
Aug 5, 2022 at 7pm UK
Abe Lenstra Stadion
Sparta Rotterdam logo

Heerenveen
0 - 0
Sparta

FT

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Eredivisie clash between Heerenveen and Sparta Rotterdam, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: AZ 2-0 Heerenveen
Sunday, May 22 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie

We said: Heerenveen 1-0 Sparta Rotterdam

Both teams enjoyed decent pre-season campaigns, and they will be aiming to use that momentum to secure an opening-day win. We are anticipating an enthralling affair with the home side edging out their visitors by the odd goal. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Heerenveen win with a probability of 54.94%. A draw had a probability of 24.7% and a win for Sparta Rotterdam had a probability of 20.35%.

The most likely scoreline for a Heerenveen win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.19%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.74%) and 2-1 (9.5%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.66%), while for a Sparta Rotterdam win it was 0-1 (7.16%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with an 8.1% likelihood.

Result
HeerenveenDrawSparta Rotterdam
54.94%24.71% (0.101 0.1) 20.35% (-0.103 -0.1)
Both teams to score 47.18% (-0.42 -0.42)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
45.96% (-0.487 -0.49)54.04% (0.48399999999999 0.48)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
24.52% (-0.41 -0.41)75.47% (0.408 0.41)
Heerenveen Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
80.39% (-0.188 -0.19)19.61% (0.185 0.19)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
48.44% (-0.306 -0.31)51.56% (0.305 0.31)
Sparta Rotterdam Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
58.69% (-0.387 -0.39)41.3% (0.383 0.38)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
22.17% (-0.344 -0.34)77.83% (0.34099999999999 0.34)
Score Analysis
    Heerenveen 54.92%
    Sparta Rotterdam 20.35%
    Draw 24.7%
HeerenveenDrawSparta Rotterdam
1-0 @ 13.19% (0.17 0.17)
2-0 @ 10.74% (0.07 0.07)
2-1 @ 9.5% (-0.032 -0.03)
3-0 @ 5.84% (0.008 0.01)
3-1 @ 5.16% (-0.048 -0.05)
4-0 @ 2.38% (-0.011 -0.01)
3-2 @ 2.28% (-0.045 -0.04)
4-1 @ 2.1% (-0.032 -0.03)
4-2 @ 0.93% (-0.024 -0.02)
Other @ 2.8%
Total : 54.92%
1-1 @ 11.66% (0.029999999999999 0.03)
0-0 @ 8.1% (0.152 0.15)
2-2 @ 4.2% (-0.058 -0.06)
Other @ 0.74%
Total : 24.7%
0-1 @ 7.16% (0.06 0.06)
1-2 @ 5.16% (-0.040999999999999 -0.04)
0-2 @ 3.17% (-0.0070000000000001 -0.01)
1-3 @ 1.52% (-0.029 -0.03)
2-3 @ 1.24% (-0.031 -0.03)
0-3 @ 0.93% (-0.012 -0.01)
Other @ 1.18%
Total : 20.35%

How you voted: Heerenveen vs Sparta

Heerenveen
78.9%
Draw
10.5%
Sparta Rotterdam
10.5%
57
Head to Head
Apr 3, 2022 1.30pm
Dec 11, 2021 7pm
May 16, 2021 1.30pm
Heerenveen
1-2
Sparta
De Jong (67')
Akujobi (84')
Thy (7'), Burger (16')
Smeets (30')
Nov 1, 2020 1.30pm
Sparta
1-4
Heerenveen
Thy (90+2' pen.)
Duarte (50')
Nygren (7'), Paul van Hecke (25'), Veerman (42', 57')
Apr 4, 2020 5.30pm
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV30263195177881
2Feyenoord30226277235472
3FC Twente30186656302660
4AZ AlkmaarAZ30167759352455
5Ajax3013986356748
6NECNijmegen301211759441547
7FC UtrechtUtrecht3012994341245
8Go Ahead Eagles30119104439542
9Sparta RotterdamSparta30117124543240
10Heerenveen30106145056-636
11Fortuna SittardSittard3098133452-1835
12Almere CityAlmere City30712113048-1833
13PEC Zwolle3088144058-1832
14Heracles3095164062-2232
15SBV ExcelsiorExcelsior30510154464-2025
16RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk3066182950-2124
17FC VolendamVolendam3047193074-4419
18Vitesse3045212268-4617


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