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Eredivisie | Gameweek 31
May 6, 2023 at 7pm UK
Goffertstadion
Heerenveen

Nijmegen
2 - 3
Heerenveen

Mattsson (37'), Dimata (61')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Haye (27'), van Hooijdonk (82'), Colassin (87')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Eredivisie clash between NEC and Heerenveen, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Groningen 0-1 Nijmegen
Tuesday, April 25 at 2pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: Heerenveen 2-3 Emmen
Saturday, April 22 at 5.45pm in Eredivisie

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 NEC win with a probability of 42.37%. A win for Heerenveen had a probability of 33.11% and a draw had a probability of 24.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a NEC win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.95%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.42%) and 2-0 (6.59%). The likeliest Heerenveen win was 1-2 (7.76%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.43%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Heerenveen would win this match.

Result
NECDrawHeerenveen
42.37% (0.114 0.11)24.52% (-0.029 -0.03)33.11% (-0.084000000000003 -0.08)
Both teams to score 58.73% (0.070999999999998 0.07)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
55.92% (0.105 0.1)44.08% (-0.102 -0.1)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
33.53% (0.1 0.1)66.47% (-0.097999999999999 -0.1)
NEC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.1% (0.096999999999994 0.1)20.9% (-0.096 -0.1)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
46.38% (0.15 0.15)53.62% (-0.148 -0.15)
Heerenveen Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.25%25.75% (0.0020000000000024 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.32% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)60.68% (0.0040000000000049 0)
Score Analysis
    NEC 42.37%
    Heerenveen 33.11%
    Draw 24.52%
NECDrawHeerenveen
2-1 @ 8.95% (0.012 0.01)
1-0 @ 8.42% (-0.013 -0.01)
2-0 @ 6.59% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
3-1 @ 4.67% (0.02 0.02)
3-0 @ 3.44% (0.015 0.02)
3-2 @ 3.17% (0.013 0.01)
4-1 @ 1.83% (0.013 0.01)
4-0 @ 1.35% (0.0090000000000001 0.01)
4-2 @ 1.24% (0.008 0.01)
Other @ 2.72%
Total : 42.37%
1-1 @ 11.43% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-2 @ 6.07% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
0-0 @ 5.38% (-0.024 -0.02)
3-3 @ 1.43% (0.0049999999999999 0)
Other @ 0.21%
Total : 24.52%
1-2 @ 7.76% (-0.013 -0.01)
0-1 @ 7.3% (-0.033 -0.03)
0-2 @ 4.95% (-0.023000000000001 -0.02)
1-3 @ 3.51% (-0.0059999999999998 -0.01)
2-3 @ 2.75% (0.0030000000000001 0)
0-3 @ 2.24% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
1-4 @ 1.19% (-0.002 -0)
2-4 @ 0.93% (0.001 0)
Other @ 2.49%
Total : 33.11%

How you voted: Nijmegen vs Heerenveen

NEC
54.5%
Draw
18.2%
Heerenveen
27.3%
11
Head to Head
Sep 4, 2022 1.30pm
Feb 13, 2022 1.30pm
gameweek 20
Heerenveen
0-1
Nijmegen

Haye (53'), van Hooijdonk (77'), Dresevic (82')
Tavsan (41')
Barreto (8'), van Rooij (73'), Schone (90+7')
Nov 6, 2021 5.45pm
gameweek 11
Nijmegen
1-1
Heerenveen
Akman (53')
Veerman (72')
May 14, 2017 1.30pm
Heerenveen
0-2
Nijmegen

Schmidt (41')
Groeneveld (23'), Awoniyi (64')
von Haacke (28'), Messaoud (80')
Aug 20, 2016 7.45pm
Nijmegen
2-1
Heerenveen
Dumic (32'), Ofosu (59')