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AZ Alkmaar
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Cambuur
Emmen
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FC Utrecht
FC Volendam
Feyenoord
Fortuna Sittard
Go Ahead Eagles
Groningen
Heerenveen
NEC
PSV
Waalwijk logo
Excelsior
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Vitesse
The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Friday's Eredivisie clash between Heerenveen and Sparta Rotterdam, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
More game data and we say below the videos

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
Todays Game Header Right
1.30pm
Rune
Rublev
Tables
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Feyenoord28207167274067
2Ajax28178376284859
3PSV EindhovenPSV28185575334259
4AZ AlkmaarAZ28166653322154
5Sparta RotterdamSparta29157747301752
6FC Twente28149548222651
7FC UtrechtUtrecht2811984442242
8RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk28108104446-238
9Heerenveen29108113442-838
10NECNijmegen2871473730735
11Fortuna SittardSittard2895143551-1632
12Go Ahead Eagles2879123748-1130
13Vitesse2869133247-1527
14FC VolendamVolendam2876153258-2627
15SBV ExcelsiorExcelsior2983182766-3927
16EmmenEmmen28510132546-2125
17Groningen2945202859-3117
18Cambuur2844202155-3416

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