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Eredivisie | Gameweek 3
Aug 27, 2023 at 3.45pm UK
Abe Lenstra Stadion
Sparta Rotterdam logo

Heerenveen
1 - 3
Sparta

Bochniewicz (71')
Haye (90+4')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Lauritsen (34'), Saito (53', 62')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Utrecht 0-2 Heerenveen
Sunday, August 20 at 11.15am in Eredivisie
Last Game: Sparta 2-2 Feyenoord
Sunday, August 20 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie

We said: Heerenveen 1-1 Sparta Rotterdam

While Heerenveen have won both of their league matches so far, those were against sides that are expected to struggle this season. The visitors result last week would have given them huge belief that they can have a very good season, and we fancy they will take at least a share of the spoils in this one. 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 44.62%. A win for Sparta Rotterdam had a probability of 30.09% and a draw had a probability of 25.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Heerenveen win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.96%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.13%) and 2-0 (7.58%). The likeliest Sparta Rotterdam win was 0-1 (7.88%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.99%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 2.9% likelihood.

Result
HeerenveenDrawSparta Rotterdam
44.62% (0.15199999999999 0.15) 25.29% (0.17 0.17) 30.09% (-0.321 -0.32)
Both teams to score 54.75% (-0.744 -0.74)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
51.31% (-0.89 -0.89)48.69% (0.887 0.89)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
29.2% (-0.814 -0.81)70.8% (0.81100000000001 0.81)
Heerenveen Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.19% (-0.30699999999999 -0.31)21.81% (0.305 0.31)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
44.97% (-0.46700000000001 -0.47)55.02% (0.464 0.46)
Sparta Rotterdam Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.02% (-0.67399999999999 -0.67)29.98% (0.672 0.67)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.9% (-0.819 -0.82)66.09% (0.81699999999999 0.82)
Score Analysis
    Heerenveen 44.62%
    Sparta Rotterdam 30.09%
    Draw 25.29%
HeerenveenDrawSparta Rotterdam
1-0 @ 9.96% (0.27 0.27)
2-1 @ 9.13% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
2-0 @ 7.58% (0.138 0.14)
3-1 @ 4.64% (-0.044 -0.04)
3-0 @ 3.85% (0.035 0.03)
3-2 @ 2.79% (-0.08 -0.08)
4-1 @ 1.77% (-0.033 -0.03)
4-0 @ 1.47%
4-2 @ 1.06% (-0.04 -0.04)
Other @ 2.38%
Total : 44.62%
1-1 @ 11.99% (0.11 0.11)
0-0 @ 6.54% (0.235 0.24)
2-2 @ 5.5% (-0.105 -0.11)
3-3 @ 1.12% (-0.054 -0.05)
Other @ 0.14%
Total : 25.29%
0-1 @ 7.88% (0.141 0.14)
1-2 @ 7.23% (-0.071000000000001 -0.07)
0-2 @ 4.75% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
1-3 @ 2.9% (-0.084 -0.08)
2-3 @ 2.21% (-0.085 -0.09)
0-3 @ 1.91% (-0.037 -0.04)
Other @ 3.22%
Total : 30.09%

How you voted: Heerenveen vs Sparta

Heerenveen
45.8%
Draw
25.0%
Sparta Rotterdam
29.2%
24
Head to Head
Apr 15, 2023 8pm
Gameweek 29
Sparta
4-0
Heerenveen
Pinto (39'), Namli (51'), Sambo (67'), Van Crooij (76')
Aug 5, 2022 7pm
Apr 3, 2022 1.30pm
Gameweek 26
Sparta
1-1
Heerenveen
Van Crooij (52' pen.)
Sarr (67')
Dec 11, 2021 7pm
Gameweek 14
Heerenveen
0-0
Sparta
Bakker (34'), Kaib (90')
May 16, 2021 1.30pm
Gameweek 34
Heerenveen
1-2
Sparta
De Jong (67')
Akujobi (84')
Thy (7'), Burger (16')
Smeets (30')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Ajax28224260213970
2PSV EindhovenPSV29204586335364
3Feyenoord29178464323259
4FC UtrechtUtrecht2815855041953
5FC Twente28138754401447
6AZ AlkmaarAZ28137847321546
7Go Ahead Eagles2913795246646
8Sparta RotterdamSparta29810113336-334
9Heerenveen2997133652-1634
10NECNijmegen2996144243-133
11Fortuna SittardSittard2996143349-1633
12Heracles28711103548-1332
13Groningen2888122741-1432
14NAC BredaNAC Breda2987143149-1831
15PEC Zwolle2879123443-930
16Willem II2866162947-1824
17RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk2947183558-2319
18Almere CityAlmere City2947182057-3719


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