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AZ Alkmaar
Ajax
FC Twente logo
FC Utrecht
Feyenoord
Fortuna Sittard
Go Ahead Eagles
Groningen
Heerenveen
Heracles Almelo
NAC Breda
NEC
PEC Zwolle
PSV
Waalwijk logo
Sparta Rotterdam logo
Willem II
NEC
Eredivisie | Gameweek 20
Feb 3, 2024 at 8pm UK
Goffertstadion
Heracles Almelo

Nijmegen
3 - 1
Heracles

Ogawa (51' pen., 59'), Chery (66')
Meijer (0'), Sow (48')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Hornkamp (3')
Sonnenberg (50')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Go Ahead Eagles 2-2 Nijmegen
Sunday, January 28 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: Heracles 2-4 Ajax
Saturday, January 27 at 8pm in Eredivisie

We said: NEC 3-1 Heracles

Heracles have conceded the most goals of any Eredivisie team this season, and we can see them enduring another defensive collapse here en route to a disappointing defeat in the end. 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 NEC win with a probability of 50.87%. A win for Heracles had a probability of 27.29% and a draw had a probability of 21.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a NEC win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.34%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.75%) and 2-0 (6.66%). The likeliest Heracles win was 1-2 (6.63%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.46%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 6.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 3-1 win for NEC in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for NEC.

Result
NECDrawHeracles
50.87% (1.332 1.33) 21.83% (-0.365 -0.37) 27.29% (-0.974 -0.97)
Both teams to score 64.9% (0.512 0.51)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
65.54% (1.02 1.02)34.46% (-1.025 -1.03)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
43.61% (1.137 1.14)56.38% (-1.141 -1.14)
NEC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
86.1% (0.803 0.8)13.89% (-0.808 -0.81)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
58.68% (1.564 1.56)41.32% (-1.569 -1.57)
Heracles Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.37% (-0.11199999999999 -0.11)24.62% (0.109 0.11)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.86% (-0.155 -0.16)59.13% (0.15 0.15)
Score Analysis
    NEC 50.87%
    Heracles 27.29%
    Draw 21.83%
NECDrawHeracles
2-1 @ 9.34% (0.027000000000001 0.03)
1-0 @ 6.75% (-0.157 -0.16)
2-0 @ 6.66% (0.039000000000001 0.04)
3-1 @ 6.14% (0.193 0.19)
3-0 @ 4.38% (0.151 0.15)
3-2 @ 4.31% (0.122 0.12)
4-1 @ 3.03% (0.178 0.18)
4-0 @ 2.16% (0.134 0.13)
4-2 @ 2.12% (0.119 0.12)
5-1 @ 1.2% (0.102 0.1)
4-3 @ 0.99% (0.052 0.05)
Other @ 3.78%
Total : 50.87%
1-1 @ 9.46% (-0.25 -0.25)
2-2 @ 6.54% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
0-0 @ 3.42% (-0.183 -0.18)
3-3 @ 2.01% (0.051 0.05)
Other @ 0.39%
Total : 21.83%
1-2 @ 6.63% (-0.196 -0.2)
0-1 @ 4.8% (-0.272 -0.27)
0-2 @ 3.36% (-0.202 -0.2)
1-3 @ 3.1% (-0.102 -0.1)
2-3 @ 3.06% (-0.011 -0.01)
0-3 @ 1.57% (-0.099 -0.1)
1-4 @ 1.09% (-0.039 -0.04)
2-4 @ 1.07% (-0.0070000000000001 -0.01)
Other @ 2.62%
Total : 27.29%

How you voted: Nijmegen vs Heracles

NEC
86.4%
Draw
9.1%
Heracles
4.5%
22
Head to Head
Aug 18, 2023 7pm
Gameweek 2
Heracles
2-1
Nijmegen
Hansson (61'), Ouahim (74')
Bruns (32'), Engels (90+6')
Ogawa (24')
Baas (28'), Marques (90+6')
Jan 15, 2022 5.45pm
Gameweek 17
Nijmegen
0-0
Heracles
Tavsan (45+1')
Quagliata (81'), Knoester (85')
Aug 29, 2021 1.30pm
Gameweek 3
Heracles
0-1
Nijmegen

Bakis (27'), de la Torre (76'), Fadiga (77'), Blaswich (77'), Knoester (87')
Bakis (41')
Akman (50')
Marquez Alvarez (41'), Okita (90+1')
Mar 5, 2017 3.45pm
Nijmegen
3-1
Heracles
Von Haacke (27', 33'), Golla (69')
Fomitschow (14')
Armenteros (14')
Kuwas (43')
Dec 2, 2016 7pm
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV18151261154646
2Ajax18133239172242
3FC UtrechtUtrecht1812333629739
4Feyenoord18105341231835
5FC Twente18104438231534
6AZ AlkmaarAZ18103533191433
7Go Ahead Eagles188463327628
8Fortuna SittardSittard187472528-325
9Heerenveen187382133-1224
10Willem II186482325-222
11NAC BredaNAC Breda1871102131-1022
12NECNijmegen1862102424020
13PEC Zwolle184591627-1117
14Groningen174581426-1217
15Heracles173681934-1515
16Sparta RotterdamSparta182791527-1213
17Almere CityAlmere City1824121037-2710
18RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk1814131943-247


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