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FC Utrecht
Eredivisie | Gameweek 2
Aug 20, 2023 at 11.15am UK
Stadion Galgenwaard
Heerenveen

Utrecht
0 - 2
Heerenveen

FT(HT: 0-0)
Sahraoui (69'), Karlsbakk (90+2')
van Ottele (45+2')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

FC Utrecht

All competitions
Last Game: PSV 2-0 Utrecht
Saturday, August 12 at 3.30pm in Eredivisie

Heerenveen

All competitions
Eredivisie
Last Game: Heerenveen 3-1 RKC Waalwijk
Saturday, August 12 at 5.45pm in Eredivisie

We said: FC Utrecht 1-1 Heerenveen

 FC Utrecht may have won their last five matches against Heerenveen, but the two sides are clearly very evenly-matched, given their respective league finishes last season, and we expect the spoils to be shared. Heerenveen got off to the perfect start to the campaign, and their performance that day displayed they have what it takes to pick up at least a point at the Stadion Galgenwaard. 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 FC Utrecht win with a probability of 45.28%. A win for Heerenveen had a probability of 29.95% and a draw had a probability of 24.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a FC Utrecht win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.23%) and 2-0 (7.44%). The likeliest Heerenveen win was 0-1 (7.39%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.67%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 4.6% likelihood.

Result
FC UtrechtDrawHeerenveen
45.28% (0.127 0.13) 24.76% (-0.116 -0.12) 29.95% (-0.0039999999999978 -0)
Both teams to score 56.44% (0.396 0.4)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.55% (0.521 0.52)46.45% (-0.514 -0.51)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
31.27% (0.489 0.49)68.73% (-0.482 -0.48)
FC Utrecht Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.42% (0.273 0.27)20.58% (-0.268 -0.27)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
46.88% (0.427 0.43)53.12% (-0.421 -0.42)
Heerenveen Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.06% (0.258 0.26)28.94% (-0.252 -0.25)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
35.18% (0.32 0.32)64.82% (-0.31400000000001 -0.31)
Score Analysis
    FC Utrecht 45.28%
    Heerenveen 29.95%
    Draw 24.76%
FC UtrechtDrawHeerenveen
1-0 @ 9.42% (-0.127 -0.13)
2-1 @ 9.23% (0.016999999999999 0.02)
2-0 @ 7.44% (-0.039000000000001 -0.04)
3-1 @ 4.86% (0.049 0.05)
3-0 @ 3.92% (0.012 0.01)
3-2 @ 3.02% (0.052 0.05)
4-1 @ 1.92% (0.035 0.03)
4-0 @ 1.55% (0.018 0.02)
4-2 @ 1.19% (0.03 0.03)
Other @ 2.74%
Total : 45.28%
1-1 @ 11.67% (-0.08 -0.08)
0-0 @ 5.96% (-0.13 -0.13)
2-2 @ 5.72% (0.051 0.05)
3-3 @ 1.25% (0.03 0.03)
Other @ 0.17%
Total : 24.76%
0-1 @ 7.39% (-0.109 -0.11)
1-2 @ 7.24% (0.0049999999999999 0)
0-2 @ 4.58% (-0.035 -0.04)
1-3 @ 2.99% (0.023 0.02)
2-3 @ 2.37% (0.038 0.04)
0-3 @ 1.89% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
1-4 @ 0.93% (0.014 0.01)
Other @ 2.57%
Total : 29.95%

How you voted: Utrecht vs Heerenveen

FC Utrecht
63.6%
Draw
9.1%
Heerenveen
27.3%
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV16140256134342
2Ajax16113235161936
3FC UtrechtUtrecht1611323223936
4Feyenoord16105140182235
5FC Twente1694332201231
6AZ AlkmaarAZ1692530171329
7Go Ahead Eagles166462826222
8Fortuna SittardSittard166462023-322
9NAC BredaNAC Breda167181825-722
10Heerenveen166371728-1121
11Willem II165471718-119
12NECNijmegen165292220217
13PEC Zwolle164481525-1016
14Groningen164481426-1216
15Heracles163581833-1514
16Sparta RotterdamSparta162681424-1012
17RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk1613121740-236
18Almere CityAlmere City161312737-306
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