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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
Heerenveen
Eredivisie | Gameweek 1
Aug 5, 2022 at 7pm UK
Abe Lenstra Stadion
Sparta Rotterdam logo

Heerenveen
0 - 0
Sparta

FT

The Match

Preview

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

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
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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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