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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
1Ajax25203253183563
2PSV EindhovenPSV25174475304555
3FC UtrechtUtrecht2514744638849
4FC Twente25137550311946
5Feyenoord24128448272144
6AZ AlkmaarAZ24134740241643
7Go Ahead Eagles2512584640641
8Fortuna SittardSittard2595113242-1032
9Heerenveen2586113145-1430
10Groningen2477102333-1028
11NAC BredaNAC Breda2584132743-1628
12Heracles2569103246-1427
13NECNijmegen2575133637-126
14PEC Zwolle2567122940-1125
15Sparta RotterdamSparta2559112434-1024
16Willem II2566132841-1324
17RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk2445153249-1717
18Almere CityAlmere City2535171549-3414


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