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Eredivisie | Gameweek 3
Aug 27, 2023 at 3.45pm UK
Abe Lenstra Stadion
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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
CPSV EindhovenPSV322831107198887
2Feyenoord32246285246178
3FC Twente32196760332763
4AZ AlkmaarAZ32187764362861
5Ajax321410869591052
6NECNijmegen321311862471550
7FC UtrechtUtrecht32131094643349
8Go Ahead Eagles321110114542343
9Sparta RotterdamSparta32127134847143
10Heerenveen32107155165-1437
11Fortuna SittardSittard3299143655-1936
12PEC Zwolle3298154364-2135
13Almere CityAlmere City32713123252-2034
14Heracles3295184170-2932
15RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk3277183652-1628
16SBV ExcelsiorExcelsior32511164669-2326
RFC VolendamVolendam3247213179-4819
RVitesse3255222571-462


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