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Eredivisie | Gameweek 31
May 6, 2023 at 7pm UK
Goffertstadion
Heerenveen

Nijmegen
2 - 3
Heerenveen

Mattsson (37'), Dimata (61')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Haye (27'), van Hooijdonk (82'), Colassin (87')
van Ottele (12'), van Ewijk (41')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Groningen 0-1 Nijmegen
Tuesday, April 25 at 2pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: Heerenveen 2-3 Emmen
Saturday, April 22 at 5.45pm in Eredivisie

We said: NEC 1-2 Heerenveen

Heerenveen have been let down by their home form this season, but the Super Frisians' results on their travels is the seven-best in the Eredivisie. NEC have conceded a goal in 13 of their 15 fixtures at Stadion de Goffert, and a run that has seen them claim one win in their last six home games is likely to extend to a sole victory in seven on Saturday. 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 42.37%. A win for Heerenveen had a probability of 33.11% and a draw had a probability of 24.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a NEC win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.95%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.42%) and 2-0 (6.59%). The likeliest Heerenveen win was 1-2 (7.76%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.43%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Heerenveen would win this match.

Result
NECDrawHeerenveen
42.37% (0.114 0.11) 24.52% (-0.029 -0.03) 33.11% (-0.084000000000003 -0.08)
Both teams to score 58.73% (0.070999999999998 0.07)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
55.92% (0.105 0.1)44.08% (-0.102 -0.1)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
33.53% (0.1 0.1)66.47% (-0.097999999999999 -0.1)
NEC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.1% (0.096999999999994 0.1)20.9% (-0.096 -0.1)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
46.38% (0.15 0.15)53.62% (-0.148 -0.15)
Heerenveen Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.25%25.75% (0.0020000000000024 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.32% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)60.68% (0.0040000000000049 0)
Score Analysis
    NEC 42.37%
    Heerenveen 33.11%
    Draw 24.52%
NECDrawHeerenveen
2-1 @ 8.95% (0.012 0.01)
1-0 @ 8.42% (-0.013 -0.01)
2-0 @ 6.59% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
3-1 @ 4.67% (0.02 0.02)
3-0 @ 3.44% (0.015 0.02)
3-2 @ 3.17% (0.013 0.01)
4-1 @ 1.83% (0.013 0.01)
4-0 @ 1.35% (0.0090000000000001 0.01)
4-2 @ 1.24% (0.008 0.01)
Other @ 2.72%
Total : 42.37%
1-1 @ 11.43% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
2-2 @ 6.07% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
0-0 @ 5.38% (-0.024 -0.02)
3-3 @ 1.43% (0.0049999999999999 0)
Other @ 0.21%
Total : 24.52%
1-2 @ 7.76% (-0.013 -0.01)
0-1 @ 7.3% (-0.033 -0.03)
0-2 @ 4.95% (-0.023000000000001 -0.02)
1-3 @ 3.51% (-0.0059999999999998 -0.01)
2-3 @ 2.75% (0.0030000000000001 0)
0-3 @ 2.24% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
1-4 @ 1.19% (-0.002 -0)
2-4 @ 0.93% (0.001 0)
Other @ 2.49%
Total : 33.11%

How you voted: Nijmegen vs Heerenveen

NEC
54.5%
Draw
18.2%
Heerenveen
27.3%
11
Head to Head
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Heerenveen
0-1
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Haye (53'), van Hooijdonk (77'), Dresevic (82')
Tavsan (41')
Barreto (8'), van Rooij (73'), Schone (90+7')
Nov 6, 2021 5.45pm
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Nijmegen
1-1
Heerenveen
Akman (53')
Veerman (72')
May 14, 2017 1.30pm
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0-2
Nijmegen

Schmidt (41')
Groeneveld (23'), Awoniyi (64')
von Haacke (28'), Messaoud (80')
Aug 20, 2016 7.45pm
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2-1
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Dumic (32'), Ofosu (59')
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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV16140256134342
2Ajax16113235161936
3FC UtrechtUtrecht1611323223936
4Feyenoord16105140182235
5AZ AlkmaarAZ17102531171432
6FC Twente1794432211131
7Go Ahead Eagles177463027325
8Fortuna SittardSittard166462023-322
9NAC BredaNAC Breda177191927-822
10Heerenveen176381731-1421
11Willem II165471718-119
12NECNijmegen165292220217
13PEC Zwolle174581626-1017
14Groningen164481426-1216
15Heracles163581833-1514
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