Eredivisie | Gameweek 2

Aug 20, 2023 at 11.15am UK

Stadion Galgenwaard

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

Goals
for

Heerenveen

All competitions

Eredivisie

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

Goals
for

Top scorers

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 Utrecht	Draw	Heerenveen
45.28% ( 0.13)	24.76% ( -0.12)	29.95% ( -0)

Both teams to score 56.44% (

0.4)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

53.55% (

0.52)

46.45% (

-0.51)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

31.27% (

0.49)

68.73% (

-0.48)

FC Utrecht Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

79.42% (

0.27)

20.58% (

-0.27)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

46.88% (

0.43)

53.12% (

-0.42)

Heerenveen Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.06% (

0.26)

28.94% (

-0.25)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

35.18% (

0.32)

64.82% (

-0.31)

Score Analysis

FC Utrecht 45.28%

Heerenveen 29.95%

Draw 24.76%

FC Utrecht	Draw	Heerenveen
1-0 @ 9.42% ( -0.13) 2-1 @ 9.23% ( 0.02) 2-0 @ 7.44% ( -0.04) 3-1 @ 4.86% ( 0.05) 3-0 @ 3.92% ( 0.01) 3-2 @ 3.02% ( 0.05) 4-1 @ 1.92% ( 0.03) 4-0 @ 1.55% ( 0.02) 4-2 @ 1.19% ( 0.03) Other @ 2.74% Total : 45.28%	1-1 @ 11.67% ( -0.08) 0-0 @ 5.96% ( -0.13) 2-2 @ 5.72% ( 0.05) 3-3 @ 1.25% ( 0.03) Other @ 0.17% Total : 24.76%	0-1 @ 7.39% ( -0.11) 1-2 @ 7.24% ( 0) 0-2 @ 4.58% ( -0.04) 1-3 @ 2.99% ( 0.02) 2-3 @ 2.37% ( 0.04) 0-3 @ 1.89% ( -0) 1-4 @ 0.93% ( 0.01) Other @ 2.57% Total : 29.95%