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Eredivisie | Gameweek 22
Feb 27, 2022 at 7pm UK
Abe Lenstra Stadion
FC Utrecht

Heerenveen
1 - 2
Utrecht

van Hooijdonk (80' pen.)
FT(HT: 0-0)

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Eredivisie clash between Heerenveen and FC Utrecht, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Heerenveen 1-2 FC Utrecht

With both clubs having failed to produce in recent matches, this feels like a difficult match to call. That said, when a team is on a seven-game losing streak, you cannot back them with any justification, leading us to predict a narrow victory for the visitors. 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 49.49%. A win for Heerenveen had a probability of 25.57% and a draw had a probability of 24.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a FC Utrecht win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.02%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.48%) and 0-2 (8.81%). The likeliest Heerenveen win was 1-0 (7.42%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.86%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-2 win for FC Utrecht in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for FC Utrecht.

Result
HeerenveenDrawFC Utrecht
25.57%24.94%49.49%
Both teams to score 52.56%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
49.99%50.01%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.01%71.99%
Heerenveen Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.89%34.11%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
29.2%70.8%
FC Utrecht Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.77%20.23%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
47.44%52.55%
Score Analysis
    Heerenveen 25.57%
    FC Utrecht 49.48%
    Draw 24.94%
HeerenveenDrawFC Utrecht
1-0 @ 7.42%
2-1 @ 6.38%
2-0 @ 3.99%
3-1 @ 2.29%
3-2 @ 1.83%
3-0 @ 1.43%
Other @ 2.24%
Total : 25.57%
1-1 @ 11.86%
0-0 @ 6.9%
2-2 @ 5.1%
3-3 @ 0.97%
Other @ 0.11%
Total : 24.94%
0-1 @ 11.02%
1-2 @ 9.48%
0-2 @ 8.81%
1-3 @ 5.05%
0-3 @ 4.69%
2-3 @ 2.72%
1-4 @ 2.02%
0-4 @ 1.88%
2-4 @ 1.09%
Other @ 2.74%
Total : 49.48%

How you voted: Heerenveen vs Utrecht

Heerenveen
16.7%
Draw
8.3%
FC Utrecht
75.0%
12
Head to Head
Oct 23, 2021 5.45pm
Gameweek 9
Utrecht
2-1
Heerenveen
Jansen (23' og.)
Kongolo (35')
May 8, 2021 5.45pm
Oct 2, 2020 7pm
Gameweek 4
Utrecht
1-1
Heerenveen
Kerk (44')
van de Streek (48')
Veerman (4')
Smit (77')
Smit (83')
May 10, 2020 1.30pm
Sep 22, 2019 11.15am
Gameweek 7
Heerenveen
1-1
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Ejuke (30')
Faik (2'), Veerman (24'), Floranus (69')
Kerk (18')
Gustafson (26'), Klaiber (67')
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1PSV EindhovenPSV17150259134645
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3FC UtrechtUtrecht1711333428636
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8Fortuna SittardSittard177462525025
9Willem II176472119222
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11Heerenveen176381731-1421
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