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Fortuna Sittard
Go Ahead Eagles
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Heerenveen
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NEC
PEC Zwolle
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Willem II
Excelsior
Eredivisie | Gameweek 13
Nov 5, 2022 at 8pm UK
 
Heerenveen

Excelsior
0 - 1
Heerenveen

FT(HT: 0-0)
van Ewijk (58')
Colassin (90+5')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Go Ahead Eagles 3-1 Excelsior
Saturday, October 29 at 8pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: Heerenveen 1-2 Utrecht
Saturday, October 29 at 3.30pm in Eredivisie

We said: SBV Excelsior 1-2 Heerenveen

The teams have had little problem finding the back of the net this term, so we anticipate goals at both ends here. That said, we are tipping Heerenveen to get the better of their hosts and carry the day. 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 48.15%. A win for SBV Excelsior had a probability of 28.13% and a draw had a probability of 23.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Heerenveen win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.46%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.74%) and 0-2 (7.51%). The likeliest SBV Excelsior win was 2-1 (6.94%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.01%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 8.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Heerenveen would win this match.

Result
SBV ExcelsiorDrawHeerenveen
28.13% (0.072000000000003 0.07) 23.72% (0.02 0.02) 48.15% (-0.085999999999999 -0.09)
Both teams to score 58.79% (-0.0040000000000049 -0)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
57.2% (-0.029000000000003 -0.03)42.81% (0.036000000000001 0.04)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
34.79% (-0.030999999999999 -0.03)65.21% (0.037999999999997 0.04)
SBV Excelsior Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.65% (0.036000000000001 0.04)28.35% (-0.029999999999998 -0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
35.91% (0.044000000000004 0.04)64.09% (-0.036999999999992 -0.04)
Heerenveen Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
82.06% (-0.042999999999992 -0.04)17.94% (0.048999999999999 0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
51.23% (-0.079000000000001 -0.08)48.77% (0.083999999999996 0.08)
Score Analysis
    SBV Excelsior 28.13%
    Heerenveen 48.15%
    Draw 23.71%
SBV ExcelsiorDrawHeerenveen
2-1 @ 6.94% (0.013 0.01)
1-0 @ 6.41% (0.016 0.02)
2-0 @ 4.04% (0.013000000000001 0.01)
3-1 @ 2.92% (0.008 0.01)
3-2 @ 2.51% (0.0029999999999997 0)
3-0 @ 1.7% (0.0069999999999999 0.01)
4-1 @ 0.92% (0.003 0)
Other @ 2.7%
Total : 28.13%
1-1 @ 11.01% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-2 @ 5.96% (0.0020000000000007 0)
0-0 @ 5.09% (0.0090000000000003 0.01)
3-3 @ 1.44% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 0.21%
Total : 23.71%
1-2 @ 9.46% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
0-1 @ 8.74%
0-2 @ 7.51% (-0.012 -0.01)
1-3 @ 5.42% (-0.012 -0.01)
0-3 @ 4.3% (-0.013 -0.01)
2-3 @ 3.42% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
1-4 @ 2.33% (-0.0089999999999999 -0.01)
0-4 @ 1.85% (-0.0089999999999999 -0.01)
2-4 @ 1.47% (-0.004 -0)
Other @ 3.67%
Total : 48.15%

How you voted: Excelsior vs Heerenveen

SBV Excelsior
10.3%
Draw
20.7%
Heerenveen
69.0%
29
Head to Head
Mar 30, 2019 7.45pm
Sep 22, 2018 6.45pm
Excelsior
3-3
Heerenveen
Messaoud (12', 51'), Bruins (42')
Bulthuis (49'), Thorsby (59'), Hornkamp (92')
Thorsby (27')
Feb 24, 2018 6.45pm
Sep 16, 2017 5.30pm
Mar 11, 2017 7.45pm
Excelsior
4-1
Heerenveen
Elbers (15'), Mattheij (42'), Van Duinen (48'), Hasselbaink (92')
Bruins (3'), Massop (32'), van Duinen (37')
Slagveer (77')
Marzo (33')
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV17150259134645
2Ajax17123237162139
3FC UtrechtUtrecht1711333428636
4Feyenoord17105240211935
5AZ AlkmaarAZ17102531171432
6FC Twente1794432211131
7Go Ahead Eagles177463027325
8Fortuna SittardSittard177462525025
9Willem II176472119222
10NAC BredaNAC Breda177191927-822
11Heerenveen176381731-1421
12NECNijmegen1752102324-117
13PEC Zwolle174581626-1017
14Groningen164481426-1216
15Heracles163581833-1514
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