Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Heerenveen 1-1 Utrecht
Saturday, August 17 at 3.30pm in Eredivisie
Saturday, August 17 at 3.30pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: NAC Breda 1-2 Utrecht
Saturday, August 24 at 8pm in Eredivisie
Saturday, August 24 at 8pm in Eredivisie
We said: Heerenveen 2-1 NAC Breda
Heerenveen are yet to make an impression so far, but this weekend's game against newly promoted opponents represents a fantastic opportunity to kickstart their league season. We are backing the home side to emerge victorious and hand Van Persie the first league victory of his managerial career. 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 57.31%. A draw had a probability of 21.7% and a win for NAC Breda had a probability of 20.95%.
The most likely scoreline for a Heerenveen win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.9%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.15%) and 2-0 (8.98%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.09%), while for a NAC Breda win it was 1-2 (5.57%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 2.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Heerenveen would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Heerenveen | Draw | NAC Breda |
57.31% ( 0.06) | 21.73% ( -0.02) | 20.95% ( -0.05) |
| Both teams to score 57.42% ( -0.02) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
