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Excelsior
Eredivisie | Gameweek 18
Jan 19, 2024 at 7pm UK
Van Donge & De Roo Stadion
Heerenveen

Excelsior
3 - 0
Heerenveen

Driouech (18'), Parrott (24'), Lamprou (63')
Lamprou (34'), Driouech (57')
FT(HT: 2-0)

Haye (22')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Excelsior 0-2 Groningen
Tuesday, January 16 at 7pm in KNVB Beker
Last Game: PEC Zwolle 2-2 Heerenveen
Saturday, January 13 at 7pm in Eredivisie

We said: SBV Excelsior 1-1 Heerenveen

Excelsior will be low on confidence following their exit of the KNVB Cup at the hands of second-tier side Groningen in their last fixture. Heerenveen battled back to earn a point at Zwolle last time out, and we are expecting the same result for the visitors on Friday night in Rotterdam. 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 44.72%. A win for SBV Excelsior had a probability of 31.73% and a draw had a probability of 23.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Heerenveen win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.11%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.63%) and 0-2 (6.5%). The likeliest SBV Excelsior win was 2-1 (7.5%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.69%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 2.1% likelihood.

Result
SBV ExcelsiorDrawHeerenveen
31.73% (-0.039000000000001 -0.04) 23.54% (-0.030000000000001 -0.03) 44.72% (0.064 0.06)
Both teams to score 61.67% (0.083999999999996 0.08)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
60% (0.11499999999999 0.11)39.99% (-0.118 -0.12)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
37.64% (0.11799999999999 0.12)62.35% (-0.122 -0.12)
SBV Excelsior Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.4% (0.031999999999996 0.03)24.6% (-0.036000000000001 -0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
40.9% (0.043000000000006 0.04)59.1% (-0.047000000000004 -0.05)
Heerenveen Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.79% (0.072000000000003 0.07)18.2% (-0.074999999999999 -0.07)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
50.78% (0.124 0.12)49.22% (-0.128 -0.13)
Score Analysis
    SBV Excelsior 31.73%
    Heerenveen 44.72%
    Draw 23.53%
SBV ExcelsiorDrawHeerenveen
2-1 @ 7.5% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
1-0 @ 6.28% (-0.028 -0.03)
2-0 @ 4.4% (-0.016 -0.02)
3-1 @ 3.51% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
3-2 @ 2.99% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
3-0 @ 2.06% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
4-1 @ 1.23% (0.00099999999999989 0)
4-2 @ 1.05% (0.0029999999999999 0)
Other @ 2.72%
Total : 31.73%
1-1 @ 10.69% (-0.030000000000001 -0.03)
2-2 @ 6.39% (0.008 0.01)
0-0 @ 4.48% (-0.025 -0.03)
3-3 @ 1.7% (0.008 0.01)
Other @ 0.28%
Total : 23.53%
1-2 @ 9.11% (0.0039999999999996 0)
0-1 @ 7.63% (-0.023000000000001 -0.02)
0-2 @ 6.5% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
1-3 @ 5.17% (0.014 0.01)
0-3 @ 3.69% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
2-3 @ 3.63% (0.013 0.01)
1-4 @ 2.2% (0.012 0.01)
0-4 @ 1.57% (0.006 0.01)
2-4 @ 1.55% (0.0089999999999999 0.01)
Other @ 3.67%
Total : 44.72%

How you voted: Excelsior vs Heerenveen

SBV Excelsior
28.0%
Draw
28.0%
Heerenveen
44.0%
25
Head to Head
Sep 23, 2023 8pm
Gameweek 6
Heerenveen
0-3
Excelsior

Hall (19'), van Beek (35'), Kohlert (56'), Walemark (81')
Driouech (21'), Agrafiotis (45+2'), Parrott (88')
Horemans (68'), Zagre (81')
May 13, 2023 7pm
Gameweek 32
Heerenveen
0-0
Excelsior
Nunnely (64'), Bruma (78'), Bochniewicz (90+3')
El Yaakoubi (66'), Kharchouch (73')
Nov 5, 2022 8pm
Mar 30, 2019 7.45pm
Sep 22, 2018 6.45pm
Gameweek 6
Excelsior
3-3
Heerenveen
Messaoud (12', 51'), Bruins (42')
Bulthuis (49'), Thorsby (59'), Hornkamp (92')
Thorsby (27')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV1211014093133
2FC UtrechtUtrecht119112011928
3Ajax1182125111426
4Feyenoord1274128131525
5FC Twente1264224111322
6AZ AlkmaarAZ125252314917
7Fortuna SittardSittard125251316-317
8NECNijmegen125161910916
9Willem II124351312115
10Go Ahead Eagles124351520-515
11NAC BredaNAC Breda125071221-915
12Heerenveen124261323-1014
13Groningen123361219-712
14PEC Zwolle123361422-812
15Heracles123361223-1112
16Sparta RotterdamSparta122551218-611
17Almere CityAlmere City12138627-216
18RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk1211101031-214


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