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Eredivisie11/08/2026, 11:15 AM

SC Heerenveen – Feyenoord5 : 3

Why the model thinks so

SC Heerenveen
1.46
Total xG
3.40
Feyenoord
1.95
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.

FactorSC HeerenveenFeyenoord
High-scoring league (3.8 goals/match)+1.28+1.28
Defensive strength (1.5 conceded vs 2 league avg)−0.46
4 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (1.2 goals/match)−0.27
Declining form (1.2 vs 2.1 season average)−0.27
Defensive strength (1.6 conceded vs 1.8 league avg)−0.23
Small sample (6 matches), regression to mean+0.20
3 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (2.4 goals/match)+0.19
Rising form (2.4 vs 1.8 season average)+0.19
Small sample (6 matches), regression to mean+0.15
3 clean sheets in last 5 matches−0.15
Attack strength (1.2x league average)−0.14
Standings disadvantage (pos 7 vs 1, 6 places gap)−0.09
Standings advantage (pos 1 vs 7, 6 places gap)+0.06
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Key factors

  • Attack: Feyenoord averages 3.5 goals per away game in the league this season
  • Table: Feyenoord ranks 1st in the league with 25 points from 11 games, SC Heerenveen is 7th with 18 points
  • xG: Feyenoord recorded 1.94 xG per game in 5 games with xG data, but scored 1.2 goals per game

Risks

  • Form: SC Heerenveen won 4 of their last 5 games, while Feyenoord won 1 over the same period
  • Home: SC Heerenveen conceded 0.83 goals per game at home in the league this season across 6 games

All probabilities

Result
SC Heerenveen28%
Draw24%
Feyenoord48%
Double chance
SC Heerenveen or draw52%
Feyenoord or draw72%
No draw76%
Goals
Over 1.587%
Under 1.513%
Over 2.566%
Under 2.534%
Over 3.544%
Under 3.556%
Both teams score
Yes67%
No33%

xG score

1:2
From xG 1.46 : 1.95, rounded up only from .99% probability

Other likely scores

1:1
11%
2:1
7%
2:2
7%
0:2
6%
5:3
Final score

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. Feyenoord with Gjivai Zechiël starting: 2.5 goals/game, without him: 1.3 (15/15 games, last 30)
  2. SC Heerenveen with Maxence Rivera starting: 2.1 goals/game, without him: 1.2 (19/6 games, last 30)

Lineups

SC Heerenveen 4-2-3-1 · Feyenoord 4-3-3

SC Heerenveen
  • 1 B. Klaverboer
  • 45 O. Johansen Braude
  • 4 S. Kersten
  • 3 M. Willemsen
  • 19 V. Zagaritis
  • 16 M. Linday
  • 8 N. Courtens Mabeneyshi
  • 20 J. Trenskow
  • 14 L. Smans
  • 7 M. Rivera
  • 9 D. Vente
Feyenoord
  • 1 T. Ernst
  • 26 G. Read
  • 4 T. Watanabe
  • 35 M. Marmol Medina
  • 16 J. López Carballo
  • 8 G. Zechiël
  • 34 C. Vanhoutte
  • 28 O. Targhalline
  • 23 A. Hadj Moussa
  • 19 I. Ferri Julià
  • 10 L. Valente
Substitutes
  • 29 L. Machine
  • 23 D. Bladi
  • 21 M. Farji
  • 6 D. Proper
  • 28 H. Petrov
  • 44 A. Noppert
  • 10 R. Meerveld
  • 15 M. Egbring
  • 11 L. Oyen
  • 2 M. Hilgers
  • 30 Timo Christian Schreuder
  • 17 R. Uldriķis
  • 17 R. Nelson
  • 39 L. Bossin
  • 27 G. Diarra
  • 49 S. van Persie
  • 24 T. Kraaijeveld
  • 14 S. Steijn
  • 20 M. Deijl
  • 22 T. van den Elshout
  • 57 J. Schaken
  • 33 F. Kastenmeier
  • 50 T. Deligiannidis
  • 65 D. Slory

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