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SC Heerenveen – FC Utrecht

SC Heerenveen 10th in Eredivisie Home 1.74 projected goals by the model
FC Utrecht 15th in Eredivisie Away 1.61 projected goals by the model

Model updated 5 October, 12:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.74 1.61
SC Heerenveen FC Utrecht
SC Heerenveen
40%
Draw
27%
FC Utrecht
34%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
SC Heerenveen Draw FC Utrecht
Fair odds 2.52 3.76 2.96
Total goals
3.35
Over 2.5 goals
67%
Both teams to score
71%
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Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

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The model's case

Why the model leans SC Heerenveen

40% SC Heerenveen to win

Attack
10th vs 10th
SC Heerenveen attack v FC Utrecht defence
Defence
11th vs 8th
SC Heerenveen defence v FC Utrecht attack
Recent xG form
+0.05 vs -0.94
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.74 – 1.61
SC Heerenveen v FC Utrecht
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Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: SC Heerenveen and FC Utrecht compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading SC Heerenveen FC Utrecht
xG / match 1.26 · 14th (better) 1.41 · 10th
xGA / match (better) 1.36 · 5th 2.11 · 16th
xGD / match (better) -0.10 · 8th -0.70 · 13th
xPts / match (better) 1.28 · 9th 1.14 · 12th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +0.05 -0.94

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 30% of the model's distribution.

SC Heerenveen clean sheet
18%
SC Heerenveen 2+ goals
54%
Under 2.5 goals
33%
Both teams to score: no
29%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
11.6%
2:1
9.6%
1:2
8.8%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
SC Heerenveen sample
20 matches
FC Utrecht sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · SC Heerenveen
4 matches
Away xG sample · FC Utrecht
4 matches
Computed
Monday, 05/10/2026 at 12:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.