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Saturday, 31/10/2026 at 18:45

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Match preview · Eredivisie

SC Heerenveen – NEC Nijmegen

SC Heerenveen 10th in Eredivisie Home 1.62 projected goals by the model
NEC Nijmegen 11th in Eredivisie Away 1.66 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 03:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.62 1.66
SC Heerenveen NEC Nijmegen
SC Heerenveen
35%
Draw
27%
NEC Nijmegen
37%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
SC Heerenveen Draw NEC Nijmegen
Fair odds 2.82 3.70 2.67
Total goals
3.28
Over 2.5 goals
66%
Both teams to score
70%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model can't separate them

37% NEC Nijmegen to win

Attack
6th vs 11th
NEC Nijmegen attack v SC Heerenveen defence
Defence
7th vs 10th
NEC Nijmegen defence v SC Heerenveen attack
Recent xG form
-0.45 vs +0.05
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.62 – 1.66
SC Heerenveen v NEC Nijmegen
How the model arrived here →

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 NEC Nijmegen compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading SC Heerenveen NEC Nijmegen
xG / match 1.26 · 14th (better) 1.60 · 8th
xGA / match (better) 1.36 · 5th 1.92 · 10th
xGD / match (better) -0.10 · 8th -0.32 · 9th
xPts / match (better) 1.28 · 9th 1.18 · 10th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +0.05 -0.45

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 31% of the model's distribution.

NEC Nijmegen clean sheet
17%
NEC Nijmegen 2+ goals
51%
Under 2.5 goals
34%
Both teams to score: no
30%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
12.1%
1:2
9.5%
2:1
9.2%
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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
NEC Nijmegen sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · SC Heerenveen
4 matches
Away xG sample · NEC Nijmegen
3 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 03:30

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.