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FC Utrecht – SC Heerenveen

FC Utrecht 15th in Eredivisie Home 1.88 projected goals by the model
SC Heerenveen 10th in Eredivisie Away 1.49 projected goals by the model

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

What the model expects

expected goals
1.88 1.49
FC Utrecht SC Heerenveen
FC Utrecht
46%
Draw
26%
SC Heerenveen
28%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
FC Utrecht Draw SC Heerenveen
Fair odds 2.19 3.85 3.53
Total goals
3.37
Over 2.5 goals
68%
Both teams to score
71%
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 leans FC Utrecht

46% FC Utrecht to win

Attack
8th vs 11th
FC Utrecht attack v SC Heerenveen defence
Defence
10th vs 10th
FC Utrecht defence v SC Heerenveen attack
Recent xG form
-0.94 vs +0.05
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.88 – 1.49
FC Utrecht v SC Heerenveen
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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: FC Utrecht and SC Heerenveen compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading FC Utrecht SC Heerenveen
xG / match (better) 1.41 · 10th 1.26 · 14th
xGA / match 2.11 · 16th (better) 1.36 · 5th
xGD / match -0.70 · 13th (better) -0.10 · 8th
xPts / match 1.14 · 12th (better) 1.28 · 9th
Last 6 xGD / match -0.94 (better) +0.05

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.

FC Utrecht clean sheet
20%
FC Utrecht 2+ goals
58%
Under 2.5 goals
32%
Both teams to score: no
29%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
11.4%
2:1
10.2%
2:2
8.0%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
FC Utrecht sample
20 matches
SC Heerenveen sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · FC Utrecht
3 matches
Away xG sample · SC Heerenveen
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.