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Friday, 16/10/2026 at 20:00

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Match preview · Eredivisie

SC Heerenveen – Excelsior

SC Heerenveen 10th in Eredivisie Home 1.58 projected goals by the model
Excelsior 7th in Eredivisie Away 1.35 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.58 1.35
SC Heerenveen Excelsior
SC Heerenveen
41%
Draw
29%
Excelsior
30%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
SC Heerenveen Draw Excelsior
Fair odds 2.43 3.49 3.31
Total goals
2.93
Over 2.5 goals
58%
Both teams to score
64%
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 SC Heerenveen

41% SC Heerenveen to win

Attack
10th vs 6th
SC Heerenveen attack v Excelsior defence
Defence
11th vs 14th
SC Heerenveen defence v Excelsior attack
Recent xG form
+0.05 vs -0.47
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.58 – 1.35
SC Heerenveen v Excelsior
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 Excelsior compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading SC Heerenveen Excelsior
xG / match 1.26 · 14th (better) 1.35 · 12th
xGA / match (better) 1.36 · 5th 1.44 · 7th
xGD / match -0.10 · 8th (better) -0.09 · 7th
xPts / match 1.28 · 9th (better) 1.31 · 7th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +0.05 -0.47

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 33% of the model's distribution.

SC Heerenveen clean sheet
23%
SC Heerenveen 2+ goals
48%
Under 2.5 goals
42%
Both teams to score: no
36%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
13.9%
2:1
10.3%
1:2
8.7%
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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
Excelsior sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · SC Heerenveen
4 matches
Away xG sample · Excelsior
4 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30

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.