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SC Heerenveen – Willem II Tilburg

SC Heerenveen 10th in Eredivisie Home 2.02 projected goals by the model
Willem II Tilburg 18th in Eredivisie Away 1.36 projected goals by the model

Model updated 5 October, 06:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
2.02 1.36
SC Heerenveen Willem II Tilburg
SC Heerenveen
52%
Draw
25%
Willem II Tilburg
23%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
SC Heerenveen Draw Willem II Tilburg
Fair odds 1.93 4.00 4.31
Total goals
3.38
Over 2.5 goals
68%
Both teams to score
70%
Data coverage · thin

One of these teams has only 7 matches in the model window, short of the 10 the model wants. Read the projection as a direction rather than as a number.

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans SC Heerenveen

52% SC Heerenveen to win

Attack
10th vs 18th
SC Heerenveen attack v Willem II Tilburg defence
Defence
11th vs 13th
SC Heerenveen defence v Willem II Tilburg attack
Recent xG form
+0.05 vs -1.00
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
2.02 – 1.36
SC Heerenveen v Willem II Tilburg

The fit has seen one of these two sides in only 7 matches, so read all of this as a rough guide.

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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 Willem II Tilburg compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading SC Heerenveen Willem II Tilburg
xG / match 1.26 · 14th (better) 1.29 · 13th
xGA / match (better) 1.36 · 5th 2.28 · 17th
xGD / match (better) -0.10 · 8th -0.99 · 15th
xPts / match (better) 1.28 · 9th 0.79 · 16th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) +0.05 -1.00

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 29% of the model's distribution.

SC Heerenveen clean sheet
23%
SC Heerenveen 2+ goals
62%
Under 2.5 goals
32%
Both teams to score: no
30%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
11.0%
2:1
10.8%
2:2
7.7%
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Model details

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Fit window
the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
SC Heerenveen sample
20 matches
Willem II Tilburg sample
7 matches
Home xG sample · SC Heerenveen
4 matches
Away xG sample · Willem II Tilburg
3 matches
Computed
Monday, 05/10/2026 at 06:30

Warnings

  • Willem II Tilburg has only 7 matches in the database. Below 10 matches the estimate is very unreliable.

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.