NEC Nijmegen vs Heerenveen: result 2-2 and analysis
EredivisieRegular Season - 4Kick-off on August 28, 2010 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Goffertstadion, Nijmegen
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What was the result of NEC Nijmegen vs Heerenveen?
NEC Nijmegen and Heerenveen drew 2-2 on August 28, 2010.
Goalscorers
- 49′L. GeorgeNEC Nijmegen
- 51′L. SchöneNEC Nijmegen
- 52′C. GrindheimHeerenveen
- 87′R. BeerensHeerenveen
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 3 matches in all competitions, NEC Nijmegen have 2 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeats; Heerenveen have 1, 1 and 1.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2010 | Excelsior(away) | 2-4 | Eredivisie |
| Aug 15, 2010 | Willem II(away) | 5-3 | Eredivisie |
| Aug 7, 2010 | VVV Venlo(home) | 1-0 | Eredivisie |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2010 | NAC Breda(home) | 3-1 | Eredivisie |
| Aug 14, 2010 | Twente(away) | 0-0 | Eredivisie |
| Aug 7, 2010 | PSV Eindhoven(home) | 1-3 | Eredivisie |
How many goals should we expect?
NEC Nijmegen score 2.7 and concede 2.3 goals per match over their last 3; Heerenveen score 1.3 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEC Nijmegen | 2.7 | 2.3 | 1 | 2/3 | 2/3 |
| Heerenveen | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 | 2/3 | 2/3 |
Over the last 3 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
NEC Nijmegen sit 11th in Eredivisie (3 points from 2 matches) and Heerenveen sit 9th (4 points from 3 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Heerenveen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| 11 | NEC Nijmegen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
How does Footlab compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy