Waalwijk's 4-1 win here last season continued a run of high-scoring encounters at this venue, as the previous four meetings have produced 19 goals.
Not much separated the sides last season, and this could be another close matchup on the opening day.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Heerenveen win with a probability of 56.49%. A draw had a probability of 22.4% and a win for RKC Waalwijk had a probability of 21.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Heerenveen win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.95%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.9%) and 2-0 (9.34%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.54%), while for a RKC Waalwijk win it was 0-1 (5.61%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 6.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Heerenveen would win this match.
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