Both teams enjoyed decent pre-season campaigns, and they will be aiming to use that momentum to secure an opening-day win. We are anticipating an enthralling affair with the home side edging out their visitors by the odd goal.
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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 54.94%. A draw had a probability of 24.7% and a win for Sparta Rotterdam had a probability of 20.35%.
The most likely scoreline for a Heerenveen win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.19%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.74%) and 2-1 (9.5%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.66%), while for a Sparta Rotterdam win it was 0-1 (7.16%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with an 8.1% likelihood.
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