These two sides have been on opposite paths recently and Feyenoord will be entering this match full of confidence after their commanding victory in the Champions League in midweek.
The hosts are unbeaten in the last 16 matches between these teams spanning almost a decade, and we feel they will add another win to that tally this weekend.
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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 Feyenoord win with a probability of 88.95%. A draw had a probability of 8.2% and a win for Heracles had a probability of 2.85%.
The most likely scoreline for a Feyenoord win was 3-0 with a probability of 14.14%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (13.43%) and 4-0 (11.17%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (3.87%), while for a Heracles win it was 0-1 (1.23%). The actual scoreline of 5-2 was predicted with a 0.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Feyenoord would win this match.