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Feyenoord
Fortuna Sittard
Go Ahead Eagles
Groningen
Heerenveen
Heracles Almelo
NAC Breda
NEC
PEC Zwolle
PSV
Waalwijk logo
Sparta Rotterdam logo
Willem II
Groningen
Eredivisie | Gameweek 23
Mar 12, 2022 at 5.45pm UK
Euroborg
NEC

Groningen
4 - 3
NEC

de Leeuw (2'), Strand Larsen (22'), Postema (80', 90+1')
Strand Larsen (17'), El Hankouri (60'), Duarte (75'), Irandust (87')
FT(HT: 2-3)
Akman (13'), Schone (29'), Mattsson (32')
Meijer (27')
Elkarouani (17')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Eredivisie clash between Groningen and NEC, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Groningen 2-3 Cambuur
Sunday, May 15 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: NEC 0-1 Sittard
Sunday, May 15 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie

We said: Groningen 1-1 NEC

Both teams are closely matched in the league table, and we expect a tight affair in this one with neither team giving too much away. We are also backing a share of the spoils with the sides settling for a point apiece come the final whistle. Read more.

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 Groningen win with a probability of 56.44%. A draw had a probability of 23.9% and a win for NEC had a probability of 19.61%.

The most likely scoreline for a Groningen win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.71%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.8%) and 2-1 (9.65%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.35%), while for a NEC win it was 0-1 (6.68%). The actual scoreline of 4-3 was predicted with a 0.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Groningen would win this match.

Result
GroningenDrawNEC
56.44%23.94%19.61%
Both teams to score 48.27%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
47.98%52.01%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
26.25%73.75%
Groningen Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
81.73%18.27%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
50.68%49.32%
NEC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
59.06%40.94%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
22.49%77.5%
Score Analysis
    Groningen 56.43%
    NEC 19.61%
    Draw 23.94%
GroningenDrawNEC
1-0 @ 12.71%
2-0 @ 10.8%
2-1 @ 9.65%
3-0 @ 6.13%
3-1 @ 5.47%
4-0 @ 2.6%
3-2 @ 2.44%
4-1 @ 2.33%
4-2 @ 1.04%
Other @ 3.26%
Total : 56.43%
1-1 @ 11.35%
0-0 @ 7.48%
2-2 @ 4.31%
Other @ 0.8%
Total : 23.94%
0-1 @ 6.68%
1-2 @ 5.07%
0-2 @ 2.98%
1-3 @ 1.51%
2-3 @ 1.28%
Other @ 2.09%
Total : 19.61%

How you voted: Groningen vs NEC

Groningen
54.5%
Draw
27.3%
NEC
18.2%
11
Head to Head
Oct 31, 2021 1.30pm
NEC
3-0
Groningen
Akman (45+1'), Tavsan (55'), Okita (90+1')

Ngonge (70'), Dammers (81')
Apr 5, 2017 6.45pm
Nov 5, 2016 6.45pm
Jan 22, 2016 7pm
Groningen
0-0
NEC

Hateboer (70')

Limbombe (44'), Appiah (62')
Oct 25, 2015 1.30pm
NEC
1-1
Groningen
Santos (47' pen.)
van Eijden (13')
Rusnak (9')
Kappelhof (21'), Reijnen (63')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV14130150113939
2Ajax13102129121732
3FC UtrechtUtrecht1310122417731
4Feyenoord1485132141829
5FC Twente1484229141528
6AZ AlkmaarAZ1472526151123
7NAC BredaNAC Breda146171523-819
8Go Ahead Eagles145362023-318
9Fortuna SittardSittard145361519-418
10NECNijmegen145182114716
11Willem II144461516-116
12PEC Zwolle144371524-915
13Groningen144371424-1015
14Heerenveen144371427-1315
15Heracles143471426-1213
16Sparta RotterdamSparta142571321-811
17RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk1413101334-216
18Almere CityAlmere City141310631-256


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