AZ Alkmaar
Ajax
FC Twente logo
FC Utrecht
FC Volendam
Feyenoord
Fortuna Sittard
Go Ahead Eagles
Groningen
Heerenveen
Heracles Almelo
NAC Breda
NEC
PEC Zwolle
PSV
Excelsior
Sparta Rotterdam logo
Go Ahead Eagles
Eredivisie | Gameweek 20
Feb 5, 2023 at 1.30pm UK
Adelaarshorst
NEC

Go Ahead Eagles
1 - 0
Nijmegen

Stokkers (35')
FT(HT: 1-0)

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Eredivisie clash between Go Ahead Eagles and NEC, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Go Ahead Eagles

All competitions
Last Game: RKC Waalwijk 3-1 Go Ahead Eagles
Wednesday, February 1 at 7pm in Eredivisie

NEC

All competitions
Last Game: Nijmegen 1-1 Sparta
Saturday, January 28 at 7pm in Eredivisie

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 Go Ahead Eagles win with a probability of 47.11%. A win for NEC had a probability of 28.63% and a draw had a probability of 24.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Go Ahead Eagles win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.39%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.23%) and 2-0 (7.61%). The likeliest NEC win was 1-2 (7.03%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.38%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Go Ahead Eagles would win this match.

Result
Go Ahead EaglesDrawNEC
47.11% (-0.067999999999998 -0.07)24.27% (-0.057000000000002 -0.06)28.63% (0.125 0.13)
Both teams to score 57.26% (0.285 0.29)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
55.02% (0.33300000000001 0.33)44.98% (-0.335 -0.34)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
32.66% (0.319 0.32)67.33% (-0.321 -0.32)
Go Ahead Eagles Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
80.79% (0.104 0.1)19.21% (-0.105 -0.11)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
49.09% (0.171 0.17)50.91% (-0.173 -0.17)
NEC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
70.88% (0.261 0.26)29.12% (-0.262 -0.26)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
34.96% (0.322 0.32)65.04% (-0.32299999999999 -0.32)
Score Analysis
    Go Ahead Eagles 47.11%
    NEC 28.63%
    Draw 24.26%
Go Ahead EaglesDrawNEC
2-1 @ 9.39% (-0.0050000000000008 -0.01)
1-0 @ 9.23% (-0.103 -0.1)
2-0 @ 7.61% (-0.059 -0.06)
3-1 @ 5.16% (0.015 0.01)
3-0 @ 4.19% (-0.019 -0.02)
3-2 @ 3.19% (0.032 0.03)
4-1 @ 2.13% (0.012 0.01)
4-0 @ 1.73% (-0.002 -0)
4-2 @ 1.31% (0.018 0.02)
Other @ 3.17%
Total : 47.11%
1-1 @ 11.38% (-0.049999999999999 -0.05)
2-2 @ 5.79% (0.039 0.04)
0-0 @ 5.59% (-0.081 -0.08)
3-3 @ 1.31% (0.022 0.02)
Other @ 0.18%
Total : 24.26%
1-2 @ 7.03% (0.025 0.03)
0-1 @ 6.9% (-0.049 -0.05)
0-2 @ 4.26% (0.0010000000000003 0)
1-3 @ 2.89% (0.031 0.03)
2-3 @ 2.38% (0.033 0.03)
0-3 @ 1.75% (0.013 0.01)
Other @ 3.42%
Total : 28.63%

How you voted: Go Ahead Eagles vs Nijmegen

Go Ahead Eagles
33.3%
Draw
44.4%
NEC
22.2%
27
Head to Head
Oct 23, 2022 1.30pm
Nijmegen
3-3
Go Ahead Eagles
Tannane (3'), Mattsson (78'), Sandler (90+4')
Marquez (47')
Lidberg (9'), Adekanye (41'), Valaker Edvardsen (50')
May 8, 2022 11.15am
Nijmegen
1-0
Go Ahead Eagles
Cissoko (90+1')
Elkarouani (41'), Bruijn (69')

Deijl (41'), Brouwers (87')
Feb 10, 2022 6pm
Quarter-Finals
Nijmegen
0-2
Go Ahead Eagles

Barreto (50')
Brouwers (18' pen.), Botos (27')
Brouwers (54'), Deijl (90+3')
Dec 19, 2021 1.30pm
Go Ahead Eagles
0-2
Nijmegen

Deijl (79')
Tavsan (29'), Bruijn (37' pen.)
Proper (40')
May 7, 2021 7pm
Go Ahead Eagles
2-1
Nijmegen
Brouwers (6'), Hendriks (25' pen.)
Bruijn (41' pen.)
Odenthal (90+3')
rhs 2.0


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