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AZ Alkmaar
Ajax
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FC Utrecht
FC Volendam
Feyenoord
Fortuna Sittard
Go Ahead Eagles
Heerenveen
Heracles Almelo
NEC
PEC Zwolle
PSV
Waalwijk logo
Excelsior
Sparta Rotterdam logo
Vitesse
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 EindhovenPSV312731103178684
2Feyenoord31236280245675
3FC Twente31196659312863
4AZ AlkmaarAZ30167759352455
5Ajax31131086558749
6NECNijmegen301211759441547
7FC UtrechtUtrecht3012994341245
8Go Ahead Eagles31119114542342
9Sparta RotterdamSparta30117124543240
10Heerenveen31106155064-1436
11Fortuna SittardSittard3098133452-1835
12Almere CityAlmere City31712123151-2033
13PEC Zwolle3088144058-1832
14Heracles3095164062-2232
15SBV ExcelsiorExcelsior31511154666-2026
16RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk3066182950-2124
17FC VolendamVolendam3047193074-4419
RVitesse3045212268-46-1


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