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FC Groningen – NEC Nijmegen

FC Groningen 8th in Eredivisie Home 1.65 projected goals by the model
NEC Nijmegen 11th in Eredivisie Away 1.57 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.65 1.57
FC Groningen NEC Nijmegen
FC Groningen
38%
Draw
27%
NEC Nijmegen
34%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
FC Groningen Draw NEC Nijmegen
Fair odds 2.61 3.66 2.91
Total goals
3.22
Over 2.5 goals
65%
Both teams to score
70%
Data coverage · full

Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

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The model's case

Why the model can't separate them

38% FC Groningen to win

Attack
9th vs 7th
FC Groningen attack v NEC Nijmegen defence
Defence
8th vs 6th
FC Groningen defence v NEC Nijmegen attack
Recent xG form
-0.34 vs -0.45
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.65 – 1.57
FC Groningen v NEC Nijmegen
How the model arrived here →

Team comparison

Season to date, per match, with each club's placing in the competition. The last row is the last 6 matches.

Overview: FC Groningen and NEC Nijmegen compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading FC Groningen NEC Nijmegen
xG / match 1.54 · 9th (better) 1.60 · 8th
xGA / match 1.93 · 11th (better) 1.92 · 10th
xGD / match -0.39 · 10th (better) -0.32 · 9th
xPts / match (better) 1.28 · 8th 1.18 · 10th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) -0.34 -0.45

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 31% of the model's distribution.

FC Groningen clean sheet
18%
FC Groningen 2+ goals
51%
Under 2.5 goals
35%
Both teams to score: no
30%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
12.4%
2:1
9.7%
1:2
9.2%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
FC Groningen sample
20 matches
NEC Nijmegen sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · FC Groningen
4 matches
Away xG sample · NEC Nijmegen
3 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 00:30

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.