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Match preview · Eredivisie

Sparta Rotterdam – Willem II Tilburg

Sparta Rotterdam 12th in Eredivisie Home 1.98 projected goals by the model
Willem II Tilburg 18th in Eredivisie Away 1.48 projected goals by the model

Model updated 5 October, 00:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.98 1.48
Sparta Rotterdam Willem II Tilburg
Sparta Rotterdam
48%
Draw
25%
Willem II Tilburg
27%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
Sparta Rotterdam Draw Willem II Tilburg
Fair odds 2.07 3.96 3.77
Total goals
3.46
Over 2.5 goals
69%
Both teams to score
72%
Data coverage · thin

One of these teams has only 7 matches in the model window, short of the 10 the model wants. Read the projection as a direction rather than as a number.

Model vs market

Market odds are not available for this match yet.

The model's case

Why the model leans Sparta Rotterdam

48% Sparta Rotterdam to win

Attack
11th vs 18th
Sparta Rotterdam attack v Willem II Tilburg defence
Defence
16th vs 13th
Sparta Rotterdam defence v Willem II Tilburg attack
Recent xG form
-0.12 vs -1.00
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.98 – 1.48
Sparta Rotterdam v Willem II Tilburg

The fit has seen one of these two sides in only 7 matches, so read all of this as a rough guide.

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: Sparta Rotterdam and Willem II Tilburg compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading Sparta Rotterdam Willem II Tilburg
xG / match (better) 1.64 · 7th 1.29 · 13th
xGA / match (better) 2.10 · 15th 2.28 · 17th
xGD / match (better) -0.46 · 11th -0.99 · 15th
xPts / match (better) 1.15 · 11th 0.79 · 16th
Last 6 xGD / match (better) -0.12 -1.00

The scorelines behind the model's numbers

No exact score is especially likely. The 3 most probable scorelines account for 29% of the model's distribution.

Sparta Rotterdam clean sheet
20%
Sparta Rotterdam 2+ goals
61%
Under 2.5 goals
31%
Both teams to score: no
28%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
10.8%
2:1
10.3%
2:2
8.0%
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Model details

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Fit window
the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
Sparta Rotterdam sample
20 matches
Willem II Tilburg sample
7 matches
Home xG sample · Sparta Rotterdam
4 matches
Away xG sample · Willem II Tilburg
3 matches
Computed
Monday, 05/10/2026 at 00:30

Warnings

  • Willem II Tilburg has only 7 matches in the database. Below 10 matches the estimate is very unreliable.

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.