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Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Groningen 1-1 Emmen
Saturday, February 18 at 5.45pm in Eredivisie
Saturday, February 18 at 5.45pm in Eredivisie
Last Game: Excelsior 0-3 Nijmegen
Sunday, February 19 at 7pm in Eredivisie
Sunday, February 19 at 7pm in Eredivisie
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We said: Groningen 2-1 SBV Excelsior
With two out-of-sorts teams going head-to-head, we are anticipating a nervy and tense affair here. That said, we are backing Groningen to make home advantage count and narrowly get the job done in the end. 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 58.98%. A draw had a probability of 22.9% and a win for SBV Excelsior had a probability of 18.15%.
The most likely scoreline for a Groningen win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.05%) and 2-1 (9.78%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.86%), while for a SBV Excelsior win it was 0-1 (6.04%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 6.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Groningen would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Groningen | Draw | SBV Excelsior |
58.98% ( 0.04) | 22.87% ( -0.02) | 18.15% ( -0.01) |
| Both teams to score 49.01% ( 0.05) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
| 50.26% ( 0.08) | 49.74% ( -0.08) |
| Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 |
| 28.25% ( 0.07) | 71.75% ( -0.07) |
| Groningen Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 83.46% ( 0.04) | 16.53% ( -0.04) |
