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Sunday, 25/10/2026 at 14:30

21d 11h to kick-off
Match preview · Eredivisie

NEC Nijmegen – FC Groningen

NEC Nijmegen 11th in Eredivisie Home 1.83 projected goals by the model
FC Groningen 8th in Eredivisie Away 1.41 projected goals by the model

Model updated 4 October, 03:30 Odds not yet available

What the model expects

expected goals
1.83 1.41
NEC Nijmegen FC Groningen
NEC Nijmegen
46%
Draw
27%
FC Groningen
27%
The odds each result is fair at by the model's chance of it, with no margin in it
NEC Nijmegen Draw FC Groningen
Fair odds 2.17 3.76 3.66
Total goals
3.25
Over 2.5 goals
65%
Both teams to score
69%
Data coverage · full

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

Model vs market

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The model's case

Why the model leans NEC Nijmegen

46% NEC Nijmegen to win

Attack
6th vs 8th
NEC Nijmegen attack v FC Groningen defence
Defence
7th vs 9th
NEC Nijmegen defence v FC Groningen attack
Recent xG form
-0.45 vs -0.34
xGD per match, last 6
Projected goals
1.83 – 1.41
NEC Nijmegen v FC Groningen
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: NEC Nijmegen and FC Groningen compared, each figure with where it places in the competition.
Reading NEC Nijmegen FC Groningen
xG / match (better) 1.60 · 8th 1.54 · 9th
xGA / match (better) 1.92 · 10th 1.93 · 11th
xGD / match (better) -0.32 · 9th -0.39 · 10th
xPts / match 1.18 · 10th (better) 1.28 · 8th
Last 6 xGD / match -0.45 (better) -0.34

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.

NEC Nijmegen clean sheet
21%
NEC Nijmegen 2+ goals
57%
Under 2.5 goals
35%
Both teams to score: no
31%

Most likely scorelines

1:1
12.1%
2:1
10.6%
1:2
8.0%
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Model details

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the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
NEC Nijmegen sample
20 matches
FC Groningen sample
20 matches
Home xG sample · NEC Nijmegen
4 matches
Away xG sample · FC Groningen
3 matches
Computed
Sunday, 04/10/2026 at 03:30

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.