Despite remaining in trouble at the bottom of the Eredivisie, Volendam will be buoyed by their result at Ajax last time out and should be confident of beating a faltering Groningen side.
The Pride of the North are in danger of being cut adrift from their relegation rivals if they were to lose on Sunday afternoon, a possible reality which will pile further pressure on a team who are visibly struggling.
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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 42.91%. A win for FC Volendam had a probability of 33.48% and a draw had a probability of 23.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Groningen win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.36%) and 0-2 (6.15%). The likeliest FC Volendam win was 2-1 (7.76%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.68%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 3.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that FC Volendam would win this match.