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Willem II
Groningen
Eredivisie | Gameweek 1
Aug 9, 2024 at 7pm UK
Euroborg
NAC Breda

Groningen
4 - 1
NAC Breda

Bacuna (8' pen.), Mendes (25'), Rente (31'), Schreuders (68')
Schreuders (70')
FT(HT: 3-0)
Janosek (48' pen.)
Van den Bergh (2'), Greiml (59'), Koscelnik (61')
Mahmutovic (6')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Eredivisie clash between Groningen and NAC Breda, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Groningen

All competitions
Last Game: Groningen 2-0 Heracles
Friday, August 2 at 5pm in Club Friendlies 3

NAC Breda

All competitions
Last Game: Sparta 2-1 NAC Breda
Saturday, August 3 at 12pm in Club Friendlies 3

We said: Groningen 2-0 NAC Breda

 The hosts may have failed to beat the visitors in either of their matchups last year, but they have enjoyed a much better pre-season in preparation for the Eredivisie season, and we believe they will claim an opening day victory. 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 66.46%. A draw had a probability of 19.7% and a win for NAC Breda had a probability of 13.81%.

The most likely scoreline for a Groningen win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.36%) and 2-1 (9.77%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.39%), while for a NAC Breda win it was 0-1 (4.51%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 3.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Groningen would win this match.

Result
GroningenDrawNAC Breda
66.46% (0.042000000000002 0.04) 19.74% (-0.016000000000002 -0.02) 13.81% (-0.025 -0.03)
Both teams to score 49.22% (-0.009999999999998 -0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
55.6% (0.018999999999998 0.02)44.4% (-0.015999999999998 -0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
33.23% (0.018000000000001 0.02)66.77% (-0.015000000000001 -0.02)
Groningen Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
87.54% (0.018000000000001 0.02)12.46% (-0.016 -0.02)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
61.58% (0.036999999999999 0.04)38.42% (-0.034999999999997 -0.03)
NAC Breda Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
56.23% (-0.024000000000001 -0.02)43.77% (0.026000000000003 0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
20.06% (-0.02 -0.02)79.94% (0.022999999999996 0.02)
Score Analysis
    Groningen 66.45%
    NAC Breda 13.81%
    Draw 19.74%
GroningenDrawNAC Breda
2-0 @ 11.82%
1-0 @ 11.36%
2-1 @ 9.77% (-0.0019999999999989 -0)
3-0 @ 8.21% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
3-1 @ 6.78% (0.0030000000000001 0)
4-0 @ 4.27% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
4-1 @ 3.53% (0.004 0)
3-2 @ 2.8% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
5-0 @ 1.78% (0.004 0)
5-1 @ 1.47% (0.0030000000000001 0)
4-2 @ 1.46% (0.0010000000000001 0)
Other @ 3.18%
Total : 66.45%
1-1 @ 9.39% (-0.0070000000000014 -0.01)
0-0 @ 5.46% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
2-2 @ 4.04% (-0.0040000000000004 -0)
Other @ 0.86%
Total : 19.74%
0-1 @ 4.51% (-0.0070000000000006 -0.01)
1-2 @ 3.88% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
0-2 @ 1.86% (-0.004 -0)
2-3 @ 1.11% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
1-3 @ 1.07% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 1.38%
Total : 13.81%

How you voted: Groningen vs NAC Breda

Groningen
84.7%
Draw
8.5%
NAC Breda
6.8%
59
Head to Head
Apr 7, 2024 11.15am
Gameweek 33
Groningen
1-1
NAC Breda
Hove (66')
Rente (37')
Royo (49')
Omgba (16'), Jensen (78'), Van den Bergh (88'), Martina (90+3')
Oct 6, 2023 7pm
Gameweek 9
NAC Breda
3-2
Groningen
Boere (4'), Koscelnik (44'), Kemper (90+6')
Koscelnik (49'), Leemans (88')
Van Veen (28', 75')
van Veen (28'), Postema (34'), Hove (88'), Pelupessy (90+5')
Feb 23, 2019 7.45pm
Gameweek 23
NAC Breda
0-0
Groningen
Koch (38')
Mahi (35')
Dec 2, 2018 3.45pm
Gameweek 14
Groningen
5-2
NAC Breda
Mahi (6', 85'), Doan (58'), Zeefuik (76'), Memisevic (90')
te Wierik (13')
Rosheuvel (16'), Te Vrede (56')
Feb 23, 2018 7pm
Groningen
1-1
NAC Breda
Mari (66' og.)
Te Vrede (86')
Vloet (80')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV17150259134645
2Ajax17123237162139
3FC UtrechtUtrecht1711333428636
4Feyenoord17105240211935
5AZ AlkmaarAZ17102531171432
6FC Twente1794432211131
7Go Ahead Eagles177463027325
8Fortuna SittardSittard177462525025
9Willem II176472119222
10NAC BredaNAC Breda177191927-822
11Heerenveen176381731-1421
12NECNijmegen1752102324-117
13PEC Zwolle174581626-1017
14Groningen164481426-1216
15Heracles163581833-1514
16Sparta RotterdamSparta172691426-1212
17Almere CityAlmere City1723121037-279
18RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk1714121841-237
> Eredivisie Full Table


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