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Eredivisie | Gameweek 18
Jan 20, 2024 at 3.30pm UK
Sportpark De Weeren
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Nijmegen
1 - 0
FC Twente

Verdonk (49')
FT(HT: 0-0)

van Hoorenbeeck (69')
Bruns (53')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Eredivisie clash between NEC and FC Twente, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

NEC

All competitions
Eredivisie
Last Game: Nijmegen 2-1 Go Ahead Eagles
Wednesday, January 17 at 5.45pm in KNVB Beker

FC Twente

All competitions
Eredivisie
Last Game: PSV 3-1 FC Twente
Wednesday, January 17 at 8pm in KNVB Beker

We said: NEC 1-2 FC Twente

 FC Twente's dominance of this fixture makes them huge favourites to come away with maximum points here, and while we expect NEC to put a good fight, we can see the away side just about doing enough to get the job done. 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 FC Twente win with a probability of 47.47%. A win for NEC had a probability of 30.29% and a draw had a probability of 22.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a FC Twente win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.09%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (6.47%) and 0-2 (6.13%). The likeliest NEC win was 2-1 (7.1%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.58%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 5.1% likelihood.

Result
NECDrawFC Twente
30.29% (0.184 0.18) 22.25% (0.213 0.21) 47.47% (-0.395 -0.39)
Both teams to score 65.68% (-0.687 -0.69)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
65.61% (-0.94500000000001 -0.95)34.39% (0.948 0.95)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
43.69% (-1.073 -1.07)56.31% (1.075 1.08)
NEC Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.28% (-0.36199999999999 -0.36)22.72% (0.364 0.36)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
43.61% (-0.539 -0.54)56.39% (0.54 0.54)
FC Twente Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
84.99% (-0.48699999999999 -0.49)15.01% (0.489 0.49)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
56.52% (-0.933 -0.93)43.47% (0.935 0.94)
Score Analysis
    NEC 30.29%
    FC Twente 47.47%
    Draw 22.25%
NECDrawFC Twente
2-1 @ 7.1% (0.072 0.07)
1-0 @ 5.05% (0.19 0.19)
2-0 @ 3.74% (0.102 0.1)
3-1 @ 3.51% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
3-2 @ 3.33% (-0.06 -0.06)
3-0 @ 1.85% (0.031 0.03)
4-1 @ 1.3% (-0.014 -0.01)
4-2 @ 1.23% (-0.036 -0.04)
Other @ 3.17%
Total : 30.29%
1-1 @ 9.58% (0.2 0.2)
2-2 @ 6.73% (-0.047 -0.05)
0-0 @ 3.41% (0.164 0.16)
3-3 @ 2.1% (-0.075 -0.07)
Other @ 0.41%
Total : 22.25%
1-2 @ 9.09% (0.033999999999999 0.03)
0-1 @ 6.47% (0.203 0.2)
0-2 @ 6.13% (0.089 0.09)
1-3 @ 5.75% (-0.078 -0.08)
2-3 @ 4.26% (-0.105 -0.11)
0-3 @ 3.88% (-0.01 -0.01)
1-4 @ 2.72% (-0.085 -0.09)
2-4 @ 2.02% (-0.086 -0.09)
0-4 @ 1.84% (-0.037 -0.04)
1-5 @ 1.03% (-0.051 -0.05)
3-4 @ 1% (-0.054 -0.05)
Other @ 3.29%
Total : 47.47%

How you voted: Nijmegen vs FC Twente

NEC
23.5%
Draw
5.9%
FC Twente
70.6%
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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
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