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Eredivisie | Gameweek 7
Sep 17, 2022 at 3.30pm UK
Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel
Groningen

Sparta
2 - 1
Groningen

Mijnans (73'), van Crooij (90' pen.)
FT(HT: 0-0)
Pepi (61')
Balker (28'), Sverko (79'), Verrips (84')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Eredivisie clash between Sparta Rotterdam and Groningen, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Cambuur 0-1 Groningen
Sunday, September 11 at 1.30pm in Eredivisie

We said: Sparta Rotterdam 2-1 Groningen

Groningen have been highly porous at the back away from home, and Sparta will be aiming to take advantage of their visitors' defensive frailties. We are tipping the hosts to come out on top, albeit by only a narrow margin. 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 Sparta Rotterdam win with a probability of 44.23%. A win for Groningen had a probability of 30.34% and a draw had a probability of 25.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sparta Rotterdam win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.02%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.09%) and 2-0 (7.55%). The likeliest Groningen win was 0-1 (8.01%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.06%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Sparta Rotterdam in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Sparta Rotterdam.

Result
Sparta RotterdamDrawGroningen
44.23% (0.51799999999999 0.52) 25.43% (-0.225 -0.22) 30.34% (-0.297 -0.3)
Both teams to score 54.45% (0.583 0.58)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
50.86% (0.82400000000001 0.82)49.14% (-0.82700000000001 -0.83)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.79% (0.739 0.74)71.2% (-0.742 -0.74)
Sparta Rotterdam Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.82% (0.595 0.59)22.18% (-0.598 -0.6)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
44.42% (0.89 0.89)55.58% (-0.89299999999999 -0.89)
Groningen Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.97% (0.21299999999999 0.21)30.02% (-0.216 -0.22)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.85% (0.257 0.26)66.15% (-0.259 -0.26)
Score Analysis
    Sparta Rotterdam 44.22%
    Groningen 30.34%
    Draw 25.42%
Sparta RotterdamDrawGroningen
1-0 @ 10.02% (-0.16 -0.16)
2-1 @ 9.09% (0.071 0.07)
2-0 @ 7.55% (0.015 0.01)
3-1 @ 4.56% (0.116 0.12)
3-0 @ 3.79% (0.074 0.07)
3-2 @ 2.74% (0.085 0.09)
4-1 @ 1.72% (0.074 0.07)
4-0 @ 1.43% (0.052 0.05)
4-2 @ 1.03% (0.05 0.05)
Other @ 2.29%
Total : 44.22%
1-1 @ 12.06% (-0.12 -0.12)
0-0 @ 6.66% (-0.229 -0.23)
2-2 @ 5.47% (0.075 0.08)
3-3 @ 1.1% (0.041 0.04)
Other @ 0.13%
Total : 25.42%
0-1 @ 8.01% (-0.226 -0.23)
1-2 @ 7.26% (-0.029 -0.03)
0-2 @ 4.82% (-0.106 -0.11)
1-3 @ 2.91% (0.0049999999999999 0)
2-3 @ 2.19% (0.043 0.04)
0-3 @ 1.93% (-0.031 -0.03)
Other @ 3.22%
Total : 30.34%

How you voted: Sparta vs Groningen

Sparta Rotterdam
83.3%
Draw
8.3%
Groningen
8.3%
12
Head to Head
May 7, 2022 8pm
Oct 17, 2021 1.30pm
Sparta
1-1
Groningen
Smeets (33')
Auassar (6'), Smeets (36'), Okoye (37'), Abels (79')
Ngonge (28')
Ngonge (36'), Suslov (88')
May 2, 2021 1.30pm
Groningen
1-2
Sparta
Lundqvist (87')
El Hankouri (58')
Harroui (27'), Beugelsdijk (56')
Meijers (37')
Dec 19, 2020 3.30pm
Sparta
2-3
Groningen
Thy (36'), Burger (80')
Pinto (71')
Dammers (16'), Strand Larsen (53', 74')
Feb 16, 2020 1.30pm
Sparta
1-2
Groningen
Rayhi (49' pen.)
Duarte (80'), Harroui (83')
Asoro (22'), Lundqvist (32')
te Wierik (16')
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV1312014593636
2Feyenoord1384131131828
3FC UtrechtUtrecht119112011928
4Ajax1182125111426
5FC Twente1374226121425
6Go Ahead Eagles135351820-218
7AZ AlkmaarAZ125252314917
8Fortuna SittardSittard135261418-417
9NECNijmegen125161910916
10Willem II124351312115
11NAC BredaNAC Breda125071221-915
12Heerenveen134271326-1314
13Heracles133461425-1113
14PEC Zwolle123361422-812
15Groningen133371224-1212
16Sparta RotterdamSparta122551218-611
17Almere CityAlmere City13139630-246
18RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk1312101233-215


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