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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

Sparta Rotterdam

Last Six:
Last Game: Feyenoord 3-0 Sparta
Sunday, September 11 at 7pm in Eredivisie

Groningen

Last Six:
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
Groningen
1-2
Sparta
Meijer (77')
Strand Larsen (52')
Verschueren (20'), Thy (57')
van Crooij (88'), Heylen (90+3')
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')
rhs 2.0
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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
> Eredivisie Full Table


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