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Eredivisie · Matchweek 11

FC Groningen

FCG

Sparta Rotterdam

SPA

Model

Match forecast

Bivariate-Poisson goal model, from current strength ratings and home advantage.

FC Groningen45%
Draw28%
Sparta Rotterdam27%

Expected goals

1.48 – 1.12

Over 2.5

47%

Both to score

53%

Fair handicap

-0.25

Most likely scorelines

  • 1112.4%
  • 1011.5%
  • 219.1%
  • 008.5%
  • 018.3%
How they playPossession, press, how they create

Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.

51%Possession45%
45%Territory37%
13%From set plays27%
0.07Chance quality0.15
6.3%Directness6.5%

Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for FC Groningen, 3 for Sparta Rotterdam. Too few to lean on heavily.

Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90

Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 29 of 54 matches, not the full season.