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Willem II
FC Utrecht
Eredivisie | Gameweek 13
Nov 6, 2022 at 11.15am UK
Stadion Galgenwaard
Groningen

Utrecht
2 - 1
Groningen

Booth (62'), van de Streek (84')
Klaiber (45+1'), Sagnan (68'), Booth (79')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Kruger (40')
Valente (45+1')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's Eredivisie clash between FC Utrecht and Groningen, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

FC Utrecht

All competitions
Last Game: Heerenveen 1-2 Utrecht
Saturday, October 29 at 3.30pm in Eredivisie

Groningen

All competitions
Last Game: Emmen 0-0 Groningen
Sunday, October 30 at 11.15am in Eredivisie

We said: FC Utrecht 2-1 Groningen

 The sides head into this weekend's game on a high, and we expect an end to end affair with chances at both ends. That said, the onus is more on Utrecht to get the job done in front of an expectant home crowd, and we are tipping the hosts to rise to the occasion. 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 Utrecht win with a probability of 57.77%. A draw had a probability of 22.1% and a win for Groningen had a probability of 20.13%.

The most likely scoreline for a FC Utrecht win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.06%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.93%) and 2-0 (9.61%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.4%), while for a Groningen win it was 0-1 (5.46%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for FC Utrecht in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for FC Utrecht.

Result
FC UtrechtDrawGroningen
57.77% (-0.172 -0.17) 22.09% (0.07 0.07) 20.13% (0.099 0.1)
Both teams to score 54.88% (-0.079000000000001 -0.08)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
56.37% (-0.182 -0.18)43.63% (0.18 0.18)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
33.98% (-0.178 -0.18)66.02% (0.17699999999999 0.18)
FC Utrecht Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
85.16% (-0.119 -0.12)14.84% (0.116 0.12)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
56.85% (-0.222 -0.22)43.14% (0.219 0.22)
Groningen Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
64.44% (-0.0039999999999907 -0)35.56% (0.0019999999999953 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
27.67% (-0.004999999999999 -0)72.33% (0.0030000000000001 0)
Score Analysis
    FC Utrecht 57.77%
    Groningen 20.13%
    Draw 22.09%
FC UtrechtDrawGroningen
1-0 @ 10.06% (0.040000000000001 0.04)
2-1 @ 9.93% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
2-0 @ 9.61% (-0.0019999999999989 -0)
3-1 @ 6.32% (-0.028 -0.03)
3-0 @ 6.11% (-0.027 -0.03)
3-2 @ 3.27% (-0.015 -0.01)
4-1 @ 3.01% (-0.026 -0.03)
4-0 @ 2.91% (-0.025 -0.02)
4-2 @ 1.56% (-0.014 -0.01)
5-1 @ 1.15% (-0.014 -0.01)
5-0 @ 1.11% (-0.014 -0.01)
Other @ 2.74%
Total : 57.77%
1-1 @ 10.4% (0.030000000000001 0.03)
0-0 @ 5.28% (0.040999999999999 0.04)
2-2 @ 5.13% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
3-3 @ 1.13% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
Other @ 0.15%
Total : 22.09%
0-1 @ 5.46% (0.043 0.04)
1-2 @ 5.38% (0.02 0.02)
0-2 @ 2.82% (0.022 0.02)
1-3 @ 1.85% (0.006 0.01)
2-3 @ 1.77% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
0-3 @ 0.97% (0.008 0.01)
Other @ 1.88%
Total : 20.13%

How you voted: Utrecht vs Groningen

FC Utrecht
85.7%
Draw
7.1%
Groningen
7.1%
28
Head to Head
Mar 20, 2022 11.15am
Utrecht
1-3
Groningen
Ramselaar (48')
van Overeem (63')
El Hankouri (4' pen.), De Leeuw (10'), Strand Larsen (89')
Meijer (41'), te Wierik (41'), Dankerlui (48')
Aug 21, 2021 8pm
Groningen
0-0
Utrecht

Kasanwirjo (57'), Matusiwa (74'), Suslov (75')

Maduro (45'), ter Avest (58'), Kerk (75'), Janssen (88')
May 19, 2021 5.45pm
Utrecht
1-0
Groningen
Gustafson (77')
Boussaid (20'), van de Streek (84')

Itakura (17'), Dankerlui (23'), Lundqvist (62'), El Hankouri (75')
Jan 9, 2021 8pm
Utrecht
2-2
Groningen
Ramselaar (39'), Kerk (90+4')
Kerk (42'), Janssen (69')
Joosten (16'), Strand Larsen (21')
Suslov (55')
Oct 18, 2020 3.45pm
Groningen
0-0
Utrecht

Dammers (11'), Strand Larsen (59'), El Messaoudi (64'), van Hintum (70')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1PSV EindhovenPSV16140256134342
2Ajax16113235161936
3FC UtrechtUtrecht1611323223936
4Feyenoord16105140182235
5FC Twente1694332201231
6AZ AlkmaarAZ1692530171329
7Go Ahead Eagles166462826222
8Fortuna SittardSittard166462023-322
9NAC BredaNAC Breda167181825-722
10Heerenveen166371728-1121
11Willem II165471718-119
12NECNijmegen165292220217
13PEC Zwolle164481525-1016
14Groningen164481426-1216
15Heracles163581833-1514
16Sparta RotterdamSparta162681424-1012
17RKC WaalwijkRKC Waalwijk1613121740-236
18Almere CityAlmere City161312737-306
> Eredivisie Full Table


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