This match brings together two teams that are short on confidence and momentum, with both needing to pick up a victory here to truly get going in the second half of the season.
However, the lack of goals that Go Ahead Eagles are scoring right now could prove to be an issue, but with the hosts also not in great form, a draw could be likely.
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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 Groningen win with a probability of 48.68%. A draw had a probability of 26.9% and a win for Go Ahead Eagles had a probability of 24.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Groningen win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.62%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.7%) and 2-1 (8.95%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.57%), while for a Go Ahead Eagles win it was 0-1 (8.83%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Groningen would win this match.
