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GO Ahead Eagles vs Utrecht — Eredivisie 2018

GO Ahead Eagles
GO Ahead Eagles
FT
0 – 2
HT: 0 – 2
Utrecht
Utrecht
12/10/2023EredivisieEredivisie · Round 15De Adelaarshorst

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on xG from last 11+ matches

GO Ahead Eagles43%
×Draw24%
Utrecht33%
✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.3%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.3% correct across 582,450 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.5% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

GO Ahead Eagles
1.59
Utrecht
1.37

GO Ahead Eagles creates 16% more chances

Season form · 11 home / 23 away

creates per match

GO Ahead Eagles
1.44
Utrecht
1.35

allows per match

GO Ahead Eagles
1.39
Utrecht
1.75

finishing

GO Ahead Eagles+0.38scores more
Utrecht+0.43scores more

Total goals

57%Over
  • Over57
  • Under43

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

59%Yes
  • Yes59
  • No41

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

GO Ahead Eagles ↓

Utrecht →
0
1
2
3
4
0
0–05%
0–17%
0–25%
0–32%
0–41%
1
1–08%
1–111%
1–28%
1–34%
1–41%
2
2–07%
2–19%
2–26%
2–33%
2–41%
3
3–03%
3–15%
3–23%
3–31%
3–41%
4
4–01%
4–12%
4–21%
4–31%
4–40%

Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
95%5%1.5
79%21%2.5
57%43%3.5
34%66%4.5
18%82%

Double chance

GO Ahead Eagles or draw
67%
GO Ahead Eagles or Utrecht
76%
Draw or Utrecht
57%

Winning margin

GO Ahead Eagles wins by 2+
21%
Utrecht wins by 2+
15%

Team goals

GO Ahead Eagles 1+ goals
80%
GO Ahead Eagles 2+ goals
47%
GO Ahead Eagles 3+ goals
21%
Utrecht 1+ goals
75%
Utrecht 2+ goals
40%
Utrecht 3+ goals
16%

Draw no bet

GO Ahead Eagles (draw refunded)
56%
Utrecht (draw refunded)
44%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
48%
Both score & under 3
11%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

GO Ahead Eagles at home — creates 1.44, concedes 1.39 · 11 matches

Utrecht away — creates 1.35, concedes 1.75 · 23 matches

⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

GO Ahead Eagles attack 1.44 + Utrecht defence 1.75 → ÷2 → 1.59

Utrecht attack 1.35 + GO Ahead Eagles defence 1.39 → ÷2 → 1.37

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 43%?"

GO Ahead Eagles scores more
43%
level
24%
Utrecht scores more
33%

GO Ahead Eagles at 43% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 43% does not mean "GO Ahead Eagles will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Probable lineups not yet announced

Starting lineups are usually confirmed ~1 hour before kickoff

Eredivisie: GO Ahead Eagles 0–2 Utrecht

Utrecht beat GO Ahead Eagles 2-0 in Eredivisie on December 10, 2023.

The match was played at De Adelaarshorst in Deventer.