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Groningen vs RodaEerste Divisie 2018

Groningen
Groningen
FT
20
HT: 10
Roda
Roda

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 19+ matches

Groningen55%
×Draw23%
Roda22%
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.

Groningen
1.81
Roda
1.06

Groningen creates 71% more chances

Season form · 19 home / 148 away

creates per match

Groningen
2.00
Roda
1.38

allows per match

Groningen
0.74
Roda
1.61

finishing

Groningen+0.00on par
Roda+0.00on par

Total goals

55%Over
  • Over55
  • Under45

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

55%Yes
  • Yes55
  • No45

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Groningen

Roda
0
1
2
3
4
0
006%
016%
023%
031%
040%
1
1010%
1111%
126%
132%
141%
2
209%
2110%
225%
232%
240%
3
306%
316%
323%
331%
340%
4
403%
413%
421%
431%
440%

Most likely 1–1 (11%) · grid covers 96% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
94%6%1.5
78%22%2.5
55%45%3.5
32%68%4.5
16%84%

Double chance

Groningen or draw
78%
Groningen or Roda
77%
Draw or Roda
45%

Winning margin

Groningen wins by 2+
31%
Roda wins by 2+
8%

Team goals

Groningen 1+ goals
84%
Groningen 2+ goals
54%
Groningen 3+ goals
27%
Roda 1+ goals
65%
Roda 2+ goals
29%
Roda 3+ goals
9%

Draw no bet

Groningen (draw refunded)
71%
Roda (draw refunded)
29%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
44%
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

Groningen at homecreates 2.00, concedes 0.74 · 19 matches

Roda awaycreates 1.38, concedes 1.61 · 148 matches

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

2

Expected goals for this match

Groningen attack 2.00 + Roda defence 1.61 → ÷2 → 1.81

Roda attack 1.38 + Groningen defence 0.74 → ÷2 → 1.06

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 55%?"

Groningen scores more
55%
level
23%
Roda scores more
22%

Groningen at 55% 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 55% does not mean "Groningen 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

Groningen 2 – 0 Roda

Groningen beat Roda 2-0 in Eerste Divisie on May 10, 2024.

The match was played at Euroborg in Groningen.