NEC U21 vs Feyenoord U21 — U21 Divisie 1 2020
Match Prediction
Statistical Prediction
Based on goals from last 20+ matches
NEC U2126%
Feyenoord U2153%✓ Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
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.
Feyenoord U21 creates 49% more chances
Season form · 20 home / 69 away
creates per match
allows per match
finishing
Total goals
- Over65
- Under35
3+ goals likely
Both teams score
- Yes64
- No36
Both teams likely to score
Score probability
Probability of each scoreline, %
NEC U21 ↓
Most likely 1–1 (9%) · grid covers 94% of scorelines
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Winning margin
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Combos
Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.
How is this calculated?
Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.
Recent form of each side
NEC U21 at home — creates 1.15, concedes 2.05 · 20 matches
Feyenoord U21 away — creates 1.99, concedes 1.58 · 69 matches
⚑ Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.
Expected goals for this match
NEC U21 attack 1.15 + Feyenoord U21 defence 1.58 → ÷2 → 1.36
Feyenoord U21 attack 1.99 + NEC U21 defence 2.05 → ÷2 → 2.02
Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.
Chance of every scoreline
From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.
The answer to "why 53%?"
Feyenoord U21 at 53% 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 53% does not mean "Feyenoord U21 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
Head to Head
If points are equal: 1. Goal difference 2. Goals scored 3. Head-to-head
P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference · Pts = Points
NEC U21 host Feyenoord U21 on Saturday, 24 October 2020 at 12:45. The match is part of the U21 Divisie 1 2020/2021 season.
NEC U21 face Feyenoord U21 (U21 Divisie 1)
U21 Divisie 1 returns with NEC U21 hosting Feyenoord U21. Match starts October 24, 2020. Live commentary, lineups, and stats appear here from kickoff. Submit your prediction below for a chance to earn XP.
NEC U21 host Feyenoord U21 at MSC De Eendracht.
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