GO Ahead Eagles vs Groningen Prediction

GO Ahead Eagles
1-1
Finished
HT 0-1
Groningen
De Adelaarshorst, Deventer·D. Higler 12/09/2026

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
4.6 / 10
Value Analysis
66%Trust
Home Cards
Home Cards Under 1.5
1.77
SignalGOODModel66%SurpriseMediumGap+9.5%
GO Ahead Eagles Rest
4 days
Groningen Rest
6 days

GO Ahead Eagles vs Groningen: the result in context

GO Ahead Eagles and Groningen drew 1-1 in the Eredivisie on 12 Sep 2026. The two went into the match with similar recent form.

Their history points to a close game: 8 previous meetings produced 1.6 goals a game.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
43%2.25
X
25%3.90
2
32%2.70
Double Chance
1X
68%1.44
X2
56%1.61
Both Teams to Score
Yes
59%1.34
No
41%3.04
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.69 + 1.24 = 2.93
Over 1.5
85%1.11
Over 2.5
61%1.37
Over 3.5
35%1.93
Under 1.5
15%6.30
Under 2.5
39%2.94
Under 3.5
65%1.83
Corners
Projected Corners: 5.3 + 4.9 = 10.2
Over 8.5
65%1.44
Over 9.5
53%1.78
Over 10.5
44%2.22
Under 8.5
35%2.55
Under 9.5
47%1.93
Under 10.5
56%1.59
Cards
Projected Cards: 1.2 + 1.6 = 2.9
Over 3.5
32%2.10
Over 4.5
16%3.05
Under 3.5
68%1.67
Under 4.5
84%1.32

Match Events

32'Brynjólfur Darri WillumssonAssist: Pelle Clement
60'Alfons Sampsted INThibo Baeten out
64'David van der Werff INJacob Ondrejka out
67'Evert Linthorst INYassir Salah Rahmouni out
70'Wouter Prins INMarco Rente out
77'Pelle Clement INNils Eggens out
78'Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson INOskar Zawada out
78'Julius Dirksen INErik Flataker Hovden out
78'Dean Ruben James INOskar Siira Sivertsen out
79'Mathis Suray INGiovanni Van Zwam out
82'Søren TengstedtAssist: Stefán Ingi Sigurdarson
90+3'Yassir Salah RahmouniFoul

Lineups

GO Ahead Eagles
4-2-3-1Coach: J. Oosting
Groningen
4-2-3-1Coach: D. Lukkien
Avg rating6.70
Avg rating6.79
K. Haug6.21K. Haug
A. Sampsted6.32A. Sampsted
J. Dirksen7.026J. Dirksen
J. Kramer6.64J. Kramer
D. James6.65D. James
M. Meulensteen7.221M. Meulensteen
E. Linthorst6.48E. Linthorst
S. Tengstedt8.210S. Tengstedt
V. Edvardsen7.216V. Edvardsen
M. Suray6.517M. Suray
S. Sigurðarson6.89S. Sigurðarson
E. Vaessen7.21E. Vaessen
J. Schreuders7.014J. Schreuders
M. Csinger6.84M. Csinger
T. Blokzijl7.23T. Blokzijl
Wouter Prins6.72W. Prins
T. de Jonge6.58T. de Jonge
T. Land6.618T. Land
D. van der Werff6.517D. van der Werff
T. van Bergen6.426T. van Bergen
P. Clement7.524P. Clement
B. Willumsson7.99B. Willumsson

GO Ahead Eagles Substitutes

15R. Weijenberg
20E. Waayers
33N. Verdoni
25G. van Zwam79'for Mathis Suray6.4
11O. Sivertsen78'for Dean Ruben James6.5
34Y. Rahmouni67'for Evert Linthorst90+3'6.2
18R. Margaret
6T. Jukić
30T. Hulleman
27Tomas Galvez
29E. Flataker78'for Julius Dirksen6.5
23T. Baeten60'for Alfons Sampsted6.7

Groningen Substitutes

44Besnik Mashuku
19O. Zawada78'for Brynjólfur Darri Willumsson6.1
20Nils Eggens77'for Pelle Clement6.1
11J. Ondrejka64'for David van der Werff6.9
5M. Rente70'for Wouter Prins6.8
13L. Štubljar
15E. van der Laan
30P. Boevink
53J. Hall
42J. Mosselaar
16A. Nordin

Match Stats

GO Ahead EaglesGroningen
61%Ball Possession39%
9Corner Kicks0
1Yellow Cards0
24Total Shots4
6Shots on Goal2
12Shots off Goal2
18Shots Inside Box2
6Shots Outside Box2
6Blocked Shots0
8Fouls10
2Offsides0
1Goalkeeper Saves5
580Total Passes395
490Passes Accurate304
84%Pass Accuracy77%

Team Comparison

GO Ahead EaglesGO Ahead Eagles
GroningenGroningen
1647Elo Rating 1710
1.93Attack 2.72
0.65Defense 0.98
27%Hit Rate 42%
17.4Shots per Game 14.5
6.3Shots on Target 5.7
6.6Corners per Game 5.4
0.7Cards per Game 0.9

AI Insights

⚽High Goal Expectancy2.92 goals
📈BTTS Trend50% in H2H
📊Away Overperforming

Game State Tendencies

GO Ahead EaglesGO Ahead Eagles
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 100% of the time
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late
GroningenGroningen
  • Leads at half-time in 60% of matches

Head to Head

Last 8 meetings, all competitions

GO Ahead EaglesGO Ahead Eagles2Wins · 25%
Draws338%
GroningenGroningen3Wins · 37%
1.6Avg Goals
50%Both teams scored4 of 8
25%3+ goals2 of 8

Previous meetings

Eredivisie11/04/2026
GroningenGO Ahead Eagles
00
Eredivisie21/12/2025
GO Ahead EaglesGroningen
11
Eredivisie18/01/2025
GO Ahead EaglesGroningen
21
Eredivisie29/09/2024
GroningenGO Ahead Eagles
01
Eredivisie07/05/2023
GO Ahead EaglesGroningen
11
Eredivisie21/08/2022
GroningenGO Ahead Eagles
10
Eredivisie06/02/2022
GroningenGO Ahead Eagles
21
Eredivisie21/11/2021
GO Ahead EaglesGroningen
01

Recent Form

GO Ahead EaglesGO Ahead Eagles
5W2D3L
08/09/2026
UtrechtGO Ahead Eagles
33
D
29/08/2026
AZ AlkmaarGO Ahead Eagles
52
L
23/08/2026
GO Ahead EaglesADO Den Haag
31
W
16/08/2026
FeyenoordGO Ahead Eagles
22
D
08/08/2026
GO Ahead EaglesWillem II
41
W
02/08/2026
LutonGO Ahead Eagles
01
W
25/07/2026
GO Ahead EaglesOFI
40
W
18/07/2026
Lommel UnitedGO Ahead Eagles
21
L
11/07/2026
GO Ahead EaglesApollon Limassol
03
L
08/07/2026
GO Ahead EaglesAlmere City FC
21
W
GroningenGroningen
4W2D4L
06/09/2026
GroningenTwente
22
D
28/08/2026
GroningenFortuna Sittard
23
L
23/08/2026
PSV EindhovenGroningen
51
L
16/08/2026
ADO Den HaagGroningen
14
W
09/08/2026
GroningenUtrecht
21
W
01/08/2026
GroningenValladolid
10
W
25/07/2026
GroningenVolos NFC
00
D
24/07/2026
GroningenFC Volendam
04
L
18/07/2026
GroningenAEK Athens FC
12
L
11/07/2026
GroningenEmmen
32
W

Referee Profile

D. Higler192 matches

3.41Cards per match
3.23Yellow cards per match
0.19Red cards per match
23.1Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

D. Higler3.41
Other referees3.25

3.41 cards a match, in line with other referees in the same competitions and seasons (3.25).

Cards come from 181 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

League Table

Eredivisie 2026
#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1FeyenoordFeyenoord1073032:11+2124DWWWW
2AjaxAjax1063129:13+1621WWDDW
3PSV EindhovenPSV Eindhoven1062228:13+1520DLWLW
4TwenteTwente1062219:10+920WLDWW
5AZ AlkmaarAZ Alkmaar1062220:12+820LDLWD
6Fortuna SittardFortuna Sittard1053217:17018WDDWL
7HeerenveenHeerenveen1043318:13+515WWLWD
8GroningenGroningen1043324:21+315DLWWD
9GO Ahead EaglesGO Ahead Eagles1035223:23014WLDDD
10CambuurCambuur1033419:22-312WDWDW
11UtrechtUtrecht1033417:27-1012DWWLW
12NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen1025317:18-111DDDDL
13ExcelsiorExcelsior1032516:19-311LLLDL
14Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam1023517:24-79LWDLL
15PEC ZwollePEC Zwolle1022611:23-128DWLLL
16TelstarTelstar1013612:21-96LLDLD
17ADO Den HaagADO Den Haag1013613:23-106LWDDL
18Willem IIWillem II1002810:32-222LLLLL
#TeamMPGPts
1FeyenoordFeyenoord1032:1124
2AjaxAjax1029:1321
3PSV EindhovenPSV Eindhoven1028:1320
4TwenteTwente1019:1020
5AZ AlkmaarAZ Alkmaar1020:1220
6Fortuna SittardFortuna Sittard1017:1718
7HeerenveenHeerenveen1018:1315
8GroningenGroningen1024:2115
9GO Ahead EaglesGO Ahead Eagles1023:2314
10CambuurCambuur1019:2212
11UtrechtUtrecht1017:2712
12NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen1017:1811
13ExcelsiorExcelsior1016:1911
14Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam1017:249
15PEC ZwollePEC Zwolle1011:238
16TelstarTelstar1012:216
17ADO Den HaagADO Den Haag1013:236
18Willem IIWillem II1010:322
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About the GO Ahead Eagles vs Groningen forecast

The forecasts for this Eredivisie match are built from team Elo ratings, recent form, scoring data and the head-to-head record, and are updated as new data arrives before kickoff.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive, open match; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

GO Ahead Eagles and Groningen in the Eredivisie table

Groningen and GO Ahead Eagles are close in the Eredivisie table, 8th and 9th, with 1 point between them. League goal record so far: GO Ahead Eagles 23-23, Groningen 24-21. The full standings are on the Eredivisie Table 2026 page.

Key Factors for This Match

Groningen have led at half-time in 60% of their recent matches. This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.