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Eredivisie08/08/2026, 02:30 PM

NEC Nijmegen – Telstar1 : 2

Why the model thinks so

NEC Nijmegen
1.85
Total xG
3.29
Telstar
1.44
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

Key factors

  • NEC Nijmegen averaged 6.4 shots on target per match in recent games
  • Telstar currently scores more frequently (average 2.2 goals) than their season average of 1.5 goals
  • The mathematical prediction calculates 1.85 expected goals for NEC Nijmegen and 1.44 for Telstar

Risks

  • Bryan Linssen, Kodai Sano, Philippe Sandler, and Eli Dasa are missing, with only 57% of goal threat available
  • Sem van Duijn, Danny Bakker, Tyrese Noslin, Guus Offerhaus, and Cedric Hatenboer are missing, with only 67% of goal threat available
  • Telstar concedes a high average of 2.25 goals per away game

All probabilities

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. NEC Nijmegen: scored only after the break in 3 of 8 games
  2. NEC Nijmegen with Başar Önal: 1.6 goals/game. Without: 0.7 goals/game (5 of 8 games)
  3. Telstar with Rojendro Oudsten: 2.2 goals/game. Without: 1 goals/game (5 of 8 games)
  4. Telstar: 66% of xG value comes in the second half (last 8 games with xG data)
  5. NEC Nijmegen: 2 comebacks in 8 games after trailing past minute 75 (2 points rescued)

Lineups

NEC Nijmegen 3-4-2-1 · Telstar 4-2-3-1

NEC Nijmegen
  • 1 G. Crettaz
  • 2 B. Pereira
  • 6 D. Nejašmić
  • 24 D. Fonville
  • 25 S. Ouaissa
  • 35 J. Monteiro Alvarenga
  • 8 I. Hansen-Aaröen
  • 99 C. Bischoff
  • 9 T. Chery
  • 20 N. Lebreton
  • 10 D. Tadić
Telstar
  • 1 R. Koeman Jr.
  • 3 G. Alders
  • 4 A. Soualhia
  • 43 M. Peersman
  • 2 J. Hardeveld
  • 17 N. Rossen
  • 10 T. Owusu
  • 7 R. Mendes
  • 27 P. Brouwer
  • 11 S. Hetli
  • 9 J. Seedorf
Substitutes
  • 11 W. Willumsson
  • 7 E. Mor
  • 3 P. Sandler
  • 5 T. Ouwejan
  • 30 B. Linssen
  • 36 F. Entius
  • 14 K. Sierhuis
  • 37 M. van de Wiel
  • 34 K. Kers
  • 21 T. Storm
  • 19 A. Tahaui
  • 38 J. Geneste
  • 8 E. Demircan
  • 20 D. Reiziger
  • 28 R. Oudsten
  • 15 N. Nwankwo
  • 6 I. Ahmed
  • 13 F. Mulder
  • 5 P. Aning
  • 14 H. Kuster
  • 18 G. Caschili
  • 21 F. Turay
  • 23 N. Shenkman
  • 19 F. Rust

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