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Eredivisie09/09/2026, 04:45 PM

FC Twente – Telstar1 : 0

Why the model thinks so

FC Twente
2.54
Total xG
3.43
Telstar
0.89
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.

FactorFC TwenteTelstar
Attack weakness (0.54x league average)−1.95
High-scoring league (4.1 goals/match)+1.60+1.60
Attack strength (1.48x league average)+1.02
Defensive strength (1.3 conceded vs 1.7 league avg)−0.41
4 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (2.6 goals/match)+0.18
Rising form (2.6 vs 2 season average)+0.18
Standings advantage (pos 4 vs 14, 10 places gap)+0.12
Standings disadvantage (pos 14 vs 4, 10 places gap)−0.10
3 of last 5 matches with 2+ goals (1.4 goals/match)−0.02
Marko Pjaca on the bench (2 goals, 1 assists)
15% of goal output missing (only 88% available)

Key factors

  • Tactical dominance: FC Twente averaged 62% possession and 8.0 shots on target in recent matches
  • Telstar away weakness: The visitors concede an average of 2.25 goals per away game
  • Mathematical prediction: The model calculates a 72% home win probability and 2.54 expected goals for Twente

Risks

  • Fatigue factor: Both teams have only 3 days of rest since their last match
  • Historical draw trend: Both previous head-to-head encounters ended in a draw
  • Defensive vulnerability for Telstar with an average of 2.20 goals conceded in recent games

All probabilities

Result
FC Twente72%
Draw18%
Telstar10%
Double chance
FC Twente or draw90%
Telstar or draw28%
No draw82%
Goals
Over 1.587%
Under 1.513%
Over 2.567%
Under 2.533%
Over 3.545%
Under 3.555%
Both teams score
Yes55%
No45%

Most likely scores

2:0
10%
2:1
9%
3:0
9%
1:1
8%
3:1
8%
1:0
Final score

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. Telstar: 6 consecutive games with 3+ goals (last 12 games)
  2. FC Twente: 5 consecutive games with 3+ goals (last 12 games)
  3. Ronald Koeman Jr.: 3 of 3 goals after minute 60 (last 12 games)
  4. Telstar: opponent scores first in 8 of 12 games (67%)
  5. Telstar: 32% of all goals between minutes 61-75 (6 of 19)

Lineups

FC Twente 4-2-3-1 · Telstar 3-4-2-1

FC Twente
  • 1 L. Unnerstall
  • 28 B. van Rooij
  • 38 M. Bruns
  • 4 R. Nijstad
  • 29 A. Adelgaard
  • 6 R. Zerrouki
  • 8 D. Weidmann
  • 11 D. Rots
  • 10 Y. Taha El Idrissi
  • 27 S. Ørjasæter
  • 9 W. Weghorst
Telstar
  • 1 R. Koeman Jr.
  • 16 S. Valk
  • 4 A. Soualhia
  • 43 M. Peersman
  • 3 G. Alders
  • 17 N. Rossen
  • 10 T. Owusu
  • 2 J. Hardeveld
  • 7 R. Mendes
  • 27 P. Brouwer
  • 11 N. Þórisson
Substitutes
  • 22 R. Pasveer
  • 16 J. Drommel
  • 3 R. Pröpper
  • 20 T. van den Belt
  • 25 L. Vennegoor of Hesselink
  • 37 N. Ünüvar
  • 7 M. Pjaca
  • 18 J. Bawuah
  • 24 K. Kurowski
  • 17 F. Thorvaldsen
  • 2 M. Rosiak
  • 42 A. Martha
  • 8 E. Demircan
  • 20 D. Reiziger
  • 28 R. Oudsten
  • 15 N. Nwankwo
  • 6 I. Ahmed
  • 9 J. Seedorf
  • 13 F. Mulder
  • 5 P. Aning
  • 14 H. Kuster
  • 21 F. Turay
  • 23 N. Shenkman

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