aleavici-football · v1.0-xgboost · 11 September 2026
Eredivisie

FC Groningen vs PEC Zwolle

Friday, 18 September 2026 at 18:00
Blowout AlertHigh probability of dominant scoreline — 52% confidence
Win probability
50%
FC Groningen wins
24%
Draw
26%
PEC Zwolle wins
xG Home
1.72
FC Groningen
Blowout %
52%
Dominant win
xG Away
1.16
PEC Zwolle
Analysis

Our model puts a FC Groningen win at 50.2% in this Eredivisie fixture — a moderate lean. Expected goals run 1.72 to 1.16.

Evenly rated

There is almost nothing between these two on rating — 1513 against 1503, a gap of 10 points. Fixtures this evenly matched are where a model has least to say: the probabilities below are honest, but they are close to a coin weighted only slightly.

Attack against defence

The single rating hides where the mismatch actually sits. Splitting it, FC Groningen's attack should find room against PEC Zwolle's defence, by 101 points. That is the mechanism behind the expected-goals line rather than a separate opinion about it.

Margin risk

Our blowout flag reads 52.3%: more than half of all simulations end with a three-goal margin or more. Finishing gaps that wide make the scoreline far less predictable than the winner.

Published 11 September 2026 · aleavici-football
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