PythiaFootballPythiaFootballBETA Simulation Picks Fixtures Validation Pythia · model switchable per page
Date: 09/08/2026
Groningen
Groningen
Vs
41%
27%
32%
■ Home   ■ Draw   ■ Away
Utrecht
Utrecht
Netherlands: Eredivisie
Referee: -
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🎯 1. Model Analysis

Groningen win
40.7%
Avg Implied 40.3% · @ 2.32
Edge
+0.4%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
1xBet
2.40
Pinnacle
2.38
Dafabet
2.36
Bet365
2.35
Betano
2.35
Draw
27.1%
Avg Implied 27.3% · @ 3.42
Edge
-0.1%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
Betfair
3.60
Betano
3.55
10Bet
3.55
Bet365
3.50
BetVictor
3.50
Utrecht win
32.2%
Avg Implied 32.4% · @ 2.88
Edge
-0.2%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
1xBet
2.96
Dafabet
2.95
Pinnacle
2.94
Betano
2.92
Unibet
2.90

⚽ 2. Goal Analysis

GroningenGroningen

Avg scored 1.60
Avg conceded 1.20
Avg total 2.80
30-3avg 1.6avg 1.2avg total 2.831113020001323212102H·AJAA·PECH·AZ A·TELH·GO A·FEYH·EXCH·NECA·HERA·AJA
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.301.271.401.131.201.40
vs Stronger (10)1.101.601.501.170.502.25
vs Similar (12)1.081.251.001.401.141.14
vs Weaker (8)1.880.881.750.752.001.00
Clean sheet %27% (+3pp vs league)
This opponent (Utrecht) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

UtrechtUtrecht

Avg scored 2.00
Avg conceded 1.30
Avg total 3.30
50-5avg 2.0avg 1.3avg total 3.320203441052021203200A·TWEH·GO A·PSVH·TELA·EXCH·NACA·AJAH·FORH·HEEA·AJA
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.431.331.471.001.401.67
vs Stronger (10)1.401.601.171.171.752.25
vs Similar (4)1.501.000.501.502.500.50
vs Weaker (16)1.441.252.000.711.001.67
Clean sheet %23% (-1pp vs league)
This opponent (Groningen) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Total goals distribution

6%12%18%25%7%014%125%222%316%49%57%6+
The model estimates around 2.9 goals in this match; the single most likely total is 2 (25%).
Over/Under 1.5
Over 1.5
79.2%
@ 1.23+3.1%
Under 1.5
20.8%
@ 3.90-3.1%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
Over
Betano
1.26
10Bet
1.25
Pinnacle
1.24
Unibet
1.22
888Sport
1.22
Under
Unibet
4.10
Bet365
4.00
Betano
3.95
Pinnacle
3.94
888Sport
3.90
Over/Under 2.5
Over 2.5
54.7%
@ 1.77+1.2%
Under 2.5
45.3%
@ 2.03-1.2%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
Over
Pinnacle
1.81
1xBet
1.81
10Bet
1.80
Betano
1.78
Marathonbet
1.78
Under
Betano
2.10
Bet365
2.08
SBO
2.08
Unibet
2.05
1xBet
2.04
Over/Under 3.5
Over 3.5
32.3%
@ 2.87-0.1%
Under 3.5
67.7%
@ 1.38+0.1%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
Over
10Bet
3.00
Pinnacle
2.93
Betano
2.90
BetVictor
2.90
Unibet
2.88
Under
Betano
1.44
Unibet
1.41
Bet365
1.40
Pinnacle
1.39
10Bet
1.38
Both teams to score
Yes
59.0%
@ 1.61+1.3%
No
41.0%
@ 2.19-1.3%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
Yes
10Bet
1.62
888Sport
1.62
Betano
1.62
Bet365
1.62
William Hil
1.62
No
Unibet
2.23
Betano
2.22
Bet365
2.20
William Hil
2.20
BetVictor
2.20

Correct score

Top 8 scorelines with probability, best odds and edge (left); the full probability grid (right).
1-1
12.8%@ 6.29+5.6%
2-1
8.9%@ 8.68+3.7%
1-2
7.8%@ 9.70+3.1%
1-0
7.5%@ 8.59+2.3%
0-0
6.8%@ 11.38+2.9%
2-0
6.6%@ 11.53+2.7%
0-1
6.4%@ 9.78+1.8%
2-2
6.0%@ 11.65+2.1%
Groningen goals ↓
Utrecht goals →
01234
06.8%6.4%5.1%2.3%0.8%
17.5%13%7.8%3.5%1.2%
26.6%8.9%6.0%2.7%0.9%
33.4%4.5%3.0%1.4%0.5%
41.3%1.7%1.2%0.5%0.2%
Each cell is the % chance of that exact scoreline. Rows = Groningen goals (down), columns = Utrecht goals (across).

💪 3. Team Strengths Analysis

🏆 Total PPG

Points / game
PSV Eindhoven
2.47
Feyenoord
1.91
NEC Nijmegen
1.74
Twente
1.71
Ajax
1.67
Utrecht
1.58
AZ Alkmaar
1.53
Heerenveen
1.42
Groningen
1.37
Sparta Rotterdam
1.26
Fortuna Sittard
1.15
GO Ahead Eagles
1.12
Excelsior
1.12
PEC Zwolle
1.09
Telstar
1.09
FC Volendam
0.94
NAC Breda
0.91
Heracles
0.56
Groningen is 0.21 points worse than Utrecht in terms of average points per game (1.37 vs 1.58).

⚔️ Attack

Goals scored / game
PSV Eindhoven
2.97
NEC Nijmegen
2.26
Feyenoord
2.06
Ajax
1.78
Twente
1.74
AZ Alkmaar
1.71
Heerenveen
1.64
Utrecht
1.61
GO Ahead Eagles
1.59
Fortuna Sittard
1.44
Telstar
1.44
Groningen
1.40
PEC Zwolle
1.29
Excelsior
1.26
Sparta Rotterdam
1.18
NAC Breda
1.06
FC Volendam
1.03
Heracles
1.03
Groningen is 0.21 goals worse than Utrecht in terms of goals scored per game (1.40 vs 1.61).

🛡️ Defense

Conceded / game · lower better
Ajax
1.14
Twente
1.18
Utrecht
1.22
Feyenoord
1.29
PSV Eindhoven
1.32
Groningen
1.34
AZ Alkmaar
1.50
NEC Nijmegen
1.56
GO Ahead Eagles
1.56
Heerenveen
1.61
FC Volendam
1.62
Telstar
1.62
Excelsior
1.65
NAC Breda
1.66
Sparta Rotterdam
1.82
Fortuna Sittard
1.85
PEC Zwolle
2.09
Heracles
2.50
Groningen is 0.12 goals worse than Utrecht in terms of goals conceded per game (1.34 vs 1.22).

⏱️ Possession

Avg possession %
PSV Eindhoven
61%
NEC Nijmegen
57%
Ajax
56%
Twente
54%
AZ Alkmaar
53%
Feyenoord
53%
Heerenveen
51%
Groningen
50%
GO Ahead Eagles
49%
NAC Breda
49%
Excelsior
48%
Sparta Rotterdam
47%
Utrecht
47%
Telstar
45%
PEC Zwolle
45%
FC Volendam
45%
Fortuna Sittard
45%
Heracles
45%
Groningen is 3.9 percentage points better than Utrecht in terms of average possession (50% vs 47%).

🎲 4. Props Analysis

GroningenGroningen

For 5.2 · Against 6.2 · Total 11.4

🚩 Corners

1704595658338512527676841411136131791314A·AJAA·HERH·NECH·EXCA·FEYH·GO A·TELH·AZ A·PECH·AJA
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 2.0 · Against 0.8 · Total 2.8

🟨 Cards

50411121221113112225232323242A·AJAA·HERH·NECA·FEYA·TELH·AZ A·PECH·AJAA·FC A·TWE
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 10.4 · Against 9.7 · Total 20.1

⚠️ Fouls

3001713581612510151055101216810125730132815251022242212A·AJAA·HERH·NECH·EXCA·FEYH·GO A·TELH·AZ A·PECH·AJA
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total

UtrechtUtrecht

For 4.9 · Against 5.2 · Total 10.1

🚩 Corners

150489625748423753825541215711125121179A·AJAH·HEEH·FORA·AJAH·NACA·EXCH·TELA·PSVH·GO A·TWE
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 1.5 · Against 1.2 · Total 2.7

🟨 Cards

401211223421121313114343134A·AJAH·HEEH·FORA·AJAH·NACA·EXCH·TELA·PSVH·GO A·TWE
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 10.3 · Against 8.9 · Total 19.2

⚠️ Fouls

330171611688991213812951069710733171618252014161617A·AJAH·HEEH·FORA·AJAH·NACA·EXCH·TELA·PSVH·GO A·TWE
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total

GroningenGroningen

SplitCornersCardsFouls
TotHmeAwyTotHmeAwyTotHmeAwy
Overall (50)10.010.99.13.33.23.420.719.921.5
vs Stronger (19)8.49.87.23.03.22.820.619.921.2
vs Similar (21)10.711.89.73.43.83.121.121.620.7
vs Weaker (10)11.311.211.43.62.05.220.216.623.8
% over line50%58%42%40%42%38%50%42%58%
% under line50%42%58%60%58%62%50%58%42%
This opponent (Utrecht) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

UtrechtUtrecht

SplitCornersCardsFouls
TotHmeAwyTotHmeAwyTotHmeAwy
Overall (50)9.79.79.63.63.63.522.423.321.5
vs Stronger (13)11.210.312.24.25.92.223.626.620.2
vs Similar (5)7.47.77.03.22.34.520.821.719.5
vs Weaker (32)9.49.98.93.42.93.822.121.922.3
% over line52%52%52%50%44%56%52%65%39%
% under line48%48%48%50%56%44%48%35%61%
This opponent (Groningen) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

🚩 Total Corners

Match total corners / game
PSV Eindhoven
11.2
GO Ahead Eagles
11.1
Telstar
11.1
ADO Den Haag
10.8
Willem II
10.7
Sparta Rotterdam
10.6
Fortuna Sittard
10.5
Heerenveen
10.2
NEC Nijmegen
10.1
Ajax
10.0
Groningen
10.0
Cambuur
9.9
AZ Alkmaar
9.9
Excelsior
9.7
Feyenoord
9.7
Utrecht
9.7
Twente
9.5
PEC Zwolle
9.2

🟨 Total Cards

Match total cards / game
AZ Alkmaar
4.1
NEC Nijmegen
3.9
ADO Den Haag
3.8
Feyenoord
3.7
Cambuur
3.7
Ajax
3.7
Utrecht
3.6
Fortuna Sittard
3.5
GO Ahead Eagles
3.5
PSV Eindhoven
3.5
Telstar
3.5
Sparta Rotterdam
3.5
Groningen
3.4
Twente
3.4
Excelsior
3.3
PEC Zwolle
3.2
Heerenveen
3.0
Willem II
3.0

⚠️ Total Fouls

Match total fouls / game
ADO Den Haag
26.8
Cambuur
25.5
Fortuna Sittard
24.2
NEC Nijmegen
22.9
PEC Zwolle
22.9
Feyenoord
22.9
Ajax
22.6
AZ Alkmaar
22.5
Utrecht
22.4
Telstar
21.6
Willem II
21.3
Twente
21.2
Heerenveen
21.0
Groningen
20.7
Sparta Rotterdam
19.7
Excelsior
19.6
GO Ahead Eagles
19.0
PSV Eindhoven
18.4
Corners O/U 9.5
Over 9.5
63.0%
@ 1.63+6.5%
Under 9.5
37.0%
@ 2.12-6.5%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
Over
Unibet
1.63
Under
Unibet
2.12
Cards O/U 3.5
Over 3.5
36.5%
Under 3.5
63.5%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
Over
No bookmaker prices yet.
Under
No bookmaker prices yet.
Fouls O/U 21.5
Over 21.5
39.8%
Under 21.5
60.2%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
Over
No bookmaker prices yet.
Under
No bookmaker prices yet.

🔥 5. Top picks for this game

Every selection Pythia rates above 70%, ordered by probability. The five columns are the best bookmaker prices (highest first) for each pick; edge is vs the average.
PickProbabilityAvg oddsBest 1Best 2Best 3Best 4Best 5Edge
Over 1.579.2%1.23
Betano
1.26
10Bet
1.25
Pinnacle
1.24
Unibet
1.22
888Sport
1.22
+3.1%

💰 6. Squad value

💰 Total value

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
PE (50)
€323m
AJA (62)
€260m
FEY (32)
€216m
AA (60)
€205m
UTR (51)
€88m
TWE (27)
€84m
NN (28)
€62m
HEE (23)
€49m
GAE (31)
€36m
SR (26)
€32m
GRO (23)
€32m
PZ (29)
€23m
FS (28)
€22m
EXC (28)
€19m
WI (26)
€14m
CAM (26)
€12m
TEL (24)
€12m
ADH (25)
€11m
Groningen's squad is €56m less valuable than Utrecht's (€32m vs €88m).

⚔️ Attack

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
PE (19)
€139m
AJA (24)
€119m
AA (22)
€100m
FEY (13)
€78m
UTR (19)
€30m
NN (13)
€27m
TWE (10)
€26m
HEE (10)
€22m
GAE (12)
€17m
SR (9)
€13m
GRO (8)
€11m
WI (12)
€9m
PZ (12)
€9m
EXC (12)
€9m
FS (7)
€7m
ADH (12)
€5m
CAM (10)
€4m
TEL (8)
€4m
Groningen's attack is €19m less valuable than Utrecht's (€11m vs €30m).

🧠 Midfield

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
PE (10)
€77m
AJA (13)
€53m
FEY (4)
€51m
AA (12)
€43m
NN (6)
€26m
UTR (10)
€24m
TWE (4)
€13m
GRO (3)
€9m
HEE (3)
€6m
FS (7)
€6m
GAE (6)
€6m
TEL (7)
€5m
PZ (6)
€5m
SR (4)
€2m
ADH (3)
€2m
EXC (4)
€2m
CAM (5)
€2m
WI (3)
€1m
Groningen's midfield is €15m less valuable than Utrecht's (€9m vs €24m).

🛡️ Defence

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
PE (21)
€108m
FEY (15)
€87m
AJA (25)
€87m
AA (26)
€62m
TWE (13)
€45m
UTR (22)
€34m
HEE (10)
€20m
SR (13)
€16m
GAE (13)
€14m
GRO (12)
€11m
PZ (11)
€9m
NN (9)
€9m
EXC (12)
€9m
FS (14)
€8m
CAM (11)
€6m
ADH (10)
€4m
WI (11)
€4m
TEL (9)
€3m
Groningen's defence is €22m less valuable than Utrecht's (€11m vs €34m).

🤝 7. Games History

Head-to-head

Groningen vs Utrecht · H/A from GRO
DateH/AGameScore
14/02/26HGRO Vs Utrecht1-2
14/09/25AUtrecht Vs GRO0-1
13/04/25AUtrecht Vs GRO3-1
20/10/24HGRO Vs Utrecht0-1
07/04/23HGRO Vs Utrecht1-2
06/11/22AUtrecht Vs GRO2-1
20/03/22AUtrecht Vs GRO1-3
21/08/21HGRO Vs Utrecht0-0

GroningenGroningen

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
21/05/26AAjax Vs GRO2-0
17/05/26AHeracles Vs GRO1-2
10/05/26HGRO Vs NEC Nijmegen2-1
02/05/26HGRO Vs Excelsior2-3
25/04/26AFeyenoord Vs GRO3-1
11/04/26HGRO Vs GO Ahead Eagles0-0
04/04/26ATelstar Vs GRO0-2
22/03/26HGRO Vs AZ Alkmaar3-0
13/03/26APEC Zwolle Vs GRO1-1
07/03/26HGRO Vs Ajax3-1

UtrechtUtrecht

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
24/05/26AAjax Vs UTR0-0
21/05/26HUTR Vs Heerenveen3-2
17/05/26HUTR Vs Fortuna Sittard2-0
10/05/26AAjax Vs UTR1-2
02/05/26HUTR Vs NAC Breda2-0
26/04/26AExcelsior Vs UTR5-0
11/04/26HUTR Vs Telstar4-1
04/04/26APSV Eindhoven Vs UTR4-3
22/03/26HUTR Vs GO Ahead Eagles2-0
15/03/26ATwente Vs UTR0-2

📊 8. Overall Statistics

Groningen
Groningen
Netherlands: Eredivisie
Recent: 5 Wins / 2 Draws / 3 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallLLWWL1.34
HomeWWDLW1.62
AwayDWLWL1.08
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %38%46%31%
AVG goals2.902.962.85
Over 2.5 %56%67%46%
Scored1.461.831.12
Conceded1.441.121.73
BTTS60%62%58%
Clean Sheet22%29%15%
Failed to Score22%17%27%
Utrecht
Utrecht
Netherlands: Eredivisie
Recent: 7 Wins / 1 Draws / 2 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallWWWWD1.48
HomeWWWWW1.76
AwayWLLWD1.20
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %42%52%32%
AVG goals2.802.603.00
Over 2.5 %50%44%56%
Scored1.541.681.40
Conceded1.260.921.60
BTTS58%52%64%
Clean Sheet24%28%20%
Failed to Score24%24%24%

🏆 9. League Table

RecordGoalsProps / gameSquad value €mStrengths
RankTeamMPWin%PPGGFGAGDG/GO1.5O2.5O3.5CorCor O%CrdCrd O%FlsFls O%TotAttMidDefAtt/gDef/gPoss%
Netherlands: Eredivisie 2026-27 full table · Groningen and Utrecht highlighted. Click any column header to sort (click again to reverse). In-cell bars are scaled within each column; scroll right for props, squad value and strengths.

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