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Date: 14/08/2026
Telstar
Telstar
Vs
51%
25%
25%
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Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam
Netherlands: Eredivisie
Referee: -
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🎯 1. Model Analysis

Telstar win
50.8%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 bookmaker prices
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Draw
24.6%
Avg Implied -
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Sparta Rotterdam win
24.6%
Avg Implied -
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⚽ 2. Goal Analysis

TelstarTelstar

Avg scored 2.10
Avg conceded 1.40
Avg total 3.50
40-4avg 2.1avg 1.4avg total 3.530410331021441113021H·NACA·FORA·HEEH·PSVH·GROA·UTRH·SPAA·NECH·HERA·FC
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.501.631.931.601.071.67
vs Stronger (18)1.111.781.601.700.501.88
vs Similar (12)2.081.422.601.401.711.43
vs Weaker (0)------
Clean sheet %13% (-11pp vs league)
This opponent (Sparta Rotterdam) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam

Avg scored 0.90
Avg conceded 2.20
Avg total 3.10
40-4avg 0.9avg 2.2avg total 3.112110420000214220423A·HEEH·PECA·AJAH·FC A·NACH·PSVA·TELH·GO A·TWEH·EXC
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.131.701.271.471.001.93
vs Stronger (9)1.112.781.002.751.202.80
vs Similar (13)1.151.461.291.141.001.83
vs Weaker (8)1.120.881.500.750.751.00
Clean sheet %33% (+9pp vs league)
This opponent (Telstar) is Weaker. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Total goals distribution

6%11%17%22%5%012%122%222%318%411%510%6+
The model estimates around 3.1 goals in this match; the single most likely total is 2 (22%).
Over/Under 1.5
Over 1.5
83.1%
Under 1.5
16.9%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
Over
No bookmaker prices yet.
Under
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Over/Under 2.5
Over 2.5
60.7%
Under 2.5
39.3%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
Over
No bookmaker prices yet.
Under
No bookmaker prices yet.
Over/Under 3.5
Over 3.5
38.3%
Under 3.5
61.7%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
Over
No bookmaker prices yet.
Under
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Both teams to score
Yes
61.7%
No
38.3%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
Yes
No bookmaker prices yet.
No
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Correct score

Top 8 scorelines with probability, best odds and edge (left); the full probability grid (right).
1-1
11.3%
2-1
9.6%
2-0
7.6%
1-0
7.1%
1-2
6.5%
2-2
6.1%
3-1
6.0%
0-0
5.4%
Telstar goals ↓
Sparta Rotterdam goals →
01234
05.4%4.5%3.5%1.5%0.5%
17.1%11%6.5%2.7%0.9%
27.6%9.6%6.1%2.6%0.8%
34.8%6.0%3.8%1.6%0.5%
42.2%2.8%1.8%0.7%0.2%
Each cell is the % chance of that exact scoreline. Rows = Telstar goals (down), columns = Sparta Rotterdam 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
Telstar is 0.18 points worse than Sparta Rotterdam in terms of average points per game (1.09 vs 1.26).

⚔️ 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
Telstar is 0.26 goals better than Sparta Rotterdam in terms of goals scored per game (1.44 vs 1.18).

🛡️ 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
Telstar is 0.21 goals better than Sparta Rotterdam in terms of goals conceded per game (1.62 vs 1.82).

⏱️ 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%
Telstar is 1.9 percentage points worse than Sparta Rotterdam in terms of average possession (45% vs 47%).

🎲 4. Props Analysis

TelstarTelstar

For 4.2 · Against 7.1 · Total 11.3

🚩 Corners

1707679655751211245531047139111217139814A·FC H·HERA·NECH·SPAA·UTRH·GROH·PSVA·HEEA·FORH·NAC
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 1.3 · Against 2.4 · Total 3.7

🟨 Cards

5022142321212121411144552333525A·FC H·HERA·NECH·SPAA·UTRH·GROH·PSVA·HEEA·FORH·NAC
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 11.5 · Against 10.0 · Total 21.5

⚠️ Fouls

3101813121211101495912105491218811133124212314229212624A·FC H·HERA·NECH·SPAA·UTRH·GROH·PSVA·HEEA·FORH·NAC
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total

Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam

For 4.1 · Against 6.1 · Total 10.2

🚩 Corners

1405229685625311373563657111411714108911H·EXCA·TWEH·GO A·TELH·PSVA·NACH·FC A·AJAH·PECA·HEE
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 2.0 · Against 2.0 · Total 4.0

🟨 Cards

7042162163121231234272743245H·EXCA·TWEH·GO A·TELH·PSVA·NACH·FC A·AJAH·PECA·HEE
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 10.8 · Against 10.8 · Total 21.6

⚠️ Fouls

3101115871110914612191215917871051126152123183124251716H·EXCA·TWEH·GO A·TELH·PSVA·NACH·FC A·AJAH·PECA·HEE
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total

TelstarTelstar

SplitCornersCardsFouls
TotHmeAwyTotHmeAwyTotHmeAwy
Overall (35)11.111.011.13.23.13.321.621.122.2
vs Stronger (21)11.211.311.13.22.83.519.519.020.0
vs Similar (14)10.910.611.13.13.42.924.624.025.3
vs Weaker (0)---------
% over line65%65%65%37%24%50%47%53%41%
% under line35%35%35%63%76%50%53%47%59%
This opponent (Sparta Rotterdam) is Stronger. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam

SplitCornersCardsFouls
TotHmeAwyTotHmeAwyTotHmeAwy
Overall (50)10.510.210.93.43.33.619.920.219.5
vs Stronger (19)10.29.810.52.72.82.617.717.018.2
vs Similar (21)10.510.111.04.13.74.720.921.320.3
vs Weaker (10)11.311.211.33.53.53.521.623.520.3
% over line59%54%64%52%48%56%37%33%40%
% under line41%46%36%48%52%44%63%67%60%
This opponent (Telstar) 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
67.9%
Under 9.5
32.1%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
Over
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Under
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Cards O/U 3.5
Over 3.5
43.5%
Under 3.5
56.5%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
Over
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Under
No bookmaker prices yet.
Fouls O/U 21.5
Over 21.5
40.2%
Under 21.5
59.8%
Best 5 bookmaker prices
Over
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Under
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🔥 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 1.583.1%-------

💰 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
Telstar's squad is €20m less valuable than Sparta Rotterdam's (€12m vs €32m).

⚔️ 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
Telstar's attack is €9m less valuable than Sparta Rotterdam's (€4m vs €13m).

🧠 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
Telstar's midfield is €3m more valuable than Sparta Rotterdam's (€5m vs €2m).

🛡️ 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
Telstar's defence is €13m less valuable than Sparta Rotterdam's (€3m vs €16m).

🤝 7. Games History

Head-to-head

Telstar vs Sparta Rotterdam · H/A from TEL
DateH/AGameScore
22/04/26HTEL Vs Sparta Rotterdam4-1
25/10/25ASparta Rotterdam Vs TEL1-0

TelstarTelstar

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
17/05/26AFC Volendam Vs TEL1-2
10/05/26HTEL Vs Heracles3-0
02/05/26ANEC Nijmegen Vs TEL1-1
22/04/26HTEL Vs Sparta Rotterdam4-1
11/04/26AUtrecht Vs TEL4-1
04/04/26HTEL Vs Groningen0-2
22/03/26HTEL Vs PSV Eindhoven3-1
14/03/26AHeerenveen Vs TEL3-0
08/03/26AFortuna Sittard Vs TEL1-4
27/02/26HTEL Vs NAC Breda3-0

Sparta RotterdamSparta Rotterdam

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
17/05/26HSR Vs Excelsior2-3
10/05/26ATwente Vs SR4-0
03/05/26HSR Vs GO Ahead Eagles2-2
22/04/26ATelstar Vs SR4-1
11/04/26HSR Vs PSV Eindhoven0-2
05/04/26ANAC Breda Vs SR0-0
21/03/26HSR Vs FC Volendam2-0
14/03/26AAjax Vs SR4-0
08/03/26HSR Vs PEC Zwolle1-1
28/02/26AHeerenveen Vs SR2-1

📊 8. Overall Statistics

Telstar
Telstar
Netherlands: Eredivisie
Recent: 6 Wins / 1 Draws / 3 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallLWDWW1.09
HomeWWLWW1.18
AwayWLLDW1.00
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %26%29%24%
AVG goals3.063.472.65
Over 2.5 %59%71%47%
Scored1.441.821.06
Conceded1.621.651.59
BTTS65%71%59%
Clean Sheet15%12%18%
Failed to Score24%18%29%
Sparta Rotterdam
Sparta Rotterdam
Netherlands: Eredivisie
Recent: 1 Wins / 3 Draws / 6 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallLLDLL1.38
HomeDWLDL1.48
AwayLLDLL1.28
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %38%40%36%
AVG goals2.842.762.92
Over 2.5 %50%40%60%
Scored1.281.361.20
Conceded1.561.401.72
BTTS46%48%44%
Clean Sheet32%32%32%
Failed to Score24%20%28%

🏆 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 · Telstar and Sparta Rotterdam 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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