Netherlands - EredivisieData current as of September 08, 2026

Go Ahead Eagles vs Groningen: match statistics

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Go Ahead Eagles vs Groningen: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Go Ahead Eagles plays Groningen in Eredivisie (Netherlands). The game is scheduled for September 12, 2026.

Recent form

Go Ahead Eagles has 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 1.75 points per game. Groningen has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses, with 1.40 points per game.

Scoring records

Go Ahead Eagles scores 2.75 goals per game and allows 2.25. Groningen scores 2.20 and allows 2.40. Games in this league average 4.05 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 100% of Go Ahead Eagles's games and 100% of Groningen's. The Over 2.5 rates are 100% and 100%, compared with league averages of 78% for BTTS and 85% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Groningen has the higher season xG average, 1.82 to 1.62 per game. Go Ahead Eagles takes 13.8 shots per game, while Groningen takes 16.8.

First-half and second-half trends

Go Ahead Eagles leads at halftime in 25% of its games and scores 2.00 goals per game after halftime. Groningen leads at halftime in 40% and scores 0.60 after halftime.

When the teams score

Go Ahead Eagles's most productive scoring window is minutes 61-75 (5 goals). For Groningen, it is minutes 16-30 (4 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Eredivisie games average 4.05 goals. Both teams score in 78% of games, and 85% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, 2 previous meetings were available. The record was 0 home wins, 2 draws and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 1.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

Before kickoff

1X2 odds

(2.30)
(3.90)
(2.75)

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Go Ahead EaglesGroningen
2.75Goals scored / game2.2
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen
2.25Goals allowed / game2.4
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen
53%Average possession51%
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen
6.25Shots on target / game5.8
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

13.75Shots per game16.8
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen
6.25Shots on target5.8
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen
20%Shot conversion13.1%
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen
53%Possession51%
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen
1.62xG for1.82
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen
1.85xG against1.7
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen

Shooting quality

Go Ahead Eagles: Efficient finishingGroningen: Attacking
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen
Accuracy (shots on target)45%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.440.38

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Go Ahead Eagles is 25% better for: last-5 form.

1.75 pts / game - Go Ahead Eagles · 1.4 pts / game - Groningen

Go Ahead Eagles
WDWL
Season result split
50% W25% R25% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-1-1
1.75 pts / game · goal difference +2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-1
1.75 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-0-0
Last 5 at home
2-0-0
WW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.8Goals conceded: 2.3xG: 1.62Opponent xG: 1.85BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%
Groningen
WWLLD
Season result split
40% W20% R40% P
Season (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-0-1
Last 5 away
1-0-1
WL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 1.82Opponent xG: 1.70BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 100%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Go Ahead Eagles is 25% better for: goals scored per game.

2.75 goals / game - Go Ahead Eagles · 2.2 goals / game - Groningen

Go Ahead Eagles is 7% better for: goals allowed per game.

2.25 goals / game - Go Ahead Eagles · 2.4 goals / game - Groningen

Go Ahead Eagles scoring profile: very strong

Go Ahead Eagles scores in 100% of games (4 of 4 meczów), while Groningen keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 5 meczów).

Groningen scoring profile: very strong

Groningen scores in 100% of games (5 of 5 meczów), while Go Ahead Eagles keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 4 meczów).

11Goals scored (season)11
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen
9Goals conceded (season)12
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen
5Average goals per game4.6
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen
11Goals scored (last 5)11
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen
9Goals conceded (last 5)12
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal100%
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen
100%2 goals80%
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen
50%3 goals20%
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen
25%4 goals20%
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal100%
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen
50%2 goals60%
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen
25%3 goals40%
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen
25%4 goals20%
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

78%
League average

Goal patterns

50%BTTS at half-time60%
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen
25%BTTS in both halves20%
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen
75%Scored in both halves60%
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen

BTTS and goal count

100%Min. 3 goals and BTTS100%
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen
100%BTTS - last 5100%
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen
75%Min. 2 goals before half-time80%
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen
25%Min. 3 goals before half-time80%
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time80%
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen
100%Min. 2 goals after half-time80%
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen
75%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Groningen is 40% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / game - Go Ahead Eagles · 1.4 pts / game - Groningen

Go Ahead Eagles - half-time state
25% leading25% draw50% trailing
Groningen - half-time state
40% leading20% draw40% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per game (1st half)1.4
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen
0.75Goals scored (1st half)1.6
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen
1.25Goals conceded (1st half)1.4
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen
2Average goals (1st half)3
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen
25%Clean sheet before half-time40%
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen
25%No goal before half-time0%
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen

After half-time (2nd half)

2.25Points per game (2nd half)0.8
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen
2Goals scored (2nd half)0.6
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen
1Goals conceded (2nd half)1
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen
3Average goals (2nd half)1.6
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen
50%Clean sheet after half-time20%
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen
0%No goal after half-time40%
Go Ahead EaglesGroningen

Go Ahead Eagles - second-half results

75% W0% R25% P
4
Half-time points
3
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
9
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding200%

Leads at halftime in 25% of games and wins 50%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.3

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Groningen - second-half results

0% W80% R20% P
7
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
4
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.40
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 40% of games and wins 40%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.4

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Go Ahead Eagles - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.002.25
Goals scored / game0.82.0
Goals allowed / game1.31.0
Average goals per game2.03.0
1 goal100%100%
2 goals75%100%
3 goals25%75%
Clean sheet25%50%
No goal25%0%
Goal difference-2+4
Half-time: 25% leading - 25% draw - 50% trailing
2nd half: 75% won - 0% draw - 25% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 50% - Half-time goals total: 3
Groningen - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.400.80
Goals scored / game1.60.6
Goals allowed / game1.41.0
Average goals per game3.01.6
1 goal100%80%
2 goals80%80%
3 goals80%0%
Clean sheet40%20%
No goal0%40%
Goal difference+1-2
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 80% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 8

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Go Ahead Eagles
ScoredConceded
0
2
0-15
2
0
16-30
1
3
31-45
0
1
46-60
5
1
61-75
3
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (5 goals). Concedes most in 31-45 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

Groningen
ScoredConceded
3
3
0-15
4
1
16-30
1
3
31-45
1
3
46-60
0
1
61-75
2
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (4 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

4.80
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
2.6 : 2.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
119%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
100%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-79%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
100%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
4+
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Go Ahead Eagles

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.23
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.73
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+1.13
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.40
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
166%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
94%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+1.3
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

Groningen

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.12
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.32
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.38
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.70
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
92%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
145%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-1.0
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 27% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Eredivisie).

Teams vs league

Go Ahead EaglesLigaGroningen
Average goals per game 5.004.05 4.60
Both teams scored 100%78% 100%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 100%85% 100%
Clean sheets 0%11% 0%
Goal before half-time 100%80% 100%
Goal after half-time 100%95% 80%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

4.05
Average goals per game
78%
Both teams scored
85%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
11%
Clean sheets
1.66
Home goals / game
2.39
Away goals / game
+-31%
Home attack advantage
+-44%
Home defensive advantage
+-30%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
80%
1 goal
54%
2 goals
32%
3 goals
7%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
95%
1 goal
76%
2 goals
41%
3 goals
20%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Record from Go Ahead Eagles's perspective: 0 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses against Groningen. Games average 1.00 goals, and both teams scored in 50% of them.

FAQ

When do Go Ahead Eagles and Groningen play?

Go Ahead Eagles face Groningen on September 12, 2026 in Eredivisie. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Go Ahead Eagles and Groningen?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Go Ahead Eagles won 0, Groningen won 0 and 2 ended level. These games averaged 1.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 50% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Go Ahead Eagles vs Groningen?

Go Ahead Eagles score 2.75 goals per game on average and Groningen 2.20. The Eredivisie average is 4.05 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 85% of games. Both teams score in 100% of Go Ahead Eagles's matches and 100% of Groningen's.

What form are Go Ahead Eagles and Groningen in?

Over the last 5 games Go Ahead Eagles have a 2-1-1 record (1.75 points per game) and Groningen 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Go Ahead Eagles vs Groningen?

The statistical background for Go Ahead Eagles vs Groningen — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.