Given Groningen's current run of results, Twente head into the game as firm favourites and will be backing themselves to come away with all three points on Wednesday. They are unbeaten in seven consecutive games against the visitors and we predict this trend will continue with the Tukkers picking up the win.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a FC Twente win with a probability of 55.5%. A draw had a probability of 23.3% and a win for Groningen had a probability of 21.21%.
The most likely scoreline for a FC Twente win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.01%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.82%) and 2-0 (9.78%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.06%), while for a Groningen win it was 0-1 (6.23%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 5.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that FC Twente would win this match.