The hosts may have failed to beat the visitors in either of their matchups last year, but they have enjoyed a much better pre-season in preparation for the Eredivisie season, and we believe they will claim an opening day victory.
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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 Groningen win with a probability of 66.46%. A draw had a probability of 19.7% and a win for NAC Breda had a probability of 13.81%.
The most likely scoreline for a Groningen win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.36%) and 2-1 (9.77%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.39%), while for a NAC Breda win it was 0-1 (4.51%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 3.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Groningen would win this match.