Our model scores this match once both teams have enough recent form to work from, predictions publish in the days before kickoff. Form, head-to-head and season stats are available in the tabs above now.
How this scoreline is calculated
NEC
Form comparisonGroningen
Where those opponents sat in the table: strong means they averaged roughly the top 40%, weak roughly the bottom 40%, mixed in between.
Opposition faced: NEC mixed, Groningen mixedThe form score weights every result and every goal by where the opponent sat in the table, so five wins over the bottom of the table score below five over the top.
- 10 May 2026Groningen2-1NEC Nijmegen
- 09 Nov 2025NEC Nijmegen2-0Groningen
- 19 Jul 2025Groningen1-2NEC Nijmegen
- 08 Feb 2025Groningen2-1NEC Nijmegen
- 03 Nov 2024NEC Nijmegen6-0Groningen
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- 12 Sept 2026vsCambuur3-0L
- 08 Sept 2026vsExcelsior2-2D
- 05 Sept 2026vsFeyenoord1-3L
- 18 Sept 2026vsPEC Zwolle3-0W
- 12 Sept 2026vsGO Ahead Eagles1-1D
- 06 Sept 2026vsTwente2-2D
- 28 Aug 2026vsFortuna Sittard2-3L
- 23 Aug 2026vsPSV Eindhoven5-1L
NEC vs Groningen: form and season numbers
NEC take a form score of 2.1 out of 10 into this Eredivisie fixture, against 4.8 for Groningen. NEC have 2 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5, while Groningen have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in theirs. Across the season NEC average 1.4 goals scored and 2.3 conceded per game, Groningen 1.6 and 1.7. NEC have kept a clean sheet in 0% of their matches this season, Groningen in 30%. In their last 10 meetings NEC have won 6, drawn 1 and lost 3. NEC sit 11th on 8 points, Groningen 8th on 11.
Form, head-to-head and season statistics are free to read. The model's predictions for this fixture are in the cards above.
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