UEFA Europa League Matchday 5 Thu, Nov 27 · 20:00 De Adelaarshorst, Deventer
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Our take

VfB Stuttgart were slight favourites.

VfB Stuttgart were the stronger side on L90 Strength (65 vs 28). Absences weigh more on GO Ahead Eagles. GO Ahead Eagles had 5 days of rest, VfB Stuttgart 5.2 and had to travel 441 km.

Away travel441 kmRest days5 · 5.2Matches / 14d1 · 1
GO Ahead Eagles21%
Draw24%
VfB Stuttgart54%
Expected goals 1.06 – 1.80
GO Ahead Eagles23%
Draw25%
VfB Stuttgart52%
Expected goals 1.05 – 1.70
GO Ahead Eagles22%
Draw24%
VfB Stuttgart53%
Expected goals 1.10 – 1.81
GO Ahead Eagles16%
Draw22%
VfB Stuttgart62%
Expected goals 0.94 – 2.02
GO Ahead Eagles22%
Draw25%
VfB Stuttgart53%
Expected goals 1.01 – 1.69
Over 2.5 54% Both score 55% Likeliest score 1–1
Rebuilt after the match from pre-match Elo. Real context is the full LOAD90 forecast; Strength only is Elo and home edge alone. How it works.
Weather (Deventer)

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Referee · SwedenMohammed Al-Hakim
  • Cards per match 3.3
  • Penalties per match 0.18
  • Matches 22

Team strength

GO Ahead EaglesVfB Stuttgart
28 L90 StrengthIn forecast 65
24 Current StrengthIn forecast 67
29 AttackIn forecast 70
17 DefenceIn forecast 58
— Form indexContext —
In forecastContext

L90 Strength, Attack and Defence come from the same Elo rating and attack and defence ratings the forecast uses. Form index is explained in Recent performance.

Match Opportunity

Full analysis

GO Ahead Eagles

Attack—
Defense risk—

VfB Stuttgart

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

GO Ahead EaglesVfB Stuttgart
1.00 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.00
1.25 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.00
1.09 xGVia Att/Def 1.50
1.92 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.34
-0.09 Goals minus xGContext -0.50
50% Scored inContext 50%
0% Clean sheetsContext 25%
9.25 ShotsContext 17.75
4.00 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.00
43% On target shareContext 28%
6.50 Shots in the boxContext 12.25
74% Box shareContext 71%
11% ConversionContext 6%
2.67 OffsidesContext 1.50
18.25 Shots allowedContext 12.25
7.25 On target allowedVia Att/Def 3.75
5.33 BlocksContext 4.25
6.00 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.67
83% Save rateContext 79%
50% PossessionIn forecast 60%
432 PassesContext 486
369 Accurate passesContext 416
85% Pass accuracyContext 86%
6.99 Team ratingContext 6.85
11.25 FoulsContext 15.00
9.67 Fouls sufferedContext 16.00
1.50 Yellow cardsContext 2.00
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
This league season, per match · 4 and 4 games
1.40 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 1.70
1.70 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.30
1.08 xGVia Att/Def 1.72
1.86 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.50
+0.32 Goals minus xGContext -0.02
80% Scored inContext 80%
10% Clean sheetsContext 30%
7.50 ShotsContext 16.40
3.20 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 5.60
43% On target shareContext 34%
5.75 Shots in the boxContext 10.90
69% Box shareContext 67%
19% ConversionContext 10%
2.00 OffsidesContext 2.50
18.40 Shots allowedContext 12.60
6.70 On target allowedVia Att/Def 4.60
5.78 BlocksContext 3.70
5.30 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.40
79% Save rateContext 74%
48% PossessionIn forecast 60%
404 PassesContext 511
333 Accurate passesContext 430
82% Pass accuracyContext 84%
6.88 Team ratingContext 6.88
9.60 FoulsContext 12.70
11.78 Fouls sufferedContext 12.80
1.40 Yellow cardsContext 1.80
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.00
Last 10 matches, all competitions, per match · 10 and 10 games
In forecastVia Att/DefContext

In forecast: possession adjusts the LOAD90 forecast directly. Via Att/Def: goals, xG and shots on target feed the attack and defence ratings. Context: describes the style, no correction of its own.

Recent performance last 5 · schedule

GO Ahead Eagles
Rest5 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel0 km71 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
VfB Stuttgart
Rest5.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d1all competitions
Travel441 km655 km in 14d
Schedule load6%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.

Expected points come from each pre-match EloLambda forecast (3 × win chance + draw chance). Explains recent results; in our tests recent form did not add predictive value on top of the model. Rest, travel and schedule load are context; only High Congestion (4+ matches in 14 days) changes the forecast. Full schedule below.

Full schedule & recovery
GO Ahead Eagles VfB Stuttgart
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 6
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match5Eredivisie 2025-2026, 22 Nov5.2Bundesliga 2025-2026, 22 Nov
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km441 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways71 km655 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days1 / 1 / 41 / 1 / 4
Next matchdays after this one2.72.8

All competitions synced from eScored, including cups and Europe. Distances are straight-line between stadium cities. Only High Congestion changes the forecast; the other rows are context.

Squad & lineups

GO Ahead Eagles Confirmed XI
4-2-3-1
22J. De Busser(G)
5D. James 4J. Kramer 26J. Dirksen 2M. Deijl
34Y. Rahmouni 21M. Meulensteen
17M. Suray 6C. Twigt 24K. Goudmijn
9M. Smit
+7 more reported missing outside this XI
VfB Stuttgart Confirmed XI
3-4-2-1
33A. Nübel(G)
3R. Hendriks 24J. Chabot 29Finn Jeltsch
7M. Mittelstädt 6A. Stiller 16A. Karazor 22L. Assignon
18J. Leweling 11B. El Khannouss
26D. Undav
+10 more reported missing outside this XI

Last XI is the club's most recent recorded starting lineup, Confirmed XI is the official lineup for this match. We do not publish a predicted lineup. Players in red are reported missing for this match.

Key absences
GO Ahead Eagles Scores -0.05 · concedes 0.00 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
VfB Stuttgart Scores -0.01 · concedes +0.01 goals Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • GO Ahead Eagles-0.9 pp
  • Draw+0.1 pp
  • VfB Stuttgart+0.8 pp

Home / Away this season

GO Ahead Eagles · Home 1.50points per game · 2 home games
W-D-L
1-0-1
Scored
1.00
Conceded
1.00
VfB Stuttgart · Away 0.00points per game · 2 away games
W-D-L
0-0-2
Scored
0.00
Conceded
1.50

Actual results only, not forecast λ. Samples this early in the season are small, so these numbers are not used as a forecast correction.

Head to head

No earlier meetings in our data.

Referee · Mohammed Al-Hakim Sweden · 22 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards3.18league 4.06
Red cards0.14league 0.16
Cards 5+23%league 41%
Fouls23.2league 24.7
Penalties0.18league 0.40
Home wins55%league 49%
GO Ahead Eagles

No previous matches with this referee.

VfB Stuttgart

No previous matches with this referee.

From eScored match records before this kick-off. "league" is this league season's average; red is notably above it, green below. Cards · opp. is cards shown to the club and to its opponents per match with this referee. Context only: referees are not part of the forecast.

Goal timing

GO Ahead Eagles4 games · scored 4 · conceded 5
2 0-15
16-30
1 31-45
2 46-60
2 61-75
1 1 76-90
VfB Stuttgart4 games · scored 4 · conceded 4
1 0-15
16-30
1 31-45
1 46-60
1 61-75
2 2 76-90
GO Ahead Eagles10 games · scored 14 · conceded 17
1 3 0-15
1 16-30
4 2 31-45
1 6 46-60
5 1 61-75
3 4 76-90
VfB Stuttgart10 games · scored 17 · conceded 13
3 0-15
2 1 16-30
3 5 31-45
2 1 46-60
3 61-75
7 3 76-90

scored conceded, by 15-minute band (stoppage time counts to the band before it). Only games with a complete goal log.

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