Eredivisie Gameweek 1 Sat, Aug 8 · 17:45 De Adelaarshorst, Deventer
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Our take

GO Ahead Eagles were slight favourites.

GO Ahead Eagles were the stronger side on L90 Strength (24 vs 13). Recent goals, xG and shots on target narrow the gap for Willem II. GO Ahead Eagles had 83.2 days of rest, Willem II ? and had to travel 107 km.

Away travel107 kmRest days83.2 · ?Matches / 14d0 · 0
GO Ahead Eagles54%
Draw23%
Willem II23%
Expected goals 1.83 – 1.11
GO Ahead Eagles55%
Draw23%
Willem II21%
Expected goals 1.78 – 1.01
GO Ahead Eagles54%
Draw23%
Willem II23%
Expected goals 1.83 – 1.11
GO Ahead Eagles46%
Draw24%
Willem II29%
Expected goals 1.63 – 1.25
GO Ahead Eagles54%
Draw23%
Willem II23%
Expected goals 1.84 – 1.12
Over 2.5 56% Both score 56% 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 · NetherlandsRobin Hensgens
  • Cards per match 3.1
  • Penalties per match 0.07
  • Matches 30

Team strength

GO Ahead EaglesWillem II
24 L90 StrengthIn forecast 13
24 Current StrengthIn forecast 10
29 AttackIn forecast 10
17 DefenceIn forecast 9
— 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—

Willem II

Attack—
Defense risk—

Opportunity unavailable for one or both teams.

Playing style

GO Ahead EaglesWillem II
— Goals scoredVia Att/Def —
— Goals concededVia Att/Def —
— xGVia Att/Def —
— xG allowedVia Att/Def —
— Goals minus xGContext —
— Scored inContext —
— Clean sheetsContext —
— ShotsContext —
— Shots on targetVia Att/Def —
— On target shareContext —
— Shots in the boxContext —
— Box shareContext —
— ConversionContext —
— OffsidesContext —
— Shots allowedContext —
— On target allowedVia Att/Def —
— BlocksContext —
— Goalkeeper savesContext —
— Save rateContext —
— PossessionIn forecast —
— PassesContext —
— Accurate passesContext —
— Pass accuracyContext —
— Team ratingContext —
— FoulsContext —
— Fouls sufferedContext —
— Yellow cardsContext —
— Red cardsContext —
This league season, per match
1.70 Goals scoredVia Att/Def 0.70
1.40 Goals concededVia Att/Def 1.50
1.21 xGVia Att/Def 0.75
2.03 xG allowedVia Att/Def 1.90
+0.49 Goals minus xGContext -0.05
70% Scored inContext 70%
50% Clean sheetsContext 10%
10.90 ShotsContext 9.56
4.50 Shots on targetVia Att/Def 3.22
41% On target shareContext 34%
8.22 Shots in the boxContext 5.67
69% Box shareContext 57%
16% ConversionContext 7%
2.14 OffsidesContext 1.86
21.30 Shots allowedContext 19.22
5.90 On target allowedVia Att/Def 5.56
6.80 BlocksContext 7.13
4.60 Goalkeeper savesContext 3.78
78% Save rateContext 68%
48% PossessionIn forecast 45%
374 PassesContext 382
293 Accurate passesContext 306
78% Pass accuracyContext 80%
6.91 Team ratingContext 6.92
7.70 FoulsContext 9.33
9.20 Fouls sufferedContext 9.67
1.10 Yellow cardsContext 1.20
0.00 Red cardsContext 0.10
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
Rest83.2 dayssince last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel0 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%Low
No finished matches with a forecast yet.
Willem II
Rest—since last match
Matches / 14d0all competitions
Travel107 km0 km in 14d
Schedule load0%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 Willem II
Schedule loaddescriptive index, contextLow · 0Low · 0
High congestion4+ matches in 14 days, in the forecastNoNo
Rest dayssince last match83.2Eredivisie 2025-2026, 17 May—
Travel to venuefrom home stadium0 km107 km
Travel, last 14 daysaway trips, both ways0 km0 km
Matcheslast 7 / 14 / 28 days0 / 0 / 00 / 0 / 0
Next matchdays after this one7.86.9

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
1C. Haug(G)
5D. James 4J. Kramer 26J. Dirksen 2A. Sampsted
21M. Meulensteen 8H. Linthorst
17M. Suray 16V. Edvardsen 10S. Tengstedt
9S. Sigurðarson
Willem II Confirmed XI
4-4-2
1T. Didillon-Hödl(G)
24N. Tjoe-A-On 4J. Hoogma 3F. Stam 22P. van Loon
7J. Slory 8Kasper Boogaard 2A. Ciranni 50Eser Gürbüz
19U. van Aalst 9D. Haen

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 Absences are shown before kick-off
Willem II Absences are shown before kick-off
Total impact vs full squads
  • GO Ahead Eagles+0.0 pp
  • Draw+0.0 pp
  • Willem II+0.0 pp

Home / Away this season

GO Ahead Eagles · Home No home games yet this season.
Willem II · Away No away games yet this season.

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 last 2 of 2 meetings

1 GO Ahead Eagles wins0 draws1 Willem II wins
Goals per game0.50 – 1.00 Over 2.50% Both scored0% Clean sheets50% · 50%
  • 16 Mar 2025GO Ahead Eagles1–0Willem II
  • 18 Aug 2024Willem II2–0GO Ahead Eagles

All competitions, finished games before this kick-off. Shown as history: in our tests head-to-head added almost nothing on top of the model.

Referee · Robin Hensgens Netherlands · 30 matches before this one

Per match, all competitions

Yellow cards2.93league 2.00
Red cards0.20league 0.00
Cards 5+20%league 0%
Fouls22.3league 21.5
Penalties0.07league 0.00
Home wins40%league 0%
GO Ahead Eagles5 with this referee
Record2-1-2 Cards · opp.1.2 · 0.8 Pens for · against0 · 0
  • L11 Feb 26H · Heerenveen1–31
  • L23 Aug 25H · Sparta Rotterdam0–30
  • W14 May 25H · Heerenveen1–01
  • W16 Mar 25H · Willem II1–01
  • D26 Nov 23A · NEC Nijmegen1–13
Willem II2 with this referee
Record0-0-2 Cards · opp.2.0 · 1.5 Pens for · against0 · 1
  • L16 Mar 25A · GO Ahead Eagles0–12
  • L8 Dec 24H · Heerenveen1–22

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 Eagles
No complete event data.
Willem II
No complete event data.
GO Ahead Eagles10 games · scored 17 · conceded 14
4 1 0-15
1 5 16-30
2 3 31-45
5 2 46-60
2 2 61-75
3 1 76-90
Willem II10 games · scored 7 · conceded 15
1 2 0-15
3 16-30
2 1 31-45
1 1 46-60
3 4 61-75
4 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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