KNVB Beker · Round of 64
Groningen vs Emmen
Thu 29 Oct 2026 · 20:00 UTC · Euroborg, Groningen
Groningen host Emmen on Thu 29 Oct 2026 (KNVB Beker); provisional chances from the two squads' Elo: Groningen 57%, draw 25%, Emmen 19%.
- Average value of the expected XI: Groningen €1.8M, Emmen €372K.
- Emmen are unbeaten in their last 5 matches.
Provisional prediction
From both squads' Elo. The final prediction appears once the line-ups are confirmed, about 20–30 minutes before kick-off.
Most likely scores
Provisional, from both squads' Elo. Groningen goals first.
- 1–112%
- 2–010%
- 2–110%
- 1–010%
- 0–07%
- 3–06%
- Other scores45%
Best pick for your pool
The score with the most expected points under each pool's scoring, from the provisional chances.
voetbalpoules.nl1–0expected 4.3 pts
Team Elo: Groningen 1867 · Emmen 1717
Probable line-ups
Most starts in each club's last 5 matches.
Players to watch
Highest EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. (Elo Above Replacement over the last 180 days) in each expected eleven. Elo after each match, last three years.

Groningen · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +2.7 (Good) · Elo 1982

Emmen · EAR = Elo Above Replacement, football's version of baseball's WAR (Wins Above Replacement). Every rated match scores a player against the average performance for their position: better adds to EAR, worse subtracts. EAR180 adds up the last 180 days (current form); EAR career adds up every rated match. Our predictions add EAR180 to a player's Elo, about 37 Elo points per EAR point. +3.6 (Good) · Elo 1732
Form
Last five matches; the number is the team Elo of the eleven that started.
Groningen
8th in Eredivisie · 15 pts from 10
- 25 OctDNEC Nijmegen Eredivisie1929
- 18 OctLAjax Eredivisie1920
- 11 OctWExcelsior Eredivisie1882
- 18 SepWPEC Zwolle Eredivisie1863
- 12 SepDGO Ahead Eagles Eredivisie1855
Emmen
3rd in Eerste Divisie · 25 pts from 12
- 23 OctWVitesse Netherlands Eerste Divisie1715
- 17 OctWAlmere City FC Netherlands Eerste Divisie1685
- 9 OctWDordrecht Netherlands Eerste Divisie1658
- 3 OctDWaalwijk Netherlands Eerste Divisie1669
- 26 SepWFC OSS Netherlands Eerste Divisie1631
Team Elo history
Starting-eleven Team Elo in league matches, last three years.
Coach Elo history
Elo after each match, last three years (the whole career if shorter).
Coach DNA: balanced profile
Coach DNA: balanced profile
Playing style
How both clubs play against their own league (2024–2026).
Groningen: balanced profile (how Dick Lukkien plays) · Emmen: balanced profile (how M. van Dam plays)