Juventus
vs
NEC Nijmegen
UEFA Europa League prediction & result
Final score: Juventus 5-0 NEC Nijmegen.
Before kick-off the model made it 61% Juventus, 23% draw, 16% NEC Nijmegen — fair odds of 1.64, 4.35 and 6.25. Fair odds are simply 100 ÷ the probability; they are the model's own number, not a bookmaker's price.
Most likely scoreline: 2-0 (12%).
Expected goals: Juventus 2.58, NEC Nijmegen 0.78.
Both teams to score: 51%. Over 2.5 goals: 65%, under 2.5: 35%.
Model confidence: High.
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Model insights: Juventus vs NEC Nijmegen
Has the model earned this number?
It puts Juventus at 61% here. Across 2496 settled matches, 637 forecasts have landed in the 50–65% band; those outcomes actually happened 52.4% of the time, against an average forecast of 55.7%. In this range the two line up, so the figure above can be read literally.
Every settled prediction on this site is scored against an uninformed baseline, band by band, and published whether or not it flatters the model — see the full record.
Form going into Juventus vs NEC Nijmegen
Juventus
- L2-3away to Sassuolo13 September 2026
- D1-1AC Milan6 September 2026
- W2-0Parma29 August 2026
- W1-0away to Frosinone23 August 2026
NEC Nijmegen
- L0-3away to Cambuur12 September 2026
- D2-2Excelsior8 September 2026
- L1-3Feyenoord5 September 2026
- W3-1away to PEC Zwolle29 August 2026
- W4-1away to Willem II15 August 2026
Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first. The model works from each side's rolling expected-goals ratings rather than from these results directly, so read them as context — how the ratings are built.
Juventus and NEC Nijmegen in their domestic leagues
| # | Team | League | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Juventus | Serie A | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 |
| 10 | NEC Nijmegen | Eredivisie | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 7 |
Each side's position in its own domestic league today, not on the day of this match — they meet here from different competitions. Full tables: Serie A · Eredivisie
Leading scorers: Juventus and NEC Nijmegen
Juventus
- E. Zhegrova2 goals
NEC Nijmegen
No player in Eredivisie's leading scorers — 11 league goals as a side.
Top 3 by league goals this season. Player availability is not part of the model — injuries and suspensions are a planned improvement.
Written before kick-off and left as it stood — the reading below is the model's pre-match case, not a view formed after the result.
The two sides
Juventus carry a model rating of 7.05 against 6.61 for NEC Nijmegen. The scale is anchored so that an average side in one of Europe's big five leagues sits at 6.85, and it is adjusted for the strength of each team's league, so the two numbers are comparable even across borders.
The model expects goals
Under the hood the model expects 2.58 goals for Juventus and 0.78 for NEC Nijmegen. Those two numbers, not the scoreline, are what the model actually estimates; everything else is derived from them.
Juventus rate 1.10 in attack and 0.74 in defence, where 1 is league average and a lower defensive number is better; NEC Nijmegen rate 0.88 and 1.44.
How this was produced
Publicly tracked record so far: 1178 correct results out of 2496 settled predictions (47%), with 236 exact scorelines (9%). That log is updated automatically after every match and is never edited.
Full method: how the model works.
Team comparison
Bars show each side's share of the two-team total, based on the model's attack/defence ratings and expected goals for this fixture.
Why the model favours this side
The model gives Juventus the highest probability at 61%, based on each side's rolling attack and defence ratings estimated from recent match data. The model projects 2.58 expected goals for Juventus against 0.78 for NEC Nijmegen. Juventus's attack/defence rating is 1.1/0.74 versus the league average (1.00 = average), compared with 0.88/1.44 for NEC Nijmegen.