Eredivisie day serves up a mixed bag for Fipster with two ticks and two misses
Four fixtures, four different stories for the model: it nailed the outcome twice but stumbled on exact scores and halftime calls, proving that even the best predictions can be a bit hit and miss.
Today’s Eredivisie action was a rollercoaster for the Fipster model, which finished with two TICKs and two MISSes out of four games. The standout moment? GO Ahead Eagles’ 4-1 thrashing of Willem II, where the model correctly predicted the outcome and even got both teams to score right. Not bad for an underconfident call.
AZ Alkmaar’s 2-0 win over ADO Den Haag also earned a TICK, with the model getting the outcome and halftime prediction spot on — despite being underconfident about it. It seems confidence doesn’t always correlate with accuracy.
On the flip side, NEC Nijmegen’s 1-2 loss to Telstar caught the model off guard. It predicted a home win but did get both teams scoring and the over-under call right — so not all was lost. Meanwhile, PSV Eindhoven’s 2-2 draw with Fortuna Sittard was a complete miss across all prediction dimensions, reminding us that football loves to keep us humble.
Overall, today’s results show that while Fipster can pick winners and BTTS bets with some flair, exact scores and halftime outcomes remain tricky territory. Still, with a model record of 0 STAR · 2 TICK · 2 MISS, we’ll take those ticks where we can get them.
Day grade: B+
