The Eredivisie clash between Go Ahead Eagles and Telstar is scheduled for February 8, 2026. Bookmakers offer odds of 1.94 for a Go Ahead Eagles win, 3.87 for a draw, and 3.74 for a Telstar victory. The probabilities are distributed as follows: Go Ahead Eagles - 49.50%, draw - 24.82%, Telstar - 25.68%. Based on these assessments, Go Ahead Eagles are considered the favorites, but the gap with Telstar is not significant, adding intrigue to the betting choices. Additionally, the over 2.5 goals market is priced at 1.67, and both teams to score is at 1.56, suggesting a potentially high-scoring match.
In their last five matches, Go Ahead Eagles averaged 51.8% possession, received 3 yellow cards, committed 12.6 fouls, and were caught offside once per game. Telstar, meanwhile, had lower possession (43.8%), but fewer yellow cards (0.8), recorded 11.4 fouls, and were offside 1.8 times. In their last three outings, Go Ahead Eagles lost to Telstar 1-2, drew with Volendam 1-1, and had a goalless draw with Braga. During the same period, Telstar beat Go Ahead Eagles 2-1, lost to Zwolle 1-4, and were defeated by AZ Alkmaar 0-1. Their last head-to-head meeting on February 5, 2026, ended with a 2-1 victory for Telstar.
Over a five-match span, Go Ahead Eagles averaged 2.6 goals per match, scoring 1 and conceding 1.6 per game. Telstar's average was higher at 3.4 goals, scoring 1.6 and conceding 1.8. In 5 matches, Go Ahead Eagles saw over 2.5 goals in 3 games, while Telstar had it in 4. In terms of halves, Go Ahead Eagles had over 1.5 goals twice in the first half and three times in the second, while Telstar had over 1.5 goals in the second half 4 out of 5 times, and never in the first. The most frequent scoring intervals for Go Ahead Eagles are 0-15, 31-45, and 46-60 minutes (each 25%), while for Telstar it's 61-75 and 76-90 minutes (each 33%). Go Ahead Eagles most often concede between 46-75 minutes (40%), while Telstar concedes most between 46-60 minutes (63%). Considering these stats and the high scoring nature of both teams, betting on over 2.5 goals at 1.67 seems justified: both teams regularly play high-scoring matches, especially in the second half, and their average goal stats support this total.
Both teams show identical corner stats: over the last five matches, Go Ahead Eagles and Telstar averaged 5.2 corners per game. The frequency of over 9.5 corners occurred 2 out of 5 times for both teams. Among the offered totals, the line closest to the sum of average values (10.4) is 10.5: over 10.5 corners is priced at 1.82, under 10.5 at 1.86. In betting on corners, Go Ahead Eagles are favored with odds of 1.46. Given the equal average stats, considering a corner total around 10-11 and not ruling out a battle in this component until the final minutes seems logical.
Sportwars.net prediction for the Go Ahead Eagles vs Telstar match, 2026-02-08 - Over 2.5 goals, odds 1.67. Correct score: 2-1, odds 8.00.


