Sparta Nijkerk duels with RKAV Volendam fray

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Competition: Netherlands Derde Divisie: Zaterdag
Competition: Sat 20.May
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: Sportpark De Ebbenhorst (5350 seats)

Get set for Derde Divisie: Zaterdag and Sparta Nijkerk - RKAV Volendam. In this preview you'll find stats, previous results, numbercrunching, trends and news!

Insights:
  • Sparta Nijkerk have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • RKAV Volendam have the most conceded goals in the first half (33) in Derde Divisie: Zaterdag

Sparta Nijkerk can neither be promoted or relegated from Derde Divisie: Zaterdag. Volendam are struggling to avoid relegation.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Sparta Nijkerk form and stats

7 victories, 5 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Sparta Nijkerk have to build on here at Sportpark De Ebbenhorst in the Derde Divisie: Zaterdag.

Sparta Nijkerk shared the glory with Harkemase Boys in their last match, an away game that ended all square 2-2. Opportunity lost for Sparta Nijkerk in the Harkemase Boys match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw.

Ahead of that match, Nijkerk lost 2-3 at home to ACV.

Trouble hitting the net? Looking at this team's last 12 league games, 9 have contained zero, one or two goals.

Sparta Nijkerk are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 23 goals in 16 games. Sparta Nijkerk's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 18 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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RKAV Volendam form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for RKAV Volendam so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 1-6-9 (win-draw-lose). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved RKAV Volendam have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 14 consecutive matches without winning on the road.

Home advantage was not enough for Volendam in their previous game as they lost hosting SteDoCo, 3-4. An off the wall match with heaps of goals last time out for RKAV Volendam, as mentioned above. 7 goals in that fun game, will this fixture be as full of joy?

Prior to that match, the RKAV Volendam manager Smit faced defeat when travelling to HSV Hoek and losing 2-3.

Goal-happy betting people should observe that 9 of this club's 10 latest league games have ended with at least three goals.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far RKAV Volendam have scored 20 goals in 16 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. The Volendam manager Smit has some worries about the defense as 40 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these sides meet on the pitch this campaign, as the records show this recent game: RKAV Volendam - Sparta Nijkerk 2-2.

Sparta Nijkerk missing players

RKAV Volendam missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sparta Nijkerk RKAV Volendam
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 5 16 32
12 7 2 Won W 0 1 8
10 5 1 Drew D 2 6 9
10 4 2 Lost L 3 9 15
41 23 6 Scored S 7 20 49
43 18 5 Conceded C 12 40 68
94% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
81% 88% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 94%
50% 50% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 81% 78%
22% 19% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 56% 56%
9% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 31% 28%
59% 69% 60% BTTS BTTS 80% 75% 78%
31% 31% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 6%
16% 6% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 25% 16%
 
1.3 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0.4 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0.5 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
2.3 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
1.3 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
114% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
2.7 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
1.2 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Key stats in Derde Divisie: Zaterdag this season:
  • All of RKAV Volendam's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • RKAV Volendam have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • RKAV Volendam have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • RKAV Volendam have the fewest points (9) away in Derde Divisie: Zaterdag
  • RKAV Volendam have the most conceded goals (40) away in Derde Divisie: Zaterdag
  • RKAV Volendam have the most conceded goals in the first half (33) in Derde Divisie: Zaterdag
  • RKAV Volendam haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Sparta Nijkerk have created more than twice as many corners as RKAV Volendam.
  • Sparta Nijkerk have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Sparta Nijkerk have won significantly less corners at home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 ACV 32 20 9 3 63 32 16 10 5 1 35 17 16 10 4 2 28 15 31 69
2 GVVV 32 20 6 6 72 35 16 9 4 3 36 20 16 11 2 3 36 15 37 66
3 SteDoCo 32 18 4 10 55 34 16 10 1 5 25 15 16 8 3 5 30 19 21 58
4 Barendrecht 32 17 5 10 66 49 16 7 4 5 32 25 16 10 1 5 34 24 17 56
5 Rijnvogels 32 16 5 11 62 50 16 8 1 7 31 24 16 8 4 4 31 26 12 53
6 Sportlust '46 32 15 7 10 49 46 16 6 6 4 24 20 16 9 1 6 25 26 3 52
7 HSV Hoek 32 16 2 14 69 65 16 8 1 7 36 32 16 8 1 7 33 33 4 50
8 DVS '33 32 14 7 11 50 39 16 9 3 4 26 14 16 5 4 7 24 25 11 49
9 Sparta Nijkerk 32 12 10 10 41 43 16 7 5 4 23 18 16 5 5 6 18 25 -2 46
10 DOVO 32 14 3 15 48 54 16 10 0 6 32 18 16 4 3 9 16 36 -6 45
11 Staphorst 32 11 8 13 35 40 16 6 4 6 20 18 16 5 4 7 15 22 -5 41
12 Harkemase Boys 32 10 7 15 49 52 16 5 6 5 26 22 16 5 1 10 23 30 -3 37
13 Urk 32 11 3 18 53 70 16 6 2 8 32 31 16 5 1 10 21 39 -17 36
14 RKAV Volendam 32 8 9 15 49 68 16 7 3 6 29 28 16 1 6 9 20 40 -19 33
15 VVOG 32 9 5 18 46 66 16 5 3 8 26 33 16 4 2 10 20 33 -20 32
16 Ter Leede 32 7 9 16 47 63 16 4 4 8 20 26 16 3 5 8 27 37 -16 30
17 Excelsior '31 32 6 9 17 39 58 16 5 2 9 26 35 16 1 7 8 13 23 -19 27
18 ASWH 32 7 6 19 25 54 16 4 3 9 13 30 16 3 3 10 12 24 -29 27

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 ACV 32 20 9 3 63 32 16 10 5 1 35 17 16 10 4 2 28 15 31 69
2 GVVV 32 20 6 6 72 35 16 9 4 3 36 20 16 11 2 3 36 15 37 66
3 SteDoCo 32 18 4 10 55 34 16 10 1 5 25 15 16 8 3 5 30 19 21 58
4 Barendrecht 32 17 5 10 66 49 16 7 4 5 32 25 16 10 1 5 34 24 17 56
5 Rijnvogels 32 16 5 11 62 50 16 8 1 7 31 24 16 8 4 4 31 26 12 53
6 Sportlust '46 32 15 7 10 49 46 16 6 6 4 24 20 16 9 1 6 25 26 3 52
7 HSV Hoek 32 16 2 14 69 65 16 8 1 7 36 32 16 8 1 7 33 33 4 50
8 DVS '33 32 14 7 11 50 39 16 9 3 4 26 14 16 5 4 7 24 25 11 49
9 Sparta Nijkerk 32 12 10 10 41 43 16 7 5 4 23 18 16 5 5 6 18 25 -2 46
10 DOVO 32 14 3 15 48 54 16 10 0 6 32 18 16 4 3 9 16 36 -6 45
11 Staphorst 32 11 8 13 35 40 16 6 4 6 20 18 16 5 4 7 15 22 -5 41
12 Harkemase Boys 32 10 7 15 49 52 16 5 6 5 26 22 16 5 1 10 23 30 -3 37
13 Urk 32 11 3 18 53 70 16 6 2 8 32 31 16 5 1 10 21 39 -17 36
14 RKAV Volendam 32 8 9 15 49 68 16 7 3 6 29 28 16 1 6 9 20 40 -19 33
15 VVOG 32 9 5 18 46 66 16 5 3 8 26 33 16 4 2 10 20 33 -20 32
16 Ter Leede 32 7 9 16 47 63 16 4 4 8 20 26 16 3 5 8 27 37 -16 30
17 Excelsior '31 32 6 9 17 39 58 16 5 2 9 26 35 16 1 7 8 13 23 -19 27
18 ASWH 32 7 6 19 25 54 16 4 3 9 13 30 16 3 3 10 12 24 -29 27

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