Match preview: 6 points divide the squads so far this season, Go Ahead Eagles on top. Can Almere City take the guests by surprise?
- Almere City have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Go Ahead Eagles have yet to win a game away.
Both squads have had time to rest since their previous game. Let's aim for an in-your-face game!
Almere City form and stats
The story so far in the Eredivisie for Almere City at their home stadium (Yanmar Stadion) is 1 win, 0 draws and 3 defeats.
Almere travelled for their previous game, a trip to NEC that ended 1-1. Koopmeiners (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.81/10. Koopmeiners served one assist and hit four key passes.
Before that, Almere City had a home game versus RKC Waalwijk which ended with a victory 1-0.The manager Pastoor will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to OJC Rosmalen in only three days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Almere City here at Yanmar Stadion in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (3 from 4 games). Neutralizing the opposition is a challenge, Almere City having conceded 10 goals here at Yanmar Stadion so far. When Almere hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like FC Utrecht, Ajax, FC Volendam, SC Heerenveen and Vitesse), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.
Go Ahead Eagles form and stats
0-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Go Ahead Eagles in their Eredivisie matches away. Go Ahead Eagles has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
The Eagles goalkeeper Jeffrey de Lange is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 194 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Go Ahead Eagles played 0-0 against Sparta Rotterdam in their previous match. de Lange had red hot gloves after the game against Sparta Rotterdam, shaping the outcome of the game with six saves made. Goalkeeper de Lange got the top player rating of the team with 8.61/10. Lange topped it up with a clean sheet.
That result followed a home victory 4-0 versus Heracles Almelo.The schedule is very tough for Go Ahead Eagles now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A KNVB Beker game at Koninklijke HFC is waiting in only three days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Eagles as they have only managed to score 3 times from 4 away games in the league.
Head 2 Head
Almere City-Go Ahead Eagles H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Almere City two wins, Go Ahead Eagles five wins, three draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  P. Rommens 4 goals |  S. Sow 4 goals |   T. Robinet 3 goals |
Almere City missing players
Go Ahead Eagles missing players
| Almere City | Go Ahead Eagles | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| 19 | 10 | 8 | Conceded | C | 0 | 12 | 15 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 89% |
| 78% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 89% |
| 56% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 75% | 78% |
| 33% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 56% |
| 22% | 25% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 33% |
| 56% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 75% | 56% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 22% | 25% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2.5 | 4.1 |
| 5.9 | 6.5 | 9.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 9 | 8 |
| 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.8 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12.1 | 12.2 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 8.5 | 13.6 |
| 3.4 | 3.8 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 2.8 | 5.8 |
| 26% | 20% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 27% | 33% |
| 17.2 | 16.5 | 20 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 23 | 19.7 |
| 6.7 | 6.8 | 8.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 9.8 | 7 |
- All of Go Ahead Eagles's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Almere City have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Almere City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Almere City haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Go Ahead Eagles have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Go Ahead Eagles have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Go Ahead Eagles have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Go Ahead Eagles have scored more than double the goals of Almere City.
- Go Ahead Eagles have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Go Ahead Eagles have yet to win a game away.
- Go Ahead Eagles haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | PSV | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 27 | 27 |
| 2 | AZ | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 25 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 26 | 23 |
| 4 | FC Twente | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 22 |
| 5 | Go Ahead Eagles | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | Excelsior | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | Sparta Rotterdam | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 12 |
| 8 | Heracles Almelo | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -5 | 12 |
| 9 | PEC Zwolle | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -5 | 10 |
| 10 | NEC | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -2 | 9 |
| 11 | RKC Waalwijk | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 9 |
| 12 | Fortuna Sittard | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | -9 | 9 |
| 13 | Almere City | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -11 | 8 |
| 14 | Vitesse | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -9 | 7 |
| 15 | SC Heerenveen | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -11 | 7 |
| 16 | FC Utrecht | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -12 | 6 |
| 17 | Ajax | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -5 | 5 |
| 18 | FC Volendam | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -10 | 4 |
