Open game expected at Sportpark Spanjaardslaan: Koninklijke HFC vs Rijnsburgse Boys preview

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Competition: Netherlands Tweede Divisie
Competition: Sat 14.Oct
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Sportpark Spanjaardslaan (1000 seats)

Koninklijke HFC are stalking the top places while Rijnsburgse Boys are more worried about steering clear of relegation. Who will get the points?

Insights:
  • Koninklijke HFC have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Rijnsburgse Boys have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Koninklijke HFC form and stats

Koninklijke HFC have played 4 Tweede Divisie games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).

Koninklijke drew their last game, 1-1 away at Scheveningen (placed 11th).

Preceding that match was the home game against De Treffers that was lost 0-2.

This is expected to be a close game, with Koninklijke HFC perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Koninklijke HFC as a small favourite), we find 5 games. Koninklijke HFC has won 1 of these, drawn 1 and lost 3.

Koninklijke HFC have conceded 6 from these games.

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Rijnsburgse Boys form and stats

1-0-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Rijnsburgse Boys in their Tweede Divisie matches away.

There might be some fixture complaints from Rijnsburgse as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 1-2 against Jong Sparta. Rijnsburgse Boys were so close to getting something from the game against Jong Sparta, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal four minutes into overtime.

Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Scheveningen.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 12 similar matches played by Rijnsburgse Boys in our archives, and the results are: 5 wins for Rijnsburgse, 3 draws and 4 defeats.

Rijnsburgse Boys are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 5 away goals from 4 games (in the league). Rijnsburgse have conceded 7 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head numbers (for the last ten meetings): Koninklijke HFC won five games, two matches ended with a tie and Rijnsburgse Boys managed three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five.

Top Goalscorers

KoninklijkeN. Springer
N. Springer
4 goals
Rijnsburgse BoysF. Zeldenrust
F. Zeldenrust
4 goals
Koninklijke HFCC. Dijkstra
C. Dijkstra
3 goals

Koninklijke HFC missing players

Rijnsburgse Boys missing players

Koninklijke HFC Rijnsburgse Boys
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
8 4 0 Played P 3 4 7
4 1 0 Won W 1 1 2
2 1 0 Drew D 0 0 1
2 2 0 Lost L 2 3 4
13 4 0 Scored S 4 5 7
10 6 0 Conceded C 5 7 9
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 86%
88% 75% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 71%
62% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 50% 43%
25% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 25% 14%
12% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 25% 14%
75% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 33% 50% 43%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 14%
25% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 50% 57%
 
2.9 1.8 0 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 3.5 3.1
4.4 4.2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 6 4.5 4
1.6 1.2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.3 0.2 0.4
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
4.6 3 0 Shots (avg) S ( 5.7 4.2 3.6
2.8 1 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.2 1.4
59% 100% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 56% 70%
 
5.1 3 0 Shots against (avg) S A 5.7 4.2 5
2.9 1.5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3 2.6
Key stats in Tweede Divisie this season:
  • All of Rijnsburgse Boys's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Koninklijke HFC have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
  • Koninklijke HFC have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Koninklijke HFC have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Koninklijke HFC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Rijnsburgse Boys have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Rijnsburgse Boys have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Rijnsburgse Boys 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 Spakenburg 8 6 0 2 16 9 4 3 0 1 7 4 4 3 0 1 9 5 7 18
2 HHC 8 5 1 2 12 2 4 3 1 0 6 0 4 2 0 2 6 2 10 16
3 De Treffers 8 5 1 2 15 10 4 3 0 1 11 4 4 2 1 1 4 6 5 16
4 Quick Boys 7 5 0 2 18 9 4 2 0 2 8 6 3 3 0 0 10 3 9 15
5 Koninklijke HFC 8 4 2 2 13 10 4 1 1 2 4 6 4 3 1 0 9 4 3 14
6 GVVV 8 4 2 2 13 11 4 2 1 1 7 6 4 2 1 1 6 5 2 14
7 AFC 8 4 1 3 12 14 4 3 0 1 8 5 4 1 1 2 4 9 -2 13
8 ADO '20 8 4 1 3 11 13 4 2 1 1 9 8 4 2 0 2 2 5 -2 13
9 Noordwijk 8 2 6 0 11 8 4 1 3 0 3 2 4 1 3 0 8 6 3 12
10 ACV 8 3 2 3 12 11 4 2 1 1 8 5 4 1 1 2 4 6 1 11
11 Scheveningen 8 3 2 3 14 14 4 2 1 1 10 4 4 1 1 2 4 10 0 11
12 Katwijk 8 3 1 4 10 14 4 1 1 2 6 9 4 2 0 2 4 5 -4 10
13 Almere City II 8 2 2 4 9 13 4 2 1 1 5 3 4 0 1 3 4 10 -4 8
14 Rijnsburgse Boys 7 2 1 4 7 9 3 1 1 1 2 2 4 1 0 3 5 7 -2 7
15 Kozakken Boys 8 1 3 4 6 8 4 1 1 2 4 4 4 0 2 2 2 4 -2 6
16 Excelsior Maassluis 8 1 3 4 12 16 4 1 1 2 7 8 4 0 2 2 5 8 -4 6
17 Jong Sparta 8 2 0 6 12 16 4 1 0 3 3 5 4 1 0 3 9 11 -4 6
18 Lisse 8 0 2 6 8 24 4 0 1 3 6 16 4 0 1 3 2 8 -16 2

Read more about Tweede Divisie

The Tweede Divisie in the Netherlands, meaning “Second Division”, is the third highest division in Dutch football. It is a semi-professional league which consists of 18 teams. These teams meet each other twice for a total of 306 fixtures deciding the final league table.