Rijnsburgse Boys manager Wisman looking for three points in Koninklijke HFC showdown

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Competition: Netherlands Tweede Divisie
Competition: Sat 08.April
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sportpark Middelmors (6100 seats)

Rijnsburgse Boys are flying at 3rd, while Koninklijke HFC are dragging their feet 18 points behind in the league standings. Can they crop the gap?

Insights:
  • Rijnsburgse Boys have the most scored goals in the first half (28) in Tweede Divisie
  • Koninklijke HFC 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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Rijnsburgse Boys form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Sportpark Middelmors as Rijnsburgse Boys have scored 30 goals to get 27 points from 13 games. The overall stats in the Tweede Divisie are 8-3-2 (wins-draws-losses). There’s a good atmosphere here at Sportpark Middelmors after three straight home wins.

Rijnsburgse Boys drew their last game, 2-2 away at Katwijk (placed 2nd). Opportunity lost for Rijnsburgse in the Katwijk match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw.

Ahead of that match, Rijnsburgse Boys won a home game hosting HHC (2-1).

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Rijnsburgse Boys have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 12 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 2 and lost 3.

Some stats: A review of the 11 latest league matches highlights that 9 of them had at least one goal from each team.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (30 in 13 games), Rijnsburgse Boys's attacking play is working. From these home matches, Rijnsburgse have conceded only 12 goals.

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Koninklijke HFC form and stats

The visitors are W4-D3-L7 on the road this term. That's in the Tweede Divisie. Koninklijke HFC love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.

There were no winners in Koninklijke HFC's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs TEC (placed 15th).

Prior to that result Koninklijke won their away game at IJsselmeervogels. The scoreline was 3-2.

Koninklijke HFC are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 4 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of 12 matches.

The travelling fans enjoy Koninklijke's attacking play in away games, having scored 21 goals in 14 league matches away. As opposed to that, Koninklijke HFC have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

These teams encountered each other earlier on this match year: Koninklijke HFC - Rijnsburgse Boys 1-3. Head to head totals (for the last nine meetings): Rijnsburgse Boys won three games, two matches ended in a draw and Koninklijke HFC got four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / five.

Top Goalscorers

RijnsburgseF. Zeldenrust
F. Zeldenrust
18 goals
Rijnsburgse BoysD. van der Moot
D. van der Moot
12 goals
Koninklijke HFCZ. Eddahchouri
Z. Eddahchouri
11 goals

Rijnsburgse Boys missing players

Koninklijke HFC missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Rijnsburgse Boys Koninklijke HFC
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 2 Played P 4 14 27
16 8 1 Won W 2 4 10
6 3 1 Drew D 1 3 6
5 2 0 Lost L 1 7 11
56 30 6 Scored S 9 21 39
31 12 3 Conceded C 6 19 35
96% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 93%
81% 77% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 71% 74%
67% 69% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 64% 59%
44% 46% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 36% 37%
22% 31% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 21% 11%
56% 46% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 64% 59%
30% 38% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 22%
19% 23% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 29% 26%
 
5.1 6 6 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5.1 4.6
3.6 2.9 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 7 5.4 5
0.6 0.5 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.5 1.3
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.2 8.8 16 Shots (avg) S ( 8 10.7 10.2
3.8 4.2 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 4.4 4.5
56% 55% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 53% 34% 32%
 
6.2 5.5 9.5 Shots against (avg) S A 8 7.9 8.5
2.7 2.1 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.2 3.7 3.6
Key stats in Tweede Divisie this season:
  • Koninklijke HFC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Rijnsburgse Boys have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Rijnsburgse Boys have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Rijnsburgse Boys have the most scored goals in the first half (28) in Tweede Divisie
  • Rijnsburgse Boys have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 AFC 27 17 6 4 53 27 13 10 2 1 30 14 14 7 4 3 23 13 26 57
2 Katwijk 27 17 4 6 58 27 13 10 2 1 34 7 14 7 2 5 24 20 31 55
3 Rijnsburgse Boys 27 16 6 5 56 31 13 8 3 2 30 12 14 8 3 3 26 19 25 54
4 HHC 26 15 5 6 55 32 12 9 1 2 23 12 14 6 4 4 32 20 23 50
5 De Treffers 27 14 4 9 47 38 13 7 2 4 25 19 14 7 2 5 22 19 9 46
6 Quick Boys 27 13 5 9 58 40 14 8 2 4 38 21 13 5 3 5 20 19 18 44
7 Lisse 27 9 10 8 37 38 14 5 7 2 22 14 13 4 3 6 15 24 -1 37
8 Kozakken Boys 27 11 4 12 41 43 14 7 2 5 27 19 13 4 2 7 14 24 -2 37
9 Koninklijke HFC 27 10 6 11 39 35 13 6 3 4 18 16 14 4 3 7 21 19 4 36
10 Spakenburg 27 9 9 9 40 40 14 5 4 5 14 16 13 4 5 4 26 24 0 36
11 Noordwijk 27 10 6 11 35 36 14 5 4 5 21 23 13 5 2 6 14 13 -1 36
12 Jong Sparta 28 9 7 12 46 49 14 6 4 4 27 23 14 3 3 8 19 26 -3 34
13 Scheveningen 27 9 7 11 28 33 14 4 4 6 13 19 13 5 3 5 15 14 -5 34
14 Excelsior Maassluis 27 8 8 11 38 52 13 5 3 5 20 20 14 3 5 6 18 32 -14 32
15 TEC 27 8 7 12 33 45 14 4 4 6 18 22 13 4 3 6 15 23 -12 31
16 IJsselmeervogels 27 6 5 16 36 56 13 3 2 8 18 28 14 3 3 8 18 28 -20 23
17 Volendam II 27 5 3 19 31 64 14 3 2 9 15 28 13 2 1 10 16 36 -33 18
18 OFC Oostzaan 27 3 6 18 26 71 14 2 3 9 16 35 13 1 3 9 10 36 -45 15

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 AFC 27 17 6 4 53 27 13 10 2 1 30 14 14 7 4 3 23 13 26 57
2 Katwijk 27 17 4 6 58 27 13 10 2 1 34 7 14 7 2 5 24 20 31 55
3 Rijnsburgse Boys 27 16 6 5 56 31 13 8 3 2 30 12 14 8 3 3 26 19 25 54
4 HHC 26 15 5 6 55 32 12 9 1 2 23 12 14 6 4 4 32 20 23 50
5 De Treffers 27 14 4 9 47 38 13 7 2 4 25 19 14 7 2 5 22 19 9 46
6 Quick Boys 27 13 5 9 58 40 14 8 2 4 38 21 13 5 3 5 20 19 18 44
7 Lisse 27 9 10 8 37 38 14 5 7 2 22 14 13 4 3 6 15 24 -1 37
8 Kozakken Boys 27 11 4 12 41 43 14 7 2 5 27 19 13 4 2 7 14 24 -2 37
9 Koninklijke HFC 27 10 6 11 39 35 13 6 3 4 18 16 14 4 3 7 21 19 4 36
10 Spakenburg 27 9 9 9 40 40 14 5 4 5 14 16 13 4 5 4 26 24 0 36
11 Noordwijk 27 10 6 11 35 36 14 5 4 5 21 23 13 5 2 6 14 13 -1 36
12 Jong Sparta 28 9 7 12 46 49 14 6 4 4 27 23 14 3 3 8 19 26 -3 34
13 Scheveningen 27 9 7 11 28 33 14 4 4 6 13 19 13 5 3 5 15 14 -5 34
14 Excelsior Maassluis 27 8 8 11 38 52 13 5 3 5 20 20 14 3 5 6 18 32 -14 32
15 TEC 27 8 7 12 33 45 14 4 4 6 18 22 13 4 3 6 15 23 -12 31
16 IJsselmeervogels 27 6 5 16 36 56 13 3 2 8 18 28 14 3 3 8 18 28 -20 23
17 Volendam II 27 5 3 19 31 64 14 3 2 9 15 28 13 2 1 10 16 36 -33 18
18 OFC Oostzaan 27 3 6 18 26 71 14 2 3 9 16 35 13 1 3 9 10 36 -45 15

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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.