Possible nail-biting contest in ADO Den Haag - De Graafschap game

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 21.October
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Cars Jeans Stadion (17023 seats)

ADO Den Haag have won 7 of their 14 in total here at their familiar ground. Will more points be won versus De Graafschap?

Insights:
  • ADO Den Haag have the most conceded goals in the first half (13) in Eerste Divisie
  • De Graafschap have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

13-3-10 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for De Graafschap when playing away games on artifical turf, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has grass). Their goal statistics from those 26 matches are 48-38 (scored/conceded).

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for ADO Den Haag and De Graafschap.

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ADO Den Haag form and stats

2 victories, 1 draw and 2 defeats. That’s what ADO Den Haag have to build on here at Cars Jeans Stadion in the Eerste Divisie.

Haag are returning here after guesting Excelsior '31 in a KNVB Beker match and winning with a 3-2 scoreline.

A strong away win before that one, visiting NAC Breda and winning 2-1.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how ADO Den Haag have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 9 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 2 and lost 2.

A decent goal production from ADO Den Haag in their home games so far, with 8 goals from 5 league matches. ADO Den Haag's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 7 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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De Graafschap form and stats

1 win, 0 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of De Graafschap playing as the away team in the Eerste Divisie this season. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Graafschap have lost on their last two travels.

Two away games in a row for De Graafschap, whose coach Poldervaart could celebrate last time after the KNVB Beker win against Rijnsburgse Boys.

Before that, De Graafschap secured a home win against Jong Utrecht with the score 2-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Graafschap playing away and similar expectations, we found 4 relevant matches. Results were 1 De Graafschap win, 0 draws and 3 defeats.

The visiting De Graafschap have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 7 goals from 5 games. The opposition has been scoring high and low on De Graafschap's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 13 goals in 5 travels.

Head 2 Head

De Graafschap have put together a sequence of 7 consecutive matches without losing (3-4-0) when facing Haag.

Top Goalscorers

ADO Den HaagT. Verheydt
T. Verheydt
5 goals
De GraafschapD. Gravenberch
D. Gravenberch
3 goals
De GraafschapC. Neghli
C. Neghli
3 goals

ADO Den Haag missing players

De Graafschap missing players

ADO Den Haag De Graafschap
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
11 5 2 Played P 2 5 11
4 2 0 Won W 1 1 3
2 1 0 Drew D 0 0 2
5 2 2 Lost L 1 4 6
14 8 1 Scored S 2 7 15
18 7 5 Conceded C 5 13 19
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
82% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 80% 91%
64% 60% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 80% 55%
45% 60% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 60% 27%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 60% 27%
55% 40% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 80% 73%
18% 40% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 20% 27%
27% 20% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
5.3 6.8 6.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 4.6 5.8
5.1 3.2 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 4.8 4.5
2.1 2 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 1.4
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
15 16.4 17.5 Shots (avg) S ( 7.5 8.2 10.9
5.7 6.8 6.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 3.8 4.5
22% 24% 8% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 37% 30%
 
11.7 10 9 Shots against (avg) S A 10.5 12.4 9.8
4.7 4 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 4 3.6
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • ADO Den Haag have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Eerste Divisie
  • ADO Den Haag have the most conceded goals in the first half (13) in Eerste Divisie
  • ADO Den Haag have the most points from losing position (8) in Eerste Divisie
  • ADO Den Haag have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • ADO Den Haag have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • ADO Den Haag haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • De Graafschap have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • De Graafschap have scored in all their matches so far.
  • De Graafschap have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • De Graafschap haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Heracles Almelo 11 8 1 2 29 15 5 4 1 0 16 7 6 4 0 2 13 8 14 25
2 PEC Zwolle 11 7 2 2 27 16 6 3 2 1 13 10 5 4 0 1 14 6 11 23
3 FC Eindhoven 11 6 4 1 20 10 6 4 2 0 14 6 5 2 2 1 6 4 10 22
4 MVV Maastricht 11 6 3 2 21 18 6 4 2 0 15 7 5 2 1 2 6 11 3 21
5 Roda JC Kerkrade 11 5 3 3 21 15 5 3 1 1 10 7 6 2 2 2 11 8 6 18
6 Willem II 11 5 3 3 17 13 5 3 1 1 6 4 6 2 2 2 11 9 4 18
7 VVV-Venlo 11 5 2 4 17 20 6 2 2 2 7 8 5 3 0 2 10 12 -3 17
8 Jong AZ 11 5 1 5 20 17 5 4 0 1 15 7 6 1 1 4 5 10 3 16
9 Almere City 11 5 1 5 16 16 6 3 1 2 10 6 5 2 0 3 6 10 0 16
10 Jong Ajax 11 4 3 4 19 17 5 3 1 1 13 4 6 1 2 3 6 13 2 15
11 Telstar 11 4 3 4 12 17 6 2 1 3 6 13 5 2 2 1 6 4 -5 15
12 FC Dordrecht 11 4 2 5 13 14 5 3 0 2 8 6 6 1 2 3 5 8 -1 14
13 ADO Den Haag 11 4 2 5 14 18 5 2 1 2 8 7 6 2 1 3 6 11 -4 14
14 NAC Breda 11 4 2 5 14 18 6 3 1 2 8 6 5 1 1 3 6 12 -4 14
15 Jong PSV 11 3 4 4 13 18 5 2 0 3 4 9 6 1 4 1 9 9 -5 13
16 FC Den Bosch 11 4 0 7 16 19 6 2 0 4 10 11 5 2 0 3 6 8 -3 12
17 De Graafschap 11 3 2 6 15 19 6 2 2 2 8 6 5 1 0 4 7 13 -4 11
18 TOP Oss 11 3 1 7 13 18 5 1 1 3 6 7 6 2 0 4 7 11 -5 10
19 Helmond Sport 11 3 0 8 10 17 6 2 0 4 8 10 5 1 0 4 2 7 -7 9
20 Jong Utrecht 11 1 3 7 8 20 5 1 2 2 3 6 6 0 1 5 5 14 -12 6

Read more about Eerste Divisie

The Eerste Divisie, meaning “First Division”, is the second highest level of football in the Netherlands. 20 teams play two fixtures against each other to form a final league table after 380 games. The winning team is promoted with a creative playoff system deciding whether more teams promote.