League round two of the Eerste Divisie campaign and the contenders have adjusted from insights gained in the first game. Here's our Almere City - Jong Utrecht guide:
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 Almere and Jong Utrecht.
Almere City form and stats
Last season, Almere City's league statistics were 13 wins, 5 draws and 11 losses, resulting in a 9th position in the Eerste Divisie. Over these 29 matches they scored 44 goals and conceded 42. Playing at home last season Almere City managed 10-1-3 (win-draw-lost) with 25 goals and 14 conceded.
Almere faced defeat in their previous match, away at Jong AZ (1-2). Midfield player Ryan Koolwijk got a match rating of 7.63 in that game, the max score being 10. Koolwijk dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 34 successful passes (of 40 total).
Preceding that match was a Eredivisie Playoffs defeat to NEC (0-4).The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Almere City home games with this odds we find five games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in four wins, one draw and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, four matches were won by at least two goals.
Jong Utrecht form and stats
Let's have a look at how Jong Utrecht performed last season in the Eerste Divisie: They landed a 18th position in the league table after playing out 11 victories, 2 draws and 25 defeats. In total they scored 53 and conceded 77 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 6 - drew 2 and lost 11 with 30/39 goals scored/conceded.
Utrecht might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. MVV Maastricht proved too strong as Jong Utrecht slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans.
Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to FC Eindhoven.You'll want to know how Utrecht managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found ten similar matches resulting in one away win, one draw and eight home wins.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Almere eight wins, zero draws and Jong Utrecht two victories. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Almere City missing players
Jong Utrecht missing players
| Almere City | Jong Utrecht | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 100% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Almere City | Last season | Jong Utrecht | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 1 | 1 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 11 | 25 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 30 | 53 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Conceded | C | 39 | 77 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 95% | 87% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 74% | 71% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 53% | 47% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 32% | 26% | ||
| 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 63% | 66% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 13% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 16% | 21% | ||
| 5 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 4.8 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.2 | 5.5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 1.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 6 | ||
| 11 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.5 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 34% | 31% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | ADO Den Haag | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | FC Den Bosch | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Jong AZ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | MVV Maastricht | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | FC Oss | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | FC Eindhoven | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | FC Volendam | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | NAC Breda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | VVV-Venlo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | FC Dordrecht | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | FC Emmen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Jong PSV | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Telstar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Almere City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 16 | Excelsior | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 17 | Jong Utrecht | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| 18 | Helmond Sport | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 19 | Jong Ajax | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 20 | De Graafschap | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | SC Cambuur | 38 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 109 | 36 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 60 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 17 | 73 | 92 |
| 2 | Go Ahead Eagles | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 62 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 12 | 37 | 77 |
| 3 | De Graafschap | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 67 | 47 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 26 | 20 | 77 |
| 4 | Almere City | 38 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 75 | 48 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 39 | 27 | 75 |
| 5 | NAC Breda | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 75 | 41 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 41 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 22 | 34 | 73 |
| 6 | FC Volendam | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 79 | 52 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 42 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 24 | 27 | 66 |
| 7 | NEC | 38 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 68 | 45 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 26 | 23 | 66 |
| 8 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 67 | 61 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 32 | 37 | 6 | 57 |
| 9 | Excelsior | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 65 | 66 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 35 | 31 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 35 | -1 | 48 |
| 10 | FC Oss | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 40 | 57 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 31 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 26 | -17 | 47 |
| 11 | MVV Maastricht | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 50 | 72 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 38 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 34 | -22 | 46 |
| 12 | Helmond Sport | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 51 | 68 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 30 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 38 | -17 | 45 |
| 13 | Telstar | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 57 | 61 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 31 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 30 | -4 | 41 |
| 14 | Jong PSV | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 54 | 65 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 38 | -11 | 40 |
| 15 | FC Eindhoven | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 50 | 62 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 30 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 32 | -12 | 40 |
| 16 | Jong Ajax | 38 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 55 | 71 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 30 | 37 | -16 | 40 |
| 17 | Jong AZ | 38 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 56 | 92 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 38 | 46 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 46 | -36 | 38 |
| 18 | Jong Utrecht | 38 | 11 | 2 | 25 | 53 | 77 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 23 | 38 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 30 | 39 | -24 | 35 |
| 19 | FC Den Bosch | 38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 59 | 85 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 32 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 53 | -26 | 32 |
| 20 | FC Dordrecht | 38 | 8 | 3 | 27 | 36 | 97 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 41 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 56 | -61 | 27 |