A key match in Eerste Divisie as both teams are battling for the top positions. With Almere City in 3rd position and NEC placed 6th, this promises to be an exciting meeting. Read on to find out more!
- Almere City have the fewest conceded goals (7) at home in Eerste Divisie
- NEC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Almere City and NEC should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Almere City form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Yanmar Stadion as Almere City, who have the fewest conceded goals (7) at home in Eerste Divisie, have scored 29 goals to get 35 points from 15 games. The overall stats in the Eerste Divisie are 11-2-2 (wins-draws-losses). Two home wins in a row for Almere bring valid hopes of a third.
In their previous game, the manager J. Rijsdijk led his Almere to a defeat in the Eerste Divisie match away at MVV Maastricht. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Yanmar Stadion. Before that, Almere had a home game versus FC Den Bosch which ended with a victory 2-0.
Almere are traveling soon after this match as the Eerste Divisie match at Roda JC Kerkrade awaits in three days.
Almere City have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Yanmar Stadion with 29 goals in 15 league matches. Almere City have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 7 goals.
NEC form and stats
8 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of NEC playing as the away team in the Eerste Divisie this season.
NEC lost away at FC Oss (1-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against FC Volendam.
NEC goalkeeper Mattijs Branderhorst had a great day against FC Oss, but despite making seven saves the loss could not be avoided.
A new game in only three days for NEC, the Eerste Divisie home match versus Telstar. Busy days.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, NEC are regular goalscorers on their travels. NEC have conceded 20 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result NEC - Almere 0-1 entered in the official records. As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's four Almere victories, zero draws and five NEC wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Verheydt 17 goals |   E. Tavsan 11 goals |  J. Bruijn 10 goals |
Almere City missing players
NEC missing players
| Almere City | NEC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 15 | 30 |
| 19 | 11 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 65 | 29 | 6 | Scored | S | 1 | 31 | 59 |
| 40 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 4 | 20 | 33 |
| 93% | 87% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 87% | 80% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 87% | 80% |
| 63% | 47% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 60% |
| 40% | 13% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 33% |
| 27% | 13% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 20% |
| 53% | 27% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 60% | 57% |
| 37% | 67% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 27% | 30% |
| 17% | 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 13% | 17% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.5 | 1.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12.7 | 12.1 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 12.7 | 13.2 |
| 5.9 | 5.4 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
| 37% | 36% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 8% | 36% | 34% |
- Almere City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Almere City have the fewest conceded goals (7) at home in Eerste Divisie
- NEC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- NEC 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 | SC Cambuur | 29 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 80 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 9 | 58 | 70 |
| 2 | Graafschap | 29 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 58 | 37 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 64 |
| 3 | Almere City | 30 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 65 | 40 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 33 | 25 | 62 |
| 4 | NAC Breda | 29 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 58 | 29 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 29 | 59 |
| 5 | Go Ahead Eagles | 29 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 27 | 57 |
| 6 | NEC | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 59 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 26 | 56 |
| 7 | FC Volendam | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 64 | 41 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 18 | 23 | 50 |
| 8 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 55 | 44 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 45 |
| 9 | Excelsior | 29 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 54 | 50 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 37 |
| 10 | Telstar | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 48 | 44 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 4 | 37 |
| 11 | FC Oss | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 49 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 24 | -17 | 35 |
| 12 | MVV Maastricht | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 37 | 58 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 27 | -21 | 35 |
| 13 | Jong Ajax | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 50 | 61 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 31 | -11 | 34 |
| 14 | Helmond Sport | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 40 | 52 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 24 | -12 | 33 |
| 15 | Jong PSV | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 46 | 58 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 35 | -12 | 30 |
| 16 | FC Eindhoven | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 52 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 26 | -14 | 30 |
| 17 | Jong Utrecht | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 40 | 62 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 32 | -22 | 28 |
| 18 | Jong AZ | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 42 | 79 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 40 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 39 | -37 | 26 |
| 19 | FC Dordrecht | 29 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 28 | 75 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 47 | -47 | 21 |
| 20 | FC Den Bosch | 29 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 33 | 68 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 45 | -35 | 19 |