Eerste Divisie match preview: Almere City versus Telstar

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Date: Fri 31.January
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Yanmar Stadion (3000 seats)

There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Eerste Divisie table so far. Here's the Almere City - Telstar latest:

Almere City have less rest than Telstar in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Eerste Divisie game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Jong AZ, so at least Almere City are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Almere City form and stats

Almere City have performed here at Yanmar Stadion this season with 8 wins from 11 Eerste Divisie matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2.

Almere City manager O. Tobiasen and his team return home after a 3-3 draw away versus Jong AZ (placed 14th) in the Eerste Divisie. Preceding that match was a defeat to De Graafschap (0-2).

A goal frenzy last time out for Almere City, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Jong AZ. Fun stuff to watch!

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Almere City handle that role? We have found nine games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W4-D1-L4.

A decent goal production from Almere City in their home games so far, with 19 goals from 11 league matches. Almere City have conceded 11 in these home matches.

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Telstar form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Eerste Divisie travels is 4 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats. Visiting Telstar has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

Telstar are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Eerste Divisie against TOP Oss (placed 18th). Preceding that game, the 3-3 draw paying a visit to Excelsior.

We have checked recent matches where Telstar have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eight games were W1-D3-L4.

Telstar has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 21 goals from 11 games. Telstar have conceded 20 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Telstar - Almere City 1-0 entered in the official records. Last ten meetings between the teams: Almere City won 3, Telstar won 4 and 3 draws. 5 games with over 2,5 goals, 5 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

TelstarR. Kharchouch
R. Kharchouch
16 goals
Almere CityS. Harrison
S. Harrison
7 goals
Almere CityN. Venema
N. Venema
6 goals

Almere City missing players

Telstar missing players

Almere City Telstar
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
23 11 2 Played P 4 11 23
9 8 1 Won W 1 4 10
6 1 0 Drew D 1 5 6
8 2 1 Lost L 2 2 7
36 19 3 Scored S 7 21 38
36 11 3 Conceded C 11 20 33
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 91% 96%
83% 82% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 82% 83%
52% 45% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 73% 57%
43% 27% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 75% 64% 39%
30% 18% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 75% 45% 26%
65% 45% 50% BTTS BTTS 75% 82% 61%
22% 36% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 18% 30%
17% 18% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 9% 13%
 
6.1 6.2 4.5 Corners For (avg) C F 4 4.5 4.9
5.8 4.5 5 Corners Against (avg) C A 4.5 3.8 4.1
1.2 1.3 2.5 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.6 1.6
2 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
 
307 168 44 Total Shots T S 47 121 240
140 76 20 Shots on Target S O 19 47 92
26% 25% 15% Goal Efficiency G E 37% 45% 41%
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • Almere City haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Telstar have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 SC Cambuur 23 15 3 5 54 22 11 8 1 2 32 11 12 7 2 3 22 11 32 48
2 Jong Ajax 23 14 5 4 59 29 11 8 2 1 31 10 12 6 3 3 28 19 30 47
3 De Graafschap 23 12 10 1 48 22 12 8 4 0 29 9 11 4 6 1 19 13 26 46
4 FC Volendam 23 14 4 5 46 35 11 7 3 1 26 16 12 7 1 4 20 19 11 46
5 Go Ahead Eagles 23 10 11 2 40 27 12 5 7 0 21 10 11 5 4 2 19 17 13 41
6 NAC Breda 23 11 5 7 35 23 12 7 2 3 21 10 11 4 3 4 14 13 12 38
7 Telstar 23 10 6 7 38 33 12 6 1 5 17 13 11 4 5 2 21 20 5 36
8 Excelsior 23 10 6 7 46 42 11 7 1 3 30 23 12 3 5 4 16 19 4 36
9 NEC 23 9 8 6 38 30 11 5 4 2 21 14 12 4 4 4 17 16 8 35
10 Almere City 23 9 6 8 36 36 11 8 1 2 19 11 12 1 5 6 17 25 0 33
11 Jong Utrecht 23 8 7 8 34 36 11 6 4 1 23 14 12 2 3 7 11 22 -2 31
12 FC Den Bosch 23 6 11 6 37 36 12 4 6 2 24 16 11 2 5 4 13 20 1 29
13 FC Eindhoven 23 7 4 12 34 49 11 6 2 3 22 18 12 1 2 9 12 31 -15 25
14 Jong AZ 23 6 6 11 38 44 12 5 4 3 23 19 11 1 2 8 15 25 -6 24
15 MVV Maastricht 23 5 6 12 27 42 11 4 4 3 15 13 12 1 2 9 12 29 -15 21
16 Jong PSV 23 5 5 13 27 43 12 4 4 4 15 15 11 1 1 9 12 28 -16 20
17 Roda JC Kerkrade 23 4 9 10 29 39 12 3 4 5 22 23 11 1 5 5 7 16 -10 18
18 TOP Oss 23 5 3 15 21 45 11 4 2 5 14 15 12 1 1 10 7 30 -24 18
19 Helmond Sport 23 3 7 13 22 49 12 2 4 6 12 18 11 1 3 7 10 31 -27 16
20 FC Dordrecht 23 3 6 14 27 54 12 2 4 6 16 25 11 1 2 8 11 29 -27 15

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.