Eerste Divisie preview: Can De Graafschap edge out victory against FC Dordrecht?

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 11.February
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion De Vijverberg (12600 seats)

De Graafschap - FC Dordrecht. 5th spot welcomes 18th spot. Everything can happen - get a thorough overview of the game here!

Insights:
  • De Graafschap have the most clean sheets (11) in Eerste Divisie
  • FC Dordrecht have the most conceded goals (56) in Eerste Divisie

This looks to be an appealing fixture with lots of action and energy as both contenders are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Let's get started!

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De Graafschap form and stats

The story so far in the Eerste Divisie for De Graafschap, who have the most clean sheets (11) in Eerste Divisie, at their home stadium (Stadion De Vijverberg) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats.

Graafschap are confident in defense, having played 377 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

A good away victory last time out for De Graafschap, who won 3-0 against Telstar (placed 13th). Hendriks, a striker, was the highest rated performer for the side in that game, collecting a rating of 8.24 (out of 10). Hendriks scored two goals, hit the woodwork once and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Preceding that game was the away draw at ADO Den Haag that finished 0-0.

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 De Graafschap have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found four games) they have won zero times, drawn one and lost three.

De Graafschap's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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FC Dordrecht form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for FC Dordrecht so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 3-1-9 (win-draw-lose).

FC Dordrecht's last game was the home draw against Almere City (2-2). Midfield player Schuurman was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.33/10. Schuurman hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Prior to that match, the FC Dordrecht manager Santoni faced defeat when travelling to VVV-Venlo and losing 2-4.

FC Dordrecht are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 20 times in 13 away games so far. Dordrecht are struggling defensively in their away games, having conceded 20 goals in these matches. FC Dordrecht has visited these top teams five times, and 5 of 5 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

The sides have met each other already this season, with the match result FC Dordrecht - De Graafschap 0-4 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - one - three (De Graafschap wins - draws - FC Dordrecht wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less. The games between these teams have sometimes been "violent", having seen 5 red cards from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

FC DordrechtS. Meijer
S. Meijer
8 goals
De GraafschapJ. Konings
J. Konings
6 goals
GraafschapJ. van Heertum
J. van Heertum
5 goals

De Graafschap missing players

FC Dordrecht missing players

Total First Half Second Half
De Graafschap FC Dordrecht
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
25 12 3 Played P 5 13 25
13 4 1 Won W 1 3 5
5 3 1 Drew D 0 1 6
7 5 1 Lost L 4 9 14
38 12 3 Scored S 7 20 35
25 16 3 Conceded C 15 34 56
88% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
76% 67% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 88%
60% 50% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 76%
24% 25% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 54% 48%
4% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 31% 24%
44% 42% 33% BTTS BTTS 100% 85% 72%
44% 33% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 8%
24% 33% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 8% 20%
 
6.6 7.2 7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 4 4
3.7 3.2 2.7 Corners against (avg) C A 7.6 6.5 6.9
1.2 1.5 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 2.5 2.7
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
13.7 14.3 16.3 Shots (avg) S ( 8 8.5 9.8
5.4 5.3 6.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 3.8 4.4
28% 19% 16% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 40% 32%
 
9.4 8.7 6.3 Shots against (avg) S A 13.8 14.2 14.6
3.4 3.2 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.8 6.2 6.3
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • All of FC Dordrecht's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • De Graafschap have the most clean sheets (11) in Eerste Divisie
  • De Graafschap have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • FC Dordrecht have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • FC Dordrecht have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Eerste Divisie
  • FC Dordrecht have the most conceded goals (34) away in Eerste Divisie
  • FC Dordrecht have the most conceded goals (56) in Eerste Divisie
  • FC Dordrecht 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 FC Volendam 24 16 7 1 55 28 12 9 2 1 30 15 12 7 5 0 25 13 27 55
2 FC Emmen 24 16 3 5 38 16 11 8 0 3 22 7 13 8 3 2 16 9 22 51
3 Jong Ajax 24 14 4 6 51 35 12 8 2 2 29 17 12 6 2 4 22 18 16 46
4 ADO Den Haag 24 16 3 5 53 31 12 9 1 2 28 12 12 7 2 3 25 19 22 45
5 De Graafschap 25 13 5 7 38 25 12 4 3 5 12 16 13 9 2 2 26 9 13 44
6 Excelsior 24 13 4 7 50 33 12 5 3 4 23 17 12 8 1 3 27 16 17 43
7 Roda JC Kerkrade 24 11 8 5 50 30 12 5 4 3 22 14 12 6 4 2 28 16 20 41
8 FC Eindhoven 24 12 5 7 41 28 12 8 3 1 24 11 12 4 2 6 17 17 13 41
9 Jong PSV 24 10 5 9 43 34 13 7 2 4 26 15 11 3 3 5 17 19 9 35
10 VVV-Venlo 25 10 2 13 35 37 13 6 1 6 21 21 12 4 1 7 14 16 -2 32
11 NAC Breda 24 7 9 8 34 31 12 5 6 1 19 9 12 2 3 7 15 22 3 30
12 FC Oss 25 7 6 12 30 40 12 4 4 4 17 18 13 3 2 8 13 22 -10 27
13 Telstar 25 6 9 10 26 45 13 3 4 6 15 27 12 3 5 4 11 18 -19 27
14 FC Den Bosch 24 8 2 14 27 45 12 6 0 6 12 21 12 2 2 8 15 24 -18 26
15 Jong AZ 24 7 4 13 22 30 12 5 3 4 13 12 12 2 1 9 9 18 -8 25
16 MVV Maastricht 25 7 2 16 23 50 13 4 2 7 15 24 12 3 0 9 8 26 -27 23
17 Jong Utrecht 24 6 4 14 24 45 12 3 0 9 9 25 12 3 4 5 15 20 -21 22
18 FC Dordrecht 25 5 6 14 35 56 12 2 5 5 15 22 13 3 1 9 20 34 -21 21
19 Helmond Sport 23 5 5 13 20 37 12 3 2 7 11 22 11 2 3 6 9 15 -17 20
20 Almere City 25 4 7 14 36 55 12 2 3 7 17 26 13 2 4 7 19 29 -19 19

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 FC Volendam 24 16 7 1 55 28 12 9 2 1 30 15 12 7 5 0 25 13 27 55
2 FC Emmen 24 16 3 5 38 16 11 8 0 3 22 7 13 8 3 2 16 9 22 51
3 Jong Ajax 24 14 4 6 51 35 12 8 2 2 29 17 12 6 2 4 22 18 16 46
4 ADO Den Haag 24 16 3 5 53 31 12 9 1 2 28 12 12 7 2 3 25 19 22 45
5 De Graafschap 25 13 5 7 38 25 12 4 3 5 12 16 13 9 2 2 26 9 13 44
6 Excelsior 24 13 4 7 50 33 12 5 3 4 23 17 12 8 1 3 27 16 17 43
7 Roda JC Kerkrade 24 11 8 5 50 30 12 5 4 3 22 14 12 6 4 2 28 16 20 41
8 FC Eindhoven 24 12 5 7 41 28 12 8 3 1 24 11 12 4 2 6 17 17 13 41
9 Jong PSV 24 10 5 9 43 34 13 7 2 4 26 15 11 3 3 5 17 19 9 35
10 VVV-Venlo 25 10 2 13 35 37 13 6 1 6 21 21 12 4 1 7 14 16 -2 32
11 NAC Breda 24 7 9 8 34 31 12 5 6 1 19 9 12 2 3 7 15 22 3 30
12 FC Oss 25 7 6 12 30 40 12 4 4 4 17 18 13 3 2 8 13 22 -10 27
13 Telstar 25 6 9 10 26 45 13 3 4 6 15 27 12 3 5 4 11 18 -19 27
14 FC Den Bosch 24 8 2 14 27 45 12 6 0 6 12 21 12 2 2 8 15 24 -18 26
15 Jong AZ 24 7 4 13 22 30 12 5 3 4 13 12 12 2 1 9 9 18 -8 25
16 MVV Maastricht 25 7 2 16 23 50 13 4 2 7 15 24 12 3 0 9 8 26 -27 23
17 Jong Utrecht 24 6 4 14 24 45 12 3 0 9 9 25 12 3 4 5 15 20 -21 22
18 FC Dordrecht 25 5 6 14 35 56 12 2 5 5 15 22 13 3 1 9 20 34 -21 21
19 Helmond Sport 23 5 5 13 20 37 12 3 2 7 11 22 11 2 3 6 9 15 -17 20
20 Almere City 25 4 7 14 36 55 12 2 3 7 17 26 13 2 4 7 19 29 -19 19

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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.