Home advantage could prove decisive in De Graafschap - FC Eindhoven battle

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 27.Oct
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion De Vijverberg (12600 seats)

Hey! Here's all you need and want to know about the Eerste Divisie match De Graafschap - FC Eindhoven!

Insights:
  • De Graafschap have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • FC Eindhoven have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Eerste Divisie

3-8-6 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for FC Eindhoven when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 17 matches are 18-28 (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 De Graafschap and FC Eindhoven.

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De Graafschap form and stats

When playing at home in the Eerste Divisie, De Graafschap have managed 2 wins, 2 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 5 games.

De Graafschap faced defeat in their previous match, away at Jong AZ (0-3). Defender Hillen got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.04/10. Hillen won 4 of 4 duels.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting FC Groningen in a game that was won 2-1.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does De Graafschap handle that role? We have found 8 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Graafschap as they have a new game in only four days, a KNVB Beker match thankfully also at home. FC Emmen are visiting.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for De Graafschap here at Stadion De Vijverberg in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (4 from 5 games). De Graafschap have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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FC Eindhoven form and stats

FC Eindhoven have an excellent away record in the Eerste Divisie so far with 4-2-0 from 6 games. Having won their last three away games FC Eindhoven has no reason to fear anyone.

Two travels in a row for Eindhoven, whose manager Weijs could celebrate last time after the win against Jong PSV. FC Eindhoven can call themselves comeback kings after the match against Jong PSV. Buried deep in trouble at 1-3, the troops rallied and completely turned the match around to a 4-3 victory. Kökçü scored the final goal. Simons, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.94. Simons scored one goal, signed up for two assists and hit five key passes.

A 1-2 loss hosting Helmond Sport before that.

We have checked recent matches where FC Eindhoven have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 4 games were 1 victory, 3 draws and 0 defeats.

Low-scoring game? 9 of this club's latest 11 league fixtures have seen two goals or less.

Eindhoven have scored 8 goals on their travels this season, from 6 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (4 so far).

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (De Graafschap wins - draws - FC Eindhoven wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

GraafschapB. Onal
B. Onal
4 goals
FC EindhovenE. Rottier
E. Rottier
3 goals
FC EindhovenO. Kökcü
O. Kökcü
3 goals

De Graafschap missing players

FC Eindhoven missing players

De Graafschap FC Eindhoven
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
11 5 3 Played P 1 6 11
5 2 0 Won W 0 4 5
2 2 2 Drew D 1 2 5
4 1 1 Lost L 0 0 1
13 4 0 Scored S 0 8 14
15 3 1 Conceded C 0 4 9
82% 60% 33% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 83% 91%
73% 40% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 33% 64%
64% 40% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 17% 18%
18% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 17% 9%
9% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 9%
55% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 55%
18% 40% 67% Clean Sheets C S 100% 67% 45%
45% 60% 100% Failed to Score F T 100% 17% 9%
 
6 7.4 6.3 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4 4
4.5 5 5.7 Corners against (avg) C A 2 5.5 5.3
2.1 1.8 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.3 1.1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.5 13.6 12 Shots (avg) S ( 17 12 12
4.3 4.4 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.5 4.8
28% 18% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 30% 26%
 
12.5 10.8 10.7 Shots against (avg) S A 8 10.7 11.8
4.5 4 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1 3.2 3.4
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • De Graafschap have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • FC Eindhoven have not yet lost a game away.
  • FC Eindhoven have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Eerste Divisie
  • FC Eindhoven have the most matches under the total-line (9) in Eerste Divisie

  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 11 7 2 2 23 7 6 5 0 1 16 4 5 2 2 1 7 3 16 23
2 Willem II 11 7 2 2 18 11 6 5 0 1 14 9 5 2 2 1 4 2 7 23
3 ADO Den Haag 11 6 4 1 17 10 4 2 1 1 7 6 7 4 3 0 10 4 7 22
4 FC Eindhoven 11 5 5 1 14 9 5 1 3 1 6 5 6 4 2 0 8 4 5 20
5 FC Emmen 11 5 4 2 20 15 5 2 1 2 10 9 6 3 3 0 10 6 5 19
6 FC Dordrecht 11 4 6 1 23 15 6 2 4 0 16 9 5 2 2 1 7 6 8 18
7 VVV-Venlo 11 5 3 3 17 17 6 3 1 2 11 10 5 2 2 1 6 7 0 18
8 Helmond Sport 11 5 2 4 19 14 6 3 2 1 10 5 5 2 0 3 9 9 5 17
9 Jong AZ 11 5 2 4 18 14 7 5 1 1 15 5 4 0 1 3 3 9 4 17
10 NAC Breda 11 5 2 4 21 21 5 3 0 2 10 10 6 2 2 2 11 11 0 17
11 De Graafschap 11 5 2 4 13 15 5 2 2 1 4 3 6 3 0 3 9 12 -2 17
12 FC Groningen 11 4 2 5 15 12 6 2 2 2 8 5 5 2 0 3 7 7 3 14
13 SC Cambuur 11 4 2 5 24 25 6 3 1 2 15 12 5 1 1 3 9 13 -1 14
14 Jong PSV 10 4 1 5 16 23 6 2 1 3 9 11 4 2 0 2 7 12 -7 13
15 MVV Maastricht 11 3 2 6 16 20 5 1 1 3 4 8 6 2 1 3 12 12 -4 11
16 Jong Utrecht 10 3 2 5 10 19 4 3 1 0 6 3 6 0 1 5 4 16 -9 11
17 FC Den Bosch 11 3 0 8 13 20 6 2 0 4 7 9 5 1 0 4 6 11 -7 9
18 TOP Oss 11 2 1 8 9 16 5 2 0 3 6 5 6 0 1 5 3 11 -7 7
19 Telstar 11 2 1 8 11 22 5 2 0 3 8 9 6 0 1 5 3 13 -11 7
20 Jong Ajax 11 1 3 7 16 28 5 1 3 1 8 6 6 0 0 6 8 22 -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.