De Vijverberg: De Graafschap vs Go Ahead Eagles Eerste Divisie preview

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Date: Sun 01.December
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: De Vijverberg (12600 seats)

2nd position in the Eerste Divisie table for De Graafschap so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 7th-placed Go Ahead Eagles visits De Vijverberg.

De Graafschap and Go Ahead Eagles 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.

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De Graafschap form and stats

This stadium, De Vijverberg, has been a fortress for De Graafschap in the Eerste Divisie so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 6-2-0.

In their previous game, the manager M. Snoei led his De Graafschap to a defeat in the Eerste Divisie match away at Jong AZ. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at De Vijverberg. Ahead of that match, De Graafschap won a home game hosting Jong PSV (4-1).

De Graafschap are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (21 goals in 8 games). Defensively De Graafschap have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 8 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Go Ahead Eagles form and stats

As the visiting team in Eerste Divisie matches, Go Ahead Eagles have produced an overall stat of 2-3-2 so far. In general it has been a productive period now for Go Ahead Eagles as they haven't lost any of their last twelve games.

Go Ahead Eagles delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Roda JC Kerkrade (placed 14th) in their previous match; a Eerste Divisie game. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-0 at Telstar.

Go Ahead Eagles are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 7 games (in the league). Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Go Ahead Eagles have conceded 13 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): De Graafschap won 5 games, 3 matches ended with a draw and Go Ahead Eagles has 2 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 6 / 4

Top Goalscorers

De GraafschapM. Hamdaoui
M. Hamdaoui
6 goals
De GraafschapR. Seuntjens
R. Seuntjens
6 goals
De GraafschapD. van Mieghem
D. van Mieghem
4 goals

De Graafschap missing players

Go Ahead Eagles missing players

De Graafschap Go Ahead Eagles
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
16 8 2 Played P 2 7 16
9 6 1 Won W 0 2 6
6 2 1 Drew D 1 3 8
1 0 0 Lost L 1 2 2
33 21 4 Scored S 1 10 28
11 3 0 Conceded C 6 13 21
81% 75% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
81% 75% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 94%
62% 62% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 57% 56%
31% 50% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 29% 38%
19% 38% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 29% 19%
50% 25% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 71% 69%
50% 75% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 25%
19% 25% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 14% 12%
 
5.6 5.4 4 Corners For (avg) C F 5 4.7 6.6
4.1 4.9 7 Corners Against (avg) C A 5 5 4.8
1.3 0.8 0.5 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.1 1.8
1 1 0 Red Cards R C 1 2 2
 
229 130 37 Total Shots T S 12 77 199
105 62 16 Shots on Target S O 3 32 85
31% 34% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 31% 33%
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • All of Go Ahead Eagles's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • De Graafschap has the fewest conceded goals (3) at home
  • De Graafschap has the most clean sheets (6) at home
  • De Graafschap have not yet lost a game at home.
  • De Graafschap have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • De Graafschap have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Go Ahead Eagles have scored away.
  • Go Ahead Eagles have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Go Ahead Eagles have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Go Ahead Eagles 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 17 12 3 2 41 11 8 7 1 0 28 6 9 5 2 2 13 5 30 39
2 Jong Ajax 17 10 3 4 48 26 8 5 2 1 25 10 9 5 1 3 23 16 22 33
3 De Graafschap 16 9 6 1 33 11 8 6 2 0 21 3 8 3 4 1 12 8 22 33
4 NAC Breda 17 9 3 5 27 18 9 5 2 2 14 7 8 4 1 3 13 11 9 30
5 FC Volendam 17 9 3 5 26 25 8 5 2 1 15 10 9 4 1 4 11 15 1 30
6 Excelsior 17 8 4 5 36 32 8 6 0 2 24 16 9 2 4 3 12 16 4 28
7 NEC 17 7 6 4 27 21 8 4 3 1 15 8 9 3 3 3 12 13 6 27
8 Go Ahead Eagles 16 6 8 2 28 21 9 4 5 0 18 8 7 2 3 2 10 13 7 26
9 Telstar 17 7 3 7 26 26 8 3 0 5 10 11 9 4 3 2 16 15 0 24
10 Jong Utrecht 16 6 5 5 24 23 7 4 3 0 16 7 9 2 2 5 8 16 1 23
11 Almere City 16 6 4 6 23 25 8 6 1 1 14 9 8 0 3 5 9 16 -2 22
12 FC Den Bosch 17 4 9 4 29 28 9 3 5 1 18 10 8 1 4 3 11 18 1 21
13 FC Eindhoven 17 6 3 8 28 36 8 5 2 1 18 10 9 1 1 7 10 26 -8 21
14 Roda JC Kerkrade 17 4 7 6 22 26 9 3 2 4 16 16 8 1 5 2 6 10 -4 19
15 Jong AZ 17 4 4 9 24 31 9 3 3 3 13 14 8 1 1 6 11 17 -7 16
16 Jong PSV 17 4 3 10 21 34 9 3 3 3 13 13 8 1 0 7 8 21 -13 15
17 MVV Maastricht 17 4 3 10 17 31 8 3 2 3 10 11 9 1 1 7 7 20 -14 15
18 FC Oss 17 4 3 10 17 32 9 3 2 4 11 11 8 1 1 6 6 21 -15 15
19 Helmond Sport 17 3 5 9 19 37 9 2 2 5 11 16 8 1 3 4 8 21 -18 14
20 FC Dordrecht 17 1 5 11 22 44 9 1 3 5 12 20 8 0 2 6 10 24 -22 8

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.