Match preview Eerste Divisie: De Graafschap - Go Ahead Eagles at Stadion De Vijverberg

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Sun 11.April
Match begins: 10:15 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion De Vijverberg (12600 seats)

The De Graafschap & Go Ahead Eagles managers M. Snoei and K. van Wonderen are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Eerste Divisie league table.

Insights:
  • De Graafschap haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Go Ahead Eagles have the fewest conceded goals (22) in Eerste Divisie

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

De Graafschap are steadily winning Eerste Divisie games and points here at Stadion De Vijverberg. 10 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats is the summary from 16 games.

A strong away win for De Graafschap against Jong Utrecht the last match, as Daryl van Mieghem were on target. Preceding that match was the home game against FC Dordrecht that was lost 0-3.

De Graafschap have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadion De Vijverberg with 28 goals in 16 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. De Graafschap's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 19 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Go Ahead Eagles form and stats

The away team, who have the fewest conceded goals (22) in Eerste Divisie, have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 10 wins, 3 draws and only 2 losses in the Eerste Divisie. Things are running smoothly for Go Ahead Eagles who hasn't tasted defeat in their last ten matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against FC Volendam. Eagles are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played nine in a row without losing.

Go Ahead Eagles play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting NAC Breda (placed 4th). A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Roda JC Kerkrade.

Eagles has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 29 goals from 15 games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (11 so far).

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Go Ahead Eagles - Graafschap 0-0 earlier this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Graafschap won five, Go Ahead Eagles won one and four draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

GraafschapR. Seuntjens
R. Seuntjens
13 goals
De GraafschapD. van Mieghem
D. van Mieghem
9 goals
De GraafschapE. Lieftink
E. Lieftink
8 goals

De Graafschap missing players

Go Ahead Eagles missing players

Total First Half Second Half
De Graafschap Go Ahead Eagles
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 3 Played P 4 16 32
21 10 2 Won W 2 11 18
4 3 0 Drew D 0 3 8
7 3 1 Lost L 2 2 6
60 28 3 Scored S 4 30 50
43 19 2 Conceded C 5 11 22
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 78%
81% 81% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 81% 62%
59% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 47%
38% 31% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 19% 19%
22% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 12%
59% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 25% 25% 22%
31% 38% 67% Clean Sheets C S 50% 69% 69%
12% 12% 33% Failed to Score F T 25% 19% 31%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.2 1.4 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.3 1.2
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
14.3 14.6 12.7 Shots (avg) S ( 10.8 10.8 9.7
5.8 5.9 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.9 4.1
32% 29% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 38% 38%
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • De Graafschap haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Go Ahead Eagles have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Go Ahead Eagles have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Go Ahead Eagles have the fewest conceded goals (11) away in Eerste Divisie
  • Go Ahead Eagles have the fewest conceded goals (22) in Eerste Divisie
  • Go Ahead Eagles have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Eerste Divisie
  • Go Ahead Eagles have the most clean sheets (11) away in Eerste Divisie
  • Go Ahead Eagles have the most clean sheets (22) 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 SC Cambuur 32 24 4 4 91 27 16 13 0 3 52 15 16 11 4 1 39 12 64 76
2 De Graafschap 32 21 4 7 60 43 16 10 3 3 28 19 16 11 1 4 32 24 17 67
3 Almere City 31 20 5 6 67 40 16 12 2 2 31 7 15 8 3 4 36 33 27 65
4 NAC Breda 31 19 6 6 62 32 15 11 1 3 35 15 16 8 5 3 27 16 30 63
5 Go Ahead Eagles 31 17 8 6 50 22 16 7 5 4 20 11 15 10 3 2 29 11 28 59
6 NEC 32 17 6 9 60 36 16 9 4 3 29 14 16 8 2 6 31 22 24 57
7 FC Volendam 32 14 8 10 64 46 16 6 3 7 33 26 16 8 5 3 31 20 18 50
8 Roda JC Kerkrade 31 13 10 8 58 45 15 7 5 3 30 19 16 6 5 5 28 26 13 49
9 Helmond Sport 31 10 9 12 45 52 16 7 2 7 23 28 15 3 7 5 22 24 -7 39
10 Telstar 32 10 8 14 51 49 16 5 4 7 33 26 16 5 4 7 18 23 2 38
11 Excelsior 32 11 5 16 56 60 16 6 2 8 30 29 16 5 3 8 26 31 -4 38
12 FC Oss 32 11 5 16 34 50 16 7 2 7 25 25 16 4 3 9 9 25 -16 38
13 MVV Maastricht 32 11 5 16 40 61 16 8 2 6 27 31 16 3 3 10 13 30 -21 38
14 Jong Ajax 31 9 8 14 51 62 16 4 5 7 24 31 15 5 3 7 27 31 -11 35
15 Jong PSV 32 9 7 16 49 59 16 4 5 7 22 24 16 5 2 9 27 35 -10 34
16 FC Eindhoven 32 8 9 15 43 55 15 4 5 6 27 26 17 4 4 9 16 29 -12 33
17 Jong Utrecht 32 10 1 21 43 65 16 5 0 11 20 31 16 5 1 10 23 34 -22 31
18 Jong AZ 32 8 5 19 44 82 16 5 3 8 30 41 16 3 2 11 14 41 -38 29
19 FC Dordrecht 32 8 3 21 33 80 16 4 3 9 18 33 16 4 0 12 15 47 -47 27
20 FC Den Bosch 32 5 8 19 38 73 16 4 6 6 24 26 16 1 2 13 14 47 -35 23

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 SC Cambuur 32 24 4 4 91 27 16 13 0 3 52 15 16 11 4 1 39 12 64 76
2 De Graafschap 32 21 4 7 60 43 16 10 3 3 28 19 16 11 1 4 32 24 17 67
3 Almere City 31 20 5 6 67 40 16 12 2 2 31 7 15 8 3 4 36 33 27 65
4 NAC Breda 31 19 6 6 62 32 15 11 1 3 35 15 16 8 5 3 27 16 30 63
5 Go Ahead Eagles 31 17 8 6 50 22 16 7 5 4 20 11 15 10 3 2 29 11 28 59
6 NEC 32 17 6 9 60 36 16 9 4 3 29 14 16 8 2 6 31 22 24 57
7 FC Volendam 32 14 8 10 64 46 16 6 3 7 33 26 16 8 5 3 31 20 18 50
8 Roda JC Kerkrade 31 13 10 8 58 45 15 7 5 3 30 19 16 6 5 5 28 26 13 49
9 Helmond Sport 31 10 9 12 45 52 16 7 2 7 23 28 15 3 7 5 22 24 -7 39
10 Telstar 32 10 8 14 51 49 16 5 4 7 33 26 16 5 4 7 18 23 2 38
11 Excelsior 32 11 5 16 56 60 16 6 2 8 30 29 16 5 3 8 26 31 -4 38
12 FC Oss 32 11 5 16 34 50 16 7 2 7 25 25 16 4 3 9 9 25 -16 38
13 MVV Maastricht 32 11 5 16 40 61 16 8 2 6 27 31 16 3 3 10 13 30 -21 38
14 Jong Ajax 31 9 8 14 51 62 16 4 5 7 24 31 15 5 3 7 27 31 -11 35
15 Jong PSV 32 9 7 16 49 59 16 4 5 7 22 24 16 5 2 9 27 35 -10 34
16 FC Eindhoven 32 8 9 15 43 55 15 4 5 6 27 26 17 4 4 9 16 29 -12 33
17 Jong Utrecht 32 10 1 21 43 65 16 5 0 11 20 31 16 5 1 10 23 34 -22 31
18 Jong AZ 32 8 5 19 44 82 16 5 3 8 30 41 16 3 2 11 14 41 -38 29
19 FC Dordrecht 32 8 3 21 33 80 16 4 3 9 18 33 16 4 0 12 15 47 -47 27
20 FC Den Bosch 32 5 8 19 38 73 16 4 6 6 24 26 16 1 2 13 14 47 -35 23

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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.