It hasn't been easy for De Graafschap so far, and the same description fits Jong Utrecht. These brave battlers have the opportunity for some important points here.
- De Graafschap have scored in all their matches so far.
- Jong Utrecht have the fewest scored goals (8) in Eerste Divisie
De Graafschap and Jong Utrecht 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.
De Graafschap form and stats
The story so far in the Eerste Divisie for De Graafschap at their home stadium (Stadion De Vijverberg) is 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
The regulars are hoping that De Graafschap will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 2-3 away loss in the match against Heracles Almelo (placed 1st). Defender Hillen got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.6/10. Hillen won 3 of 7 duels.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting Jong AZ in a game that was won 2-0.Sports bettors, take note: A review of the 10 most recent league games reveals that 8 of them had goals from both sides.
The manager Poldervaart will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Rijnsburgse Boys in only four days.
The De Graafschap fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 6 in 5 matches. De Graafschap's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 6 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Jong Utrecht form and stats
0 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses. That’s the product of Jong Utrecht playing as the away team in the Eerste Divisie this season.
Utrecht's previous game was their home loss versus Almere City (0-2). Reijnders, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.44. Reijnders hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 33 successful passes (of 40 total).
A 2-2 draw at Telstar's stadium before that.The Jong Utrecht manager Kalezić has some worries about the defense as 12 goals have been conceded in these travels. When Jong Utrecht is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 2 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Utrecht, ADO Den Haag, FC Den Bosch, FC Dordrecht, TOP Oss and Helmond Sport.
Head 2 Head
De Graafschap have pulled off a streak of 8 consecutive games without defeat (6-2-0) when playing Jong Utrecht.Top Goalscorers
  C. Neghli 3 goals |  C. Benschop 3 goals |  D. Gravenberch 2 goals |
De Graafschap missing players
Jong Utrecht missing players
| De Graafschap | Jong Utrecht | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 19 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 5 | 12 | 18 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 90% |
| 60% | 40% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 60% |
| 30% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 40% | 20% |
| 30% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 80% | 80% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 80% | 50% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 20% | 40% |
| 5.9 | 7.2 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
| 4.5 | 4.2 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 5 | 5.2 |
| 1.4 | 1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.9 | 13.6 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 8 | 9.7 |
| 4.4 | 5 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| 30% | 24% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 28% | 23% |
| 10 | 7.6 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.5 | 8.8 | 12 |
| 3.5 | 3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
- All of De Graafschap's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Jong Utrecht's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- De Graafschap have scored in all their matches so far.
- De Graafschap have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- De Graafschap haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Jong Utrecht have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Jong Utrecht have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Jong Utrecht have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Jong Utrecht have the fewest points (1) away in Eerste Divisie
- Jong Utrecht have the fewest scored goals (8) in Eerste Divisie
- Jong Utrecht have the the worst goal difference (-10) in Eerste Divisie
- Jong Utrecht have yet to win a game away.
- Jong Utrecht 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 | Heracles Almelo | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 25 |
| 2 | PEC Zwolle | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 20 |
| 3 | MVV Maastricht | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 20 |
| 4 | FC Eindhoven | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| 5 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 18 |
| 6 | VVV-Venlo | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 17 |
| 7 | Jong AZ | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| 8 | Almere City | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 16 |
| 9 | Willem II | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 15 |
| 10 | NAC Breda | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -3 | 14 |
| 11 | Jong Ajax | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 12 | Jong PSV | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | -5 | 12 |
| 13 | Telstar | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -6 | 12 |
| 14 | FC Dordrecht | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 11 |
| 15 | ADO Den Haag | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 11 |
| 16 | TOP Oss | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -4 | 10 |
| 17 | Helmond Sport | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 9 |
| 18 | FC Den Bosch | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -6 | 9 |
| 19 | De Graafschap | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 8 |
| 20 | Jong Utrecht | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -10 | 6 |
