It's advantage De Graafschap so far with their 3rd position in the Eerste Divisie table, welcoming Jong Utrecht who are placed 13th.
- De Graafschap haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Jong Utrecht have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a KNVB Beker match only three days ago. This match was also played here at Stadion De Vijverberg. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Jong Utrecht have had more rest.
De Graafschap form and stats
De Graafschap have performed here at Stadion De Vijverberg this season with 5 wins from 8 Eerste Divisie matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2.
The Graafschap crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to PSV here at Stadion De Vijverberg in a KNVB Beker match. In the match before that, Graafschap hosted Jong Ajax and drew the Eerste Divisie game 2-2.
Rody de Boer had a busy but productive day in the PSV match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented.
The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Graafschap home games with this odds we find five games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in three wins, two draws and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, two matches were won by at least two goals.
Goals decide football matches and Graafschap are scoring many of them at home; 17 on target from 8 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 12 goals have been conceded.
Jong Utrecht form and stats
Playing away, Jong Utrecht have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 3 defeats in the Eerste Divisie this season.
Jong Utrecht failed to get anything from their last game, a Eerste Divisie home match vs FC Oss (placed 14th) that ended with defeat 0-1. That result followed a home victory 3-2 versus Excelsior.
You'll want to know how Utrecht managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found eleven similar matches resulting in one away win, one draw and nine home wins.
Utrecht has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 13 goals from 7 games. Jong Utrecht have conceded 15 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last six meetings: four - one - one (Graafschap wins - draws - Jong Utrecht wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Hilterman 10 goals |   R. Seuntjens 9 goals |  E. Lieftink 7 goals |
De Graafschap missing players
Jong Utrecht missing players
| De Graafschap | Jong Utrecht | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 33 | 17 | 6 | Scored | S | 4 | 13 | 24 |
| 26 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 9 | 15 | 31 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 86% | 88% |
| 62% | 62% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 71% | 69% |
| 44% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 57% | 38% |
| 31% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 57% | 38% |
| 56% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 71% | 69% |
| 38% | 38% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 29% | 19% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 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 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 14.9 | 13.8 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 15.4 | 13.6 |
| 5.2 | 5 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 6.4 | 5.8 |
| 39% | 42% | 55% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 29% | 26% |
- De Graafschap haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Jong Utrecht have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Jong Utrecht have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Jong Utrecht 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 | SC Cambuur | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 37 | 40 |
| 2 | Almere City | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 37 |
| 3 | De Graafschap | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 32 |
| 4 | NEC | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 31 |
| 5 | FC Volendam | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 24 | 30 |
| 6 | NAC Breda | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 29 |
| 7 | FC Eindhoven | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 25 |
| 8 | Go Ahead Eagles | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 23 |
| 9 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 22 |
| 10 | Telstar | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 22 |
| 11 | Jong Ajax | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | -2 | 22 |
| 12 | Excelsior | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 20 |
| 13 | Jong Utrecht | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -7 | 19 |
| 14 | FC Oss | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -9 | 19 |
| 15 | Jong PSV | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -7 | 16 |
| 16 | Helmond Sport | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -11 | 16 |
| 17 | Jong AZ | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 23 | -23 | 11 |
| 18 | FC Dordrecht | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 27 | -27 | 11 |
| 19 | FC Den Bosch | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 26 | -21 | 10 |
| 20 | MVV Maastricht | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -23 | 10 |