This should be quite a match, with De Graafschap positioned 5th and Jong Utrecht at 2nd. Here's news and statistics!
- De Graafschap have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Jong Utrecht have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Eerste Divisie
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
De Graafschap form and stats
The story so far in the Eerste Divisie for De Graafschap at their home stadium (Stadion De Vijverberg) is 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats.
De Graafschap's last game was hosting Excelsior (placed 3rd) and winning 3-1. Elmo Lieftink (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.52/10. Lieftink scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Heartbreak before that as Graafschap lost 1-2 at Jong AZ's place.The Graafschap fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 5 in 4 matches. De Graafschap have conceded 7 from these games.
Jong Utrecht form and stats
Playing away, Jong Utrecht have won 2 games, drawn 2 and suffered 0 defeats in the Eerste Divisie this season. The fact that Utrecht have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.
Utrecht play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-0 victory visiting Helmond Sport (placed 19th). Attacker Rayan El Azrak got a player rating of 8.24 in the game. "Man of the match" Azrak scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes, dribled passed the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 23 successful passes (of 27 total).
A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Jong PSV.The travelling fans enjoy Jong Utrecht's attacking play in away games, having scored 7 goals in 4 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Utrecht as they have only conceded 3 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: six - one - one (De Graafschap wins - draws - Jong Utrecht wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  N. Venema 5 goals |   J. Konings 3 goals |  E. Lieftink 2 goals |
De Graafschap missing players
Jong Utrecht missing players
| De Graafschap | Jong Utrecht | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 5 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 10 | 7 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 71% |
| 71% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 57% |
| 29% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 14% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 43% | 25% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 43% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 43% |
| 29% | 50% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 6 | 6.8 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 10 | 7.5 | 6.7 |
| 4.4 | 3.2 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.5 | 4.7 |
| 1.4 | 2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.8 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.3 | 11.5 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10 | 10.7 |
| 5.6 | 4.8 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
| 28% | 26% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 37% | 36% |
- All of De Graafschap's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- De Graafschap have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- De Graafschap have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- De Graafschap haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Jong Utrecht have not yet lost a game away.
- Jong Utrecht have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Jong Utrecht have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Jong Utrecht have the fewest conceded goals (5) in Eerste Divisie
- Jong Utrecht have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (0) in Eerste Divisie
- Jong Utrecht have the most clean sheets (2) away in Eerste Divisie
- Jong Utrecht haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Jong Utrecht is in the best form (4-2-0)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Jong AZ | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | Jong Utrecht | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Excelsior | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | FC Volendam | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | De Graafschap | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 6 | MVV Maastricht | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | -7 | 12 |
| 7 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | FC Emmen | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 9 | VVV-Venlo | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | FC Eindhoven | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 10 |
| 11 | FC Oss | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 10 |
| 12 | Jong Ajax | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 13 | FC Den Bosch | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -4 | 9 |
| 14 | Almere City | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 15 | ADO Den Haag | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
| 16 | Jong PSV | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 17 | NAC Breda | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 6 |
| 18 | Telstar | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 6 |
| 19 | Helmond Sport | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 6 |
| 20 | FC Dordrecht | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 5 |