Another action-packed fixture in Eerste Divisie as De Graafschap welcome MVV Maastricht

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Date: Fri 24.January
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: De Vijverberg (12600 seats)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The De Graafschap fans are optimistic that the difference between 3rd and MVV Maastricht's 15th place in the table will show on the pitch.

De Graafschap and MVV Maastricht 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.

This pitch has grass, which is not MVV Maastricht's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass MVV Maastricht have performed like this: Played 21 matches resulting in 5 wins, 4 draws and 12 defeats with the goal stats 22-36 (scored/conceded).

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De Graafschap form and stats

25 points is a decent return from 11 Eerste Divisie games here at De Vijverberg for De Graafschap, who have the most clean sheets (9) in Eerste Divisie,. The data says 7 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses. In general it's been a long time since De Graafschap tasted defeat here at De Vijverberg, as they have taken at least one point from their last eleven home games.

A good away victory last time out for De Graafschap, who won 2-0 against Almere City (placed 10th). Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Jong Utrecht.

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 De Graafschap home games with this odds we find six games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 4 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats. Looking at the victories, 2 matches were won by at least two goals.

De Graafschap can score goals in their home matches. After 11 league matches they have found the net 26 times. From these home matches, De Graafschap have conceded only 7 goals.

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MVV Maastricht form and stats

There's been little loot from MVV Maastricht's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 11 away games in the Eerste Divisie. MVV Maastricht only have 1 win to counter their 8 defeats and 2 draws.

MVV Maastricht's last game was the home draw against NEC (0-0). A 2-2 draw at Roda JC Kerkrade's stadium before that.

We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where MVV Maastricht played away with similar odds. This revealed two games. The visitors overcame the odds to win 0 times, 0 were draws and the home team won as expected 2 times.

The visitors have scored 10 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. For MVV Maastricht, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: MVV Maastricht - De Graafschap 0-3. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 7 wins for De Graafschap, 0 draws and 3 wins for MVV Maastricht. Over 2,5 goals: 5 times; under 2,5 goals: 5 games.

Top Goalscorers

De GraafschapR. Seuntjens
R. Seuntjens
12 goals
MVV MaastrichtA. van den Hurk
A. van den Hurk
9 goals
De GraafschapM. Hamdaoui
M. Hamdaoui
7 goals

De Graafschap missing players

MVV Maastricht missing players

Total First Half Second Half
De Graafschap MVV Maastricht
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
22 11 2 Played P 3 11 22
11 7 2 Won W 0 1 5
10 4 0 Drew D 0 2 6
1 0 0 Lost L 3 8 11
45 26 9 Scored S 3 10 25
20 7 1 Conceded C 9 26 39
86% 82% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 86%
86% 82% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 91% 77%
64% 64% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 55% 55%
36% 45% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 55% 45%
18% 27% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 67% 27% 27%
59% 45% 50% BTTS BTTS 67% 55% 50%
41% 55% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 9% 27%
14% 18% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 36% 36%
 
5.6 6 9 Corners For (avg) C F 6 4.9 5.2
4 4.4 4 Corners Against (avg) C A 6 5.7 6.5
1.5 1.2 1 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1.3 2.2 1.8
1 1 1 Red Cards R C 0 1 2
 
311 175 31 Total Shots T S 31 113 178
140 84 18 Shots on Target S O 11 47 71
32% 31% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 21% 35%
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • De Graafschap has the fewest conceded goals (20)
  • De Graafschap has the fewest conceded goals (7) at home
  • De Graafschap has the most clean sheets (9)
  • 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 MVV Maastricht have scored away.
  • MVV Maastricht have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • MVV Maastricht 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 Jong Ajax 22 14 4 4 56 26 11 8 2 1 31 10 11 6 2 3 25 16 30 46
2 SC Cambuur 22 14 3 5 51 21 10 7 1 2 29 10 12 7 2 3 22 11 30 45
3 De Graafschap 22 11 10 1 45 20 11 7 4 0 26 7 11 4 6 1 19 13 25 43
4 FC Volendam 22 13 4 5 43 33 11 7 3 1 26 16 11 6 1 4 17 17 10 43
5 NAC Breda 22 11 5 6 35 22 12 7 2 3 21 10 10 4 3 3 14 12 13 38
6 Go Ahead Eagles 22 9 11 2 39 27 11 4 7 0 20 10 11 5 4 2 19 17 12 38
7 Excelsior 22 10 6 6 45 40 11 7 1 3 30 23 11 3 5 3 15 17 5 36
8 NEC 22 9 7 6 35 27 10 5 3 2 18 11 12 4 4 4 17 16 8 34
9 Telstar 22 9 6 7 37 33 11 5 1 5 16 13 11 4 5 2 21 20 4 33
10 Almere City 22 9 5 8 33 33 11 8 1 2 19 11 11 1 4 6 14 22 0 32
11 Jong Utrecht 22 8 7 7 33 33 11 6 4 1 23 14 11 2 3 6 10 19 0 31
12 FC Den Bosch 22 6 10 6 37 36 12 4 6 2 24 16 10 2 4 4 13 20 1 28
13 FC Eindhoven 22 7 4 11 34 48 11 6 2 3 22 18 11 1 2 8 12 30 -14 25
14 Jong AZ 22 6 5 11 35 41 11 5 3 3 20 16 11 1 2 8 15 25 -6 23
15 MVV Maastricht 22 5 6 11 25 39 11 4 4 3 15 13 11 1 2 8 10 26 -14 21
16 Roda JC Kerkrade 22 4 9 9 27 36 11 3 4 4 20 20 11 1 5 5 7 16 -9 18
17 FC Oss 22 5 3 14 21 44 11 4 2 5 14 15 11 1 1 9 7 29 -23 18
18 Jong PSV 22 4 5 13 25 42 11 3 4 4 13 14 11 1 1 9 12 28 -17 17
19 Helmond Sport 22 3 6 13 22 49 11 2 3 6 12 18 11 1 3 7 10 31 -27 15
20 FC Dordrecht 22 2 6 14 26 54 11 1 4 6 15 25 11 1 2 8 11 29 -28 12

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 Jong Ajax 22 14 4 4 56 26 11 8 2 1 31 10 11 6 2 3 25 16 30 46
2 SC Cambuur 22 14 3 5 51 21 10 7 1 2 29 10 12 7 2 3 22 11 30 45
3 De Graafschap 22 11 10 1 45 20 11 7 4 0 26 7 11 4 6 1 19 13 25 43
4 FC Volendam 22 13 4 5 43 33 11 7 3 1 26 16 11 6 1 4 17 17 10 43
5 NAC Breda 22 11 5 6 35 22 12 7 2 3 21 10 10 4 3 3 14 12 13 38
6 Go Ahead Eagles 22 9 11 2 39 27 11 4 7 0 20 10 11 5 4 2 19 17 12 38
7 Excelsior 22 10 6 6 45 40 11 7 1 3 30 23 11 3 5 3 15 17 5 36
8 NEC 22 9 7 6 35 27 10 5 3 2 18 11 12 4 4 4 17 16 8 34
9 Telstar 22 9 6 7 37 33 11 5 1 5 16 13 11 4 5 2 21 20 4 33
10 Almere City 22 9 5 8 33 33 11 8 1 2 19 11 11 1 4 6 14 22 0 32
11 Jong Utrecht 22 8 7 7 33 33 11 6 4 1 23 14 11 2 3 6 10 19 0 31
12 FC Den Bosch 22 6 10 6 37 36 12 4 6 2 24 16 10 2 4 4 13 20 1 28
13 FC Eindhoven 22 7 4 11 34 48 11 6 2 3 22 18 11 1 2 8 12 30 -14 25
14 Jong AZ 22 6 5 11 35 41 11 5 3 3 20 16 11 1 2 8 15 25 -6 23
15 MVV Maastricht 22 5 6 11 25 39 11 4 4 3 15 13 11 1 2 8 10 26 -14 21
16 Roda JC Kerkrade 22 4 9 9 27 36 11 3 4 4 20 20 11 1 5 5 7 16 -9 18
17 FC Oss 22 5 3 14 21 44 11 4 2 5 14 15 11 1 1 9 7 29 -23 18
18 Jong PSV 22 4 5 13 25 42 11 3 4 4 13 14 11 1 1 9 12 28 -17 17
19 Helmond Sport 22 3 6 13 22 49 11 2 3 6 12 18 11 1 3 7 10 31 -27 15
20 FC Dordrecht 22 2 6 14 26 54 11 1 4 6 15 25 11 1 2 8 11 29 -28 12

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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.