Stadion De Vijverberg: De Graafschap vs NEC Eerste Divisie preview

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Sun 22.March
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion De Vijverberg (12600 seats)

2nd position in the Eerste Divisie table for De Graafschap so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 8th-placed NEC visits Stadion De Vijverberg.

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!

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De Graafschap form and stats

34 points is a decent return from 14 Eerste Divisie games here at Stadion De Vijverberg for De Graafschap. The data says 10 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses. In general it's been a long time since De Graafschap tasted defeat here at Stadion De Vijverberg, as they have taken at least one point from their last 14 home games in the league. De Graafschap haven’t lost a league-game in 13 attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Jong AZ, 117 days ago.

A good away victory last time out for De Graafschap, who won 2-1 against Go Ahead Eagles (placed 6th). Before that, De Graafschap had a home game versus Jong AZ which ended with a victory 5-1.

Goals are plentiful at Stadion De Vijverberg in the league this season as De Graafschap has scored 36 goals here in 14 home games. From these home matches, De Graafschap have conceded only 10 goals.

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NEC form and stats

The visitors are W6-D4-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Eerste Divisie.

It's the second away game in a row for NEC, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Jong Utrecht (placed 12th) in the Eerste Divisie last time out. A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting NAC Breda.

World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager F. Gesthuizen when O. ter Haar Romeny scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 71st minute. Late drama in the previous game, when O. ter Haar Romeny scored the winning goal three minutes into stoppage time to defeat Jong Utrecht.

NEC are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 27 times in 15 away games so far. NEC have conceded 20 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result NEC - De Graafschap 1-1 entered in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one De Graafschap victory, three draws and six NEC wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, nine matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

De GraafschapR. Seuntjens
R. Seuntjens
16 goals
NEC
Z. Flemming
13 goals
De GraafschapD. van Mieghem
D. van Mieghem
9 goals

De Graafschap missing players

NEC missing players

Total First Half Second Half
De Graafschap NEC
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
29 14 5 Played P 5 15 29
17 10 2 Won W 0 6 12
11 4 3 Drew D 2 4 9
1 0 0 Lost L 3 5 8
63 36 8 Scored S 5 27 51
28 10 3 Conceded C 9 20 37
90% 86% 60% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 87% 90%
90% 86% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 80% 79%
66% 64% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 67% 55%
38% 50% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 33% 31%
24% 36% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 20% 24%
66% 50% 40% BTTS BTTS 60% 67% 59%
34% 50% 60% Clean Sheets C S 20% 20% 31%
10% 14% 40% Failed to Score F T 40% 27% 21%
 
6 6.4 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 6.4 6.4
4.2 4.3 5 Corners against (avg) C A 6.2 5.1 4.5
1.4 1 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.4 1.7 1.6
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
413 215 91 Total Shots T S 47 165 359
185 103 37 Shots on Target S O 19 71 149
34% 35% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 26% 38% 34%
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • De Graafschap has the fewest conceded goals (10) at home
  • De Graafschap has the most clean sheets (7) at home
  • De Graafschap has the most points from losing position (20)
  • De Graafschap have not yet lost a game at home.
  • De Graafschap have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • NEC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  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 29 21 3 5 68 25 14 11 1 2 40 14 15 10 2 3 28 11 43 66
2 De Graafschap 29 17 11 1 63 28 14 10 4 0 36 10 15 7 7 1 27 18 35 62
3 FC Volendam 29 16 7 6 57 42 15 9 5 1 35 20 14 7 2 5 22 22 15 55
4 Jong Ajax 29 16 6 7 72 47 14 9 3 2 40 17 15 7 3 5 32 30 25 54
5 NAC Breda 29 14 8 7 48 30 15 9 3 3 27 12 14 5 5 4 21 18 18 50
6 Go Ahead Eagles 29 12 12 5 49 41 15 7 7 1 27 14 14 5 5 4 22 27 8 48
7 Excelsior 29 13 8 8 65 55 15 9 3 3 44 32 14 4 5 5 21 23 10 47
8 NEC 29 12 9 8 51 37 14 6 5 3 24 17 15 6 4 5 27 20 14 45
9 Almere City 29 13 5 11 44 42 14 10 1 3 25 14 15 3 4 8 19 28 2 44
10 Telstar 29 12 8 9 47 48 15 8 1 6 21 21 14 4 7 3 26 27 -1 44
11 FC Den Bosch 29 10 11 8 56 49 15 6 6 3 31 20 14 4 5 5 25 29 7 38
12 Jong Utrecht 29 10 8 11 48 47 15 8 5 2 34 20 14 2 3 9 14 27 1 38
13 FC Eindhoven 29 9 7 13 46 59 15 7 5 3 29 23 14 2 2 10 17 36 -13 34
14 Jong AZ 29 7 7 15 45 61 15 6 4 5 26 25 14 1 3 10 19 36 -16 28
15 MVV Maastricht 29 7 6 16 37 53 14 6 4 4 23 17 15 1 2 12 14 36 -16 27
16 FC Oss 29 6 7 16 28 53 14 5 3 6 17 19 15 1 4 10 11 34 -25 25
17 Roda JC Kerkrade 29 5 10 14 36 52 14 4 4 6 28 28 15 1 6 8 8 24 -16 22
18 Jong PSV 29 5 7 17 34 56 14 4 5 5 18 19 15 1 2 12 16 37 -22 22
19 FC Dordrecht 29 4 8 17 34 66 14 2 4 8 18 29 15 2 4 9 16 37 -32 20
20 Helmond Sport 29 3 8 18 25 62 15 2 5 8 14 25 14 1 3 10 11 37 -37 17

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 29 21 3 5 68 25 14 11 1 2 40 14 15 10 2 3 28 11 43 66
2 De Graafschap 29 17 11 1 63 28 14 10 4 0 36 10 15 7 7 1 27 18 35 62
3 FC Volendam 29 16 7 6 57 42 15 9 5 1 35 20 14 7 2 5 22 22 15 55
4 Jong Ajax 29 16 6 7 72 47 14 9 3 2 40 17 15 7 3 5 32 30 25 54
5 NAC Breda 29 14 8 7 48 30 15 9 3 3 27 12 14 5 5 4 21 18 18 50
6 Go Ahead Eagles 29 12 12 5 49 41 15 7 7 1 27 14 14 5 5 4 22 27 8 48
7 Excelsior 29 13 8 8 65 55 15 9 3 3 44 32 14 4 5 5 21 23 10 47
8 NEC 29 12 9 8 51 37 14 6 5 3 24 17 15 6 4 5 27 20 14 45
9 Almere City 29 13 5 11 44 42 14 10 1 3 25 14 15 3 4 8 19 28 2 44
10 Telstar 29 12 8 9 47 48 15 8 1 6 21 21 14 4 7 3 26 27 -1 44
11 FC Den Bosch 29 10 11 8 56 49 15 6 6 3 31 20 14 4 5 5 25 29 7 38
12 Jong Utrecht 29 10 8 11 48 47 15 8 5 2 34 20 14 2 3 9 14 27 1 38
13 FC Eindhoven 29 9 7 13 46 59 15 7 5 3 29 23 14 2 2 10 17 36 -13 34
14 Jong AZ 29 7 7 15 45 61 15 6 4 5 26 25 14 1 3 10 19 36 -16 28
15 MVV Maastricht 29 7 6 16 37 53 14 6 4 4 23 17 15 1 2 12 14 36 -16 27
16 FC Oss 29 6 7 16 28 53 14 5 3 6 17 19 15 1 4 10 11 34 -25 25
17 Roda JC Kerkrade 29 5 10 14 36 52 14 4 4 6 28 28 15 1 6 8 8 24 -16 22
18 Jong PSV 29 5 7 17 34 56 14 4 5 5 18 19 15 1 2 12 16 37 -22 22
19 FC Dordrecht 29 4 8 17 34 66 14 2 4 8 18 29 15 2 4 9 16 37 -32 20
20 Helmond Sport 29 3 8 18 25 62 15 2 5 8 14 25 14 1 3 10 11 37 -37 17

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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.