Plenty of boom and bust for these two squads so far, sitting in positions near the median of the Eerste Divisie table. Here's the De Graafschap - Telstar latest:
- All of De Graafschap's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- De Graafschap have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Telstar have scored away.
Not a lot of time to rest for the home team, as they had a Eerste Divisie fixture only four days ago. That game was an away game at Jong Utrecht, so at least Graafschap are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
De Graafschap form and stats
De Graafschap have played 11 Eerste Divisie games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-2-4 (wins-draws-losses).
De Graafschap shared the glory with Jong Utrecht in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Büttner, defender, was given a rating of 8.14/10 in that game, top of the team. Büttner hit four key passes and won 4 of 5 duels.
A 2-2 draw away before that, with Almere City the opponent.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier De Graafschap matches with similar probabilities have ended with 5 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats (from 7 games).
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the KNVB Beker game versus De Treffers in only four days. This game is also played here at Stadion De Vijverberg.
De Graafschap have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadion De Vijverberg with 17 goals in 11 league matches. Graafschap's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Telstar form and stats
As the visiting team in Eerste Divisie matches, Telstar have produced an overall stat of 2-5-3 so far.
This match can not go any worse than the last one, the home loss versus Almere City with 0-1 on the scoreboard. That loss was their first after three consecutive league games winning points. Overtoom got a match rating of 7.42 in that game, top player of the team. Overtoom dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
A home win before that, celebrating 5-3 vs MVV Maastricht.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Telstar when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 5 matches with the visitors losing 2 times, drawing 2 and winning 1 game.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Telstar as they have only managed to score 8 times from 10 away games in the league.
Head 2 Head
De Graafschap have avoided defeat in the last 7 games (5-2-0) facing Telstar.This isn't the first time these two teams meet on the pitch this season, as the records show this recent match: Telstar - Graafschap 0-1.
Top Goalscorers
  G. Plet 6 goals |   C. Benschop 5 goals |  D. Gravenberch 4 goals |
De Graafschap missing players
Telstar missing players
| De Graafschap | Telstar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 34 | 17 | 6 | Scored | S | 4 | 8 | 23 |
| 35 | 13 | 6 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 29 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 80% | 86% |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 70% | 64% |
| 64% | 55% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 30% | 45% |
| 32% | 9% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 18% |
| 18% | 9% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 9% |
| 68% | 55% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 45% |
| 27% | 36% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | 32% |
| 5% | 9% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 30% | 36% |
| 6.3 | 6.5 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
| 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.4 |
| 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.9 | 14.4 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.2 | 6.7 | 8.5 |
| 4.7 | 5.1 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
| 33% | 30% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 28% | 31% |
| 8.8 | 7.5 | 7.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 9.1 | 9.3 |
| 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
- All of De Graafschap's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- De Graafschap have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Telstar have scored away.
- De Graafschap 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 | PEC Zwolle | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 55 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 32 | 53 |
| 2 | Heracles Almelo | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 56 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 29 | 44 |
| 3 | FC Eindhoven | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 39 |
| 4 | Almere City | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 39 |
| 5 | VVV-Venlo | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 36 |
| 6 | MVV Maastricht | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 36 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 4 | 35 |
| 7 | Jong AZ | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 32 |
| 8 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 31 |
| 9 | NAC Breda | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 24 | -2 | 31 |
| 10 | Willem II | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 30 |
| 11 | Telstar | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 29 |
| 12 | Jong PSV | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 19 | -1 | 27 |
| 13 | De Graafschap | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 34 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | -1 | 27 |
| 14 | ADO Den Haag | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 25 |
| 15 | Jong Ajax | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 36 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 23 | -3 | 24 |
| 16 | FC Den Bosch | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 32 | 44 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -12 | 23 |
| 17 | FC Dordrecht | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -13 | 23 |
| 18 | Helmond Sport | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 20 | -17 | 22 |
| 19 | FC Oss | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -18 | 18 |
| 20 | Jong Utrecht | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 23 | -14 | 17 |
