It's advantage De Graafschap so far with their 4th position in the Eerste Divisie table, welcoming Telstar who are placed 7th.
- De Graafschap have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Telstar have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
De Graafschap form and stats
De Graafschap are steadily winning Eerste Divisie games and points here at Stadion De Vijverberg. 6 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats is the summary from 9 games.
Graafschap are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Almere City. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Jong Utrecht in a game that was won 3-1.
Goals decide football matches and De Graafschap are scoring many of them at home; 20 on target from 9 league matches. On the other hand, Graafschap have conceded 13 goals.
Telstar form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Eerste Divisie travels is 4 wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. Telstar love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
Telstar are travelling after their nice 5-2 home win in the Eerste Divisie against NEC (placed 5th). Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Jong Ajax.
A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Telstar, as mentioned above. 7 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
Telstar have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 8 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Telstar have seen the ball go into their own net 11 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Graafschap victories, one draw and three Telstar wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  R. Seuntjens 10 goals |   G. Plet 9 goals |  E. Lieftink 7 goals |
De Graafschap missing players
Telstar missing players
| De Graafschap | Telstar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 18 |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 36 | 20 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 11 | 34 |
| 28 | 13 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 11 | 26 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 88% | 94% |
| 61% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 62% | 67% |
| 44% | 56% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 28% |
| 28% | 22% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 22% |
| 56% | 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 75% | 78% |
| 33% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 17% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 25% | 11% |
| 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 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15.1 | 14.2 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16 | 12.1 | 11.6 |
| 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4 | 4.4 |
| 37% | 40% | 55% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 34% | 42% |
- De Graafschap have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- De Graafschap haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Telstar have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Telstar 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 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 58 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 41 | 46 |
| 2 | Almere City | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 43 |
| 3 | NAC Breda | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 18 | 35 |
| 4 | De Graafschap | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 35 |
| 5 | NEC | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 31 |
| 6 | FC Volendam | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 20 | 30 |
| 7 | Telstar | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 28 |
| 8 | Go Ahead Eagles | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 26 |
| 9 | FC Eindhoven | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | -2 | 26 |
| 10 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 22 |
| 11 | Jong Ajax | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | -3 | 22 |
| 12 | FC Oss | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | -8 | 22 |
| 13 | Excelsior | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 32 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
| 14 | Helmond Sport | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -8 | 20 |
| 15 | Jong Utrecht | 17 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 18 | -9 | 19 |
| 16 | Jong PSV | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -8 | 16 |
| 17 | MVV Maastricht | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 42 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -20 | 16 |
| 18 | Jong AZ | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 46 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 23 | -23 | 12 |
| 19 | FC Den Bosch | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 26 | -21 | 11 |
| 20 | FC Dordrecht | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 48 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 35 | -32 | 11 |