Eerste Divisie: First-class vs below average, at least based on the league table. De Graafschap - Telstar. Home victory or a surprise result?
- De Graafschap have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Eerste Divisie
- Telstar have the most conceded goals in the first half (18) in Eerste Divisie
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
De Graafschap form and stats
3-2-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Eerste Divisie numbers at home for De Graafschap so far this season.
Graafschap lost their last game at FC Den Bosch (placed 9th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Hicham Acheffay, who usually features in attack, was the top player for the team in that match, earning a rating of 8.01 (out of 10). Acheffay hit four key passes and had 23 successful passes (of 28 total).
Ahead of that match, Graafschap won a home game hosting ADO Den Haag (1-0).The De Graafschap fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 7 matches. 9 goals have been conceded.
Telstar form and stats
3 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of Telstar playing as the away team in the Eerste Divisie this season.
Home advantage was not enough for Telstar in their previous game, as they lost their Eerste Divisie-match, hosting Excelsior, 2-5. As you can tell from the result, the match against Excelsior was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 7 goals, will the fun continue today? Midfielder Cas Dijkstra was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.1. Dijkstra scored one goal and hit two key passes.
Prior to that match, the Telstar manager A. Jonker faced defeat when travelling to Jong Ajax and losing 0-3.Telstar are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 7 away goals from 7 games (in the league). As for defending, Telstar rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 13 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head to head statistics (for the last ten meetings): De Graafschap won six games, one match ended with a draw and Telstar have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: eight / twoTop Goalscorers
  G. Plet 4 goals |   J. van Heertum 3 goals |  J. Konings 3 goals |
De Graafschap missing players
Telstar missing players
| De Graafschap | Telstar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 22 | 8 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 18 |
| 16 | 9 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 13 | 31 |
| 93% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 71% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 71% | 79% |
| 71% | 57% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 71% | 64% |
| 21% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 43% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 29% |
| 50% | 29% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 29% | 57% |
| 36% | 43% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 21% |
| 21% | 43% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 43% | 21% |
| 7.1 | 8.1 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 4.9 | 5.9 |
| 3.7 | 2.7 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
| 1.1 | 1.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1.4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14.4 | 14.1 | 18 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 1 | 7.9 | 9 |
| 5.9 | 5.7 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
| 27% | 20% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 32% | 33% |
| 7.9 | 7 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5 | 10.1 | 9.4 |
| 3.4 | 3 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
- De Graafschap have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Eerste Divisie
- De Graafschap have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Telstar have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Telstar have the most conceded goals in the first half (18) in Eerste Divisie
- Telstar have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- 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 | FC Volendam | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 31 |
| 2 | Excelsior | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 28 |
| 3 | FC Emmen | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 26 |
| 4 | De Graafschap | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
| 5 | Jong Ajax | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 33 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 25 |
| 6 | FC Eindhoven | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 23 |
| 7 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 21 |
| 8 | Jong AZ | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 19 |
| 9 | FC Den Bosch | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 19 |
| 10 | NAC Breda | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 18 |
| 11 | Jong PSV | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 18 |
| 12 | Jong Utrecht | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | -3 | 18 |
| 13 | MVV Maastricht | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 20 | -16 | 18 |
| 14 | ADO Den Haag | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| 15 | VVV-Venlo | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 16 |
| 16 | Telstar | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | -13 | 16 |
| 17 | Helmond Sport | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -8 | 14 |
| 18 | Almere City | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -4 | 12 |
| 19 | FC Oss | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -10 | 11 |
| 20 | FC Dordrecht | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -10 | 10 |