De Graafschap want to sell many tickets for this fixture even though the season has been gruelling up to now with 21 points and a 15th place in the Eerste Divisie table. Guests Willem II own 7th place with 24 pts.
- De Graafschap have scored in all their matches so far.
- Willem II have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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
When playing at home in the Eerste Divisie, De Graafschap have managed 4 wins, 2 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 9 games.
De Graafschap's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus FC Eindhoven (placed 5th). Defender Fortes got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.43/10. Fortes hit one key pass and won 4 of 7 duels.
Ahead of that match, De Graafschap won a home game hosting Jong PSV (3-2).A decent goal production from Graafschap in their home games so far, with 14 goals from 9 league matches. On the other hand, De Graafschap have conceded 10 goals.
Willem II form and stats
3 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Willem II playing as the away team in the Eerste Divisie this season. Willem has drawn their two previous away games.
Willem II have much to remedy after their shock loss (1-2) to NAC Breda in their previous match, played at home. Midfielder Bosch was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.65. Bosch hit two key passes.
Before that, Willem travelled to VVV-Venlo and returned home with a draw after the game finished 0-0.Take note that 8 of this team's 10 latest league fixtures have ended with at least three goals.
Willem II are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 13 times in 8 away games so far. As opposed to that, Willem have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (De Graafschap wins - draws - Willem II wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  M. de Leeuw 5 goals |   D. Gravenberch 4 goals |  C. Neghli 4 goals |
De Graafschap missing players
Willem II missing players
| De Graafschap | Willem II | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 17 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 26 | 14 | 3 | Scored | S | 8 | 15 | 24 |
| 27 | 10 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | 21 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 78% | 88% |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 78% | 76% |
| 59% | 44% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 78% | 65% |
| 29% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 56% | 29% |
| 24% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 6% |
| 71% | 67% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 78% | 76% |
| 29% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 22% | 24% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 22% | 12% |
| 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.8 | 6.6 | 6.4 |
| 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
| 1.4 | 0.9 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10.9 | 12.4 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.5 | 10.2 | 11.1 |
| 4.6 | 5.1 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| 33% | 30% | 23% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 48% | 35% |
| 9.8 | 8.4 | 6.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 9 | 8.3 |
| 3.9 | 3.6 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
- All of De Graafschap's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- De Graafschap have scored in all their matches so far.
- De Graafschap haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Willem II 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 | Heracles Almelo | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 23 | 37 |
| 2 | PEC Zwolle | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 19 | 35 |
| 3 | MVV Maastricht | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 33 |
| 4 | Almere City | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 26 |
| 5 | FC Eindhoven | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 29 |
| 6 | VVV-Venlo | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 15 | -2 | 25 |
| 7 | Willem II | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 24 |
| 8 | Jong AZ | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 24 |
| 9 | Telstar | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | -4 | 19 |
| 10 | NAC Breda | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 21 | -5 | 18 |
| 11 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 24 |
| 12 | Jong Ajax | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 21 |
| 13 | FC Den Bosch | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -4 | 19 |
| 14 | FC Dordrecht | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -5 | 16 |
| 15 | De Graafschap | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -3 | 21 |
| 16 | Jong PSV | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 20 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 16 |
| 18 | Helmond Sport | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 17 | -15 | 15 |
| 19 | TOP Oss | 15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -9 | 16 |
| 20 | Jong Utrecht | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -13 | 9 |
