Eerste Divisie: We're looking at an absorbing and vital duel involving FC Den Bosch and De Graafschap at Stadion De Vliert. Both are in need of a good run!
- FC Den Bosch have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- De Graafschap have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This football pitch has artifical turf, unlike De Graafschap's home ground. The former 26 games by the guests on artifical turf have generated 12 wins, 4 draws and 10 losses.
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.
FC Den Bosch form and stats
FC Den Bosch have played 7 Eerste Divisie games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-0-4 (wins-draws-losses). Hopes of three in a row are alive for FC Den Bosch after consecutive victories at their own ground.
A nice win for Bosch last time playing, versus NAC Breda. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-2 with Konings, Verbeek and Hammouti scoring for the victors. Midfielder Verbeek was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.21 (out of ten) in that game. Verbeek scored one goal, served one assist and hit two key passes.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting MVV Maastricht (1-3).Sports bettors should know that 8 of the latest 10 league matches from these players have had goals from both teams.
FC Den Bosch have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadion De Vliert with 13 goals in 7 league matches. FC Den Bosch have conceded 13 from these games.
De Graafschap form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for De Graafschap so far with only 4 points returning home. The records show 1-1-4 (win-draw-lose).
Gravenberch and Acheffay scored in Graafschap's previous match, the home game against TOP Oss that ended 2-0. de Jong got a match rating of 8.01 in that game, top player of the team. Jong hit the woodwork once, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus ADO Den Haag that ended 2-2.The travelling fans enjoy De Graafschap's attacking play in away games, having scored 9 goals in 6 league matches away. Graafschap have conceded 15 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (FC Den Bosch wins - draws - De Graafschap wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Konings 5 goals |   D. Gravenberch 4 goals |  A. Ahannach 3 goals |
FC Den Bosch missing players
De Graafschap missing players
| FC Den Bosch | De Graafschap | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 20 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 19 |
| 24 | 13 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 15 | 21 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| 85% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 83% | 54% |
| 38% | 43% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 67% | 31% |
| 15% | 29% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | 23% |
| 69% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 83% | 69% |
| 15% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 31% |
| 15% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5.4 | 5 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.7 | 5.4 |
| 4.6 | 4.6 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5 | 4.5 |
| 1.8 | 2.1 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.5 | 9.3 | 4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 8.8 | 11 |
| 4.3 | 4.7 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 4 | 4.6 |
| 36% | 39% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 38% | 32% |
| 11.2 | 10.4 | 1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 11.7 | 9.5 |
| 5.1 | 4.6 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
- All of FC Den Bosch's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- De Graafschap have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- De Graafschap have scored in all their matches so far.
- De Graafschap haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- FC Den Bosch have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- FC Den Bosch 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 | Heracles | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 28 |
| 2 | MVV Maastricht | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 27 |
| 3 | PEC Zwolle | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 26 |
| 4 | FC Eindhoven | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| 5 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 21 |
| 6 | Jong AZ | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 20 |
| 7 | Almere City | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 20 |
| 8 | Willem II | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 19 |
| 9 | VVV-Venlo | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -4 | 18 |
| 10 | Jong PSV | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 17 |
| 11 | NAC Breda | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -2 | 17 |
| 12 | Telstar | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -5 | 17 |
| 13 | Jong Ajax | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 16 |
| 14 | De Graafschap | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -2 | 15 |
| 15 | FC Den Bosch | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 15 |
| 16 | FC Dordrecht | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -4 | 15 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -5 | 15 |
| 18 | TOP Oss | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 13 |
| 19 | Helmond Sport | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 | -12 | 12 |
| 20 | Jong Utrecht | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 18 | -16 | 6 |
