Eerste Divisie preview with statistics: FC Den Bosch welcomes NEC to Stadion De Vliert

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Sun 06.December
Match begins: 11:15 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion De Vliert (9000 seats)

The visiting NEC side should be favourites in this visit to FC Den Bosch, as the away team holds a 18 point advantage from their 14 league games this season.

Insights:
  • FC Den Bosch has the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Eerste Divisie
  • NEC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

12 - 6 - 10 with 51-44. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for NEC when playing on artifical turf like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. NEC play their home games on grass so that's why we provide these numbers.

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FC Den Bosch form and stats

When playing at home in the Eerste Divisie, FC Den Bosch have managed 2 wins, 2 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 7 games. All in all it has been a very rough period for Bosch who hasn’t won a league-game in their last ten attempts. Their previous win was against MVV Maastricht, 74 days ago.

FC Den Bosch are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus SC Cambuur. In the match before that, Bosch hosted Jong Ajax and drew the game 2-2.

Bosch's goalkeeper Wouter Van der Steen was extremely busy against SC Cambuur, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning ten saves.

Bosch are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 9 goals in 7 games. Bosch have conceded 9 in these home matches.

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NEC form and stats

As the visiting team in Eerste Divisie matches, NEC have produced an overall stat of 4-1-2 so far. It could be a hat trick of victories away for NEC, as they have won on their previous two travels.

NEC had fun at their own home (Stadion De Vliert) last time out, beating MVV Maastricht 2-1. Joep van der Sluijs and Jordy Bruijn scored. Prior to that result NEC won their away game at Jong AZ. The scoreline was 3-0.

Joep van der Sluijs came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against MVV Maastricht last time out, making the manager R. Meijer feel like a tactical genius.

The travelling fans enjoy NEC's attacking play in away games, having scored 12 goals in 7 league matches away. NEC have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last eight meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Bosch, one draw and five wins for NEC. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

BoschJ. Hornkamp
J. Hornkamp
4 goals
NECR. Janga
R. Janga
4 goals
FC Den BoschR. Trotman
R. Trotman
3 goals

FC Den Bosch missing players

NEC missing players

FC Den Bosch NEC
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
14 7 1 Played P 2 7 14
2 2 0 Won W 1 4 8
3 2 1 Drew D 1 1 3
9 3 0 Lost L 0 2 3
14 9 1 Scored S 4 12 27
29 9 1 Conceded C 1 7 14
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
86% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 86%
64% 57% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 43% 57%
29% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 29% 29%
14% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 14%
64% 71% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 43% 57%
14% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 29% 21%
29% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 29% 21%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 1.3 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.9 1.1
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.2 12.3 7 Shots (avg) S ( 15 13.6 13.7
3.6 3.7 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 5.4 5.8
27% 35% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 32% 33%
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • FC Den Bosch has the fewest scored goals in the first half (2) in Eerste Divisie
  • FC Den Bosch have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • FC Den Bosch haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • NEC 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 14 11 1 2 48 14 8 6 0 2 27 10 6 5 1 0 21 4 34 34
2 Almere City 14 9 4 1 32 18 7 6 1 0 14 1 7 3 3 1 18 17 14 31
3 NAC Breda 14 9 1 4 27 14 7 5 0 2 15 8 7 4 1 2 12 6 13 28
4 Graafschap 14 9 1 4 28 22 7 5 0 2 15 10 7 4 1 2 13 12 6 28
5 NEC 14 8 3 3 27 14 7 4 2 1 15 7 7 4 1 2 12 7 13 27
6 FC Volendam 14 6 6 2 34 17 8 3 3 2 18 9 6 3 3 0 16 8 17 24
7 Telstar 14 6 4 4 24 18 7 3 2 2 15 8 7 3 2 2 9 10 6 22
8 FC Eindhoven 14 6 3 5 24 27 8 3 3 2 19 14 6 3 0 3 5 13 -3 21
9 Excelsior 14 6 2 6 28 22 6 3 0 3 15 11 8 3 2 3 13 11 6 20
10 Roda JC Kerkrade 14 5 5 4 23 18 7 4 3 0 14 3 7 1 2 4 9 15 5 20
11 Jong Ajax 14 6 2 6 27 29 7 3 1 3 12 15 7 3 1 3 15 14 -2 20
12 Go Ahead Eagles 14 5 4 5 15 13 7 2 2 3 8 7 7 3 2 2 7 6 2 19
13 Jong Utrecht 13 5 1 7 20 24 7 2 0 5 8 13 6 3 1 2 12 11 -4 16
14 Jong PSV 14 4 3 7 21 27 6 1 2 3 7 11 8 3 1 4 14 16 -6 15
15 Helmond Sport 14 4 3 7 13 22 7 2 1 4 6 12 7 2 2 3 7 10 -9 15
16 Jong AZ 14 3 2 9 21 41 6 1 2 3 14 20 8 2 0 6 7 21 -20 11
17 FC Oss 13 2 4 7 9 21 7 2 2 3 7 7 6 0 2 4 2 14 -12 10
18 MVV Maastricht 14 2 4 8 16 34 6 1 1 4 9 21 8 1 3 4 7 13 -18 10
19 FC Den Bosch 14 2 3 9 14 29 7 2 2 3 9 9 7 0 1 6 5 20 -15 9
20 FC Dordrecht 14 2 2 10 11 38 7 2 2 3 8 11 7 0 0 7 3 27 -27 8

Read more about Eerste Divisie

The Eerste Divisie, meaning “First Division”, is the second highest level of football in the Netherlands. 20 teams play two fixtures against each other to form a final league table after 380 games. The winning team is promoted with a creative playoff system deciding whether more teams promote.