Match preview Eerste Divisie: FC Dordrecht - De Graafschap at Riwal Hoogwerkers Stadion

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 21.February
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Riwal Hoogwerkers Stadion (4088 seats)

Struggling FC Dordrecht will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying De Graafschap in the upcoming league round. It's 19th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

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.

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FC Dordrecht form and stats

FC Dordrecht's struggle is real here at Riwal Hoogwerkers Stadion with only 10 points collected from 13 Eerste Divisie games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-4-7.

A strong away win for FC Dordrecht against TOP Oss the last match, as D. Gravenberch (2) and K. Vermeulen were on target. Preceding that match was the home game against Almere City that was lost 1-2.

FC Dordrecht are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 13 games. FC Dordrecht have conceded 27 goals in these home games, a significant number.

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De Graafschap form and stats

As the visiting team in Eerste Divisie matches, De Graafschap have produced an overall stat of 5-7-1 so far. Things are running smoothly for De Graafschap who hasn't tasted defeat in their last ten matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Jong AZ.

The supporters enjoyed De Graafschap's previous game versus Roda JC Kerkrade (placed 18th), a Eerste Divisie 2-0 win played at home. Preceding that game was the away victory against Jong PSV with the score of 3-2.

De Graafschap has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 23 goals from 13 games. De Graafschap have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; De Graafschap - FC Dordrecht 5-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): FC Dordrecht won five games, two matches ended with a draw and De Graafschap has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / three

Top Goalscorers

De GraafschapR. Seuntjens
R. Seuntjens
13 goals
De GraafschapM. Hamdaoui
M. Hamdaoui
9 goals
De GraafschapD. van Mieghem
D. van Mieghem
7 goals

FC Dordrecht missing players

De Graafschap missing players

Total First Half Second Half
FC Dordrecht De Graafschap
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
26 13 3 Played P 6 13 26
4 2 0 Won W 2 5 14
7 4 0 Drew D 3 7 11
15 7 3 Lost L 1 1 1
32 17 4 Scored S 8 23 54
58 27 11 Conceded C 7 16 25
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 92% 88%
92% 92% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 92% 88%
54% 46% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 62% 62%
42% 31% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 31% 38%
35% 31% 67% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 15% 23%
73% 77% 67% BTTS BTTS 83% 77% 62%
12% 15% 0% Clean Sheets C S 17% 23% 38%
15% 8% 33% Failed to Score F T 17% 8% 12%
 
4.1 4.8 7 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 5.5 5.9
6.4 6.2 6 Corners against (avg) C A 4 3.8 4
1.5 1.2 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.9 1.5
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
295 166 33 Total Shots T S 103 177 375
127 72 13 Shots on Target S O 41 70 163
25% 24% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 33% 33%
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • De Graafschap have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • De Graafschap is in the best form (5-1-0)
  • FC Dordrecht has the most conceded goals (58)
  • FC Dordrecht has the the worst goal difference (-10) at home
  • FC Dordrecht 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 26 18 3 5 59 23 12 9 1 2 34 12 14 9 2 3 25 11 36 57
2 De Graafschap 26 14 11 1 54 25 13 9 4 0 31 9 13 5 7 1 23 16 29 53
3 FC Volendam 26 15 6 5 50 38 13 8 4 1 29 18 13 7 2 4 21 20 12 51
4 Jong Ajax 26 15 5 6 68 41 13 9 2 2 38 15 13 6 3 4 30 26 27 50
5 Go Ahead Eagles 26 11 11 4 44 36 13 6 7 0 24 11 13 5 4 4 20 25 8 44
6 NAC Breda 26 12 7 7 42 28 13 7 3 3 22 11 13 5 4 4 20 17 14 43
7 NEC 26 11 8 7 47 33 13 6 4 3 23 16 13 5 4 4 24 17 14 41
8 Excelsior 26 11 8 7 55 48 13 7 3 3 35 28 13 4 5 4 20 20 7 41
9 Almere City 26 11 6 9 42 40 13 9 1 3 23 14 13 2 5 6 19 26 2 39
10 FC Den Bosch 26 9 11 6 48 39 14 6 6 2 30 18 12 3 5 4 18 21 9 38
11 Telstar 26 10 7 9 42 45 13 6 1 6 18 20 13 4 6 3 24 25 -3 37
12 Jong Utrecht 26 9 8 9 44 42 13 7 5 1 31 17 13 2 3 8 13 25 2 35
13 MVV Maastricht 26 7 6 13 34 45 13 6 4 3 21 14 13 1 2 10 13 31 -11 27
14 FC Eindhoven 26 7 6 13 37 54 13 6 4 3 24 20 13 1 2 10 13 34 -17 27
15 Jong AZ 26 6 8 12 42 51 13 5 5 3 24 20 13 1 3 9 18 31 -9 26
16 Jong PSV 26 5 6 15 31 50 13 4 4 5 17 18 13 1 2 10 14 32 -19 21
17 TOP Oss 26 5 5 16 23 49 13 4 3 6 15 18 13 1 2 10 8 31 -26 20
18 Roda JC Kerkrade 26 4 10 12 30 46 13 3 4 6 23 28 13 1 6 6 7 18 -16 19
19 FC Dordrecht 26 4 7 15 32 58 13 2 4 7 17 27 13 2 3 8 15 31 -26 19
20 Helmond Sport 26 3 7 16 24 57 13 2 4 7 13 22 13 1 3 9 11 35 -33 16

Table
  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 26 18 3 5 59 23 12 9 1 2 34 12 14 9 2 3 25 11 36 57
2 De Graafschap 26 14 11 1 54 25 13 9 4 0 31 9 13 5 7 1 23 16 29 53
3 FC Volendam 26 15 6 5 50 38 13 8 4 1 29 18 13 7 2 4 21 20 12 51
4 Jong Ajax 26 15 5 6 68 41 13 9 2 2 38 15 13 6 3 4 30 26 27 50
5 Go Ahead Eagles 26 11 11 4 44 36 13 6 7 0 24 11 13 5 4 4 20 25 8 44
6 NAC Breda 26 12 7 7 42 28 13 7 3 3 22 11 13 5 4 4 20 17 14 43
7 NEC 26 11 8 7 47 33 13 6 4 3 23 16 13 5 4 4 24 17 14 41
8 Excelsior 26 11 8 7 55 48 13 7 3 3 35 28 13 4 5 4 20 20 7 41
9 Almere City 26 11 6 9 42 40 13 9 1 3 23 14 13 2 5 6 19 26 2 39
10 FC Den Bosch 26 9 11 6 48 39 14 6 6 2 30 18 12 3 5 4 18 21 9 38
11 Telstar 26 10 7 9 42 45 13 6 1 6 18 20 13 4 6 3 24 25 -3 37
12 Jong Utrecht 26 9 8 9 44 42 13 7 5 1 31 17 13 2 3 8 13 25 2 35
13 MVV Maastricht 26 7 6 13 34 45 13 6 4 3 21 14 13 1 2 10 13 31 -11 27
14 FC Eindhoven 26 7 6 13 37 54 13 6 4 3 24 20 13 1 2 10 13 34 -17 27
15 Jong AZ 26 6 8 12 42 51 13 5 5 3 24 20 13 1 3 9 18 31 -9 26
16 Jong PSV 26 5 6 15 31 50 13 4 4 5 17 18 13 1 2 10 14 32 -19 21
17 TOP Oss 26 5 5 16 23 49 13 4 3 6 15 18 13 1 2 10 8 31 -26 20
18 Roda JC Kerkrade 26 4 10 12 30 46 13 3 4 6 23 28 13 1 6 6 7 18 -16 19
19 FC Dordrecht 26 4 7 15 32 58 13 2 4 7 17 27 13 2 3 8 15 31 -26 19
20 Helmond Sport 26 3 7 16 24 57 13 2 4 7 13 22 13 1 3 9 11 35 -33 16

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