Eerste Divisie match preview: FC Dordrecht believed to be the weaker party when Willem II pays a visit

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Sun 20.November
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Riwal Hoogwerkers Stadion (4088 seats)

FC Dordrecht have some catching up to do from their 18th position, and the job starts vs Willem II. Read more!

Insights:
  • FC Dordrecht have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Willem II have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Eerste Divisie

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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FC Dordrecht form and stats

3 victories, 0 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what FC Dordrecht have to build on here at Riwal Hoogwerkers Stadion in the Eerste Divisie. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Dordrecht, their manager Santoni and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

No payout for FC Dordrecht in their previous match, an away game at Almere City that ended in defeat 1-2. Schuurman (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.64/10. Schuurman hit four key passes.

Before that game, the home loss against Jong Ajax with the scoreline 3-4.

Sports bettors should know that 10 of the most recent 13 league matches from this club have seen goals scored by both teams.

The FC Dordrecht fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 11 goals in 7 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 13 goals have been conceded.

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Willem II form and stats

3-3-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Willem II in their Eerste Divisie matches away.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to VVV-Venlo (placed 8th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-0. Goalkeeper Lamprou got the top player rating of the team with 7.9/10. Lamprou topped it up with a clean sheet.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Heracles.

Sports betting statistic: Both sides have scored at least once in 8 of this club's latest 10 league fixtures.

Willem II has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 13 goals from 8 games. As opposed to that, Willem have seen the ball go into their own net 10 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Willem II have won all of the 4 latest games against this side. Will the streak continue?

Top Goalscorers

FC DordrechtS. Longo
S. Longo
5 goals
Willem IIM. de Leeuw
M. de Leeuw
4 goals

FC Dordrecht missing players

Willem II missing players

FC Dordrecht Willem II
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
15 7 3 Played P 3 8 15
4 3 1 Won W 2 3 6
3 0 0 Drew D 1 3 5
8 4 2 Lost L 0 2 4
19 11 5 Scored S 6 13 21
25 13 7 Conceded C 2 10 17
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 75% 87%
87% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 75% 73%
67% 86% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 75% 60%
20% 14% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 50% 27%
7% 14% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 7%
67% 57% 67% BTTS BTTS 67% 75% 73%
13% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 25% 27%
20% 29% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 25% 13%
 
4.3 4.6 6 Corners for (avg) C F 7 6.1 6.1
4.7 4.6 5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.3 4.1 3.6
2.3 2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.8 1.7
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
8.3 9.6 11 Shots (avg) S ( 15.3 9.5 10.6
3.4 3.9 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 3.2 3.9
37% 41% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 50% 36%
 
9.6 7.6 7 Shots against (avg) S A 10 8.5 7.9
4.5 4.4 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.3 3.5 3.3
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • All of FC Dordrecht's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • FC Dordrecht have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • FC Dordrecht haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Willem II have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Willem II have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Eerste Divisie

  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 15 11 1 3 41 20 7 6 1 0 24 8 8 5 0 3 17 12 21 34
2 PEC Zwolle 15 10 2 3 38 19 8 4 2 2 18 13 7 6 0 1 20 6 19 32
3 MVV Maastricht 14 9 3 2 29 19 8 6 2 0 22 8 6 3 1 2 7 11 10 30
4 FC Eindhoven 15 7 5 3 25 20 7 4 3 0 16 8 8 3 2 3 9 12 5 26
5 Almere City 15 8 2 5 23 20 8 5 1 2 15 9 7 3 1 3 8 11 3 26
6 Jong AZ 15 7 2 6 25 20 7 5 1 1 17 7 8 2 1 5 8 13 5 23
7 Willem II 15 6 5 4 21 17 7 3 2 2 8 7 8 3 3 2 13 10 4 23
8 VVV-Venlo 15 6 4 5 22 25 8 2 3 3 8 10 7 4 1 2 14 15 -3 22
9 Roda JC Kerkrade 15 6 3 6 25 22 7 4 1 2 14 9 8 2 2 4 11 13 3 21
10 Jong Ajax 14 5 4 5 25 23 7 3 2 2 15 7 7 2 2 3 10 16 2 19
11 Telstar 15 4 7 4 15 20 8 2 3 3 8 15 7 2 4 1 7 5 -5 19
12 De Graafschap 15 5 3 7 23 25 8 4 2 2 13 8 7 1 1 5 10 17 -2 18
13 FC Den Bosch 14 6 0 8 22 25 8 4 0 4 15 14 6 2 0 4 7 11 -3 18
14 NAC Breda 15 5 3 7 21 27 7 3 2 2 9 7 8 2 1 5 12 20 -6 18
15 Jong PSV 15 4 5 6 23 24 7 3 0 4 10 10 8 1 5 2 13 14 -1 17
16 ADO Den Haag 15 4 4 7 19 25 7 2 2 3 12 12 8 2 2 4 7 13 -6 16
17 FC Oss 15 5 1 9 18 26 8 3 1 4 11 13 7 2 0 5 7 13 -8 16
18 FC Dordrecht 15 4 3 8 19 25 7 3 0 4 11 13 8 1 3 4 8 12 -6 15
19 Helmond Sport 15 5 0 10 13 28 7 3 0 4 10 11 8 2 0 6 3 17 -15 15
20 Jong Utrecht 14 1 3 10 9 26 7 1 2 4 3 8 7 0 1 6 6 18 -17 6

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.