FC Eindhoven are finding life sweet in the top league positions while De Graafschap are more worried about staying out of trouble and relegation. Expected home win or surprise away points?
- FC Eindhoven 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 field has the surface artifical turf, unlike De Graafschap's home ground. The last 24 games by the guests on artifical turf have given 9 wins, 5 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 Eindhoven form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at Jan Louwers Stadion as FC Eindhoven have scored 24 goals to get 24 points from 12 games. The overall stats in the Eerste Divisie are 7-3-2 (wins-draws-losses). Regardless of arena the trend is looking very unhealthy for FC Eindhoven with their four defeats in a row. Not since the Heracles game, 28 days ago, have they avoided a loss.
Stress levels are on the rise for Eindhoven's attacking players as they have now played 419 minutes without scoring in a league game. Rottier was their last goal scorer.
FC Eindhoven faced defeat in their previous match, away at FC Oss (0-2). The forward Rottier outdid all others in that game and managed a match rating of 7.61 out of 10. Rottier hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Almere City (0-1).This is expected to be a close game, with FC Eindhoven perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with FC Eindhoven as a small favourite), we find 9 games. FC Eindhoven has won 5 of these, drawn 3 and lost 1.
A fact for those who like to place bets on "both teams to score yes/no: This club have played 5 league fixtures in a row with only one (or none) team scoring.
FC Eindhoven has scored {24 goals} so far and conceded {12 goals} from 12 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
De Graafschap form and stats
There's been little loot from De Graafschap's travels as they have only collected 10 points from 12 away games in the Eerste Divisie. De Graafschap only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 4 draws.
The regulars enjoyed Graafschap's previous match versus Roda JC Kerkrade (placed 10th), a 2-0 win played at home. That win felt nice as this side had gone four league fixtures without victory. Hillen, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.05. Hillen scored one goal and won 5 of 6 duels.
A 0-2 defeat away at NAC Breda before that.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 6 similar matches played by De Graafschap in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for De Graafschap, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
De Graafschap have scored 17 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. De Graafschap has visited these top teams three times, and 3 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The squads have faced each other already this season, with the final score De Graafschap - Eindhoven 1-2 registered in the official records. FC Eindhoven-De Graafschap H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: FC Eindhoven three wins, De Graafschap four wins, three draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  E. Rottier 7 goals |  N. Bannis 6 goals | C. Brym 6 goals |
FC Eindhoven missing players
De Graafschap missing players
| FC Eindhoven | De Graafschap | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 36 | 24 | 7 | Scored | S | 5 | 17 | 36 |
| 35 | 12 | 3 | Conceded | C | 7 | 24 | 38 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 76% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 52% | 58% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 67% | 56% |
| 28% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 50% | 28% |
| 16% | 25% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 25% | 16% |
| 48% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 60% |
| 24% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 28% |
| 28% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 4.2 | 4.4 | 1.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
| 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| 2 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.2 | 8 | 5.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8 | 9.6 | 12.2 |
| 3.7 | 3.3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
| 39% | 60% | 78% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 34% | 31% |
| 9.9 | 8.8 | 8.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9 | 10 | 9.2 |
| 3.4 | 2.8 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 4 | 3.6 |
- De Graafschap have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- De Graafschap haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- FC Eindhoven have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- FC Eindhoven 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 | PEC Zwolle | 25 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 60 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 33 | 57 |
| 2 | Heracles | 25 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 66 | 32 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 34 | 51 |
| 3 | Almere City | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 36 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 43 |
| 4 | VVV-Venlo | 25 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 42 |
| 5 | Willem II | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 40 |
| 6 | FC Eindhoven | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 35 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 39 |
| 7 | MVV Maastricht | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 41 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 5 | 38 |
| 8 | Jong AZ | 25 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 43 | 39 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 4 | 38 |
| 9 | Telstar | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | -4 | 36 |
| 10 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 25 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 34 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 0 | 34 |
| 11 | NAC Breda | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 37 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 26 | -1 | 34 |
| 12 | ADO Den Haag | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -4 | 34 |
| 13 | Jong PSV | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 21 | -1 | 31 |
| 14 | De Graafschap | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 24 | -2 | 30 |
| 15 | FC Dordrecht | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 29 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 26 |
| 16 | FC Den Bosch | 25 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 37 | 52 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 27 | -15 | 26 |
| 17 | Helmond Sport | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 41 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 25 | -20 | 26 |
| 18 | Jong Ajax | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 38 | 43 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 27 | -5 | 25 |
| 19 | FC Oss | 25 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 45 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -17 | 24 |
| 20 | Jong Utrecht | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 29 | -20 | 17 |
