FC Eindhoven vs Roda JC Kerkrade: Soccer match preview

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Sat 18.December
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Jan Louwers Stadion (4600 seats)

Glory for the home side, the away team with a heroic away win or a score draw? It's all up in the air when the mid-table sides FC Eindhoven and Roda JC Kerkrade clash at Jan Louwers Stadion.

Insights:
  • FC Eindhoven have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Roda JC Kerkrade have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

The visiting Roda JC Kerkrade played their last game only three days ago, a KNVB Beker match. That game was also an away game, at Go Ahead Eagles. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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FC Eindhoven form and stats

20 points is a decent return from 9 Eerste Divisie games here at Jan Louwers Stadion for FC Eindhoven. The data says 6 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.

The home supporters saw a 1-1 draw versus Telstar in the Eerste Divisie last time out and are looking for a win here. The attacker Sleegers won the honour of being "man of the match" for Eindhoven with a rating of 8.33/10. Sleegers scored one goal, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Almere City (0-2).

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (18 in 9 games), FC Eindhoven's attacking play is working. FC Eindhoven have conceded 10 in these home matches.

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Roda JC Kerkrade form and stats

5-2-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Roda JC Kerkrade in their Eerste Divisie matches away.

Kerkrade lost away at Go Ahead Eagles (0-2) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.

Prior to that match, a home win 3-2 against FC Den Bosch in the Eerste Divisie.

The Kerkrade manager Streppel has got the team scoring on the road, with 21 away goals in 9 league matches. Kerkrade have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

These teams faced each other earlier on this match year: Roda JC Kerkrade - Eindhoven 2-0. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Eindhoven victory, three draws and six Roda JC Kerkrade wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

EindhovenJ. Sleegers
J. Sleegers
9 goals
FC EindhovenJ. van der Sande
J. van der Sande
8 goals
Roda JC KerkradeX. Emmers
X. Emmers
7 goals

FC Eindhoven missing players

Roda JC Kerkrade missing players

Total First Half Second Half
FC Eindhoven Roda JC Kerkrade
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
19 9 2 Played P 1 9 19
9 6 2 Won W 0 5 8
3 2 0 Drew D 1 2 6
7 1 0 Lost L 0 2 5
33 18 3 Scored S 1 21 37
27 10 0 Conceded C 1 13 27
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 89%
74% 78% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 89%
47% 56% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 78% 68%
42% 44% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 37%
32% 22% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 22% 21%
47% 67% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 63%
32% 33% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 22% 32%
26% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 11% 16%
 
4.4 2.6 2.5 Corners for (avg) C F 8 5.4 6.5
5.5 5.2 6.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3 4.3 4.4
1.7 1.6 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0.9 0.9
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.5 11.6 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9 13.8 14.7
4.8 6.1 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 5.9 7.1
36% 33% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 40% 27%
 
10.6 10.2 10.5 Shots against (avg) S A 1 9.7 8.2
4.4 3.7 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1 5.3 4.5
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • All of Roda JC Kerkrade's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • FC Eindhoven have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won at home.
  • FC Eindhoven have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • FC Eindhoven have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • FC Eindhoven have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • FC Eindhoven haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Roda JC Kerkrade have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Roda JC Kerkrade haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 FC Volendam 19 12 6 1 47 25 10 7 2 1 26 14 9 5 4 0 21 11 22 42
2 Excelsior 19 13 2 4 47 25 9 5 2 2 21 13 10 8 0 2 26 12 22 41
3 FC Emmen 19 11 3 5 29 15 9 6 0 3 17 6 10 5 3 2 12 9 14 36
4 Jong Ajax 19 11 3 5 44 31 9 6 1 2 24 14 10 5 2 3 20 17 13 36
5 ADO Den Haag 19 13 2 4 44 23 9 7 0 2 22 11 10 6 2 2 22 12 21 35
6 Graafschap 19 10 3 6 31 23 10 3 3 4 10 14 9 7 0 2 21 9 8 33
7 Roda JC Kerkrade 19 8 6 5 37 27 10 3 4 3 16 14 9 5 2 2 21 13 10 30
8 FC Eindhoven 19 9 3 7 33 27 9 6 2 1 18 10 10 3 1 6 15 17 6 30
9 NAC Breda 19 7 6 6 31 23 9 5 3 1 17 7 10 2 3 5 14 16 8 27
10 FC Den Bosch 19 8 1 10 22 34 10 6 0 4 12 17 9 2 1 6 10 17 -12 25
11 VVV-Venlo 19 7 2 10 21 25 10 5 1 4 14 12 9 2 1 6 7 13 -4 23
12 MVV Maastricht 19 7 2 10 22 39 10 4 2 4 15 17 9 3 0 6 7 22 -17 23
13 Jong PSV 19 6 4 9 29 32 10 4 2 4 16 14 9 2 2 5 13 18 -3 22
14 Jong Utrecht 19 6 4 9 24 31 9 3 0 6 9 17 10 3 4 3 15 14 -7 22
15 Jong AZ 19 6 3 10 16 22 10 4 2 4 8 9 9 2 1 6 8 13 -6 21
16 Helmond Sport 19 5 4 10 17 29 10 3 2 5 9 17 9 2 2 5 8 12 -12 19
17 Telstar 19 4 7 8 22 39 9 1 3 5 12 23 10 3 4 3 10 16 -17 19
18 Almere City 19 4 5 10 31 40 9 2 2 5 15 19 10 2 3 5 16 21 -9 17
19 FC Oss 19 3 6 10 20 31 10 2 4 4 14 17 9 1 2 6 6 14 -11 15
20 FC Dordrecht 19 2 4 13 22 48 9 1 3 5 10 19 10 1 1 8 12 29 -26 10

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 FC Volendam 19 12 6 1 47 25 10 7 2 1 26 14 9 5 4 0 21 11 22 42
2 Excelsior 19 13 2 4 47 25 9 5 2 2 21 13 10 8 0 2 26 12 22 41
3 FC Emmen 19 11 3 5 29 15 9 6 0 3 17 6 10 5 3 2 12 9 14 36
4 Jong Ajax 19 11 3 5 44 31 9 6 1 2 24 14 10 5 2 3 20 17 13 36
5 ADO Den Haag 19 13 2 4 44 23 9 7 0 2 22 11 10 6 2 2 22 12 21 35
6 Graafschap 19 10 3 6 31 23 10 3 3 4 10 14 9 7 0 2 21 9 8 33
7 Roda JC Kerkrade 19 8 6 5 37 27 10 3 4 3 16 14 9 5 2 2 21 13 10 30
8 FC Eindhoven 19 9 3 7 33 27 9 6 2 1 18 10 10 3 1 6 15 17 6 30
9 NAC Breda 19 7 6 6 31 23 9 5 3 1 17 7 10 2 3 5 14 16 8 27
10 FC Den Bosch 19 8 1 10 22 34 10 6 0 4 12 17 9 2 1 6 10 17 -12 25
11 VVV-Venlo 19 7 2 10 21 25 10 5 1 4 14 12 9 2 1 6 7 13 -4 23
12 MVV Maastricht 19 7 2 10 22 39 10 4 2 4 15 17 9 3 0 6 7 22 -17 23
13 Jong PSV 19 6 4 9 29 32 10 4 2 4 16 14 9 2 2 5 13 18 -3 22
14 Jong Utrecht 19 6 4 9 24 31 9 3 0 6 9 17 10 3 4 3 15 14 -7 22
15 Jong AZ 19 6 3 10 16 22 10 4 2 4 8 9 9 2 1 6 8 13 -6 21
16 Helmond Sport 19 5 4 10 17 29 10 3 2 5 9 17 9 2 2 5 8 12 -12 19
17 Telstar 19 4 7 8 22 39 9 1 3 5 12 23 10 3 4 3 10 16 -17 19
18 Almere City 19 4 5 10 31 40 9 2 2 5 15 19 10 2 3 5 16 21 -9 17
19 FC Oss 19 3 6 10 20 31 10 2 4 4 14 17 9 1 2 6 6 14 -11 15
20 FC Dordrecht 19 2 4 13 22 48 9 1 3 5 10 19 10 1 1 8 12 29 -26 10

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