FC Eindhoven vs Willem II match preview: Even contest expected at Jan Louwers Stadion

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 12.August
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Jan Louwers Stadion (4600 seats)

It's the second try for points this campaign as FC Eindhoven and Willem II bump heads at Jan Louwers Stadion.

This field has artifical turf, which is not Willem II's everyday surface at their own ground. When playing on artifical turf Willem II have performed like this: Played twelve matches with the results 3 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats with the goal stats 13-19 (scored/conceded).

This looks to be an appealing match with lots of fun and bustle as both participants are well renewed since they last ran out on the pitch. Get this show on the road!

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FC Eindhoven form and stats

Last season, FC Eindhoven's league stats were 10 wins, 10 draws and 18 losses, ending with 15th position in the Eerste Divisie. From these 38 matches they scored 50 goals and let in 62. Playing at home in the last season FC Eindhoven delivered 6-6-7 (win-draw-lost) with 33 goals and 30 conceded.

Happy days for Eindhoven in their previous game, a fixture away at FC Den Bosch (placed 16th) that ended with a 3-1 victory. Bannis, who plays in attack, was the highest rated player for the team in that match, earning a rating of 8.62 (out of 10). Bannis scored two goals, served one assist and hit two key passes.

Ahead of that match, FC Eindhoven lost 1-2 at home to ADO Den Haag.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how FC Eindhoven have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 5 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1.

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Willem II form and stats

Let's have a look at how Willem II performed last season in the Eredivisie: They landed a 17th position in the league table after playing out 9 victories, 6 draws and 19 defeats. In total they scored 32 and conceded 57 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 3 and lost 12 with 14/37 goals scored/conceded.

There were no winners in Willem's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Jong PSV (placed 7th). Midfield player Crowley was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.83/10. Crowley served one assist, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 39 successful passes (of 48 total).

A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs FC Utrecht.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 5 similar matches played by Willem II in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Willem II, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

Head 2 Head

Stats for the last five meetings involving these two contenders are: zero wins for FC Eindhoven, two draws and three wins for Willem II. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

FC EindhovenN. Bannis
N. Bannis
2 goals
FC EindhovenC. Seedorf
C. Seedorf
1 goals
Willem IIM. Svensson
M. Svensson
1 goals

FC Eindhoven missing players

Willem II missing players

Total First Half Second Half
FC Eindhoven Willem II
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
3 0 0 Scored S 0 0 1
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
5 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 3
12 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 1
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 13
6 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 6
50% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 17%
 
12 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 5
4 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 2
FC Eindhoven Last season Willem II
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
4 2   Played P   17 34
1 1   Won W   2 9
1 0   Drew D   3 6
2 1   Lost L   12 19
6 4   Scored S   14 32
6 3   Conceded C   37 57
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 94%
100% 100%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   76% 68%
75% 100%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 50%
25% 50%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   35% 29%
0% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   29% 15%
100% 100%   BTTS BTTS   47% 41%
0% 0%   Clean Sheets C S   12% 21%
0% 0%   Failed to Score F T   47% 44%
 
5.8 6   Corners for (avg) C F   4.6 4.7
3.8 4.5   Corners against (avg) C A   4.9 4.8
1 0.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.6 1.2
0 0   Red cards R C   4 6
 
10.5 12.5   Shots (avg) S (   9.4 10
4.8 4.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.6 2.9
32% 44%   Goal Efficiency G E   32% 32%
 
11.8 13.5   Shots against (avg) S A   15 14.4
5 6.5   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.2 5

  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 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 TOP Oss 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 VVV-Venlo 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
4 FC Eindhoven 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
5 Roda JC Kerkrade 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
6 NAC Breda 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Jong PSV 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
8 Willem II 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Graafschap 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Jong Ajax 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Jong AZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 MVV Maastricht 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 PEC Zwolle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Telstar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Helmond Sport 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
16 FC Den Bosch 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
17 FC Dordrecht 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
18 Almere City 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
19 Jong Utrecht 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
20 ADO Den Haag 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ajax 34 26 5 3 98 19 17 14 1 2 62 8 17 12 4 1 36 11 79 83
2 PSV 34 26 3 5 86 42 17 14 0 3 49 22 17 12 3 2 37 20 44 81
3 Feyenoord 34 22 5 7 76 34 17 11 3 3 39 17 17 11 2 4 37 17 42 71
4 FC Twente 34 20 8 6 55 37 17 10 5 2 28 13 17 10 3 4 27 24 18 68
5 AZ 34 18 7 9 64 44 17 11 3 3 36 20 17 7 4 6 28 24 20 61
6 Vitesse 34 15 6 13 42 51 17 6 3 8 20 29 17 9 3 5 22 22 -9 51
7 FC Utrecht 34 12 11 11 51 46 17 8 6 3 32 20 17 4 5 8 19 26 5 47
8 SC Heerenveen 34 11 8 15 37 50 17 6 3 8 23 26 17 5 5 7 14 24 -13 41
9 SC Cambuur 34 11 6 17 53 70 17 5 3 9 29 35 17 6 3 8 24 35 -17 39
10 RKC Waalwijk 34 9 11 14 40 51 17 6 3 8 17 25 17 3 8 6 23 26 -11 38
11 NEC 34 10 8 16 38 52 17 3 5 9 13 22 17 7 3 7 25 30 -14 38
12 FC Groningen 34 9 9 16 41 55 17 4 6 7 18 21 17 5 3 9 23 34 -14 36
13 Go Ahead Eagles 34 10 6 18 37 51 17 7 1 9 25 24 17 3 5 9 12 27 -14 36
14 Sparta Rotterdam 34 8 11 15 30 48 17 4 7 6 16 21 17 4 4 9 14 27 -18 35
15 Fortuna Sittard 34 10 5 19 36 67 17 6 2 9 20 31 17 4 3 10 16 36 -31 35
16 Heracles 34 9 7 18 33 49 17 7 5 5 22 21 17 2 2 13 11 28 -16 34
17 Willem II 34 9 6 19 32 57 17 7 3 7 18 20 17 2 3 12 14 37 -25 33
18 PEC Zwolle 34 7 6 21 26 52 17 3 5 9 13 20 17 4 1 12 13 32 -26 27

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 Heracles 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
2 TOP Oss 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 VVV-Venlo 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
4 FC Eindhoven 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 3
5 Roda JC Kerkrade 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 3
6 NAC Breda 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
7 Jong PSV 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
8 Willem II 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
9 Graafschap 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Jong Ajax 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Jong AZ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 MVV Maastricht 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 PEC Zwolle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Telstar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Helmond Sport 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0
16 FC Den Bosch 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
17 FC Dordrecht 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 0
18 Almere City 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
19 Jong Utrecht 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
20 ADO Den Haag 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 0

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