FC Volendam vs Jong Utrecht preview: Away team will have a strenuous 90 minutes at Kras Stadion

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 04.February
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kras Stadion (7384 seats)

FC Volendam are favourites to win this home match versus Jong Utrecht, if the league table is anything to judge by. Or are we in for a surprise?

Insights:
  • FC Volendam have the the best goal difference (+25) in Eerste Divisie
  • FC Volendam have scored more than double the goals of Jong Utrecht.

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 Volendam form and stats

FC Volendam are steadily winning Eerste Divisie games and points here at Kras Stadion. 8 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 11 games. FC Volendam has a nice streak going on as they have played eleven consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the FC Emmen defeat 101 days ago.

FC Volendam are confident in defense, having played 265 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

Happy days for Volendam in their previous game, a fixture away at MVV Maastricht (placed 16th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Defender Mirani got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.1/10. Mirani hit one key pass and won 10 of 10 duels.

0-0 away at NAC Breda before that.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for FC Volendam as they are travelling to their away game against Roda JC Kerkrade in the Eerste Divisie. That match is three days after this one.

FC Volendam are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (28 goals in 11 games). FC Volendam's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 15 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Jong Utrecht form and stats

3-4-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Jong Utrecht in their Eerste Divisie matches away. It's looking increasingly bleak for Jong Utrecht who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. VVV-Venlo was the last time a defeat was avoided.

Jong Utrecht are looking to quickly end their 363 minutes long goal drought in the Eerste Divisie.

Jong Utrecht failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs FC Dordrecht (placed 19th) that ended with defeat 0-4. Attacker Azrak got a player rating of 7.2 in the game. "Man of the match" Azrak dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 23 successful passes (of 28 total).

Preceding that game, the 0-4 loss visiting FC Eindhoven's place.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Helmond Sport in just three days.

Jong Utrecht have scored 15 goals on their travels this season, from 11 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Utrecht have conceded 18 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. Jong Utrecht has visited these top teams two times, and 2 of 2 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

The two teams in this fixture also faced each other before this campaign: Jong Utrecht - FC Volendam 0-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six FC Volendam victories, zero draws and four Jong Utrecht wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

VolendamR. Mühren
R. Mühren
20 goals
FC VolendamD. van Mieghem
D. van Mieghem
8 goals

FC Volendam missing players

Jong Utrecht missing players

FC Volendam Jong Utrecht
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
23 11 4 Played P 2 11 23
15 8 4 Won W 0 3 6
7 2 0 Drew D 0 4 4
1 1 0 Lost L 2 4 13
53 28 15 Scored S 2 15 24
28 15 4 Conceded C 5 18 43
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
78% 91% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 91% 83%
70% 91% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 73% 65%
52% 64% 75% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 36% 30%
35% 36% 75% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 9%
65% 73% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 73% 52%
35% 27% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 18% 13%
4% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 9% 35%
 
6.2 5.5 6.8 Corners for (avg) C F 7 6 5.7
5.1 5.5 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 7 5.9 5.6
1.2 1 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.5 1.5 1.4
3 3 1 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
13.3 12.8 16 Shots (avg) S ( 8.5 10.5 11.2
7.2 6.7 8.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 4.5 4.2
32% 38% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 29% 30% 25%
 
9.7 10.4 10 Shots against (avg) S A 15.5 14.6 13.4
4.7 4.9 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.7 5.3
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • FC Volendam have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • FC Volendam have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • FC Volendam have scored more than double the goals of Jong Utrecht.
  • FC Volendam have the most points from losing position (18) in Eerste Divisie
  • FC Volendam have the most scored goals in the first half (28) in Eerste Divisie
  • FC Volendam have the the best goal difference (+25) in Eerste Divisie
  • FC Volendam haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Jong Utrecht have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Jong Utrecht 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 FC Volendam 23 15 7 1 53 28 11 8 2 1 28 15 12 7 5 0 25 13 25 52
2 FC Emmen 22 14 3 5 34 15 10 7 0 3 19 6 12 7 3 2 15 9 19 45
3 ADO Den Haag 23 16 2 5 53 31 11 9 0 2 28 12 12 7 2 3 25 19 22 44
4 Excelsior 23 13 4 6 50 32 11 5 3 3 23 16 12 8 1 3 27 16 18 43
5 Jong Ajax 23 13 4 6 49 34 11 7 2 2 27 16 12 6 2 4 22 18 15 43
6 Roda JC Kerkrade 23 11 7 5 48 28 12 5 4 3 22 14 11 6 3 2 26 14 20 40
7 Graafschap 23 12 4 7 35 25 12 4 3 5 12 16 11 8 1 2 23 9 10 40
8 FC Eindhoven 23 11 5 7 40 28 11 7 3 1 23 11 12 4 2 6 17 17 12 38
9 Jong PSV 23 9 5 9 41 34 12 6 2 4 24 15 11 3 3 5 17 19 7 32
10 NAC Breda 23 7 8 8 32 29 11 5 5 1 17 7 12 2 3 7 15 22 3 29
11 FC Oss 24 7 6 11 29 37 12 4 4 4 17 18 12 3 2 7 12 19 -8 27
12 VVV-Venlo 23 8 2 13 26 35 12 5 1 6 17 19 11 3 1 7 9 16 -9 26
13 Telstar 23 6 8 9 26 42 12 3 4 5 15 24 11 3 4 4 11 18 -16 26
14 FC Den Bosch 24 8 2 14 27 45 12 6 0 6 12 21 12 2 2 8 15 24 -18 26
15 Jong AZ 23 7 4 12 21 28 12 5 3 4 13 12 11 2 1 8 8 16 -7 25
16 MVV Maastricht 23 7 2 14 23 44 12 4 2 6 15 19 11 3 0 8 8 25 -21 23
17 Jong Utrecht 23 6 4 13 24 43 12 3 0 9 9 25 11 3 4 4 15 18 -19 22
18 Helmond Sport 22 5 5 12 20 35 12 3 2 7 11 22 10 2 3 5 9 13 -15 20
19 FC Dordrecht 23 5 5 13 31 50 11 2 4 5 13 20 12 3 1 8 18 30 -19 20
20 Almere City 23 4 5 14 34 53 11 2 2 7 17 26 12 2 3 7 17 27 -19 17

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.