Eerste Divisie match preview and statistics: FC Volendam fight Telstar

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Sun 25.April
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: Kras Stadion (7384 seats)

FC Volendam and Telstar have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Eerste Divisie.

Insights:
  • FC Volendam have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Telstar have the fewest matches over the total-line (11) in Eerste Divisie

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 have collected 24 points from their Eerste Divisie home games so far after 7-3-7.

Volendam are returning here after visiting Jong Utrecht in a Eerste Divisie game and winning with a 3-2 scoreline. Samuele Mulattieri, Martijn Kaars and Boy Deul scored the goal(s). Before that, Volendam had a home game versus Helmond Sport which ended with a victory 5-1.

Manager W. Jonk felt very clever after Martijn Kaars scored the winning goal against Jong Utrecht, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 54th minute.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (38 in 17 games), Volendam's attacking play is working. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the FC Volendam defense is not exactly impregnable. 27 goals conceded from 17 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Telstar form and stats

As the visiting team in Eerste Divisie matches, Telstar, who have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Eerste Divisie, have produced an overall stat of 5-5-7 so far. Telstar have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row. Telstar has drawn their two previous away games.

Telstar's last game was the home draw against Excelsior (1-1). A 1-1 draw at Almere City's stadium before that.

Jasper Schendelaar had red hot gloves after the game against Excelsior, shaping the outcome of the game with seven saves made.

The visiting Telstar have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 19 goals from 17 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Telstar have conceded 24 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Telstar - Volendam 2-2 earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Volendam, three draws and two wins for Telstar. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

VolendamS. Mulattieri
S. Mulattieri
18 goals
TelstarG. Plet
G. Plet
18 goals
FC VolendamB. Deul
B. Deul
8 goals

FC Volendam missing players

Telstar missing players

FC Volendam Telstar
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 17 5 Played P 5 17 34
16 7 1 Won W 2 5 10
8 3 1 Drew D 2 5 10
10 7 3 Lost L 1 7 14
72 38 9 Scored S 8 19 53
49 27 9 Conceded C 6 24 51
94% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
79% 82% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 82% 91%
59% 65% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 41% 56%
47% 53% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 18% 29%
35% 41% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 12% 18%
62% 59% 60% BTTS BTTS 80% 65% 76%
18% 18% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 6%
26% 29% 40% Failed to Score F T 20% 35% 18%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1 0.6 0.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 1.8 1.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
16.6 17.9 17.2 Shots (avg) S ( 11.4 9.9 9.5
6.8 6.6 5.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 3.7 3.9
31% 34% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 30% 40%
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • FC Volendam have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Telstar have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Telstar have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Eerste Divisie
  • Telstar have the fewest matches over the total-line (11) in Eerste Divisie
  • Telstar 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 SC Cambuur 34 26 4 4 100 31 17 14 0 3 56 16 17 12 4 1 44 15 69 82
2 Graafschap 33 22 4 7 61 43 17 11 3 3 29 19 16 11 1 4 32 24 18 70
3 NAC Breda 34 20 7 7 68 36 17 12 1 4 38 17 17 8 6 3 30 19 32 67
4 Almere City 33 20 7 6 68 41 17 12 3 2 32 8 16 8 4 4 36 33 27 67
5 Go Ahead Eagles 33 18 8 7 50 23 16 7 5 4 20 11 17 11 3 3 30 12 27 62
6 NEC 34 18 6 10 64 40 17 10 4 3 32 16 17 8 2 7 32 24 24 60
7 FC Volendam 34 16 8 10 72 49 17 7 3 7 38 27 17 9 5 3 34 22 23 56
8 Roda JC Kerkrade 34 14 12 8 65 50 17 7 7 3 33 22 17 7 5 5 32 28 15 54
9 Excelsior 34 12 6 16 59 62 17 7 2 8 32 30 17 5 4 8 27 32 -3 42
10 FC Oss 34 12 6 16 37 52 17 7 3 7 27 27 17 5 3 9 10 25 -15 42
11 Telstar 34 10 10 14 53 51 17 5 5 7 34 27 17 5 5 7 19 24 2 40
12 Helmond Sport 34 10 10 14 48 62 17 7 3 7 24 29 17 3 7 7 24 33 -14 40
13 MVV Maastricht 34 11 6 17 44 67 17 8 2 7 29 35 17 3 4 10 15 32 -23 39
14 Jong PSV 33 10 7 16 51 59 16 4 5 7 22 24 17 6 2 9 29 35 -8 37
15 FC Eindhoven 34 9 9 16 46 57 17 5 5 7 30 28 17 4 4 9 16 29 -11 36
16 Jong Ajax 34 9 9 16 52 67 17 4 5 8 24 32 17 5 4 8 28 35 -15 36
17 Jong AZ 34 9 5 20 50 85 17 6 3 8 34 41 17 3 2 12 16 44 -35 32
18 Jong Utrecht 34 10 1 23 46 71 17 5 0 12 22 34 17 5 1 11 24 37 -25 31
19 FC Dordrecht 34 8 3 23 35 90 17 4 3 10 20 39 17 4 0 13 15 51 -55 27
20 FC Den Bosch 34 6 8 20 47 80 17 4 6 7 27 31 17 2 2 13 20 49 -33 26

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.