Eerste Divisie preview and stats: FC Volendam - TOP Oss at Kras Stadion

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 01.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Kras Stadion (7384 seats)

A win for the hosts is predicted from this match if the league standings is a way to look into the future. The FC Volendam fans are hoping that the contrast between 2nd and TOP Oss's 14th place in the table will be visible on the ground.

Insights:
  • FC Volendam have the most scored goals in the first half (37) in Eerste Divisie
  • FC Volendam have scored at least twice as many goals at home as TOP Oss have scored away.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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FC Volendam form and stats

FC Volendam have performed here at Kras Stadion this season with 11 wins from 15 Eerste Divisie matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2.

An away draw last time out for Volendam, facing ADO Den Haag in a game that ended 1-1. Defender Mirani got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.43/10. Mirani scored one goal, hit one key pass and won 3 of 7 duels.

Heartbreak before that as FC Volendam lost 1-4 at FC Emmen's place.

There will be little rest for FC Volendam after this match as they are travelling to Jong PSV for a Eerste Divisie game in only three days.

FC Volendam are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (38 goals in 15 games). Volendam's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 22 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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TOP Oss form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for TOP Oss so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 3-3-9 (win-draw-lose).

There were no winners in TOP Oss's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Excelsior (placed 3rd). Margaritha got a match rating of 7.8 in that game, top player of the team. Margaritha scored one goal, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 5 of 9 times and had 24 successful passes (of 26 total).

Prior to that match, the TOP Oss manager Peeters faced defeat when travelling to FC Dordrecht and losing 0-1.

The schedule is very tough for TOP now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Eerste Divisie game at Jong Ajax is waiting in only three days.

As for defending, TOP Oss rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 25 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

TOP Oss - FC Volendam 2-3 was the result in these contenders' last head-to-head fixture, earlier this season. Previous ten meetings featuring these participants: FC Volendam won four, TOP Oss triumphed in two and we saw four draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

FC VolendamR. Mühren
R. Mühren
23 goals
TOP OssK. Tejan
K. Tejan
13 goals
VolendamD. van Mieghem
D. van Mieghem
9 goals

FC Volendam missing players

TOP Oss missing players

FC Volendam TOP Oss
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
31 15 6 Played P 4 15 31
18 11 6 Won W 1 3 8
10 2 0 Drew D 0 3 8
3 2 0 Lost L 3 9 15
66 38 20 Scored S 3 15 39
41 22 6 Conceded C 7 25 49
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
81% 93% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 73% 81%
65% 87% 83% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 53% 61%
48% 60% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 33% 29%
35% 40% 67% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 13%
68% 73% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 53% 65%
32% 27% 33% Clean Sheets C S 25% 7% 13%
6% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 25% 40% 26%
 
6.1 6.1 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 5.6 5.2
5.1 5.5 4.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.3 5.1
1.1 0.9 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 1.5 1.3
3 3 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
13 13.3 13 Shots (avg) S ( 4.5 8.9 10
6.7 6.7 6.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 4 4.2
32% 38% 51% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 25% 30%
 
10.5 10.9 10.7 Shots against (avg) S A 14.2 11.7 12.2
5.2 5.2 4.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.2 5.1 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 at least twice as many goals at home as TOP Oss have scored away.
  • FC Volendam have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • FC Volendam have the most points (35) at home in Eerste Divisie
  • FC Volendam have the most points from losing position (19) in Eerste Divisie
  • FC Volendam have the most scored goals in the first half (37) in Eerste Divisie
  • FC Volendam haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • TOP Oss 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 Emmen 31 21 4 6 52 21 15 11 0 4 31 11 16 10 4 2 21 10 31 67
2 FC Volendam 31 18 10 3 66 41 15 11 2 2 38 22 16 7 8 1 28 19 25 64
3 Excelsior 31 18 5 8 70 42 15 8 3 4 35 19 16 10 2 4 35 23 28 59
4 FC Eindhoven 32 17 7 8 60 37 16 10 4 2 34 15 16 7 3 6 26 22 23 58
5 Jong Ajax 31 16 6 9 68 54 16 10 3 3 40 25 15 6 3 6 28 29 14 54
6 Roda JC Kerkrade 31 14 11 6 63 38 15 7 5 3 29 15 16 7 6 3 34 23 25 53
7 ADO Den Haag 31 18 5 8 64 46 15 10 2 3 33 17 16 8 3 5 31 29 18 53
8 Graafschap 32 14 8 10 43 35 16 4 6 6 15 21 16 10 2 4 28 14 8 50
9 NAC Breda 31 13 9 9 49 38 15 8 6 1 26 10 16 5 3 8 23 28 11 48
10 VVV-Venlo 31 12 4 15 40 44 16 6 3 7 22 24 15 6 1 8 18 20 -4 40
11 Jong PSV 30 10 6 14 50 50 16 7 3 6 30 23 14 3 3 8 20 27 0 36
12 Jong AZ 31 10 5 16 31 41 15 6 3 6 17 19 16 4 2 10 14 22 -10 35
13 FC Den Bosch 31 10 3 18 33 57 15 8 0 7 18 25 16 2 3 11 15 32 -24 33
14 TOP Oss 31 8 8 15 39 49 16 5 5 6 24 24 15 3 3 9 15 25 -10 32
15 Almere City 31 8 8 15 46 58 16 4 4 8 22 27 15 4 4 7 24 31 -12 32
16 FC Dordrecht 32 8 8 16 47 68 16 5 6 5 25 27 16 3 2 11 22 41 -21 32
17 Telstar 31 7 11 13 35 58 16 4 5 7 19 33 15 3 6 6 16 25 -23 32
18 MVV Maastricht 31 9 2 20 34 64 15 4 2 9 18 29 16 5 0 11 16 35 -30 29
19 Jong Utrecht 31 8 4 19 31 57 16 4 0 12 13 31 15 4 4 7 18 26 -26 28
20 Helmond Sport 31 7 6 18 32 55 16 4 3 9 18 29 15 3 3 9 14 26 -23 24

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.