Go Ahead Eagles perform at a high level so far being 5th in the table. FC Volendam can look both up and down from their 7th position.
- Go Ahead Eagles has the fewest conceded goals (15) in Eerste Divisie
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Go Ahead Eagles's stadium, De Adelaarshorst, has a grass surface. FC Volendam have artifical turf on their own stadium. This might or might not make a difference, and to help evaluate that we give you the recent performance numbers for FC Volendam when playing on grass; 5 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses from 16 matches. They have scored 18 goals in these games and conceded 33.
Go Ahead Eagles form and stats
The story so far in the Eerste Divisie for Go Ahead Eagles, who have the fewest conceded goals (15) in Eerste Divisie, at their home stadium (De Adelaarshorst) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of five straight victories regardless of arena. Eagles has recorded two wins in a row here at De Adelaarshorst, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Eagles are confident in defense, having played 277 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Eagles are returning here after visiting Jong Ajax in a Eerste Divisie game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. Bradly Van Hoeven and Sam Hendriks scored the goal(s). Prior to that, an away loss at VVV-Venlo in the KNVB Beker.
The Eagles fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 10 matches. Eagles are not conceding a lot of goals here at De Adelaarshorst in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 10 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
FC Volendam form and stats
As the visiting team in Eerste Divisie matches, FC Volendam have produced an overall stat of 5-4-1 so far.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Eerste Divisie home defeat versus Graafschap with 1-4 on the scoreboard. A 0-2 loss hosting PSV before that.
The FC Volendam manager W. Jonk has got the team scoring on the road, with 20 away goals in 10 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 13 goals have been conceded by FC Volendam in these games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: FC Volendam - Go Ahead Eagles 0-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Eagles won five games, three matches ended with a draw and FC Volendam has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  N. Doodeman 8 goals |  S. Mulattieri 7 goals | B. Deul 6 goals |
Go Ahead Eagles missing players
FC Volendam missing players
| Go Ahead Eagles | FC Volendam | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 29 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 6 | 20 | 45 |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 13 | 27 |
| 76% | 70% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 67% | 50% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 70% | 71% |
| 48% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 52% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 40% | 48% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 30% | 33% |
| 19% | 10% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 60% | 57% |
| 67% | 70% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 30% | 29% |
| 38% | 50% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 20% | 24% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.8 | 9.8 | 8.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15 | 16.7 | 17.8 |
| 4 | 3.3 | 1.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.2 |
| 35% | 36% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 27% | 30% |
- Go Ahead Eagles has the fewest conceded goals (15) in Eerste Divisie
- Go Ahead Eagles has the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Eerste Divisie
- Go Ahead Eagles has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Eerste Divisie
- Go Ahead Eagles has the most clean sheets (14) in Eerste Divisie
- Go Ahead Eagles have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | SC Cambuur | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 63 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 44 | 50 |
| 2 | Almere City | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 50 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 22 | 26 | 50 |
| 3 | Graafschap | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 45 | 30 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 44 |
| 4 | NAC Breda | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 18 | 38 |
| 5 | Go Ahead Eagles | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 38 |
| 6 | NEC | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 38 |
| 7 | FC Volendam | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 45 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 34 |
| 8 | Telstar | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 32 |
| 9 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 29 |
| 10 | FC Eindhoven | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -4 | 27 |
| 11 | Excelsior | 21 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 38 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 26 |
| 12 | Jong Ajax | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 18 | -5 | 26 |
| 13 | Helmond Sport | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 17 | -4 | 25 |
| 14 | Jong Utrecht | 21 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 32 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -7 | 25 |
| 15 | FC Oss | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -13 | 25 |
| 16 | Jong PSV | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 44 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 26 | -12 | 20 |
| 17 | MVV Maastricht | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 48 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -25 | 17 |
| 18 | Jong AZ | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 29 | 55 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 26 | -26 | 16 |
| 19 | FC Den Bosch | 21 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 48 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 33 | -28 | 12 |
| 20 | FC Dordrecht | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 54 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 38 | -36 | 12 |