Roda JC Kerkrade know they are going on a difficult journey to Jong Ajax. This news article has all the facts you require ahead of the match.
- Jong Ajax have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Eerste Divisie
- Roda JC Kerkrade haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
Jong Ajax's stadium has a grass surface. Roda JC Kerkrade 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 Roda JC Kerkrade when playing on grass; 6 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses from 14 matches. They have scored {26 goals} in these games and conceded 18.
Jong Ajax and Roda JC Kerkrade should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Jong Ajax form and stats
When playing at home in the Eerste Divisie, Jong Ajax, who have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Eerste Divisie, have managed 3 wins, 4 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 10 games.
Jong Ajax faced defeat in their previous match, away at Graafschap (0-3). Jong's goalkeeper de Graaff was extremely busy against Graafschap, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning nine saves.
Before that, Jong Ajax drew at home versus FC Eindhoven.Sports gamblers, take note: A review of the 10 most recent league matches shows that 9 of them had goals from both sides.
There will be little rest for Jong Ajax after this match as they are travelling to Helmond Sport for a Eerste Divisie game in only four days.
The Jong manager Heitinga has got the team scoring with 21 from 10 home games in the league. Jong Ajax's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 14 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Roda JC Kerkrade form and stats
The visitors are W3-D2-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Eerste Divisie.
Roda JC Kerkrade's last game was the home draw against FC Oss (1-1). The draw against FC Oss came from a losing position. The Kerkrade manager Strijbosch brought on Postema as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level. Defender Röseler was the best team player with a rating of 7.25. Röseler hit one key pass and won 3 of 3 duels.
A 0-1 defeat away at Willem II before that.After this away game Roda JC Kerkrade return home for a Eerste Divisie game against FC Dordrecht. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Kerkrade have scored 12 goals in 10 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 14 goals have been conceded by Roda JC Kerkrade in these games.
Head 2 Head
The previous head-to-head encounter ended Roda JC Kerkrade - Jong Ajax 1-0, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - three - four (Jong Ajax wins - draws - Roda JC Kerkrade wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Vente 13 goals |   C. Kjelder Rasmussen 8 goals |  K. Hlynsson 4 goals |
Jong Ajax missing players
Roda JC Kerkrade missing players
| Jong Ajax | Roda JC Kerkrade | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 34 | 21 | 10 | Scored | S | 6 | 12 | 28 |
| 36 | 14 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 14 | 27 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 90% | 90% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | 79% |
| 60% | 60% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 53% |
| 45% | 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 32% |
| 25% | 20% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 21% |
| 75% | 80% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 58% |
| 5% | 10% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 75% | 30% | 21% |
| 20% | 10% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 30% | 21% |
| 4.5 | 5.1 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.4 |
| 5.1 | 4.2 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.5 | 9 | 6.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 10.6 | 11.2 |
| 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 5.3 | 4.9 |
| 39% | 47% | 77% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 23% | 30% |
| 10.2 | 6.5 | 4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.5 | 9.1 | 7.7 |
| 4.3 | 2.6 | 1.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
- Jong Ajax have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Eerste Divisie
- Jong Ajax haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Roda JC Kerkrade 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 | Heracles | 20 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 56 | 26 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 30 | 44 |
| 2 | PEC Zwolle | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 26 | 44 |
| 3 | FC Eindhoven | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 35 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 36 |
| 4 | Almere City | 20 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 35 |
| 5 | MVV Maastricht | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 34 |
| 6 | VVV-Venlo | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 32 |
| 7 | Jong AZ | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 31 |
| 8 | Willem II | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 30 |
| 9 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 25 |
| 10 | Graafschap | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -1 | 25 |
| 11 | Telstar | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -7 | 25 |
| 12 | NAC Breda | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 25 |
| 13 | Jong PSV | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 24 |
| 14 | Jong Ajax | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 22 | -2 | 23 |
| 15 | ADO Den Haag | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 23 |
| 16 | FC Dordrecht | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 20 | -12 | 22 |
| 17 | Helmond Sport | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 19 | -17 | 20 |
| 18 | FC Den Bosch | 20 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -13 | 19 |
| 19 | FC Oss | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -14 | 18 |
| 20 | Jong Utrecht | 20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -14 | 15 |
