Evenly matched teams: Jong Ajax vs Willem II match preview

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Mon 31.October
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sportpark De Toekomst (2000 seats)

Top-drawer Willem II come to Jong Ajax after their 1-1-result vs Almere City. Get out our broad preview!

Insights:
  • Jong Ajax have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Willem II have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Jong Ajax and Willem II 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.

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Jong Ajax form and stats

3 victories, 2 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Jong Ajax have to build on here at Sportpark De Toekomst in the Eerste Divisie.

Jong drew their last game, also a home match. VVV-Venlo (placed 7th) was the opponent, 1-1 the score. Defender Pierie got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.73/10. Pierie hit one key pass and won 7 of 10 duels.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Almere City and winning 3-2.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Jong Ajax have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 5 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1.

The manager Heitinga will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to FC Dordrecht in only four days.

Jong Ajax can score goals in their home matches. After 6 league matches they have found the net 14 times. Jong have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Willem II form and stats

2-2-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Willem II in their Eerste Divisie matches away.

Willem II's last game was the home draw against Almere City (1-1). The attacker Bokila got a match rating of 7.45 in that game. Bokila scored one goal and hit one key pass.

A loss, in the KNVB Beker away at FC Eindhoven, earlier. So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Willem II playing away and similar expectations, we found 5 relevant matches. Results were 1 Willem win, 2 draws and 2 defeats.

Betting related statistic: Both sides have scored in 9 of this club's latest 12 league matches.

After this away game Willem II return home for a Eerste Divisie game against Heracles. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Willem II are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 11 times in 6 away games so far. Willem II's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 9 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last two matches): Jong zero wins, one draw and Willem II one victory. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Jong AjaxC. Kjelder Rasmussen
C. Kjelder Rasmussen
4 goals
Willem IIM. de Leeuw
M. de Leeuw
4 goals

Jong Ajax missing players

Willem II missing players

Jong Ajax Willem II
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
12 6 1 Played P 0 6 12
4 3 1 Won W 0 2 5
4 2 0 Drew D 0 2 4
4 1 0 Lost L 0 2 3
20 14 4 Scored S 0 11 18
18 5 0 Conceded C 0 9 14
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 83% 92%
83% 83% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 83% 75%
50% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 83% 58%
50% 50% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 67% 33%
25% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 8%
67% 67% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 83% 75%
8% 17% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 25%
25% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 8%
 
5.2 5.2 5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 6.3 6.3
4 4 2 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4 3.1
1.6 1.5 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.8 1.9
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
9.8 9 12 Shots (avg) S ( 0 11.7 11.8
4.7 4.7 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.8 4.3
36% 50% 80% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 48% 35%
 
7.8 4.8 3 Shots against (avg) S A 0 9.5 7.9
3.5 1.7 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 4 3.2
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • Jong Ajax have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Jong Ajax haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Willem II have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Willem II have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.

  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 12 9 1 2 32 15 6 5 1 0 19 7 6 4 0 2 13 8 17 28
2 PEC Zwolle 12 8 2 2 28 16 6 3 2 1 13 10 6 5 0 1 15 6 12 26
3 MVV Maastricht 12 7 3 2 24 19 7 5 2 0 18 8 5 2 1 2 6 11 5 24
4 FC Eindhoven 12 6 4 2 20 13 6 4 2 0 14 6 6 2 2 2 6 7 7 22
5 Willem II 12 5 4 3 18 14 6 3 2 1 7 5 6 2 2 2 11 9 4 19
6 Roda JC Kerkrade 12 5 3 4 21 18 5 3 1 1 10 7 7 2 2 3 11 11 3 18
7 VVV-Venlo 12 5 3 4 18 21 6 2 2 2 7 8 6 3 1 2 11 13 -3 18
8 Jong AZ 12 5 2 5 20 17 6 4 1 1 15 7 6 1 1 4 5 10 3 17
9 Almere City 12 5 2 5 17 17 6 3 1 2 10 6 6 2 1 3 7 11 0 17
10 NAC Breda 12 5 2 5 17 18 6 3 1 2 8 6 6 2 1 3 9 12 -1 17
11 Jong Ajax 12 4 4 4 20 18 6 3 2 1 14 5 6 1 2 3 6 13 2 16
12 Jong PSV 12 4 4 4 19 18 6 3 0 3 10 9 6 1 4 1 9 9 1 16
13 Telstar 12 4 4 4 12 17 6 2 1 3 6 13 6 2 3 1 6 4 -5 16
14 ADO Den Haag 12 4 3 5 16 20 6 2 2 2 10 9 6 2 1 3 6 11 -4 15
15 FC Dordrecht 12 4 2 6 13 17 6 3 0 3 8 9 6 1 2 3 5 8 -4 14
16 FC Oss 12 4 1 7 16 18 6 2 1 3 9 7 6 2 0 4 7 11 -2 13
17 Graafschap 12 3 3 6 17 21 6 2 2 2 8 6 6 1 1 4 9 15 -4 12
18 FC Den Bosch 12 4 0 8 17 22 6 2 0 4 10 11 6 2 0 4 7 11 -5 12
19 Helmond Sport 12 3 0 9 10 23 6 2 0 4 8 10 6 1 0 5 2 13 -13 9
20 Jong Utrecht 12 1 3 8 8 21 6 1 2 3 3 7 6 0 1 5 5 14 -13 6

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.