Jong AZ fights Almere City in Eerste Divisie battle

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Date: Mon 27.January
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: AFAS Trainingscomplex (1000 seats)

Season ticket holders at AFAS Trainingscomplex haven't seen too many victories this season, with Jong AZ languishing in the 14th position so far. The guesting Almere City will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

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.

Almere City play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artificial turf. Recent stats for Almere City when playing on artificial turf are 12 wins, 6 draws and 11 defeats from 29 matches. They have scored 48 goals and conceded 53 times in these games.

L W L D W

Jong AZ form and stats

Overall Eerste Divisie stats at home this season for Jong AZ are 5-3-3 (wins-draw-losses). Jong AZ has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at AFAS Trainingscomplex. We remember; it was NEC.

Jong AZ lost their last game at NAC Breda (placed 5th) after a 1-3 scoreline. Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against TOP Oss.

There will be little rest for Jong AZ after this match as they are travelling to FC Den Bosch for a Eerste Divisie game in only four days.

Jong AZ have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at AFAS Trainingscomplex with 20 goals in 11 league matches. Jong AZ have conceded 16 in these home matches.

L D L W W

Almere City form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Almere City so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 1-4-6 (win-draw-lose).

Almere City failed to get anything from their last game, a Eerste Divisie home match vs De Graafschap (placed 3rd) that ended with defeat 0-2. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Go Ahead Eagles that ended 1-1.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Telstar in just four days.

Almere City find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 14 goals from 11 away fixtures in the league. For Almere City, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Almere City - Jong AZ 2-1, played this season. Last six meetings between the teams: Jong AZ won 2, Almere City won 4 and 0 draws. 4 games with over 2,5 goals, 2 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Almere CityS. Harrison
S. Harrison
7 goals
Jong AZD. Kunst
D. Kunst
6 goals

Jong AZ missing players

Almere City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Jong AZ Almere City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
22 11 4 Played P 3 11 22
6 5 0 Won W 0 1 9
5 3 2 Drew D 2 4 5
11 3 2 Lost L 1 6 8
35 20 3 Scored S 4 14 33
41 16 6 Conceded C 5 22 33
95% 91% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 91% 95%
95% 91% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 82% 82%
82% 73% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 55% 50%
50% 45% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 55% 41%
23% 27% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 36% 27%
91% 82% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 82% 64%
5% 9% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 9% 23%
9% 18% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 18% 18%
 
3.7 3.6 3.5 Corners For (avg) C F 6.3 5.7 6
5.5 5.8 4 Corners Against (avg) C A 6.7 6.9 5.7
1.5 1.6 0.8 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2 1.2 1.2
1 1 0 Red Cards R C 1 2 2
 
205 105 35 Total Shots T S 31 119 287
86 45 11 Shots on Target S O 12 56 132
41% 44% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 25% 25%
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • Almere City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Jong AZ has the most dropped points from leading position (21)
  • Jong AZ has the most matches over the total-line (13)

  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 23 15 3 5 54 22 11 8 1 2 32 11 12 7 2 3 22 11 32 48
2 Jong Ajax 23 14 5 4 59 29 11 8 2 1 31 10 12 6 3 3 28 19 30 47
3 De Graafschap 23 12 10 1 48 22 12 8 4 0 29 9 11 4 6 1 19 13 26 46
4 FC Volendam 23 14 4 5 46 35 11 7 3 1 26 16 12 7 1 4 20 19 11 46
5 NAC Breda 22 11 5 6 35 22 12 7 2 3 21 10 10 4 3 3 14 12 13 38
6 Go Ahead Eagles 22 9 11 2 39 27 11 4 7 0 20 10 11 5 4 2 19 17 12 38
7 Excelsior 22 10 6 6 45 40 11 7 1 3 30 23 11 3 5 3 15 17 5 36
8 Telstar 23 10 6 7 38 33 12 6 1 5 17 13 11 4 5 2 21 20 5 36
9 NEC 23 9 8 6 38 30 11 5 4 2 21 14 12 4 4 4 17 16 8 35
10 Almere City 22 9 5 8 33 33 11 8 1 2 19 11 11 1 4 6 14 22 0 32
11 Jong Utrecht 23 8 7 8 34 36 11 6 4 1 23 14 12 2 3 7 11 22 -2 31
12 FC Den Bosch 23 6 11 6 37 36 12 4 6 2 24 16 11 2 5 4 13 20 1 29
13 FC Eindhoven 23 7 4 12 34 49 11 6 2 3 22 18 12 1 2 9 12 31 -15 25
14 Jong AZ 22 6 5 11 35 41 11 5 3 3 20 16 11 1 2 8 15 25 -6 23
15 MVV Maastricht 23 5 6 12 27 42 11 4 4 3 15 13 12 1 2 9 12 29 -15 21
16 Roda JC Kerkrade 23 4 9 10 29 39 12 3 4 5 22 23 11 1 5 5 7 16 -10 18
17 TOP Oss 23 5 3 15 21 45 11 4 2 5 14 15 12 1 1 10 7 30 -24 18
18 Jong PSV 22 4 5 13 25 42 11 3 4 4 13 14 11 1 1 9 12 28 -17 17
19 Helmond Sport 23 3 7 13 22 49 12 2 4 6 12 18 11 1 3 7 10 31 -27 16
20 FC Dordrecht 23 3 6 14 27 54 12 2 4 6 16 25 11 1 2 8 11 29 -27 15

Table
  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 23 15 3 5 54 22 11 8 1 2 32 11 12 7 2 3 22 11 32 48
2 Jong Ajax 23 14 5 4 59 29 11 8 2 1 31 10 12 6 3 3 28 19 30 47
3 De Graafschap 23 12 10 1 48 22 12 8 4 0 29 9 11 4 6 1 19 13 26 46
4 FC Volendam 23 14 4 5 46 35 11 7 3 1 26 16 12 7 1 4 20 19 11 46
5 NAC Breda 22 11 5 6 35 22 12 7 2 3 21 10 10 4 3 3 14 12 13 38
6 Go Ahead Eagles 22 9 11 2 39 27 11 4 7 0 20 10 11 5 4 2 19 17 12 38
7 Excelsior 22 10 6 6 45 40 11 7 1 3 30 23 11 3 5 3 15 17 5 36
8 Telstar 23 10 6 7 38 33 12 6 1 5 17 13 11 4 5 2 21 20 5 36
9 NEC 23 9 8 6 38 30 11 5 4 2 21 14 12 4 4 4 17 16 8 35
10 Almere City 22 9 5 8 33 33 11 8 1 2 19 11 11 1 4 6 14 22 0 32
11 Jong Utrecht 23 8 7 8 34 36 11 6 4 1 23 14 12 2 3 7 11 22 -2 31
12 FC Den Bosch 23 6 11 6 37 36 12 4 6 2 24 16 11 2 5 4 13 20 1 29
13 FC Eindhoven 23 7 4 12 34 49 11 6 2 3 22 18 12 1 2 9 12 31 -15 25
14 Jong AZ 22 6 5 11 35 41 11 5 3 3 20 16 11 1 2 8 15 25 -6 23
15 MVV Maastricht 23 5 6 12 27 42 11 4 4 3 15 13 12 1 2 9 12 29 -15 21
16 Roda JC Kerkrade 23 4 9 10 29 39 12 3 4 5 22 23 11 1 5 5 7 16 -10 18
17 TOP Oss 23 5 3 15 21 45 11 4 2 5 14 15 12 1 1 10 7 30 -24 18
18 Jong PSV 22 4 5 13 25 42 11 3 4 4 13 14 11 1 1 9 12 28 -17 17
19 Helmond Sport 23 3 7 13 22 49 12 2 4 6 12 18 11 1 3 7 10 31 -27 16
20 FC Dordrecht 23 3 6 14 27 54 12 2 4 6 16 25 11 1 2 8 11 29 -27 15

More from Netherlands - Eerste Divisie

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.