The season is still fairly new and the Eerste Divisie table has to be read with caution. So far Jong AZ find themselves in 16th position and De Graafschap are placed 3rd.
Jong AZ and De Graafschap 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.
It should be mentioned that De Graafschap play their home matches on grass, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on artifical turf. Does it matter? Recent statistics for De Graafschap on artifical turf are 4 victories, 6 draws and 3 defeats from 13 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 18-16. You can compare this with overall results below.
Jong AZ form and stats
Jong AZ's first Eerste Divisie home game here at AFAS Trainingscomplex ended in defeat. Last season their home statistics were 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats from 15 matches.
Happy days for Jong in their previous game, a Eerste Divisie match away at Jong Utrecht (placed 13th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Preceding that match was a defeat to Jong PSV (1-4).
The manager M. Vonk will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to FC Dordrecht in only four days.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Jong AZ at home in the league. 1 on target and 4 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
De Graafschap form and stats
Graafschap go into this game after a win, the home game against Roda JC Kerkrade that ended 4-0. Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Go Ahead Eagles.
As you can tell from the results above, Graafschap was very dominant against Roda JC Kerkrade, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with E. Lieftink (2), D. van Mieghem and R. Seuntjens providing the goals.
Head 2 Head
As for the last four games between these two teams, there's one Jong victory, one draw and two De Graafschap wins. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Lieftink 3 goals |   T. Oosting 2 goals |  M. Taabouni 2 goals |
Jong AZ missing players
De Graafschap missing players
| Jong AZ | De Graafschap | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| 67% | 100% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 2.5 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | 9 | 9 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 12 | 3 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 33% | 33% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 62% |
| Jong AZ | Last season | De Graafschap | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 29 | 15 | Played | P | 15 | 29 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 17 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 7 | 11 | ||
| 15 | 5 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | ||
| 45 | 26 | Scored | S | 27 | 63 | ||
| 61 | 25 | Conceded | C | 18 | 28 | ||
| 97% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 90% | ||
| 97% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 90% | ||
| 83% | 73% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 66% | ||
| 52% | 47% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 38% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 13% | 24% | ||
| 86% | 80% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 66% | ||
| 3% | 7% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 34% | ||
| 14% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 7% | 10% | ||
| 4 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 6 | ||
| 5.5 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.1 | 4.2 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.4 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 257 | 137 | Total Shots | T S | 198 | 413 | ||
| 114 | 65 | Shots on Target | S O | 82 | 185 | ||
| 39% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 34% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | NAC Breda | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 |
| 2 | SC Cambuur | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | De Graafschap | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Excelsior | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Jong PSV | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| 7 | Almere City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Go Ahead Eagles | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Telstar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | FC Eindhoven | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Helmond Sport | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 12 | MVV Maastricht | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -5 | 4 |
| 13 | Jong Utrecht | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| 14 | NEC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 15 | FC Den Bosch | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 3 |
| 16 | Jong AZ | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 3 |
| 17 | FC Volendam | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 18 | FC Dordrecht | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 19 | FC Oss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| 20 | Jong Ajax | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 29 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 68 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 11 | 43 | 66 |
| 2 | De Graafschap | 29 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 63 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 18 | 35 | 62 |
| 3 | FC Volendam | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 57 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 55 |
| 4 | Jong Ajax | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 72 | 47 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 30 | 25 | 54 |
| 5 | NAC Breda | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 50 |
| 6 | Go Ahead Eagles | 29 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 49 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 27 | 8 | 48 |
| 7 | Excelsior | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 65 | 55 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 10 | 47 |
| 8 | NEC | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 51 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 14 | 45 |
| 9 | Almere City | 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 42 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 2 | 44 |
| 10 | Telstar | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 47 | 48 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 27 | -1 | 44 |
| 11 | FC Den Bosch | 29 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 56 | 49 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 29 | 7 | 38 |
| 12 | Jong Utrecht | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 47 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 1 | 38 |
| 13 | FC Eindhoven | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 46 | 59 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 36 | -13 | 34 |
| 14 | Jong AZ | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 45 | 61 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 36 | -16 | 28 |
| 15 | MVV Maastricht | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 37 | 53 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 36 | -16 | 27 |
| 16 | FC Oss | 29 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 53 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 34 | -25 | 25 |
| 17 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 29 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 52 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 24 | -16 | 22 |
| 18 | Jong PSV | 29 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 34 | 56 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 37 | -22 | 22 |
| 19 | FC Dordrecht | 29 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 34 | 66 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 37 | -32 | 20 |
| 20 | Helmond Sport | 29 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 62 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 37 | -37 | 17 |