The visiting De Graafschap side should be favourites in this visit to Jong AZ, as the away team holds a 20 point advantage from their 15 league games this season.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
This stadium uses artificial turf, unlike De Graafschap's home stadium. The visitors last 19 games on artificial turf have ended in 7 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses.
Jong AZ form and stats
The story so far in the Eerste Divisie for Jong AZ at their home stadium (AFAS Trainingscomplex) is 2 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. Jong AZ has recorded two wins in a row here at AFAS Trainingscomplex, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Jong AZ's last game was hosting De Graafschap (placed 2nd) and winning 2-1. Prior to that, an away loss at Jong Utrecht.
Jong AZ are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 8 games. Jong AZ have conceded 13 from these games.
De Graafschap form and stats
3 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses. That’s the product of De Graafschap playing as the away team in the Eerste Divisie this season.
Two away games in a row for De Graafschap, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus Jong AZ in the Eerste Divisie. That result followed a home victory 4-1 versus Jong PSV.
De Graafschap are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 11 times in 7 away games so far. De Graafschap are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 7 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Jong AZ - De Graafschap 2-1. Last three meetings between the teams: Jong AZ won 1, De Graafschap won 1 and 1 draw. 2 games with over 2,5 goals, 1 match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 
M. Hamdaoui
6 goals
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R. Seuntjens
6 goals
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D. Kunst
4 goals
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Jong AZ missing players
De Graafschap missing players
| Jong AZ | De Graafschap | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 16 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | 13 | 3 | Scored | S | 5 | 12 | 33 |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 11 |
| 94% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 88% | 81% |
| 94% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 88% | 81% |
| 75% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 62% | 62% |
| 31% | 33% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 31% |
| 25% | 22% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 19% |
| 88% | 78% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 75% | 50% |
| 6% | 11% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 25% | 50% |
| 12% | 22% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 12% | 19% |
| 3.3 | 3.3 | 1 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6.7 | 5.9 | 5.6 |
| 5.2 | 5.7 | 10 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| 1.6 | 1.4 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 160 | 85 | 18 | Total Shots | T S | 46 | 99 | 229 |
| 61 | 34 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 16 | 43 | 105 |
| 38% | 38% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 28% | 31% |
- De Graafschap has the fewest conceded goals (9)
- De Graafschap have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Jong AZ has the most dropped points from leading position (16)
| 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 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 28 | 36 |
| 2 | De Graafschap | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 23 | 33 |
| 3 | Jong Ajax | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 21 | 29 |
| 4 | FC Volendam | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -1 | 27 |
| 5 | NEC | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 26 |
| 6 | Go Ahead Eagles | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 26 |
| 7 | Excelsior | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 25 |
| 8 | NAC Breda | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 24 |
| 9 | Telstar | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 24 |
| 10 | Jong Utrecht | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 22 |
| 11 | Almere City | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -2 | 22 |
| 12 | FC Eindhoven | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 23 | -6 | 21 |
| 13 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 19 |
| 14 | FC Den Bosch | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| 15 | MVV Maastricht | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -12 | 15 |
| 16 | Jong AZ | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -6 | 13 |
| 17 | Helmond Sport | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 20 | -17 | 13 |
| 18 | Jong PSV | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 19 | -12 | 12 |
| 19 | TOP Oss | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 21 | -17 | 12 |
| 20 | FC Dordrecht | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 41 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 21 | -21 | 8 |