Struggling Jong AZ will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying FC Volendam in the upcoming league round. It's 14th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
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.
Jong AZ form and stats
Overall Eerste Divisie stats at home this season for Jong AZ are 5-4-3 (wins-draw-losses).
The fans are hoping that Jong AZ will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the Eerste Divisie game against FC Den Bosch (placed 11th). The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 3-3 versus Almere City.
There will be little rest for Jong AZ after this match as they are travelling to Excelsior 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 23 goals in 12 league matches. Jong AZ have conceded 19 from these games.
FC Volendam form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Eerste Divisie travels is 7 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats. In general it has been a productive period now for FC Volendam as they haven't lost any of their last 13 games. FC Volendam has been amazing away for a time now, winning six in a row on their travels. The last time they went home with a point loss was against Go Ahead Eagles.
FC Volendam go into this game after a win, the home game against Helmond Sport that ended 2-1. Preceding that game was the away victory against Roda JC Kerkrade with the score of 3-2.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Telstar in just four days.
FC Volendam has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 20 goals from 12 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as FC Volendam have conceded 19 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: FC Volendam - Jong AZ 3-2. Head-to-head totals (for the last six meetings): Jong AZ won zero games, three matches ended with a draw and FC Volendam has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / threeTop Goalscorers
  M. Kaars 9 goals |  F. Antonucci 8 goals |
Jong AZ missing players
FC Volendam missing players
| Jong AZ | FC Volendam | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 38 | 23 | 6 | Scored | S | 7 | 20 | 48 |
| 47 | 19 | 5 | Conceded | C | 7 | 19 | 36 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 83% | 75% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 83% | 79% |
| 50% | 50% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 46% |
| 25% | 33% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 17% | 25% |
| 88% | 83% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 75% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 12% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 17% |
| 3.8 | 3.9 | 2.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 5.1 | 5.8 |
| 5.7 | 6.2 | 7.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 5.3 | 4.9 |
| 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 223 | 119 | 32 | Total Shots | T S | 62 | 154 | 338 |
| 94 | 53 | 18 | Shots on Target | S O | 22 | 72 | 147 |
| 40% | 43% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 28% | 33% |
- FC Volendam has the most points from losing position (18)
- FC Volendam have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- FC Volendam have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- FC Volendam haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- FC Volendam is in the best form (5-1-0)
- Jong AZ has the most dropped points from leading position (23)
| 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 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 58 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 35 | 54 |
| 2 | Jong Ajax | 24 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 64 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 34 | 50 |
| 3 | FC Volendam | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 48 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 49 |
| 4 | De Graafschap | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 49 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 26 | 47 |
| 5 | Go Ahead Eagles | 25 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 44 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 44 |
| 6 | NAC Breda | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 40 |
| 7 | Excelsior | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 52 | 45 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 40 |
| 8 | Almere City | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 42 | 39 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 26 | 3 | 39 |
| 9 | NEC | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 45 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 38 |
| 10 | Telstar | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 44 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 24 | -3 | 36 |
| 11 | FC Den Bosch | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 45 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 8 | 35 |
| 12 | Jong Utrecht | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 22 | -2 | 32 |
| 13 | FC Eindhoven | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 36 | 53 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 34 | -17 | 26 |
| 14 | Jong AZ | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 38 | 47 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 28 | -9 | 24 |
| 15 | MVV Maastricht | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 45 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 31 | -14 | 24 |
| 16 | Jong PSV | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 46 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 31 | -18 | 20 |
| 17 | TOP Oss | 25 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 46 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 31 | -24 | 20 |
| 18 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 25 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 16 | -14 | 19 |
| 19 | FC Dordrecht | 25 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 29 | 57 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 30 | -28 | 16 |
| 20 | Helmond Sport | 25 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 55 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 33 | -31 | 16 |