Eerste Divisie: Jong AZ - Jong Utrecht pre-match thoughts and numbers

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 10.September
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: AFAS Trainingscomplex (1000 seats)

Jong AZ receive Jong Utrecht for another exciting Eerste Divisie fixture here at AFAS Trainingscomplex.

Insights:
  • Jong AZ have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Eerste Divisie
  • Jong Utrecht have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (0) in Eerste Divisie

Jong AZ and Jong Utrecht 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 AZ form and stats

As mentioned below, Jong AZ are feasting on a winning streak here so far with maximum points from their first 2 Eerste Divisie games.

Jong are confident in defense, having played 211 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

Jong enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at VVV-Venlo's place. The match ended 1-0 with Fedde De Jong scoring. Goalkeeper Sem Westerveld got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.42 out of ten. Westerveld stopped the opponent with five saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.

Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against TOP Oss.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as De Graafschap are coming to town in three days.

Early season league goal statistics from Jong AZ's 2 home games: 3 goals, 1 conceded.

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Jong Utrecht form and stats

Jong Utrecht are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Eerste Divisie, having played 2 games and collected 2 points (0 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses). Visiting Utrecht has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

Utrecht had fun at their own home (AFAS Trainingscomplex) last time out, beating Telstar 3-0. Mohamed Mallahi, Nick Venema and Ruben Kluivert scored. Nick Venema, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.14. Venema scored one goal, served one assist and hit two key passes.

Before that, Utrecht travelled to FC Dordrecht and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.

After this away game Jong Utrecht return home for a Eerste Divisie game against Jong PSV. That game is only three sleeps after this.

Jong Utrecht have the goal stats of 3-3 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's three Jong victories, three draws and three Jong Utrecht wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Jong UtrechtN. Venema
N. Venema
3 goals
Jong AZF. De Jong
F. De Jong
2 goals
JongZ. Buurmeester
Z. Buurmeester
1 goals

Jong AZ missing players

Jong Utrecht missing players

Jong AZ Jong Utrecht
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
4 2 1 Played P 0 2 4
4 2 1 Won W 0 0 1
0 0 0 Drew D 0 2 2
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
6 3 2 Scored S 0 3 6
2 1 1 Conceded C 0 3 4
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 50% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 75%
50% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 25%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 50% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 50%
50% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 25%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 25%
 
4.2 4 3 Corners for (avg) C F 0 7 6.8
5 5 3 Corners against (avg) C A 0 3.5 4.2
1.5 1.5 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
8.8 9.5 9 Shots (avg) S ( 0 11.5 12
3.8 2 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 5 5.2
40% 75% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 30% 29%
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • Jong AZ have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Eerste Divisie
  • Jong AZ have the most points from losing position (6) in Eerste Divisie
  • Jong AZ is in the best form (4-0-0)
  • Jong Utrecht have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (0) in Eerste Divisie
Jong AZ Last season Jong Utrecht
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
38 19   Played P   19 38
11 7   Won W   6 11
5 3   Drew D   2 2
22 9   Lost L   11 25
56 38   Scored S   30 53
92 46   Conceded C   39 77
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
89% 89%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   95% 87%
74% 84%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   74% 71%
47% 58%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   53% 47%
39% 47%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   32% 26%
63% 74%   BTTS BTTS   63% 66%
8% 5%   Clean Sheets C S   21% 13%
29% 21%   Failed to Score F T   16% 21%
 
4.6 4.7   Corners for (avg) C F   4.9 4.8
4.6 4.6   Corners against (avg) C A   6.2 5.5
1.5 1.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   0.9 1.1
5 1   Red cards R C   2 6
 
12.2 14.4   Shots (avg) S (   10.8 11
5.6 6.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.6 4.5
26% 32%   Goal Efficiency G E   34% 31%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Jong AZ 4 4 0 0 6 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 3 1 4 12
2 TOP Oss 4 3 0 1 6 2 2 2 0 0 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 4 9
3 De Graafschap 4 3 0 1 7 4 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 5 1 3 9
4 FC Eindhoven 4 2 1 1 6 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 7
5 Excelsior 4 2 1 1 5 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 7
6 Roda JC Kerkrade 4 2 0 2 11 9 2 0 0 2 4 6 2 2 0 0 7 3 2 6
7 FC Den Bosch 4 2 0 2 5 4 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 6
8 MVV Maastricht 4 2 0 2 5 10 2 1 0 1 4 5 2 1 0 1 1 5 -5 6
9 FC Volendam 4 1 2 1 9 6 2 1 0 1 6 3 2 0 2 0 3 3 3 5
10 Jong Utrecht 4 1 2 1 6 4 2 1 0 1 3 1 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 5
11 NAC Breda 4 1 2 1 7 6 2 1 1 0 5 2 2 0 1 1 2 4 1 5
12 FC Dordrecht 4 1 2 1 5 7 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 1 0 1 2 4 -2 5
13 Almere City 4 1 1 2 7 8 1 0 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 2 6 7 -1 4
14 VVV-Venlo 4 1 1 2 5 6 3 1 1 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 4
15 Jong PSV 4 1 1 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 4
16 FC Emmen 4 1 1 2 3 5 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 -2 4
17 ADO Den Haag 4 2 0 2 6 6 2 1 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 1 3 4 0 3
18 Jong Ajax 4 1 0 3 5 8 2 0 0 2 2 4 2 1 0 1 3 4 -3 3
19 Helmond Sport 4 1 0 3 4 7 2 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 5 -3 3
20 Telstar 4 0 2 2 6 10 2 0 1 1 4 5 2 0 1 1 2 5 -4 2
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 38 29 5 4 109 36 19 15 1 3 60 19 19 14 4 1 49 17 73 92
2 Go Ahead Eagles 38 23 8 7 62 25 19 10 5 4 30 13 19 13 3 3 32 12 37 77
3 De Graafschap 38 23 8 7 67 47 19 11 5 3 31 21 19 12 3 4 36 26 20 77
4 Almere City 38 22 9 7 75 48 19 13 4 2 34 9 19 9 5 5 41 39 27 75
5 NAC Breda 38 22 7 9 75 41 19 13 1 5 41 19 19 9 6 4 34 22 34 73
6 FC Volendam 38 19 9 10 79 52 19 9 3 7 42 28 19 10 6 3 37 24 27 66
7 NEC 38 20 6 12 68 45 19 11 4 4 34 19 19 9 2 8 34 26 23 66
8 Roda JC Kerkrade 38 15 12 11 67 61 19 8 7 4 35 24 19 7 5 7 32 37 6 57
9 Excelsior 38 14 6 18 65 66 19 8 2 9 35 31 19 6 4 9 30 35 -1 48
10 TOP Oss 38 13 8 17 40 57 19 8 3 8 29 31 19 5 5 9 11 26 -17 47
11 MVV Maastricht 38 13 7 18 50 72 19 9 3 7 34 38 19 4 4 11 16 34 -22 46
12 Helmond Sport 38 11 12 15 51 68 19 8 4 7 26 30 19 3 8 8 25 38 -17 45
13 Telstar 38 10 11 17 57 61 19 5 6 8 37 31 19 5 5 9 20 30 -4 41
14 Jong PSV 38 10 10 18 54 65 19 4 6 9 22 27 19 6 4 9 32 38 -11 40
15 FC Eindhoven 38 10 10 18 50 62 19 6 6 7 33 30 19 4 4 11 17 32 -12 40
16 Jong Ajax 38 10 10 18 55 71 19 4 6 9 25 34 19 6 4 9 30 37 -16 40
17 Jong AZ 38 11 5 22 56 92 19 7 3 9 38 46 19 4 2 13 18 46 -36 38
18 Jong Utrecht 38 11 2 25 53 77 19 5 0 14 23 38 19 6 2 11 30 39 -24 35
19 FC Den Bosch 38 8 8 22 59 85 19 6 6 7 38 32 19 2 2 15 21 53 -26 32
20 FC Dordrecht 38 8 3 27 36 97 19 4 3 12 20 41 19 4 0 15 16 56 -61 27

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.