Evenly matched teams: Jong AZ vs Telstar match preview

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Mon 07.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: AFAS Trainingscomplex (1000 seats)

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Insights:
  • Jong AZ have the fewest scored goals (24) in Eerste Divisie

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Jong AZ and Telstar.

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Jong AZ form and stats

5 victories, 3 draws and 6 defeats. That’s what Jong AZ have to build on here at AFAS Trainingscomplex in the Eerste Divisie. Jong are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at AFAS Trainingscomplex, having lost their two previous games here.

The Jong AZ coach Martens and his gang return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Graafschap (placed 7th). The goalie Westerveld was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 9.92 out of ten. Westerveld topped it up with a clean sheet.

Ahead of that match, Jong AZ lost 1-3 at home to FC Eindhoven.

This is expected to be a close game, with Jong perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Jong AZ as a small favourite), we find eight games. Jong AZ has won four of these, drawn three and lost one.

17 goals have been conceded.

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Telstar form and stats

3 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Telstar playing as the away team in the Eerste Divisie this season. Visiting Telstar has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

Telstar's last game was the home draw against FC Oss (2-2). The attacker Smit got a match rating of 7.43 in that game. Smit scored one goal.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Helmond Sport that ended 2-2.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Telstar playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were five Telstar wins, two draws and one defeat.

In the opposite end, Telstar have conceded 20 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The latest archived meeting between these contenders is the Telstar - Jong AZ 1-0 played not long ago this season. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: zero - four - five (Jong AZ wins - draws - Telstar wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

TelstarG. Plet
G. Plet
7 goals
TelstarR. Smit
R. Smit
6 goals
TelstarC. Dijkstra
C. Dijkstra
4 goals

Jong AZ missing players

Telstar missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Jong AZ Telstar
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
28 14 4 Played P 6 13 27
7 5 3 Won W 2 3 6
5 3 0 Drew D 2 6 11
16 6 1 Lost L 2 4 10
24 14 5 Scored S 4 13 30
37 17 3 Conceded C 8 20 49
93% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 92% 93%
61% 64% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 77% 78%
39% 36% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 54% 56%
14% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 23% 33%
7% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 15%
43% 43% 25% BTTS BTTS 17% 54% 59%
18% 21% 50% Clean Sheets C S 50% 23% 22%
46% 43% 25% Failed to Score F T 50% 31% 26%
 
5.5 5.3 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 4.7 5.3
5.7 5.5 6.8 Corners against (avg) C A 3.2 4.1 4.8
1.4 1.6 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.2 1.4
2 2 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
9.4 10.8 10 Shots (avg) S ( 7.8 7.8 9.3
3.7 4 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 2.8 3.8
23% 25% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 35% 29%
 
12 11.1 9.8 Shots against (avg) S A 10.7 10.5 10.4
5.6 4.9 4.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.3 4.5 4.9
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • Jong AZ have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in Eerste Divisie
  • Jong AZ have the fewest scored goals (24) in Eerste Divisie
  • Jong AZ have the fewest scored goals in the first half (9) in Eerste Divisie

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 FC Volendam 28 18 9 1 62 31 14 11 2 1 36 17 14 7 7 0 26 14 31 63
2 Excelsior 29 17 4 8 64 39 15 8 3 4 35 19 14 9 1 4 29 20 25 55
3 FC Emmen 27 17 4 6 41 19 13 9 0 4 25 10 14 8 4 2 16 9 22 55
4 FC Eindhoven 28 16 5 7 52 32 13 9 3 1 28 12 15 7 2 6 24 20 20 53
5 Jong Ajax 28 15 4 9 57 46 14 9 2 3 32 20 14 6 2 6 25 26 11 49
6 ADO Den Haag 26 17 3 6 56 34 13 9 1 3 30 15 13 8 2 3 26 19 22 48
7 Graafschap 28 13 8 7 40 27 15 4 6 5 14 18 13 9 2 2 26 9 13 47
8 Roda JC Kerkrade 28 12 10 6 56 34 14 6 5 3 27 15 14 6 5 3 29 19 22 46
9 NAC Breda 28 11 9 8 43 33 14 7 6 1 24 10 14 4 3 7 19 23 10 42
10 VVV-Venlo 28 11 4 13 37 38 15 6 3 6 22 22 13 5 1 7 15 16 -1 37
11 Jong PSV 27 10 5 12 44 41 14 7 2 5 26 17 13 3 3 7 18 24 3 35
12 FC Oss 28 8 7 13 37 45 14 5 4 5 22 21 14 3 3 8 15 24 -8 31
13 Telstar 27 6 11 10 30 49 14 3 5 6 17 29 13 3 6 4 13 20 -19 29
14 Jong Utrecht 28 8 4 16 30 52 14 4 0 10 12 28 14 4 4 6 18 24 -22 28
15 FC Den Bosch 28 8 3 17 27 52 13 6 0 7 12 22 15 2 3 10 15 30 -25 27
16 Jong AZ 28 7 5 16 24 37 14 5 3 6 14 17 14 2 2 10 10 20 -13 26
17 MVV Maastricht 28 8 2 18 28 57 14 4 2 8 16 26 14 4 0 10 12 31 -29 26
18 FC Dordrecht 28 6 7 15 40 63 13 3 5 5 18 23 15 3 2 10 22 40 -23 25
19 Almere City 28 5 8 15 39 57 14 2 4 8 17 27 14 3 4 7 22 30 -18 23
20 Helmond Sport 28 6 6 16 28 49 14 3 3 8 14 26 14 3 3 8 14 23 -21 21

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 FC Volendam 28 18 9 1 62 31 14 11 2 1 36 17 14 7 7 0 26 14 31 63
2 Excelsior 29 17 4 8 64 39 15 8 3 4 35 19 14 9 1 4 29 20 25 55
3 FC Emmen 27 17 4 6 41 19 13 9 0 4 25 10 14 8 4 2 16 9 22 55
4 FC Eindhoven 28 16 5 7 52 32 13 9 3 1 28 12 15 7 2 6 24 20 20 53
5 Jong Ajax 28 15 4 9 57 46 14 9 2 3 32 20 14 6 2 6 25 26 11 49
6 ADO Den Haag 26 17 3 6 56 34 13 9 1 3 30 15 13 8 2 3 26 19 22 48
7 Graafschap 28 13 8 7 40 27 15 4 6 5 14 18 13 9 2 2 26 9 13 47
8 Roda JC Kerkrade 28 12 10 6 56 34 14 6 5 3 27 15 14 6 5 3 29 19 22 46
9 NAC Breda 28 11 9 8 43 33 14 7 6 1 24 10 14 4 3 7 19 23 10 42
10 VVV-Venlo 28 11 4 13 37 38 15 6 3 6 22 22 13 5 1 7 15 16 -1 37
11 Jong PSV 27 10 5 12 44 41 14 7 2 5 26 17 13 3 3 7 18 24 3 35
12 FC Oss 28 8 7 13 37 45 14 5 4 5 22 21 14 3 3 8 15 24 -8 31
13 Telstar 27 6 11 10 30 49 14 3 5 6 17 29 13 3 6 4 13 20 -19 29
14 Jong Utrecht 28 8 4 16 30 52 14 4 0 10 12 28 14 4 4 6 18 24 -22 28
15 FC Den Bosch 28 8 3 17 27 52 13 6 0 7 12 22 15 2 3 10 15 30 -25 27
16 Jong AZ 28 7 5 16 24 37 14 5 3 6 14 17 14 2 2 10 10 20 -13 26
17 MVV Maastricht 28 8 2 18 28 57 14 4 2 8 16 26 14 4 0 10 12 31 -29 26
18 FC Dordrecht 28 6 7 15 40 63 13 3 5 5 18 23 15 3 2 10 22 40 -23 25
19 Almere City 28 5 8 15 39 57 14 2 4 8 17 27 14 3 4 7 22 30 -18 23
20 Helmond Sport 28 6 6 16 28 49 14 3 3 8 14 26 14 3 3 8 14 23 -21 21

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