Match preview: Jong AZ likely to triumph over TOP Oss at AFAS Trainingscomplex

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Mon 08.May
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: AFAS Trainingscomplex (1000 seats)

Eerste Divisie: What this fixture might not have in glitz it should pay back in effort and commitment. Bring on Jong AZ - TOP Oss!

Insights:
  • Jong AZ have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • TOP Oss have the fewest points from losing position (4) in Eerste Divisie

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

W L W L L

Jong AZ form and stats

The story so far in the Eerste Divisie for Jong AZ at their home stadium (AFAS Trainingscomplex) is 8 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats.

A strong away win for Jong against MVV Maastricht the last match, as Poku, Stam and Barasi were on target. Barasi, a natural forward, was the top player for the side in that match, and was presented with a rating of 7.65 (out of 10). Barasi scored one goal and hit two key passes.

Prior to that, an away loss at FC Dordrecht.

Jong AZ are traveling soon after this match as the Eerste Divisie match at Jong Ajax awaits in four days.

Jong can score goals in their home matches. After 17 league matches they have found the net 36 times. Jong AZ have conceded 21 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

L L D L D

TOP Oss form and stats

TOP Oss have only collected 14 points from their away games in the Eerste Divisie, after 4-2-11 (17 played). Three consecutive losses in away matches means TOP are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

TOP Oss aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 208 league minutes without a goal. Mathieu  was the last player to find the net.

Home advantage was not enough for TOP Oss in their previous game as they lost hosting Almere City, 0-5. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Almere City was particularly ugly (0-5). The humiliation is still top of mind. It is not a good sign for TOP that their goalie Jansen managed seven saves in the Almere City game, but still were unable to prevent a defeat. Jansen was the team player of the game with the player rating of 7.42. The agile goalkeeper Jansen saved a penalty.

Prior to that match, the TOP Oss manager Wels faced defeat when travelling to Willem II and losing 0-4.

Take note that 13 of this side's 16 most recent league fixtures have ended with three or more goals.

A quick return to home after this game, as TOP Oss are hosting Jong PSV in the Eerste Divisie only four days away.

The visitors have scored 15 goals from 17 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. TOP have conceded 36 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these teams meet this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent game: TOP Oss - Jong AZ 1-3. Head to head statistics (for the previous ten meetings): Jong AZ won four games, zero matches ended with a tie and TOP Oss have six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five.

Top Goalscorers

JongY. Barasi
Y. Barasi
11 goals
TOP OssJ. Margaritha
J. Margaritha
10 goals
Jong AZM. Meerdink
M. Meerdink
8 goals

Jong AZ missing players

TOP Oss missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Jong AZ TOP Oss
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
35 17 6 Played P 6 17 35
13 8 4 Won W 2 4 9
8 6 1 Drew D 1 2 5
14 3 1 Lost L 3 11 21
57 36 15 Scored S 4 15 41
54 21 6 Conceded C 6 36 73
97% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 94% 97%
83% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 76% 83%
57% 59% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 65% 71%
49% 59% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 29% 37%
20% 24% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 24% 26%
60% 71% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 47% 51%
14% 24% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 18% 20%
29% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 41% 31%
 
4 4.2 3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.3 3.6 3.5
5.1 5.1 5 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.4 5.2
1.7 1.8 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.5 1.8
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
11.3 12.8 14.3 Shots (avg) S ( 7.8 6.8 8
5.5 6.8 7.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 1.9 2.9
29% 31% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 45% 40%
 
12.3 12.6 10.3 Shots against (avg) S A 14.2 13.3 14.2
5.2 4.7 4.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 5.6 6.2
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • Jong AZ have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Jong AZ have scored at least twice as many goals at home as TOP Oss have scored away.
  • TOP Oss have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • TOP Oss have the fewest points from losing position (4) 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 PEC Zwolle 35 25 4 6 92 37 18 14 2 2 55 17 17 11 2 4 37 20 55 79
2 Heracles 35 24 4 7 95 41 18 14 3 1 59 17 17 10 1 6 36 24 54 76
3 Almere City 35 20 6 9 55 37 17 9 4 4 28 19 18 11 2 5 27 18 18 66
4 Willem II 35 18 9 8 63 38 18 12 2 4 34 17 17 6 7 4 29 21 25 63
5 NAC Breda 35 17 5 13 61 59 18 10 3 5 34 24 17 7 2 8 27 35 2 56
6 MVV Maastricht 35 17 5 13 62 61 18 12 3 3 40 22 17 5 2 10 22 39 1 56
7 FC Eindhoven 35 15 9 11 55 51 18 10 4 4 37 22 17 5 5 7 18 29 4 54
8 VVV-Venlo 35 15 8 12 52 48 18 5 7 6 22 21 17 10 1 6 30 27 4 53
9 Telstar 35 13 10 12 36 49 17 7 4 6 20 24 18 6 6 6 16 25 -13 49
10 Jong AZ 35 13 8 14 57 54 17 8 6 3 36 21 18 5 2 11 21 33 3 47
11 ADO Den Haag 35 12 11 12 45 51 18 6 5 7 28 29 17 6 6 5 17 22 -6 47
12 Graafschap 35 13 7 15 58 51 17 8 2 7 26 19 18 5 5 8 32 32 7 46
13 Jong Ajax 35 11 10 14 64 66 17 6 5 6 36 27 18 5 5 8 28 39 -2 43
14 Roda JC Kerkrade 35 12 6 17 45 52 17 7 3 7 24 22 18 5 3 10 21 30 -7 42
15 Jong PSV 35 11 8 16 55 60 17 7 2 8 30 27 18 4 6 8 25 33 -5 41
16 Helmond Sport 35 10 9 16 35 53 17 7 3 7 23 21 18 3 6 9 12 32 -18 39
17 FC Dordrecht 35 9 6 20 36 61 17 6 3 8 20 23 18 3 3 12 16 38 -25 33
18 FC Den Bosch 35 10 3 22 44 80 18 7 2 9 28 31 17 3 1 13 16 49 -36 33
19 TOP Oss 35 9 5 21 41 73 18 5 3 10 26 37 17 4 2 11 15 36 -32 32
20 Jong Utrecht 35 7 5 23 32 61 17 5 3 9 17 20 18 2 2 14 15 41 -29 26

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 PEC Zwolle 35 25 4 6 92 37 18 14 2 2 55 17 17 11 2 4 37 20 55 79
2 Heracles 35 24 4 7 95 41 18 14 3 1 59 17 17 10 1 6 36 24 54 76
3 Almere City 35 20 6 9 55 37 17 9 4 4 28 19 18 11 2 5 27 18 18 66
4 Willem II 35 18 9 8 63 38 18 12 2 4 34 17 17 6 7 4 29 21 25 63
5 NAC Breda 35 17 5 13 61 59 18 10 3 5 34 24 17 7 2 8 27 35 2 56
6 MVV Maastricht 35 17 5 13 62 61 18 12 3 3 40 22 17 5 2 10 22 39 1 56
7 FC Eindhoven 35 15 9 11 55 51 18 10 4 4 37 22 17 5 5 7 18 29 4 54
8 VVV-Venlo 35 15 8 12 52 48 18 5 7 6 22 21 17 10 1 6 30 27 4 53
9 Telstar 35 13 10 12 36 49 17 7 4 6 20 24 18 6 6 6 16 25 -13 49
10 Jong AZ 35 13 8 14 57 54 17 8 6 3 36 21 18 5 2 11 21 33 3 47
11 ADO Den Haag 35 12 11 12 45 51 18 6 5 7 28 29 17 6 6 5 17 22 -6 47
12 Graafschap 35 13 7 15 58 51 17 8 2 7 26 19 18 5 5 8 32 32 7 46
13 Jong Ajax 35 11 10 14 64 66 17 6 5 6 36 27 18 5 5 8 28 39 -2 43
14 Roda JC Kerkrade 35 12 6 17 45 52 17 7 3 7 24 22 18 5 3 10 21 30 -7 42
15 Jong PSV 35 11 8 16 55 60 17 7 2 8 30 27 18 4 6 8 25 33 -5 41
16 Helmond Sport 35 10 9 16 35 53 17 7 3 7 23 21 18 3 6 9 12 32 -18 39
17 FC Dordrecht 35 9 6 20 36 61 17 6 3 8 20 23 18 3 3 12 16 38 -25 33
18 FC Den Bosch 35 10 3 22 44 80 18 7 2 9 28 31 17 3 1 13 16 49 -36 33
19 TOP Oss 35 9 5 21 41 73 18 5 3 10 26 37 17 4 2 11 15 36 -32 32
20 Jong Utrecht 35 7 5 23 32 61 17 5 3 9 17 20 18 2 2 14 15 41 -29 26

More from Netherlands - Eerste Divisie

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.