Struggling Jong Utrecht will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Almere City in the upcoming league round. It’s 20th vs 6th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
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 Utrecht and Almere City. Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Jong Utrecht form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories so far this season. Jong Utrecht, who have the fewest points (12) at home in Eerste Divisie, have only managed 3 wins, 3 draws and 10 losses so far from their games here at Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch. All in all it has been a very rough period for Jong Utrecht who hasn’t won a game in their last 14 attempts. Their previous win was against FC Dordrecht. Jong Utrecht are slowly digging their own grave here at Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch with the depressing streak of not having won a home game in seven attempts. The last victory here came in the FC Dordrecht match.Jong Utrecht lost their last game at Roda JC Kerkrade after a 1-2 scoreline. Before that game, the home loss against Sparta Rotterdam with the scoreline 1-5.
The Jong Utrecht fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 22 in 16 matches. Jong Utrecht are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (37 from 16 played).
Almere City form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their travels is 7 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats.Almere City won their last game, 3-0 versus Helmond Sport played at home. Ahead of that match was the victory versus SC Cambuur at their stadium, the result 1-0.
Almere City are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 23 away goals from 16 games. Almere City have conceded 30 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Almere City - Jong Utrecht 3-1 played earlier this season. As for the last six games between these two teams, there's 0 Jong Utrecht victories, 1 draw and 5 Almere City wins.Top Goalscorers
 
N. Venema
14 goals / 3 assists
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N. Vossebelt
7 goals / 1 assists
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Jong Utrecht missing players
Almere City missing players
| Jong Utrecht | Almere City | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 32 | 16 | Played | 16 | 32 |
| 38 | 22 | Scored | 23 | 49 |
| 79 | 37 | Conceded | 30 | 50 |
| 91% | 88% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 100% |
| 84% | 81% | Over 1.5 | 81% | 84% |
| 72% | 75% | Over 2.5 | 56% | 59% |
| 53% | 50% | Over 3.5 | 38% | 34% |
| 38% | 38% | Over 4.5 | 31% | 19% |
| 72% | 81% | Both teams to score | 62% | 59% |
| 9% | 12% | Clean Sheet | 19% | 25% |
| 28% | 19% | Failed To Score | 19% | 16% |
- Almere City hasn't played a single 0-0 game.
- Jong Utrecht is involved in more goals home, than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | FC Twente | 32 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 64 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 34 | 72 |
| 2 | Sparta Rotterdam | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 69 | 34 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 35 | 64 |
| 3 | Go Ahead Eagles | 32 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 57 | 44 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 28 | 13 | 57 |
| 4 | FC Den Bosch | 32 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 56 | 41 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 22 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 55 |
| 5 | Jong PSV | 32 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 67 | 53 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 21 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 32 | 14 | 54 |
| 6 | Almere City | 32 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 49 | 50 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 30 | -1 | 50 |
| 7 | RKC Waalwijk | 32 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 53 | 47 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 22 | 6 | 48 |
| 8 | FC Oss | 32 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 37 | 38 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 17 | -1 | 48 |
| 9 | SC Cambuur | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 45 | 38 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 47 |
| 10 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 32 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 53 | 50 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 3 | 47 |
| 11 | FC Eindhoven | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 46 | 37 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 46 |
| 12 | Jong Ajax | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 61 | 56 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 31 | 5 | 46 |
| 13 | MVV Maastricht | 32 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 44 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 19 | -3 | 45 |
| 14 | NEC | 32 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 58 | 53 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 21 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 32 | 5 | 42 |
| 15 | Telstar | 32 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 36 | 50 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 25 | -14 | 41 |
| 16 | FC Volendam | 32 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 41 | 51 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 30 | -10 | 38 |
| 17 | FC Dordrecht | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 44 | 74 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 37 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 37 | -30 | 28 |
| 18 | Jong AZ | 32 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 57 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 34 | -19 | 26 |
| 19 | Helmond Sport | 32 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 57 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 32 | -27 | 18 |
| 20 | Jong Utrecht | 32 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 38 | 79 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 37 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 42 | -41 | 15 |
