Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch: Jong Utrecht vs Excelsior Eerste Divisie preview

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Mon 21.February
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch (450 seats)

Eerste Divisie: Two participants in good shape get together for this fixture. Excelsior have a small edge with their 6th place in the table?

Insights:
  • Jong Utrecht have the the worst goal difference (-15) at home in Eerste Divisie
  • Excelsior have scored at least twice as many goals away as Jong Utrecht have scored home.

Both contenders have had sufficient rest since their previous game. Let's trust this will be an enthusiastic fixture!

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Jong Utrecht form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Eerste Divisie this season. Jong Utrecht have only managed 4 wins, 0 draws and 9 losses from their games here at Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch.

Happy days for Jong Utrecht in their previous game, a fixture away at Jong PSV (placed 9th) that ended with a 2-0 victory. Culhaci, defender, was given a rating of 7.81/10 in that game, top of the team. Culhaci served one assist, hit two key passes and won 8 of 11 duels.

Before that, Utrecht had a home game versus Helmond Sport which ended with a victory 3-2.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Jong Utrecht as they are travelling to their away game against FC Oss in the Eerste Divisie. That match is four days after this one.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Utrecht here at Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (12 from 13 games). Jong Utrecht are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (27 from 13 played).

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Excelsior form and stats

8-1-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Excelsior in their Eerste Divisie matches away. Excelsior has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Excelsior go into this game after a win, the home game against Jong Ajax that ended 6-2. Niemeijer, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 9.22. Niemeijer scored one goal, signed up for two assists, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Prior to that match, the Excelsior manager Dijkhuizen faced defeat when travelling to FC Eindhoven and losing 1-4.

After this away game Excelsior return home for a Eerste Divisie game against Roda JC Kerkrade. That game is only four sleeps after this.

Excelsior have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 28 goals from 13 away matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Excelsior rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 20 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

These two sides faced each other previously this match year: Excelsior - Jong Utrecht 2-1. Last four meetings featuring these participants: Utrecht won one, Excelsior were winners in three and we saw zero draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

ExcelsiorT. Dallinga
T. Dallinga
27 goals
ExcelsiorR. Niemeijer
R. Niemeijer
9 goals
ExcelsiorM. Azarkan
M. Azarkan
6 goals

Jong Utrecht missing players

Excelsior missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Jong Utrecht Excelsior
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 13 5 Played P 5 13 26
8 4 0 Won W 2 8 14
4 0 0 Drew D 0 1 4
14 9 5 Lost L 3 4 8
29 12 1 Scored S 9 28 57
47 27 14 Conceded C 13 20 39
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
85% 77% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 92% 85%
62% 62% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 69% 69%
31% 31% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 46% 42%
12% 23% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 38% 35%
50% 38% 20% BTTS BTTS 80% 62% 62%
15% 8% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 31% 27%
35% 54% 80% Failed to Score F T 20% 8% 15%
 
5.7 5.6 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 2 3.7 4.4
5.5 5.2 6.4 Corners against (avg) C A 7.6 6 5.8
1.4 1.2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.2 1.2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
11.7 12.5 12.2 Shots (avg) S ( 5.8 9.1 10.3
4.6 4.4 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.6 4.8 5.2
24% 21% 6% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 45% 43%
 
13.1 12.2 13.6 Shots against (avg) S A 15.2 12.2 10.3
5.2 5.8 7.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7.2 5.2 4.5
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • Excelsior have scored at least twice as many goals away as Jong Utrecht have scored home.
  • Excelsior haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Jong Utrecht have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • Jong Utrecht have the the worst goal difference (-15) at home in Eerste Divisie
  • Jong Utrecht haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 26 17 8 1 58 30 13 10 2 1 32 16 13 7 6 0 26 14 28 59
2 FC Emmen 25 16 4 5 38 16 11 8 0 3 22 7 14 8 4 2 16 9 22 52
3 Jong Ajax 26 15 4 7 55 41 13 9 2 2 31 17 13 6 2 5 24 24 14 49
4 ADO Den Haag 26 17 3 6 56 34 13 9 1 3 30 15 13 8 2 3 26 19 22 48
5 FC Eindhoven 26 14 5 7 47 30 13 9 3 1 28 12 13 5 2 6 19 18 17 47
6 Excelsior 26 14 4 8 57 39 13 6 3 4 29 19 13 8 1 4 28 20 18 46
7 Graafschap 26 13 6 7 40 27 13 4 4 5 14 18 13 9 2 2 26 9 13 45
8 Roda JC Kerkrade 26 11 10 5 52 32 13 5 5 3 23 15 13 6 5 2 29 17 20 43
9 Jong PSV 26 10 5 11 43 38 14 7 2 5 26 17 12 3 3 6 17 21 5 35
10 NAC Breda 25 8 9 8 36 31 13 6 6 1 21 9 12 2 3 7 15 22 5 33
11 VVV-Venlo 26 10 3 13 36 38 14 6 2 6 22 22 12 4 1 7 14 16 -2 33
12 Jong Utrecht 26 8 4 14 29 47 13 4 0 9 12 27 13 4 4 5 17 20 -18 28
13 Telstar 26 6 10 10 28 47 13 3 4 6 15 27 13 3 6 4 13 20 -19 28
14 FC Oss 26 7 6 13 31 42 13 4 4 5 18 20 13 3 2 8 13 22 -11 27
15 FC Den Bosch 26 8 2 16 27 48 13 6 0 7 12 22 13 2 2 9 15 26 -21 26
16 MVV Maastricht 26 8 2 16 26 52 13 4 2 7 15 24 13 4 0 9 11 28 -26 26
17 Jong AZ 25 7 4 14 23 32 12 5 3 4 13 12 13 2 1 10 10 20 -9 25
18 FC Dordrecht 26 5 7 14 37 58 12 2 5 5 15 22 14 3 2 9 22 36 -21 22
19 Helmond Sport 25 5 6 14 24 42 13 3 3 7 13 24 12 2 3 7 11 18 -18 21
20 Almere City 26 4 8 14 36 55 13 2 4 7 17 26 13 2 4 7 19 29 -19 20

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 26 17 8 1 58 30 13 10 2 1 32 16 13 7 6 0 26 14 28 59
2 FC Emmen 25 16 4 5 38 16 11 8 0 3 22 7 14 8 4 2 16 9 22 52
3 Jong Ajax 26 15 4 7 55 41 13 9 2 2 31 17 13 6 2 5 24 24 14 49
4 ADO Den Haag 26 17 3 6 56 34 13 9 1 3 30 15 13 8 2 3 26 19 22 48
5 FC Eindhoven 26 14 5 7 47 30 13 9 3 1 28 12 13 5 2 6 19 18 17 47
6 Excelsior 26 14 4 8 57 39 13 6 3 4 29 19 13 8 1 4 28 20 18 46
7 Graafschap 26 13 6 7 40 27 13 4 4 5 14 18 13 9 2 2 26 9 13 45
8 Roda JC Kerkrade 26 11 10 5 52 32 13 5 5 3 23 15 13 6 5 2 29 17 20 43
9 Jong PSV 26 10 5 11 43 38 14 7 2 5 26 17 12 3 3 6 17 21 5 35
10 NAC Breda 25 8 9 8 36 31 13 6 6 1 21 9 12 2 3 7 15 22 5 33
11 VVV-Venlo 26 10 3 13 36 38 14 6 2 6 22 22 12 4 1 7 14 16 -2 33
12 Jong Utrecht 26 8 4 14 29 47 13 4 0 9 12 27 13 4 4 5 17 20 -18 28
13 Telstar 26 6 10 10 28 47 13 3 4 6 15 27 13 3 6 4 13 20 -19 28
14 FC Oss 26 7 6 13 31 42 13 4 4 5 18 20 13 3 2 8 13 22 -11 27
15 FC Den Bosch 26 8 2 16 27 48 13 6 0 7 12 22 13 2 2 9 15 26 -21 26
16 MVV Maastricht 26 8 2 16 26 52 13 4 2 7 15 24 13 4 0 9 11 28 -26 26
17 Jong AZ 25 7 4 14 23 32 12 5 3 4 13 12 13 2 1 10 10 20 -9 25
18 FC Dordrecht 26 5 7 14 37 58 12 2 5 5 15 22 14 3 2 9 22 36 -21 22
19 Helmond Sport 25 5 6 14 24 42 13 3 3 7 13 24 12 2 3 7 11 18 -18 21
20 Almere City 26 4 8 14 36 55 13 2 4 7 17 26 13 2 4 7 19 29 -19 20

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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.