Victories have not come easily for Jong Utrecht so far, and the same description fits FC Dordrecht. These brave battlers eye some crucial points here.
- Jong Utrecht have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Eerste Divisie
- FC Dordrecht have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in Eerste Divisie
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Jong Utrecht form and stats
Jong Utrecht's struggle is real here at Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch with only 8 points collected from 9 Eerste Divisie games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-2-5. When Jong Utrecht hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Jong Utrecht, ADO Den Haag, Telstar, FC Den Bosch, FC Oss and Helmond Sport), they have won 1 of 2 matches!
The Jong Utrecht fans got no joy from their last match, also played here at Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch: A 0-2 defeat against Jong AZ (placed 8th). Akmum was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.41 out of 10. The defender Akmum won 6 of 9 duels.
In the game before, an away victory match versus FC Den Bosch with a 4-1 scoreline.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Utrecht have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 8 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 0 and lost 3.
Jong Utrecht have scored {6 league goals} here from 9 matches, not a lot. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Utrecht have conceded 10 in these home matches. Jong Utrecht has at home met teams with this table position (low), two times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.
FC Dordrecht form and stats
There's been little loot from FC Dordrecht's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 10 away games in the Eerste Divisie. FC Dordrecht only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 3 draws.
Dordrecht's previous game was their home loss versus ADO Den Haag (0-1). It is possibly a bad omen for FC Dordrecht that their goalie Bossin managed seven saves in the ADO Den Haag game, but still were unable to rescue them from a beating.
Prior to that result FC Dordrecht won their away game at FC Oss. The scoreline was 1-0.Dordrecht are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 3 wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of 7 matches.
FC Dordrecht have the goal stats of 10-20 (for/against) from 10 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season. When FC Dordrecht is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against ADO Den Haag, Telstar, FC Den Bosch, FC Dordrecht, FC Oss and Helmond Sport.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before in this season, with the result FC Dordrecht - Jong Utrecht 2-1 written in the official records. Head-to-head statistics (for the prior ten meetings): Jong Utrecht won five games, two matches ended with a tie and FC Dordrecht got three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: eight / two.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Sanches Fernandes 6 goals |   S. Longo 6 goals |
Jong Utrecht missing players
FC Dordrecht missing players
| Jong Utrecht | FC Dordrecht | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 19 | 6 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 10 | 23 |
| 32 | 10 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 20 | 36 |
| 95% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 84% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 70% | 79% |
| 58% | 22% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 50% | 63% |
| 21% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 30% | 26% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 10% | 11% |
| 47% | 11% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 70% | 63% |
| 16% | 33% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 20% | 16% |
| 42% | 67% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 21% |
| 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 4 | 4 |
| 5.1 | 5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.4 | 4.7 |
| 2 | 1.9 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10.2 | 11.6 | 11.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 7.6 | 8.5 |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
| 25% | 17% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 36% | 37% |
| 11.3 | 12.9 | 21.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.7 | 10.4 | 9.9 |
| 4.6 | 4.4 | 7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
- FC Dordrecht have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in Eerste Divisie
- FC Dordrecht haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Jong Utrecht have the fewest points (8) at home in Eerste Divisie
- Jong Utrecht have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Eerste Divisie
- Jong Utrecht have the fewest scored goals (6) at home 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 | Heracles | 19 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 56 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 33 | 44 |
| 2 | PEC Zwolle | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 44 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 23 | 41 |
| 3 | MVV Maastricht | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 34 |
| 4 | FC Eindhoven | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 33 |
| 5 | Almere City | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 32 |
| 6 | VVV-Venlo | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 32 |
| 7 | Willem II | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 30 |
| 8 | Jong AZ | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 28 |
| 9 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 24 |
| 10 | Jong PSV | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 24 |
| 11 | NAC Breda | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 24 |
| 12 | Jong Ajax | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 23 |
| 13 | Graafschap | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -4 | 22 |
| 14 | Telstar | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -8 | 22 |
| 15 | ADO Den Haag | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -9 | 20 |
| 16 | FC Oss | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -11 | 20 |
| 17 | FC Den Bosch | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 27 | 37 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -10 | 19 |
| 18 | FC Dordrecht | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 20 | -13 | 19 |
| 19 | Helmond Sport | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 19 | -17 | 19 |
| 20 | Jong Utrecht | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -13 | 15 |
