Jong Utrecht vs Roda JC Kerkrade match preview

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Date: Mon 20.January
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sportcomplex Zoudenbalch (450 seats)

With their 11 point advantage in the league table, Jong Utrecht fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Roda JC Kerkrade.

Jong Utrecht and Roda JC Kerkrade should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Jong Utrecht form and stats

When playing at home in the Eerste Divisie, Jong Utrecht have managed 5 wins, 4 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 10 games.

The fans are hoping that Jong Utrecht will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Eerste Divisie game against De Graafschap (placed 3rd). Before that game, the home loss against Go Ahead Eagles with the scoreline 0-3.

This is expected to be a close game, with Jong Utrecht perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Jong Utrecht as a small favourite), we find four games. Jong Utrecht has won 2 of these, drawn 1 and lost 1.

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

Goals decide football matches and Jong Utrecht are scoring many of them at home; 21 on target from 10 league matches. Jong Utrecht have conceded 13 in these home matches.

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Roda JC Kerkrade form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Roda JC Kerkrade so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 1-5-4 (win-draw-lose). Roda JC Kerkrade has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Roda JC Kerkrade delivered a 2-2 draw playing at home against MVV Maastricht (placed 15th) in their previous match; a Eerste Divisie game. Prior to that match, the Roda JC Kerkrade manager J. de Jong faced defeat when travelling to SC Heerenveen and losing 0-2.

The match against MVV Maastricht looked like a defeat for Roda JC Kerkrade, but they did not accept the outcome and clawed their way back to 2-2. I. Ugbo equalized in the 90th minute.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found three similar matches played by Roda JC Kerkrade in our archives, and the results are: 0 wins for Roda JC Kerkrade, 2 draws and 1 defeat.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting FC Volendam in just four days.

The attacking power of Roda JC Kerkrade when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 10 league matches away. As opposed to that, Roda JC Kerkrade have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Jong Utrecht and Roda JC Kerkrade have met before this season: Roda JC Kerkrade - Jong Utrecht 1-3. Last three meetings between the teams: Jong Utrecht won 1, Roda JC Kerkrade won 2 and 0 draws. 3 games with over 2,5 goals, 0 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Roda JC KerkradeI. Ugbo
I. Ugbo
10 goals
Roda JC KerkradeR. Alberg
R. Alberg
7 goals
Jong UtrechtJ. Arweiler
J. Arweiler
6 goals

Jong Utrecht missing players

Roda JC Kerkrade missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Jong Utrecht Roda JC Kerkrade
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
21 10 4 Played P 5 10 21
7 5 3 Won W 1 1 4
7 4 1 Drew D 3 5 9
7 1 0 Lost L 1 4 8
31 21 8 Scored S 4 6 26
32 13 3 Conceded C 5 14 34
90% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 90% 95%
86% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 80% 90%
62% 80% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 20% 52%
38% 40% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 10% 33%
10% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 10%
57% 80% 75% BTTS BTTS 60% 50% 71%
14% 10% 25% Clean Sheets C S 20% 10% 10%
38% 10% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 50% 24%
 
4.2 4.6 6.5 Corners For (avg) C F 5.4 5.9 5.6
6.8 5.9 5.2 Corners Against (avg) C A 9 7.2 6.3
1.5 1.6 1.5 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2.4 1.9 1.7
2 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 2
 
176 94 31 Total Shots T S 42 91 243
84 42 16 Shots on Target S O 15 30 102
37% 50% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 27% 20% 25%
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • All of Jong Utrecht's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Jong Utrecht has the fewest points from losing position (2)
  • Jong Utrecht have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Jong Utrecht have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Roda JC Kerkrade have scored away.
  • Jong Utrecht haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Roda JC Kerkrade has the fewest scored goals (6) away
  • Roda JC Kerkrade have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 SC Cambuur 22 14 3 5 51 21 10 7 1 2 29 10 12 7 2 3 22 11 30 45
2 Jong Ajax 21 13 4 4 54 26 10 7 2 1 29 10 11 6 2 3 25 16 28 43
3 De Graafschap 22 11 10 1 45 20 11 7 4 0 26 7 11 4 6 1 19 13 25 43
4 FC Volendam 22 13 4 5 43 33 11 7 3 1 26 16 11 6 1 4 17 17 10 43
5 NAC Breda 22 11 5 6 35 22 12 7 2 3 21 10 10 4 3 3 14 12 13 38
6 Excelsior 22 10 6 6 45 40 11 7 1 3 30 23 11 3 5 3 15 17 5 36
7 Go Ahead Eagles 21 8 11 2 36 25 11 4 7 0 20 10 10 4 4 2 16 15 11 35
8 NEC 22 9 7 6 35 27 10 5 3 2 18 11 12 4 4 4 17 16 8 34
9 Telstar 22 9 6 7 37 33 11 5 1 5 16 13 11 4 5 2 21 20 4 33
10 Almere City 22 9 5 8 33 33 11 8 1 2 19 11 11 1 4 6 14 22 0 32
11 FC Den Bosch 21 6 10 5 35 33 11 4 6 1 22 13 10 2 4 4 13 20 2 28
12 Jong Utrecht 21 7 7 7 31 32 10 5 4 1 21 13 11 2 3 6 10 19 -1 28
13 FC Eindhoven 22 7 4 11 34 48 11 6 2 3 22 18 11 1 2 8 12 30 -14 25
14 Jong AZ 22 6 5 11 35 41 11 5 3 3 20 16 11 1 2 8 15 25 -6 23
15 MVV Maastricht 22 5 6 11 25 39 11 4 4 3 15 13 11 1 2 8 10 26 -14 21
16 Roda JC Kerkrade 21 4 9 8 26 34 11 3 4 4 20 20 10 1 5 4 6 14 -8 18
17 FC Oss 22 5 3 14 21 44 11 4 2 5 14 15 11 1 1 9 7 29 -23 18
18 Jong PSV 22 4 5 13 25 42 11 3 4 4 13 14 11 1 1 9 12 28 -17 17
19 Helmond Sport 22 3 6 13 22 49 11 2 3 6 12 18 11 1 3 7 10 31 -27 15
20 FC Dordrecht 21 2 6 13 26 52 11 1 4 6 15 25 10 1 2 7 11 27 -26 12

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 SC Cambuur 22 14 3 5 51 21 10 7 1 2 29 10 12 7 2 3 22 11 30 45
2 Jong Ajax 21 13 4 4 54 26 10 7 2 1 29 10 11 6 2 3 25 16 28 43
3 De Graafschap 22 11 10 1 45 20 11 7 4 0 26 7 11 4 6 1 19 13 25 43
4 FC Volendam 22 13 4 5 43 33 11 7 3 1 26 16 11 6 1 4 17 17 10 43
5 NAC Breda 22 11 5 6 35 22 12 7 2 3 21 10 10 4 3 3 14 12 13 38
6 Excelsior 22 10 6 6 45 40 11 7 1 3 30 23 11 3 5 3 15 17 5 36
7 Go Ahead Eagles 21 8 11 2 36 25 11 4 7 0 20 10 10 4 4 2 16 15 11 35
8 NEC 22 9 7 6 35 27 10 5 3 2 18 11 12 4 4 4 17 16 8 34
9 Telstar 22 9 6 7 37 33 11 5 1 5 16 13 11 4 5 2 21 20 4 33
10 Almere City 22 9 5 8 33 33 11 8 1 2 19 11 11 1 4 6 14 22 0 32
11 FC Den Bosch 21 6 10 5 35 33 11 4 6 1 22 13 10 2 4 4 13 20 2 28
12 Jong Utrecht 21 7 7 7 31 32 10 5 4 1 21 13 11 2 3 6 10 19 -1 28
13 FC Eindhoven 22 7 4 11 34 48 11 6 2 3 22 18 11 1 2 8 12 30 -14 25
14 Jong AZ 22 6 5 11 35 41 11 5 3 3 20 16 11 1 2 8 15 25 -6 23
15 MVV Maastricht 22 5 6 11 25 39 11 4 4 3 15 13 11 1 2 8 10 26 -14 21
16 Roda JC Kerkrade 21 4 9 8 26 34 11 3 4 4 20 20 10 1 5 4 6 14 -8 18
17 FC Oss 22 5 3 14 21 44 11 4 2 5 14 15 11 1 1 9 7 29 -23 18
18 Jong PSV 22 4 5 13 25 42 11 3 4 4 13 14 11 1 1 9 12 28 -17 17
19 Helmond Sport 22 3 6 13 22 49 11 2 3 6 12 18 11 1 3 7 10 31 -27 15
20 FC Dordrecht 21 2 6 13 26 52 11 1 4 6 15 25 10 1 2 7 11 27 -26 12

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