The season is still fairly new and the Eerste Divisie table has to be read with caution. So far NEC find themselves in 7th position and Almere City are placed 2nd.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
NEC form and stats
The hosts won their first Eerste Divisie game here at Goffertstadion, lifting spirits. Home statistics for NEC last season were 6 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses from 14 games.
A strong away win for NEC against FC Volendam the last match, as R. Janga (2) and E. Tavsan were on target. Ahead of that match, NEC won a home game hosting Jong Ajax (2-1).
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does NEC handle that role? We have found nine games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are five wins, two draws and two defeats.
NEC has scored 2 goals so far and conceded 1 goal from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
Almere City form and stats
Only one away game in the Eerste Divisie so far for Almere City and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 3 victories, 4 draws and 8 losses from 15 travels.
Almere City go into this game after a win, the home game against TOP Oss that ended 3-0. Preceding that game was the away victory against Excelsior with the score of 6-4.
We have checked recent matches where Almere have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those nine games were six victories, two draws and one defeat.
It's early days yet, but Almere City has scored 6 and conceded 4 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's five NEC victories, zero draws and three Almere City wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Verheydt 3 goals |   R. van Eijden 1 goals |  J. Bruijn 1 goals |
NEC missing players
Almere City missing players
| NEC | Almere City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 67% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 67% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 3.7 | 4 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 8 | 5.7 |
| 8.3 | 5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 7 | 3.3 |
| 0.3 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | 12 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 18 | 43 |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 9 | 17 |
| 42% | 40% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 67% | 53% |
| NEC | Last season | Almere City | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 29 | 14 | Played | P | 15 | 29 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 13 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 8 | 11 | ||
| 51 | 24 | Scored | S | 19 | 44 | ||
| 37 | 17 | Conceded | C | 28 | 42 | ||
| 90% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 97% | ||
| 79% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 79% | ||
| 55% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 52% | ||
| 31% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 47% | 38% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 24% | ||
| 59% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 62% | ||
| 31% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 7% | 21% | ||
| 21% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 21% | ||
| 6.4 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.5 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.4 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 1.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 359 | 194 | Total Shots | T S | 170 | 374 | ||
| 149 | 78 | Shots on Target | S O | 81 | 174 | ||
| 34% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 25% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | NAC Breda | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 |
| 2 | Almere City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | SC Cambuur | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | Graafschap | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 5 | Excelsior | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | NEC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | Jong PSV | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| 9 | Go Ahead Eagles | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Telstar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | FC Eindhoven | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Helmond Sport | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| 13 | MVV Maastricht | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -5 | 4 |
| 14 | Jong Utrecht | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| 15 | FC Den Bosch | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 3 |
| 16 | Jong AZ | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -7 | 3 |
| 17 | FC Volendam | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 18 | FC Dordrecht | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 19 | Jong Ajax | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 0 |
| 20 | TOP Oss | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -7 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 29 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 68 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 11 | 43 | 66 |
| 2 | Graafschap | 29 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 63 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 18 | 35 | 62 |
| 3 | FC Volendam | 29 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 57 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 55 |
| 4 | Jong Ajax | 29 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 72 | 47 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 30 | 25 | 54 |
| 5 | NAC Breda | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 50 |
| 6 | Go Ahead Eagles | 29 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 49 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 27 | 8 | 48 |
| 7 | Excelsior | 29 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 65 | 55 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 10 | 47 |
| 8 | NEC | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 51 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 14 | 45 |
| 9 | Almere City | 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 42 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 2 | 44 |
| 10 | Telstar | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 47 | 48 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 27 | -1 | 44 |
| 11 | FC Den Bosch | 29 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 56 | 49 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 29 | 7 | 38 |
| 12 | Jong Utrecht | 29 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 48 | 47 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 1 | 38 |
| 13 | FC Eindhoven | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 46 | 59 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 36 | -13 | 34 |
| 14 | Jong AZ | 29 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 45 | 61 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 36 | -16 | 28 |
| 15 | MVV Maastricht | 29 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 37 | 53 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 36 | -16 | 27 |
| 16 | TOP Oss | 29 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 53 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 34 | -25 | 25 |
| 17 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 29 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 52 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 24 | -16 | 22 |
| 18 | Jong PSV | 29 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 34 | 56 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 37 | -22 | 22 |
| 19 | FC Dordrecht | 29 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 34 | 66 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 37 | -32 | 20 |
| 20 | Helmond Sport | 29 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 62 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 37 | -37 | 17 |