Eerste Divisie duel: Close contest expected between NEC and FC Volendam

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 13.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Goffertstadion (12500 seats)

This could be an interesting match as NEC have their presumed home advantage while FC Volendam are ahead 10 points in the Eerste Divisie table.

There haven't been much time to rest for the hosts, as they played a Eerste Divisie match only four days ago. That game was an away game at Jong Utrecht, so at least NEC are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

5-0-13 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for FC Volendam when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 18 matches are 18-40 (scored/conceded).

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NEC form and stats

NEC have played 14 Eerste Divisie games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 6-5-3 (wins-draws-losses).

A strong away win for NEC against Jong Utrecht the last match, as O. ter Haar Romeny and Z. Flemming were on target. Preceding that game was the home draw versus NAC Breda that ended 1-1.

Manager F. Gesthuizen felt very clever after O. ter Haar Romeny scored the winning goal against Jong Utrecht, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 71st minute. Some amazing scenes last match, when O. ter Haar Romeny scored the winning goal three minutes into stoppage time.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how NEC have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found one match with the results: Won zero, drawn zero and lost one.

The NEC fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 24 goals in 14 league matches. NEC have conceded 17 in these home matches.

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FC Volendam form and stats

Playing away, FC Volendam have won 7 games, drawn 2 and suffered 5 defeats in the Eerste Divisie this season.

Impressive finishing from I. El Kadiri, J. Duin and F. Antonucci (2) secured the home win 4-0 against Jong Ajax in their previous game. Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Go Ahead Eagles.

As you can tell from the results above, FC Volendam was very dominant against Jong Ajax, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with I. El Kadiri, J. Duin and F. Antonucci (2) providing the goals.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found three similar matches played by FC Volendam in our archives, and the results are: one win for FC Volendam, one draw and one defeat.

FC Volendam has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 22 goals from 14 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as FC Volendam have conceded 22 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the FC Volendam - NEC 3-1 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: eight - one - one (NEC wins - draws - FC Volendam wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

NECZ. Flemming
Z. Flemming
13 goals
FC VolendamF. Antonucci
F. Antonucci
11 goals
FC VolendamM. Kaars
M. Kaars
10 goals

NEC missing players

FC Volendam missing players

Total First Half Second Half
NEC FC Volendam
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
29 14 5 Played P 5 14 29
12 6 0 Won W 3 7 16
9 5 4 Drew D 0 2 7
8 3 1 Lost L 2 5 6
51 24 8 Scored S 9 22 57
37 17 10 Conceded C 6 22 42
90% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
79% 79% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 93% 93%
55% 43% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 79% 76%
31% 29% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 29% 45%
24% 29% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 14% 21%
59% 50% 80% BTTS BTTS 80% 79% 76%
31% 43% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 10%
21% 14% 20% Failed to Score F T 20% 21% 14%
 
6.4 6.5 4.6 Corners for (avg) C F 6 5.6 5.9
4.5 3.9 6 Corners against (avg) C A 4.6 5.2 4.7
1.6 1.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.6 0.9 0.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
359 194 65 Total Shots T S 72 191 402
149 78 24 Shots on Target S O 29 87 173
34% 31% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 25% 33%
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • FC Volendam have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • FC Volendam have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • FC Volendam 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 SC Cambuur 29 21 3 5 68 25 14 11 1 2 40 14 15 10 2 3 28 11 43 66
2 De 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

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 29 21 3 5 68 25 14 11 1 2 40 14 15 10 2 3 28 11 43 66
2 De 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

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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.