NEC vs FC Volendam match preview: Even contest expected at Goffertstadion

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Mon 15.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Goffertstadion (12500 seats)

It's advantage NEC so far with their 6th position in the Eerste Divisie table, welcoming FC Volendam who are placed 7th.

Insights:
  • NEC have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

7 - 2 - 7 with 23-31. What does this mean? Well, these are the statistics for FC Volendam when playing on grass like they will do today. Wins - draws- losses and goals scored-conceded. FC Volendam play their home games on artifical turf so that's why we provide these numbers.

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NEC form and stats

8 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what NEC have to build on here at Goffertstadion in the Eerste Divisie. The team is doing great wherever they are playing as NEC has won four games in a row. The De Graafschap match was the last time out without a victory. NEC has recorded two wins in a row here at Goffertstadion, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Mattijs Branderhorst not having conceded a league goal in 187 minutes.

A nice win for NEC last time playing, versus Jong PSV. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0 with Rangelo Janga and Javier Vet scoring for the victors. In the game before, an away victory match versus Helmond Sport with a 7-0 scoreline.

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 two matches with the results: Won zero, drawn zero and lost two.

There will be little rest for NEC after this match as they are travelling to FC Oss for a Eerste Divisie game in only four days.

NEC have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Goffertstadion with 27 goals in 14 league matches. NEC have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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FC Volendam form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 8 wins, 5 draws and only 1 loss in the Eerste Divisie. It could be a hat trick of victories away for FC Volendam, as they have won on their previous two travels.

Two travels in a row for FC Volendam, whose manager W. Jonk could celebrate last time after the Eerste Divisie win against FC Den Bosch. The game before that, was lost at home, a 3-4 defeat against Roda JC Kerkrade.

As mentioned above, Volendam was the only team on the pitch versus FC Den Bosch in their previous game, winning 5-1. This could be a tougher task.

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

A new game in only four days for Volendam, the Eerste Divisie home match versus NAC Breda. Busy days.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Volendam are regular goalscorers on their travels. 17 goals have been conceded by Volendam in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; FC Volendam - NEC 1-3. 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

FC VolendamS. Mulattieri
S. Mulattieri
14 goals
NECJ. Bruijn
J. Bruijn
10 goals
NECE. Tavsan
E. Tavsan
9 goals

NEC missing players

FC Volendam missing players

Total First Half Second Half
NEC FC Volendam
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
28 14 5 Played P 5 14 28
16 8 3 Won W 4 8 13
5 3 1 Drew D 0 5 8
7 3 1 Lost L 1 1 7
57 27 8 Scored S 11 31 62
31 13 6 Conceded C 7 17 39
96% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 93%
82% 79% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 79% 79%
61% 57% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 57% 57%
36% 29% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 43% 50%
21% 21% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 29% 36%
57% 57% 80% BTTS BTTS 60% 71% 64%
29% 29% 0% Clean Sheets C S 20% 21% 21%
18% 21% 20% Failed to Score F T 20% 14% 21%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.1 0.6 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.4 0.9
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
13 13.3 12.6 Shots (avg) S ( 13.6 15.9 17.1
5.8 6 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7 7.4 7.2
35% 32% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 30% 31%
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • NEC have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.

  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 28 21 4 3 77 22 14 11 0 3 42 13 14 10 4 0 35 9 55 67
2 De Graafschap 28 20 3 5 57 36 14 10 2 2 27 15 14 10 1 3 30 21 21 63
3 NAC Breda 28 18 5 5 57 27 14 10 1 3 32 14 14 8 4 2 25 13 30 59
4 Almere City 28 18 5 5 63 38 14 10 2 2 27 7 14 8 3 3 36 31 25 59
5 Go Ahead Eagles 28 16 6 6 41 18 14 6 4 4 15 10 14 10 2 2 26 8 23 54
6 NEC 28 16 5 7 57 31 14 8 3 3 27 13 14 8 2 4 30 18 26 53
7 FC Volendam 28 13 8 7 62 39 14 5 3 6 31 22 14 8 5 1 31 17 23 47
8 Roda JC Kerkrade 28 12 9 7 54 41 14 6 5 3 27 18 14 6 4 4 27 23 13 45
9 Excelsior 28 11 3 14 53 49 14 6 1 7 30 26 14 5 2 7 23 23 4 36
10 Telstar 28 9 7 12 45 43 14 4 4 6 28 22 14 5 3 6 17 21 2 34
11 MVV Maastricht 28 9 5 14 32 54 14 6 2 6 23 31 14 3 3 8 9 23 -22 32
12 Jong Ajax 28 8 7 13 45 56 14 3 4 7 19 27 14 5 3 6 26 29 -11 31
13 FC Oss 28 9 4 15 30 48 14 5 2 7 21 24 14 4 2 8 9 24 -18 31
14 Helmond Sport 28 7 9 12 38 51 14 5 2 7 19 27 14 2 7 5 19 24 -13 30
15 FC Eindhoven 28 7 8 13 38 49 14 4 4 6 27 26 14 3 4 7 11 23 -11 29
16 Jong Utrecht 28 9 1 18 38 54 14 5 0 9 19 24 14 4 1 9 19 30 -16 28
17 Jong PSV 28 6 6 16 37 57 14 2 5 7 16 23 14 4 1 9 21 34 -20 24
18 Jong AZ 28 6 5 17 40 75 14 3 3 8 26 39 14 3 2 9 14 36 -35 23
19 FC Dordrecht 28 6 3 19 27 70 14 3 3 8 16 28 14 3 0 11 11 42 -43 21
20 FC Den Bosch 28 4 7 17 33 66 14 3 5 6 20 23 14 1 2 11 13 43 -33 19

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 28 21 4 3 77 22 14 11 0 3 42 13 14 10 4 0 35 9 55 67
2 De Graafschap 28 20 3 5 57 36 14 10 2 2 27 15 14 10 1 3 30 21 21 63
3 NAC Breda 28 18 5 5 57 27 14 10 1 3 32 14 14 8 4 2 25 13 30 59
4 Almere City 28 18 5 5 63 38 14 10 2 2 27 7 14 8 3 3 36 31 25 59
5 Go Ahead Eagles 28 16 6 6 41 18 14 6 4 4 15 10 14 10 2 2 26 8 23 54
6 NEC 28 16 5 7 57 31 14 8 3 3 27 13 14 8 2 4 30 18 26 53
7 FC Volendam 28 13 8 7 62 39 14 5 3 6 31 22 14 8 5 1 31 17 23 47
8 Roda JC Kerkrade 28 12 9 7 54 41 14 6 5 3 27 18 14 6 4 4 27 23 13 45
9 Excelsior 28 11 3 14 53 49 14 6 1 7 30 26 14 5 2 7 23 23 4 36
10 Telstar 28 9 7 12 45 43 14 4 4 6 28 22 14 5 3 6 17 21 2 34
11 MVV Maastricht 28 9 5 14 32 54 14 6 2 6 23 31 14 3 3 8 9 23 -22 32
12 Jong Ajax 28 8 7 13 45 56 14 3 4 7 19 27 14 5 3 6 26 29 -11 31
13 FC Oss 28 9 4 15 30 48 14 5 2 7 21 24 14 4 2 8 9 24 -18 31
14 Helmond Sport 28 7 9 12 38 51 14 5 2 7 19 27 14 2 7 5 19 24 -13 30
15 FC Eindhoven 28 7 8 13 38 49 14 4 4 6 27 26 14 3 4 7 11 23 -11 29
16 Jong Utrecht 28 9 1 18 38 54 14 5 0 9 19 24 14 4 1 9 19 30 -16 28
17 Jong PSV 28 6 6 16 37 57 14 2 5 7 16 23 14 4 1 9 21 34 -20 24
18 Jong AZ 28 6 5 17 40 75 14 3 3 8 26 39 14 3 2 9 14 36 -35 23
19 FC Dordrecht 28 6 3 19 27 70 14 3 3 8 16 28 14 3 0 11 11 42 -43 21
20 FC Den Bosch 28 4 7 17 33 66 14 3 5 6 20 23 14 1 2 11 13 43 -33 19

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