4th position in the Eerste Divisie table for NEC so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 10th-placed Jong Utrecht visits Goffertstadion.
It's no vacation for neither NEC nor Jong Utrecht as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
NEC form and stats
Overall Eerste Divisie stats at home this season for NEC are 4-3-1 (wins-draw-losses).
The points were shared in NEC's previous game, also at home. Visiting Jong Utrecht (placed 10th) travelled back with a point after a 0-0 scoreline. Before that match, a win away at Helmond Sport.
NEC are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found eleven matches and the win/draw/lost stats: W6-D5-L0.
A decent goal production from NEC in their home games so far, with 15 goals from 8 league matches. On the other hand, NEC have conceded 8 goals.
Jong Utrecht form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Jong Utrecht so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-5 (win-draw-lose).
Jong Utrecht has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to NEC for a Eerste Divisie game that ended a draw (0-0). That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Jong AZ.
We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Jong Utrecht played away with similar odds. This revealed ten games. The visitors overcame the odds to win 1 time, 1 were draw and the home team won as expected 8 times.
The attacking power of Jong Utrecht when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 9 league matches away. In the opposite end, Jong Utrecht have conceded 16 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
NEC - Jong Utrecht 0-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Numbers for the last five meetings between these two teams are: 4 wins for NEC, 1 draw and 0 wins for Jong Utrecht. Over 2,5 goals: 3 times; under 2,5 goals: 2 games.Top Goalscorers
 
J. Okita
5 goals
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Z. Flemming
5 goals
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J. Arweiler
5 goals
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NEC missing players
Jong Utrecht missing players
| NEC | Jong Utrecht | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 16 |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 26 | 15 | 8 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 24 |
| 18 | 8 | 7 | Conceded | C | 5 | 16 | 23 |
| 88% | 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 78% | 88% |
| 75% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 33% | 67% | 81% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 44% | 56% |
| 25% | 25% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 44% | 38% |
| 19% | 25% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 12% |
| 50% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 22% | 50% |
| 38% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 22% | 19% |
| 25% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 78% | 44% |
| 6.9 | 7.2 | 7.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
| 4.2 | 3.2 | 3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 9 | 7.4 | 6.7 |
| 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 216 | 117 | 39 | Total Shots | T S | 18 | 72 | 138 |
| 80 | 46 | 19 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 38 | 74 |
| 32% | 33% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 21% | 32% |
- NEC have won at least twice as many corners 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 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 28 | 36 |
| 2 | De Graafschap | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 33 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 33 |
| 3 | Jong Ajax | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 21 | 30 |
| 4 | NEC | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 27 |
| 5 | NAC Breda | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | FC Volendam | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -1 | 27 |
| 7 | Go Ahead Eagles | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 26 |
| 8 | Excelsior | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 25 |
| 9 | Telstar | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 24 |
| 10 | Jong Utrecht | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 23 |
| 11 | Almere City | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 25 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -2 | 22 |
| 12 | FC Eindhoven | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 23 | -6 | 21 |
| 13 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 19 |
| 14 | FC Den Bosch | 16 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| 15 | Jong AZ | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 16 |
| 16 | MVV Maastricht | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -12 | 15 |
| 17 | Helmond Sport | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 21 | -17 | 14 |
| 18 | Jong PSV | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 19 | -14 | 12 |
| 19 | TOP Oss | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 21 | -17 | 12 |
| 20 | FC Dordrecht | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 41 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 21 | -21 | 8 |