The league table in Eerste Divisie tells a story about these teams so far, with NEC leading TOP Oss by 12 points. Match preview to follow:
- NEC have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- TOP Oss has the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Eerste Divisie
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
4-5-8 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for TOP Oss 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 17 matches are 15-27 (scored/conceded).
NEC form and stats
NEC are steadily winning Eerste Divisie games and points here at Goffertstadion. 4 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 7 games. NEC haven’t lost a league-game in eleven attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Graafschap, 83 days ago.
NEC enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at FC Dordrecht's place. The match ended 2-1 with Rangelo Janga and Jordy Bruijn scoring. Before that, NEC played out a draw 2-2 when visiting FC Den Bosch.
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 four matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won three, drew one and lost zero.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (15 in 7 games), NEC's attacking play is working. 7 goals have been conceded.
TOP Oss form and stats
TOP Oss have only collected 8 points from their away games in the Eerste Divisie, after 2-2-4 (8 played). Momentum is building for TOP in their away games, having won their two previous outings.
It's the second away game in a row for TOP Oss, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Jong Utrecht (placed 13th) in the Eerste Divisie last time out. A home win before that, celebrating 3-2 vs Jong PSV.
You'll want to know how TOP managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found five similar matches resulting in zero away wins, one draw and four home wins.
Goals are few and far between in TOP's away league games. Only 4 goals from 8 travels. In the opposite end, TOP have conceded 14 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's five NEC victories, one draw and two TOP Oss wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Bruijn 6 goals |  R. Janga 5 goals |  D. van der Heijden 4 goals |
NEC missing players
TOP Oss missing players
| NEC | TOP Oss | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 31 | 15 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 17 | 7 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 14 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 88% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 75% |
| 62% | 71% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 44% |
| 31% | 29% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 12% |
| 12% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 62% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 25% | 31% |
| 19% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 31% |
| 19% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 44% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 0.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13.7 | 13.9 | 15.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 11.6 | 11.2 |
| 5.7 | 6.1 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 5 | 4.9 |
| 34% | 35% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 17% | 10% | 18% |
- NEC have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- NEC have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- NEC have scored more than double the goals of TOP Oss.
- NEC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- TOP Oss has the fewest matches over the total-line (4) in Eerste Divisie
- TOP Oss have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- TOP Oss have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- TOP Oss haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 37 | 40 |
| 2 | Almere City | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 37 |
| 3 | Graafschap | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 32 |
| 4 | NEC | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 31 |
| 5 | FC Volendam | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 24 | 30 |
| 6 | NAC Breda | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 29 |
| 7 | FC Eindhoven | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 25 |
| 8 | Go Ahead Eagles | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 23 |
| 9 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 5 | 22 |
| 10 | Telstar | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 22 |
| 11 | Jong Ajax | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | -2 | 22 |
| 12 | Excelsior | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 20 |
| 13 | Jong Utrecht | 16 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 15 | -7 | 19 |
| 14 | TOP Oss | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -9 | 19 |
| 15 | Jong PSV | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -7 | 16 |
| 16 | Helmond Sport | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -11 | 16 |
| 17 | Jong AZ | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 44 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 23 | -23 | 11 |
| 18 | FC Dordrecht | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 40 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 27 | -27 | 11 |
| 19 | FC Den Bosch | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 26 | -21 | 10 |
| 20 | MVV Maastricht | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -23 | 10 |