Football betting preview: Roda JC Kerkrade expected to win when TOP Oss visit

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 13.January
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Parkstad Limburg Stadion (19979 seats)

Eerste Divisie: What this game might miss in glamour it should compensate in effort and commitment. Bring on Roda JC Kerkrade - TOP Oss!

Insights:
  • Roda JC Kerkrade have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • TOP Oss have the most conceded goals in the first half (18) in Eerste Divisie

Both contenders have had adequate rest since their previous exertion in an official match. Let's hope for an in-your-face fixture!

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Roda JC Kerkrade form and stats

The story so far in the Eerste Divisie for Roda JC Kerkrade at their home stadium (Parkstad Limburg Stadion) is 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for Roda JC Kerkrade, their manager Streppel and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.

The club members are hoping that Roda JC Kerkrade will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the game against Willem II (placed 7th).

Ahead of that match, Kerkrade lost 1-3 at home to Heracles.

The Roda JC Kerkrade fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 8 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 12 goals have been conceded.

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TOP Oss form and stats

There's been little loot from TOP Oss's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 9 away games in the Eerste Divisie. TOP Oss only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 1 draw.

Impressive finishing from Dekker secured the home win 2-1 against Telstar in their previous game. Those three points felt nice as this team had gone five league rounds without victory. Dekker got a match rating of 7.61 in that game, top player of the team. Dekker scored one goal and hit one key pass.

A 0-0 draw at ADO Den Haag's stadium before that.

After this away game TOP Oss return home for a Eerste Divisie game against Jong AZ. That game is only three sleeps after this.

The attacking power of TOP when travelling is not overwhelming with 7 goals scored from 9 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. TOP Oss have conceded 16 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

TOP Oss - Roda JC Kerkrade 3-0 was the product when these squads last did battle, earlier this season. Previous ten meetings involving these contenders: Roda JC Kerkrade won five, TOP Oss triumphed in three and we saw two draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

KerkradeD. Vente
D. Vente
13 goals
TOP OssJ. Mathieu
J. Mathieu
5 goals
Roda JC KerkradeB. Limbombe
B. Limbombe
4 goals

Roda JC Kerkrade missing players

TOP Oss missing players

Roda JC Kerkrade TOP Oss
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
18 8 2 Played P 3 9 18
7 4 1 Won W 1 2 5
3 1 0 Drew D 0 1 2
8 3 1 Lost L 2 6 11
27 15 4 Scored S 3 7 18
26 12 2 Conceded C 3 16 30
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 94%
78% 75% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 78% 78%
56% 62% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 67% 67%
33% 62% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 11% 17%
22% 38% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 11%
56% 75% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 39%
22% 12% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 22% 22%
22% 12% 50% Failed to Score F T 67% 56% 44%
 
5.2 5.6 9.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.3 4 3.6
4.8 5.1 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.7 5.3 5
1.7 2.2 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.6 1.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.9 11.2 14 Shots (avg) S ( 8 5.1 6.3
5 4.6 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.3 1.7 2.6
30% 41% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 43% 47% 38%
 
7.9 6.5 6 Shots against (avg) S A 10.7 8.6 11
4 3.8 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.3 4.1 5
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • Roda JC Kerkrade have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Roda JC Kerkrade have scored at least twice as many goals at home as TOP Oss have scored away.
  • Roda JC Kerkrade haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • TOP Oss have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • TOP Oss have the most conceded goals in the first half (18) in Eerste Divisie

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Heracles 19 14 2 3 56 23 9 8 1 0 35 9 10 6 1 3 21 14 33 44
2 PEC Zwolle 18 13 2 3 44 21 10 6 2 2 22 15 8 7 0 1 22 6 23 41
3 MVV Maastricht 18 10 4 4 33 26 10 7 3 0 25 10 8 3 1 4 8 16 7 34
4 FC Eindhoven 19 9 6 4 31 24 9 5 3 1 19 10 10 4 3 3 12 14 7 33
5 Almere City 19 10 2 7 30 25 9 6 1 2 19 10 10 4 1 5 11 15 5 32
6 VVV-Venlo 19 9 5 5 29 27 10 3 4 3 11 12 9 6 1 2 18 15 2 32
7 Willem II 19 8 6 5 28 21 9 4 2 3 10 9 10 4 4 2 18 12 7 30
8 Jong AZ 18 7 4 7 29 25 10 5 3 2 21 12 8 2 1 5 8 13 4 25
9 Roda JC Kerkrade 18 7 3 8 27 26 8 4 1 3 15 12 10 3 2 5 12 14 1 24
10 Jong PSV 19 6 6 7 31 31 9 4 1 4 14 13 10 2 5 3 17 18 0 24
11 NAC Breda 19 7 3 9 25 32 10 4 2 4 11 11 9 3 1 5 14 21 -7 24
12 Jong Ajax 19 5 8 6 34 33 10 3 4 3 21 14 9 2 4 3 13 19 1 23
13 Graafschap 19 6 4 9 28 32 10 4 2 4 14 13 9 2 2 5 14 19 -4 22
14 Telstar 18 5 7 6 17 25 9 3 3 3 9 15 9 2 4 3 8 10 -8 22
15 ADO Den Haag 19 5 5 9 21 30 9 2 3 4 12 13 10 3 2 5 9 17 -9 20
16 TOP Oss 19 6 2 11 20 31 10 4 1 5 13 15 9 2 1 6 7 16 -11 20
17 FC Den Bosch 19 6 1 12 27 37 10 4 0 6 16 20 9 2 1 6 11 17 -10 19
18 FC Dordrecht 19 5 4 10 23 36 9 3 1 5 13 16 10 2 3 5 10 20 -13 19
19 Helmond Sport 19 6 1 12 15 32 9 4 0 5 11 13 10 2 1 7 4 19 -17 19
20 Jong Utrecht 18 4 3 11 19 30 8 2 2 4 6 8 10 2 1 7 13 22 -11 15

Read more about Eerste Divisie

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.