Football betting preview: Telstar with moderate expectations before welcoming De Graafschap

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 04.February
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: BUKO Stadion (5200 seats)

Stats, patterns, game results, form, head-2-head, lineups and a lot more: Get all you need to know on Telstar - De Graafschap!

Insights:
  • Telstar have the fewest scored goals in the second half (11) in Eerste Divisie
  • De Graafschap have the most clean sheets (6) away in Eerste Divisie

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Telstar form and stats

When playing at home in the Eerste Divisie, Telstar have managed 3 wins, 4 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 12 games. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Telstar after consecutive victories at their own ground.

The Telstar goalkeeper Ronald Koeman Jr. is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 180 minutes without conceding a goal in the Eerste Divisie.

The home team returns to BUKO Stadion after drawing with Almere City (placed 20th) on their last time out; the game ended 0-0. Jr, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 8.14 out of 10 in that game. Jr topped it up with a clean sheet.

Before that, Telstar had a home game versus Jong Ajax which ended with a victory 1-0.

Telstar are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 12 games.

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De Graafschap form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 8 wins, 2 draws and only 2 losses in the Eerste Divisie. Visiting De Graafschap has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

287 minutes! That's how long the De Graafschap goalkeeper Hidde Jurjus and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to ADO Den Haag (placed 3rd) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 0-0. Jurjus was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.11. The agile goalkeeper Jurjus topped it up with a clean sheet.

Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Almere City.

Graafschap has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 23 goals from 12 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. De Graafschap are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 12 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Telstar and De Graafschap have faced each other already this season: De Graafschap - Telstar 1-1. Stats for the former ten meetings between these two squads are: two wins for Telstar, two draws and six wins for De Graafschap. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

TelstarG. Plet
G. Plet
7 goals
De GraafschapJ. Konings
J. Konings
6 goals
De GraafschapJ. van Heertum
J. van Heertum
5 goals

Telstar missing players

De Graafschap missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Telstar De Graafschap
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
24 12 3 Played P 3 12 24
6 3 0 Won W 3 8 12
9 4 1 Drew D 0 2 5
9 5 2 Lost L 0 2 7
26 15 4 Scored S 8 23 35
42 24 7 Conceded C 3 9 25
92% 92% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 88%
75% 75% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 75%
50% 50% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 67% 58%
29% 42% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 25% 25%
17% 25% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 8% 4%
58% 67% 67% BTTS BTTS 67% 50% 46%
25% 25% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 50% 42%
25% 17% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 25%
 
5.4 6 6 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 6.2 6.7
4.9 5.6 6.3 Corners against (avg) C A 3.7 4.1 3.6
1.5 1.8 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.1 1.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
9.2 10.8 11.3 Shots (avg) S ( 14.3 13.2 13.8
3.8 4.8 5.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 5.4 5.4
28% 26% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 57% 35% 27%
 
10.5 10.7 14.3 Shots against (avg) S A 12.7 9.8 9.2
4.8 5.2 6.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 3.6 3.4
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • De Graafschap have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • De Graafschap have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • De Graafschap have the most clean sheets (6) away in Eerste Divisie
  • De Graafschap have the the best goal difference (+14) away in Eerste Divisie
  • Telstar have the fewest scored goals in the second half (11) 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 FC Volendam 23 15 7 1 53 28 11 8 2 1 28 15 12 7 5 0 25 13 25 52
2 FC Emmen 23 15 3 5 35 15 10 7 0 3 19 6 13 8 3 2 16 9 20 48
3 ADO Den Haag 24 16 3 5 53 31 12 9 1 2 28 12 12 7 2 3 25 19 22 45
4 Excelsior 24 13 4 7 50 33 12 5 3 4 23 17 12 8 1 3 27 16 17 43
5 Jong Ajax 23 13 4 6 49 34 11 7 2 2 27 16 12 6 2 4 22 18 15 43
6 FC Eindhoven 24 12 5 7 41 28 12 8 3 1 24 11 12 4 2 6 17 17 13 41
7 De Graafschap 24 12 5 7 35 25 12 4 3 5 12 16 12 8 2 2 23 9 10 41
8 Roda JC Kerkrade 23 11 7 5 48 28 12 5 4 3 22 14 11 6 3 2 26 14 20 40
9 Jong PSV 23 9 5 9 41 34 12 6 2 4 24 15 11 3 3 5 17 19 7 32
10 NAC Breda 23 7 8 8 32 29 11 5 5 1 17 7 12 2 3 7 15 22 3 29
11 VVV-Venlo 24 9 2 13 30 37 13 6 1 6 21 21 11 3 1 7 9 16 -7 29
12 FC Oss 24 7 6 11 29 37 12 4 4 4 17 18 12 3 2 7 12 19 -8 27
13 Telstar 24 6 9 9 26 42 12 3 4 5 15 24 12 3 5 4 11 18 -16 27
14 FC Den Bosch 24 8 2 14 27 45 12 6 0 6 12 21 12 2 2 8 15 24 -18 26
15 Jong AZ 23 7 4 12 21 28 12 5 3 4 13 12 11 2 1 8 8 16 -7 25
16 MVV Maastricht 24 7 2 15 23 45 12 4 2 6 15 19 12 3 0 9 8 26 -22 23
17 Jong Utrecht 23 6 4 13 24 43 12 3 0 9 9 25 11 3 4 4 15 18 -19 22
18 Helmond Sport 22 5 5 12 20 35 12 3 2 7 11 22 10 2 3 5 9 13 -15 20
19 FC Dordrecht 24 5 5 14 33 54 11 2 4 5 13 20 13 3 1 9 20 34 -21 20
20 Almere City 24 4 6 14 34 53 12 2 3 7 17 26 12 2 3 7 17 27 -19 18

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 FC Volendam 23 15 7 1 53 28 11 8 2 1 28 15 12 7 5 0 25 13 25 52
2 FC Emmen 23 15 3 5 35 15 10 7 0 3 19 6 13 8 3 2 16 9 20 48
3 ADO Den Haag 24 16 3 5 53 31 12 9 1 2 28 12 12 7 2 3 25 19 22 45
4 Excelsior 24 13 4 7 50 33 12 5 3 4 23 17 12 8 1 3 27 16 17 43
5 Jong Ajax 23 13 4 6 49 34 11 7 2 2 27 16 12 6 2 4 22 18 15 43
6 FC Eindhoven 24 12 5 7 41 28 12 8 3 1 24 11 12 4 2 6 17 17 13 41
7 De Graafschap 24 12 5 7 35 25 12 4 3 5 12 16 12 8 2 2 23 9 10 41
8 Roda JC Kerkrade 23 11 7 5 48 28 12 5 4 3 22 14 11 6 3 2 26 14 20 40
9 Jong PSV 23 9 5 9 41 34 12 6 2 4 24 15 11 3 3 5 17 19 7 32
10 NAC Breda 23 7 8 8 32 29 11 5 5 1 17 7 12 2 3 7 15 22 3 29
11 VVV-Venlo 24 9 2 13 30 37 13 6 1 6 21 21 11 3 1 7 9 16 -7 29
12 FC Oss 24 7 6 11 29 37 12 4 4 4 17 18 12 3 2 7 12 19 -8 27
13 Telstar 24 6 9 9 26 42 12 3 4 5 15 24 12 3 5 4 11 18 -16 27
14 FC Den Bosch 24 8 2 14 27 45 12 6 0 6 12 21 12 2 2 8 15 24 -18 26
15 Jong AZ 23 7 4 12 21 28 12 5 3 4 13 12 11 2 1 8 8 16 -7 25
16 MVV Maastricht 24 7 2 15 23 45 12 4 2 6 15 19 12 3 0 9 8 26 -22 23
17 Jong Utrecht 23 6 4 13 24 43 12 3 0 9 9 25 11 3 4 4 15 18 -19 22
18 Helmond Sport 22 5 5 12 20 35 12 3 2 7 11 22 10 2 3 5 9 13 -15 20
19 FC Dordrecht 24 5 5 14 33 54 11 2 4 5 13 20 13 3 1 9 20 34 -21 20
20 Almere City 24 4 6 14 34 53 12 2 3 7 17 26 12 2 3 7 17 27 -19 18

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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.