Eerste Divisie match prediction and preview for Telstar vs De Graafschap clash

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 12.March
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: BUKO Stadion

Telstar will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 26 points behind De Graafschap.

Insights:
  • Telstar have the most matches under the total-line (17) in Eerste Divisie
  • De Graafschap have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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

4-4-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Eerste Divisie numbers at home for Telstar so far this season.

In their previous game, the manager A. Jonker led his Telstar to a defeat in the Eerste Divisie match away at SC Cambuur. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at BUKO Stadion. Heartbreak before that as Telstar lost 0-2 at MVV Maastricht's place.

Telstar's goalkeeper Jasper Schendelaar was extremely busy against SC Cambuur, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves.

Telstar can score goals in their home matches. After 13 league matches they have found the net 27 times. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Telstar defense is not exactly impregnable. 20 goals conceded from 13 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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De Graafschap form and stats

De Graafschap have an excellent away record in the Eerste Divisie so far with 9-1-3 from 13 games. De Graafschap has been amazing away for a time now, winning four in a row on their travels. The last time they went home with a point loss was against Almere City.

Graafschap go into this game after a win, the home game against FC Eindhoven that ended 1-0. A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Jong AZ.

World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager M. Snoei when Melvin Platje scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 71st minute. Late drama in the previous game, when Melvin Platje scored the winning goal one minutes into stoppage time to defeat FC Eindhoven.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, De Graafschap are regular goalscorers on their travels. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Graafschap have conceded 20 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was De Graafschap - Telstar 2-0, played this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Telstar won three, De Graafschap won six and one draw. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

TelstarG. Plet
G. Plet
14 goals
De GraafschapR. Seuntjens
R. Seuntjens
12 goals
TelstarI. Bronkhorst
I. Bronkhorst
8 goals

Telstar missing players

De Graafschap missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Telstar De Graafschap
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 5 Played P 5 13 27
9 4 1 Won W 4 9 19
7 4 0 Drew D 0 1 3
11 5 4 Lost L 1 3 5
44 27 10 Scored S 13 28 55
41 20 11 Conceded C 7 20 35
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 96%
93% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 85% 81%
59% 69% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 69% 59%
30% 38% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 46% 41%
19% 23% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 38% 26%
74% 85% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 69% 59%
7% 15% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 23% 33%
19% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 15% 11%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.4 1 1.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.1 1.1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
10.4 10.4 8.2 Shots (avg) S ( 16.6 14.7 14.1
4.2 4.5 4.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.8 5.8 5.7
39% 47% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 37% 36%
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • All of Telstar's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • De Graafschap have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Telstar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Telstar have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Telstar have the most matches under the total-line (17) in Eerste Divisie
  • Telstar haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 27 21 3 3 77 22 14 11 0 3 42 13 13 10 3 0 35 9 55 66
2 De Graafschap 27 19 3 5 55 35 14 10 2 2 27 15 13 9 1 3 28 20 20 60
3 Almere City 27 17 5 5 60 37 14 10 2 2 27 7 13 7 3 3 33 30 23 56
4 NAC Breda 26 16 5 5 51 23 13 9 1 3 29 12 13 7 4 2 22 11 28 53
5 Go Ahead Eagles 27 16 5 6 41 18 13 6 3 4 15 10 14 10 2 2 26 8 23 53
6 NEC 27 15 5 7 55 31 13 7 3 3 25 13 14 8 2 4 30 18 24 50
7 FC Volendam 27 12 8 7 57 38 14 5 3 6 31 22 13 7 5 1 26 16 19 44
8 Roda JC Kerkrade 27 12 8 7 52 39 13 6 4 3 25 16 14 6 4 4 27 23 13 44
9 Telstar 27 9 7 11 44 41 13 4 4 5 27 20 14 5 3 6 17 21 3 34
10 Excelsior 27 10 3 14 51 49 13 5 1 7 28 26 14 5 2 7 23 23 2 33
11 Jong Ajax 27 8 6 13 43 54 14 3 4 7 19 27 13 5 2 6 24 27 -11 30
12 Helmond Sport 27 7 9 11 36 48 14 5 2 7 19 27 13 2 7 4 17 21 -12 30
13 FC Eindhoven 27 7 8 12 37 46 13 4 4 5 26 23 14 3 4 7 11 23 -9 29
14 MVV Maastricht 27 8 5 14 29 52 13 5 2 6 20 29 14 3 3 8 9 23 -23 29
15 Jong Utrecht 27 9 1 17 38 52 14 5 0 9 19 24 13 4 1 8 19 28 -14 28
16 FC Oss 27 8 4 15 27 47 14 5 2 7 21 24 13 3 2 8 6 23 -20 28
17 Jong PSV 26 6 6 14 37 54 13 2 5 6 16 22 13 4 1 8 21 32 -17 24
18 Jong AZ 26 6 5 15 36 69 13 3 3 7 24 36 13 3 2 8 12 33 -33 23
19 FC Den Bosch 27 4 7 16 32 61 13 3 5 5 19 18 14 1 2 11 13 43 -29 19
20 FC Dordrecht 26 5 3 18 25 67 13 3 3 7 15 25 13 2 0 11 10 42 -42 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 SC Cambuur 27 21 3 3 77 22 14 11 0 3 42 13 13 10 3 0 35 9 55 66
2 De Graafschap 27 19 3 5 55 35 14 10 2 2 27 15 13 9 1 3 28 20 20 60
3 Almere City 27 17 5 5 60 37 14 10 2 2 27 7 13 7 3 3 33 30 23 56
4 NAC Breda 26 16 5 5 51 23 13 9 1 3 29 12 13 7 4 2 22 11 28 53
5 Go Ahead Eagles 27 16 5 6 41 18 13 6 3 4 15 10 14 10 2 2 26 8 23 53
6 NEC 27 15 5 7 55 31 13 7 3 3 25 13 14 8 2 4 30 18 24 50
7 FC Volendam 27 12 8 7 57 38 14 5 3 6 31 22 13 7 5 1 26 16 19 44
8 Roda JC Kerkrade 27 12 8 7 52 39 13 6 4 3 25 16 14 6 4 4 27 23 13 44
9 Telstar 27 9 7 11 44 41 13 4 4 5 27 20 14 5 3 6 17 21 3 34
10 Excelsior 27 10 3 14 51 49 13 5 1 7 28 26 14 5 2 7 23 23 2 33
11 Jong Ajax 27 8 6 13 43 54 14 3 4 7 19 27 13 5 2 6 24 27 -11 30
12 Helmond Sport 27 7 9 11 36 48 14 5 2 7 19 27 13 2 7 4 17 21 -12 30
13 FC Eindhoven 27 7 8 12 37 46 13 4 4 5 26 23 14 3 4 7 11 23 -9 29
14 MVV Maastricht 27 8 5 14 29 52 13 5 2 6 20 29 14 3 3 8 9 23 -23 29
15 Jong Utrecht 27 9 1 17 38 52 14 5 0 9 19 24 13 4 1 8 19 28 -14 28
16 FC Oss 27 8 4 15 27 47 14 5 2 7 21 24 13 3 2 8 6 23 -20 28
17 Jong PSV 26 6 6 14 37 54 13 2 5 6 16 22 13 4 1 8 21 32 -17 24
18 Jong AZ 26 6 5 15 36 69 13 3 3 7 24 36 13 3 2 8 12 33 -33 23
19 FC Den Bosch 27 4 7 16 32 61 13 3 5 5 19 18 14 1 2 11 13 43 -29 19
20 FC Dordrecht 26 5 3 18 25 67 13 3 3 7 15 25 13 2 0 11 10 42 -42 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.