Eerste Divisie forecast and guide: Telstar small thought to get the better of FC Den Bosch

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 01.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: BUKO Stadion (5200 seats)

Points have been hard to come by for Telstar so far, and you could say the same about FC Den Bosch. These brave battlers eye some crucial points here.

Insights:
  • Telstar have the most conceded goals (33) at home in Eerste Divisie
  • FC Den Bosch have the fewest points (9) away in Eerste Divisie

Telstar and FC Den Bosch should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Telstar form and stats

Telstar have collected 17 points from their Eerste Divisie home games so far after 4-5-7. When Telstar hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like MVV Maastricht, Jong Utrecht, Telstar, FC Dordrecht, FC Oss and Helmond Sport), they have won 2 of 4 matches!

In their previous game, the manager Jonker led his Telstar to a defeat away at FC Emmen. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at BUKO Stadion. Bensabouh was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.5 out of 10. The defender Bensabouh won 8 of 9 duels.

Heartbreak before that as Telstar lost 1-2 at ADO Den Haag's place.

The Telstar fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 19 in 16 matches. Telstar are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (33 from 16 played).

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FC Den Bosch form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for FC Den Bosch so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-11 (win-draw-lose). The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Bosch have lost on their last two travels.

FC Den Bosch aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 187 league minutes without a goal. Halilovic was the last player to find the net.

Bosch's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus VVV-Venlo that finished 0-0. Felida got a match rating of 8.12 in that game, top player of the team. Felida dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 58 successful passes (of 69 total).

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Almere City wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.

FC Den Bosch are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, two draws and five defeats. From a total of ten matches.

The visitors have scored 15 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. When Bosch is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against MVV Maastricht, Jong Utrecht, FC Den Bosch, FC Dordrecht, FC Oss and Helmond Sport.

Head 2 Head

The sides have played each other previously this season, with the result FC Den Bosch - Telstar 0-1 logged in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - one - three (Telstar wins - draws - FC Den Bosch wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

TelstarG. Plet
G. Plet
11 goals
FC Den BoschR. Kuijpers
R. Kuijpers
9 goals
TelstarR. Smit
R. Smit
7 goals

Telstar missing players

FC Den Bosch missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Telstar FC Den Bosch
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
32 16 4 Played P 3 16 32
7 4 2 Won W 1 2 10
11 5 2 Drew D 1 3 4
14 7 0 Lost L 1 11 18
36 19 7 Scored S 5 15 33
60 33 5 Conceded C 5 32 57
94% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
78% 75% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 75% 72%
59% 56% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 56% 53%
34% 44% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 31% 31%
19% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 25% 25%
62% 62% 75% BTTS BTTS 67% 44% 41%
22% 25% 25% Clean Sheets C S 33% 19% 22%
22% 19% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 44% 44%
 
5.4 6 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 6.7 4.6 4.5
4.6 5 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 3 5.1 5.5
1.5 1.9 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2.1 1.7
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
9.8 11.3 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 12.7 9.9 9.3
4.1 5.1 7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.3 4.4 4
27% 23% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 21% 26%
 
10.5 10.2 8.2 Shots against (avg) S A 11.7 13.6 12.4
4.8 5.1 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 6.3 5.7
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • FC Den Bosch have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • FC Den Bosch have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • FC Den Bosch have the fewest points (9) away in Eerste Divisie
  • Telstar have the most conceded goals (33) at home 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 Emmen 32 22 4 6 54 22 16 12 0 4 33 12 16 10 4 2 21 10 32 70
2 FC Volendam 31 18 10 3 66 41 15 11 2 2 38 22 16 7 8 1 28 19 25 64
3 Excelsior 32 19 5 8 73 42 16 9 3 4 38 19 16 10 2 4 35 23 31 62
4 FC Eindhoven 32 17 7 8 60 37 16 10 4 2 34 15 16 7 3 6 26 22 23 58
5 Jong Ajax 31 16 6 9 68 54 16 10 3 3 40 25 15 6 3 6 28 29 14 54
6 Roda JC Kerkrade 31 14 11 6 63 38 15 7 5 3 29 15 16 7 6 3 34 23 25 53
7 ADO Den Haag 31 18 5 8 64 46 15 10 2 3 33 17 16 8 3 5 31 29 18 53
8 De Graafschap 32 14 8 10 43 35 16 4 6 6 15 21 16 10 2 4 28 14 8 50
9 NAC Breda 31 13 9 9 49 38 15 8 6 1 26 10 16 5 3 8 23 28 11 48
10 VVV-Venlo 32 12 5 15 40 44 16 6 3 7 22 24 16 6 2 8 18 20 -4 41
11 Jong PSV 30 10 6 14 50 50 16 7 3 6 30 23 14 3 3 8 20 27 0 36
12 Almere City 32 9 8 15 49 58 16 4 4 8 22 27 16 5 4 7 27 31 -9 35
13 Jong AZ 31 10 5 16 31 41 15 6 3 6 17 19 16 4 2 10 14 22 -10 35
14 FC Den Bosch 32 10 4 18 33 57 16 8 1 7 18 25 16 2 3 11 15 32 -24 34
15 FC Oss 31 8 8 15 39 49 16 5 5 6 24 24 15 3 3 9 15 25 -10 32
16 FC Dordrecht 32 8 8 16 47 68 16 5 6 5 25 27 16 3 2 11 22 41 -21 32
17 Telstar 32 7 11 14 36 60 16 4 5 7 19 33 16 3 6 7 17 27 -24 32
18 MVV Maastricht 32 9 2 21 34 67 16 4 2 10 18 32 16 5 0 11 16 35 -33 29
19 Jong Utrecht 31 8 4 19 31 57 16 4 0 12 13 31 15 4 4 7 18 26 -26 28
20 Helmond Sport 32 7 6 19 32 58 16 4 3 9 18 29 16 3 3 10 14 29 -26 24

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 Emmen 32 22 4 6 54 22 16 12 0 4 33 12 16 10 4 2 21 10 32 70
2 FC Volendam 31 18 10 3 66 41 15 11 2 2 38 22 16 7 8 1 28 19 25 64
3 Excelsior 32 19 5 8 73 42 16 9 3 4 38 19 16 10 2 4 35 23 31 62
4 FC Eindhoven 32 17 7 8 60 37 16 10 4 2 34 15 16 7 3 6 26 22 23 58
5 Jong Ajax 31 16 6 9 68 54 16 10 3 3 40 25 15 6 3 6 28 29 14 54
6 Roda JC Kerkrade 31 14 11 6 63 38 15 7 5 3 29 15 16 7 6 3 34 23 25 53
7 ADO Den Haag 31 18 5 8 64 46 15 10 2 3 33 17 16 8 3 5 31 29 18 53
8 De Graafschap 32 14 8 10 43 35 16 4 6 6 15 21 16 10 2 4 28 14 8 50
9 NAC Breda 31 13 9 9 49 38 15 8 6 1 26 10 16 5 3 8 23 28 11 48
10 VVV-Venlo 32 12 5 15 40 44 16 6 3 7 22 24 16 6 2 8 18 20 -4 41
11 Jong PSV 30 10 6 14 50 50 16 7 3 6 30 23 14 3 3 8 20 27 0 36
12 Almere City 32 9 8 15 49 58 16 4 4 8 22 27 16 5 4 7 27 31 -9 35
13 Jong AZ 31 10 5 16 31 41 15 6 3 6 17 19 16 4 2 10 14 22 -10 35
14 FC Den Bosch 32 10 4 18 33 57 16 8 1 7 18 25 16 2 3 11 15 32 -24 34
15 FC Oss 31 8 8 15 39 49 16 5 5 6 24 24 15 3 3 9 15 25 -10 32
16 FC Dordrecht 32 8 8 16 47 68 16 5 6 5 25 27 16 3 2 11 22 41 -21 32
17 Telstar 32 7 11 14 36 60 16 4 5 7 19 33 16 3 6 7 17 27 -24 32
18 MVV Maastricht 32 9 2 21 34 67 16 4 2 10 18 32 16 5 0 11 16 35 -33 29
19 Jong Utrecht 31 8 4 19 31 57 16 4 0 12 13 31 15 4 4 7 18 26 -26 28
20 Helmond Sport 32 7 6 19 32 58 16 4 3 9 18 29 16 3 3 10 14 29 -26 24

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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.