Home advantage could prove decisive in Telstar - FC Dordrecht battle

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 18.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: BUKO Stadion (5200 seats)

These two teams have struggled so far, but three lovely points in this vital fixture would definitely help. Let's hear it for Telstar - FC Dordrecht!

Insights:
  • Telstar have the fewest scored goals in the second half (13) in Eerste Divisie
  • FC Dordrecht have the most conceded goals (66) in Eerste Divisie

It's no vacation for neither Telstar nor FC Dordrecht as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Telstar form and stats

Telstar's struggle is real here at BUKO Stadion with only 14 points collected from 15 Eerste Divisie games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-5-7.

The Telstar followers got no joy from their last match, also played here at BUKO Stadion: A 1-4 defeat against NAC Breda (placed 8th). Doorm (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.31/10. Doorm hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 44 successful passes (of 49 total).

A defeat was the result before that one, 2-3 away at Jong AZ.

The manager Jonker will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to ADO Den Haag in only three days.

Telstar are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 18 goals in 15 games. Telstar have conceded 33 goals in these home games, a significant number.

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FC Dordrecht form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for FC Dordrecht so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 3-2-10 (win-draw-lose).

The followers enjoyed FC Dordrecht's previous fixture versus TOP Oss (placed 14th), a 1-0 win played at home. Huizen was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.12. The defender Huizen won 8 of 11 duels.

A 3-3 draw was the result before that, hosting Jong Ajax.

Dordrecht 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, zero draws and three defeats. From a total of six matches.

The visiting FC Dordrecht have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 22 goals from 15 games. People interested in "over 2,5 goals" betting will like to know that Dordrecht concede an average of more than 2,5 goals per away match all on their own. When FC Dordrecht is visiting a side on the bottom half, 5 of 5 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Jong Utrecht, MVV Maastricht, FC Dordrecht, TOP Oss, Almere City and Helmond Sport.

Head 2 Head

These sides faced each other before this campaign: FC Dordrecht - Telstar 0-1. Numbers for the previous ten meetings involving these two contenders are: eight wins for Telstar, zero draws and two wins for FC Dordrecht. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

FC DordrechtS. Meijer
S. Meijer
10 goals
TelstarG. Plet
G. Plet
8 goals
TelstarR. Smit
R. Smit
7 goals

Telstar missing players

FC Dordrecht missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Telstar FC Dordrecht
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
29 15 4 Played P 5 15 30
6 3 1 Won W 2 3 7
11 5 3 Drew D 1 2 8
12 7 0 Lost L 2 10 15
33 18 7 Scored S 9 22 44
56 33 6 Conceded C 8 40 66
93% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
79% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 87%
59% 60% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 77%
38% 47% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 60% 53%
21% 27% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 27% 23%
62% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 60% 80% 70%
21% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 20% 7% 10%
24% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 13% 20%
 
5.4 5.9 6 Corners for (avg) C F 4.6 3.5 4
4.7 5.3 6 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 7 7.2
1.4 1.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.5 2.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
9.5 10.9 10.8 Shots (avg) S ( 10.2 8 9.8
4 4.9 5.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.4 3.7 4.5
28% 25% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 41% 40% 33%
 
10.4 10.5 8 Shots against (avg) S A 12.2 14.3 14.7
4.9 5.4 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.4 6.1 6.3
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • All of FC Dordrecht's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • FC Dordrecht have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • FC Dordrecht have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • FC Dordrecht have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Eerste Divisie
  • FC Dordrecht have the most conceded goals (40) away in Eerste Divisie
  • FC Dordrecht have the most conceded goals (66) in Eerste Divisie
  • FC Dordrecht haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Telstar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Telstar have the fewest scored goals in the second half (13) 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 30 20 4 6 50 21 15 11 0 4 31 11 15 9 4 2 19 10 29 64
2 FC Volendam 30 18 9 3 65 40 15 11 2 2 38 22 15 7 7 1 27 18 25 63
3 Excelsior 30 18 4 8 69 41 15 8 3 4 35 19 15 10 1 4 34 22 28 58
4 FC Eindhoven 30 17 6 7 57 33 15 10 4 1 33 13 15 7 2 6 24 20 24 57
5 Jong Ajax 30 16 5 9 66 52 15 10 2 3 38 23 15 6 3 6 28 29 14 53
6 Roda JC Kerkrade 30 14 10 6 60 35 15 7 5 3 29 15 15 7 5 3 31 20 25 52
7 ADO Den Haag 28 17 4 7 60 41 13 9 1 3 30 15 15 8 3 4 30 26 19 49
8 NAC Breda 30 13 9 8 49 34 15 8 6 1 26 10 15 5 3 7 23 24 15 48
9 De Graafschap 30 13 8 9 40 31 15 4 6 5 14 18 15 9 2 4 26 13 9 47
10 VVV-Venlo 30 12 4 14 40 42 15 6 3 6 22 22 15 6 1 8 18 20 -2 40
11 Jong PSV 29 10 5 14 47 47 15 7 2 6 27 20 14 3 3 8 20 27 0 35
12 FC Den Bosch 30 10 3 17 33 55 15 8 0 7 18 25 15 2 3 10 15 30 -22 33
13 Jong AZ 30 9 5 16 30 41 15 6 3 6 17 19 15 3 2 10 13 22 -11 32
14 TOP Oss 30 8 7 15 38 48 15 5 4 6 23 23 15 3 3 9 15 25 -10 31
15 Almere City 30 7 8 15 44 58 15 3 4 8 20 27 15 4 4 7 24 31 -14 29
16 FC Dordrecht 30 7 8 15 44 66 15 4 6 5 22 26 15 3 2 10 22 40 -22 29
17 Telstar 29 6 11 12 33 56 15 3 5 7 18 33 14 3 6 5 15 23 -23 29
18 Jong Utrecht 30 8 4 18 31 56 15 4 0 11 13 30 15 4 4 7 18 26 -25 28
19 MVV Maastricht 30 8 2 20 31 63 15 4 2 9 18 29 15 4 0 11 13 34 -32 26
20 Helmond Sport 30 6 6 18 28 55 15 3 3 9 14 29 15 3 3 9 14 26 -27 21

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 30 20 4 6 50 21 15 11 0 4 31 11 15 9 4 2 19 10 29 64
2 FC Volendam 30 18 9 3 65 40 15 11 2 2 38 22 15 7 7 1 27 18 25 63
3 Excelsior 30 18 4 8 69 41 15 8 3 4 35 19 15 10 1 4 34 22 28 58
4 FC Eindhoven 30 17 6 7 57 33 15 10 4 1 33 13 15 7 2 6 24 20 24 57
5 Jong Ajax 30 16 5 9 66 52 15 10 2 3 38 23 15 6 3 6 28 29 14 53
6 Roda JC Kerkrade 30 14 10 6 60 35 15 7 5 3 29 15 15 7 5 3 31 20 25 52
7 ADO Den Haag 28 17 4 7 60 41 13 9 1 3 30 15 15 8 3 4 30 26 19 49
8 NAC Breda 30 13 9 8 49 34 15 8 6 1 26 10 15 5 3 7 23 24 15 48
9 De Graafschap 30 13 8 9 40 31 15 4 6 5 14 18 15 9 2 4 26 13 9 47
10 VVV-Venlo 30 12 4 14 40 42 15 6 3 6 22 22 15 6 1 8 18 20 -2 40
11 Jong PSV 29 10 5 14 47 47 15 7 2 6 27 20 14 3 3 8 20 27 0 35
12 FC Den Bosch 30 10 3 17 33 55 15 8 0 7 18 25 15 2 3 10 15 30 -22 33
13 Jong AZ 30 9 5 16 30 41 15 6 3 6 17 19 15 3 2 10 13 22 -11 32
14 TOP Oss 30 8 7 15 38 48 15 5 4 6 23 23 15 3 3 9 15 25 -10 31
15 Almere City 30 7 8 15 44 58 15 3 4 8 20 27 15 4 4 7 24 31 -14 29
16 FC Dordrecht 30 7 8 15 44 66 15 4 6 5 22 26 15 3 2 10 22 40 -22 29
17 Telstar 29 6 11 12 33 56 15 3 5 7 18 33 14 3 6 5 15 23 -23 29
18 Jong Utrecht 30 8 4 18 31 56 15 4 0 11 13 30 15 4 4 7 18 26 -25 28
19 MVV Maastricht 30 8 2 20 31 63 15 4 2 9 18 29 15 4 0 11 13 34 -32 26
20 Helmond Sport 30 6 6 18 28 55 15 3 3 9 14 29 15 3 3 9 14 26 -27 21

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