TOP Oss are hosting FC Den Bosch for yet another very important match following their 1-4 result versus 1st-placed PEC Zwolle.
- TOP Oss have the the worst goal difference (-18) in Eerste Divisie
- FC Den Bosch have the most conceded goals (44) in Eerste Divisie
Both squads have had time to rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's trust this will be an enthusiastic game!
TOP Oss form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Eerste Divisie this season. TOP Oss have only managed 3 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses from their games here at Frans Heesen Stadion. TOP has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager der Sloot and the players.
In their previous game, the manager der Sloot led his TOP Oss to a defeat away at PEC Zwolle. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Frans Heesen Stadion. Jansen had a busy but productive day in the PEC Zwolle match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented. Midfield player Dekker got a match rating of 7.12 in that game, the max score being 10. Dekker scored one goal and hit one key pass.
Preceding that match was the home game against NAC Breda that was lost 1-2.This is expected to be a close game, with TOP Oss perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with TOP Oss as a small favourite), we find 10 games. TOP Oss has won 5 of these, drawn 3 and lost 2.
Goals from both teams! That has occurred in 5 league fixtures in a row for this club. Will it happen again?
The TOP Oss fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 11 matches. TOP have conceded 19 from these games. TOP Oss has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
FC Den Bosch form and stats
FC Den Bosch have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Eerste Divisie, after 2-1-7 (10 played). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in FC Den Bosch's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Bosch delivered a 3-3 draw playing at home against MVV Maastricht (placed 6th) in their previous game. Drawing 3-3 against MVV Maastricht after 90 minutes last time out was very disappointing after leading the match 3-1. Their manager de Gier needs to evaluate why the team couldn't defend their result. Midfield player Verbeek was the top player of the team with a match rating of 9.13/10. Verbeek signed up for two assists, hit eight key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.
Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Jong PSV.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with FC Den Bosch playing away and similar expectations, we found 4 relevant matches. Results were 1 FC Den Bosch win, 0 draws and 3 defeats.
Observe that 14 of this team's 18 latest league matches have ended with three goals or more.
FC Den Bosch have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 10 league away games 12 goals have been scored. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. For Bosch, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. When FC Den Bosch is visiting a side on the bottom half, 3 of 4 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Jong Utrecht, FC Den Bosch, FC Dordrecht, Jong PSV, Helmond Sport and Jong Ajax.
Head 2 Head
The latest H2H game ended FC Den Bosch - TOP 4-1, earlier this season. TOP Oss-FC Den Bosch H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: TOP Oss two wins, FC Den Bosch six wins, two draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  J. Konings 7 goals |   J. Margaritha 5 goals | J. Mathieu 5 goals |
TOP Oss missing players
FC Den Bosch missing players
| TOP Oss | FC Den Bosch | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 22 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 6 | 12 | 32 |
| 40 | 19 | 2 | Conceded | C | 10 | 21 | 44 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 82% | 82% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 80% | 86% |
| 68% | 73% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 60% | 73% |
| 23% | 27% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 40% | 41% |
| 14% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 20% | 27% |
| 50% | 55% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 60% | 64% |
| 18% | 18% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 14% |
| 36% | 27% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 30% | 23% |
| 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.8 | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| 2 | 2.4 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6.7 | 8.2 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.8 | 7.7 | 8 |
| 2.5 | 3.4 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
| 39% | 35% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 46% | 36% | 39% |
| 12.1 | 13.7 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 12.8 | 11.6 |
| 5.7 | 6.5 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 6.3 | 5.6 |
- FC Den Bosch have the fewest points (7) away in Eerste Divisie
- FC Den Bosch have the most conceded goals (44) in Eerste Divisie
- FC Den Bosch have the most conceded goals in the second half (25) in Eerste Divisie
- FC Den Bosch haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- TOP Oss have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- TOP Oss have the most conceded goals in the first half (22) in Eerste Divisie
- TOP Oss have the the worst goal difference (-18) in Eerste Divisie
- TOP Oss have the the worst goal difference (-6) at home in Eerste Divisie
- TOP Oss haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | PEC Zwolle | 21 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 53 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 31 | 50 |
| 2 | Heracles | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 56 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 29 | 44 |
| 3 | FC Eindhoven | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 39 |
| 4 | Almere City | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 34 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 39 |
| 5 | VVV-Venlo | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 1 | 36 |
| 6 | MVV Maastricht | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 40 | 36 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 4 | 35 |
| 7 | Jong AZ | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 32 |
| 8 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 31 |
| 9 | NAC Breda | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 36 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 24 | -2 | 31 |
| 10 | Willem II | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 30 |
| 11 | Telstar | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -6 | 29 |
| 12 | Graafschap | 21 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 21 | -1 | 26 |
| 13 | ADO Den Haag | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 25 |
| 14 | Jong PSV | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 24 |
| 15 | Jong Ajax | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 36 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 23 | -3 | 24 |
| 16 | FC Den Bosch | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 32 | 44 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -12 | 23 |
| 17 | FC Dordrecht | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -13 | 23 |
| 18 | Helmond Sport | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 20 | -17 | 22 |
| 19 | TOP Oss | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -18 | 18 |
| 20 | Jong Utrecht | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 23 | -14 | 16 |
