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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 04.November
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Frans Heesen Stadion (4700 seats)

Straining TOP Oss are aching to pull off a surprise win when they welcome hard-driving PEC Zwolle in the next league round. It’s 18th vs 3rd and the home supporters will have low expectations.

Insights:
  • TOP Oss haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • PEC Zwolle have the most points (15) away in Eerste Divisie

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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TOP Oss form and stats

The story so far in the Eerste Divisie for TOP Oss at their home stadium (Frans Heesen Stadion) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. When TOP Oss hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like FC Eindhoven, MVV Maastricht, Roda JC Kerkrade, Jong AZ and Heracles), they have won 1 of 2 matches!

TOP Oss lost their last game at De Graafschap (placed 14th) after a 0-2 scoreline. der Sluijs (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.03/10. Sluijs dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Roda JC Kerkrade in a game that was won 3-0.

A decent goal production from TOP in their home games so far, with 9 goals from 6 league matches. On the other hand, TOP Oss have conceded 7 goals.

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PEC Zwolle form and stats

The away performances of PEC Zwolle have been very solid so far with 5 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat in the Eerste Divisie. The question is whether this happy travelling can continue.

Zwolle failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs MVV Maastricht (placed 2nd) that ended with defeat 0-1. Midfield player den Belt was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.84/10. Belt hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Jong Utrecht.

Goal-happy betting people should observe that 10 of this team's 13 most recent league matches have ended with at least three goals.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, PEC Zwolle are regular goalscorers on their travels.

Head 2 Head

Data for the prior ten meetings involving these two contenders are: three wins for TOP, three draws and four wins for PEC Zwolle. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.

Top Goalscorers

TOP OssJ. Mathieu
J. Mathieu
5 goals
PEC ZwolleT. van den Belt
T. van den Belt
5 goals
TOP OssJ. Margaritha
J. Margaritha
4 goals

TOP Oss missing players

PEC Zwolle missing players

TOP Oss PEC Zwolle
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
13 6 2 Played P 3 6 13
4 2 1 Won W 2 5 8
1 1 0 Drew D 0 0 2
8 3 1 Lost L 1 1 3
16 9 3 Scored S 3 15 28
20 7 1 Conceded C 4 6 17
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
85% 83% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 83% 85%
69% 67% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 83% 77%
15% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 46%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 33% 31%
46% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 33% 33% 62%
23% 33% 50% Clean Sheets C S 33% 50% 23%
31% 17% 50% Failed to Score F T 33% 17% 15%
 
4 3.5 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 5.3 6.5 6.5
4.7 4.7 3 Corners against (avg) C A 3.7 4 4
2.1 2.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.3 1.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
7.5 9.2 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 12.3 14.2 13.3
2.8 3.8 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 5.8 5.8
43% 39% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 43% 37%
 
10.6 13.5 12 Shots against (avg) S A 10 8.2 9.3
4.8 6 7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 3.5 4.2
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • PEC Zwolle have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • PEC Zwolle have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • PEC Zwolle have the most points (15) away in Eerste Divisie
  • PEC Zwolle have the the best goal difference (+9) away in Eerste Divisie
  • PEC Zwolle haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • TOP Oss 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 Heracles 13 9 1 3 34 18 6 5 1 0 19 7 7 4 0 3 15 11 16 28
2 MVV Maastricht 13 8 3 2 25 19 7 5 2 0 18 8 6 3 1 2 7 11 6 27
3 PEC Zwolle 13 8 2 3 28 17 7 3 2 2 13 11 6 5 0 1 15 6 11 26
4 FC Eindhoven 13 6 5 2 22 15 7 4 3 0 16 8 6 2 2 2 6 7 7 23
5 Roda JC Kerkrade 13 6 3 4 25 19 6 4 1 1 14 8 7 2 2 3 11 11 6 21
6 Jong AZ 13 6 2 5 22 18 6 4 1 1 15 7 7 2 1 4 7 11 4 20
7 Almere City 13 6 2 5 20 19 7 4 1 2 13 8 6 2 1 3 7 11 1 20
8 Willem II 12 5 4 3 18 14 6 3 2 1 7 5 6 2 2 2 11 9 4 19
9 VVV-Venlo 13 5 3 5 19 23 7 2 2 3 8 10 6 3 1 2 11 13 -4 18
10 Jong PSV 13 4 5 4 21 20 6 3 0 3 10 9 7 1 5 1 11 11 1 17
11 NAC Breda 13 5 2 6 19 21 6 3 1 2 8 6 7 2 1 4 11 15 -2 17
12 Telstar 13 4 5 4 14 19 7 2 2 3 8 15 6 2 3 1 6 4 -5 17
13 Jong Ajax 12 4 4 4 20 18 6 3 2 1 14 5 6 1 2 3 6 13 2 16
14 De Graafschap 13 4 3 6 19 21 7 3 2 2 10 6 6 1 1 4 9 15 -2 15
15 FC Den Bosch 13 5 0 8 20 24 7 3 0 4 13 13 6 2 0 4 7 11 -4 15
16 FC Dordrecht 13 4 3 6 15 19 6 3 0 3 8 9 7 1 3 3 7 10 -4 15
17 ADO Den Haag 13 4 3 6 17 22 6 2 2 2 10 9 7 2 1 4 7 13 -5 15
18 TOP Oss 13 4 1 8 16 20 6 2 1 3 9 7 7 2 0 5 7 13 -4 13
19 Helmond Sport 13 4 0 9 12 24 7 3 0 4 10 11 6 1 0 5 2 13 -12 12
20 Jong Utrecht 13 1 3 9 9 25 6 1 2 3 3 7 7 0 1 6 6 18 -16 6

Read more about Eerste Divisie

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.