The standings reveals that 0 points divide the pair of duelists in this Eerste Divisie game. Willem II have both the points- and home stadium advantage.
- Willem II have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- De Graafschap have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
These are active days for the hometeam, as they were in action only three days ago in the Eerste Divisie. Thankfully the previous game, versus TOP Oss, was also a home game here at Koning Willem Stadion. The away team is better rested.
Willem II form and stats
3 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Willem II have to build on here at Koning Willem II Stadion in the Eerste Divisie. Willem II has recorded two wins in a row here at Koning Willem II Stadion, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Willem II's last game was hosting TOP Oss (placed 18th) and winning 2-1. The victory against TOP Oss came after Bokila's winning goal. The Willem manager Maes was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 74th minute. Behounek was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.31 out of 10. The defender Behounek scored one goal and won 4 of 5 duels.
Before that match, a win away at Jong AZ.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Willem II have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 7 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 2 and lost 1.
The Willem II fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 7 goals in 4 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Willem defense is not exactly impregnable. 6 goals conceded from 4 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
De Graafschap form and stats
Playing away, De Graafschap have won 3 games, drawn 0 and suffered 1 defeat in the Eerste Divisie this season. De Graafschap love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.
De Graafschap played 0-0 against Roda JC Kerkrade in their previous match. Goalkeeper Jansen made a total of eight saves, making him a hero against Roda JC Kerkrade. Heavily contributing to the draw after 90 minutes. Jansen was the team player of the game with the player rating of 9.3. The agile goalkeeper Jansen topped it up with a clean sheet.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at MVV Maastricht.De Graafschap are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 0 wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of 4 matches.
The travelling fans enjoy Graafschap's attacking play in away games, having scored 7 goals in 4 league matches away. As opposed to that, De Graafschap have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - three - two (Willem wins - draws - De Graafschap wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Onal 3 goals |   M. Svensson 2 goals |  J. Bosch 2 goals |
Willem II missing players
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| Willem II | De Graafschap | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 7 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 7 | 9 |
| 8 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 75% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 62% |
| 38% | 75% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 75% | 50% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 75% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 75% | 50% |
| 38% | 25% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 25% | 50% |
| 4.1 | 3.5 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 8 | 4 | 6.1 |
| 4.2 | 2.8 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 4 | 4.8 |
| 2.5 | 2.2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11.6 | 14.2 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 11 | 12.5 |
| 4 | 5.8 | 8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| 31% | 30% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 39% | 26% |
| 10.4 | 9.8 | 14 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 22 | 14.5 | 12.2 |
| 3.4 | 3 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8 | 5 | 4.6 |
- All of De Graafschap's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Willem II's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- De Graafschap have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- De Graafschap have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- De Graafschap have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- De Graafschap haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Willem II have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Willem II have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Willem II 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 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 19 |
| 2 | ADO Den Haag | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 3 | FC Emmen | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | FC Eindhoven | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 5 | VVV-Venlo | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | Willem II | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | De Graafschap | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 8 | FC Groningen | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 9 | SC Cambuur | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| 10 | Jong PSV | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 13 |
| 11 | FC Dordrecht | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 12 | Jong AZ | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 11 |
| 13 | Jong Utrecht | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -3 | 11 |
| 14 | Helmond Sport | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| 15 | FC Den Bosch | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 9 |
| 16 | NAC Breda | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 8 |
| 17 | MVV Maastricht | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -4 | 7 |
| 18 | TOP Oss | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 4 |
| 19 | Telstar | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -8 | 4 |
| 20 | Jong Ajax | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -11 | 2 |
