Football preview: Willem II favourites when FC Den Bosch visit

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 07.October
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Koning Willem II Stadion (14637 seats)

Willem II have delivered 3 home wins so far, FC Den Bosch have won 1 away. Who improves their results after this meeting?

Insights:
  • Willem II have the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in Eerste Divisie
  • FC Den Bosch have the most conceded goals (18) in Eerste Divisie

This ground has grass, which is not FC Den Bosch's regular surface at their own football stadium. When playing on grass FC Den Bosch have performed like this: Played 16 matches with the outcome 3 wins, 2 draws and 11 defeats with the goal difference 16-31 (scored/conceded).

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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Willem II form and stats

The story so far in the Eerste Divisie for Willem II at their home stadium (Koning Willem II Stadion) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 0 defeats. Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Willem II, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

In their previous game, the manager Hofland led his Willem II to a defeat away at MVV Maastricht. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Koning Willem II Stadion. Until that beating this team had gone six consecutive league fixtures without a defeat. Did Willem II get overconfident in their match against MVV Maastricht? We'll let you decide, but they did lose a 2-0 lead to end up with a 2-3 defeat. The defeat against MVV Maastricht was especially painful as the deciding goal against was scored five minutes into stoppage time (by Helden). The versatile forward de Leeuw outdid all others in that match and got a match rating of 7.33 out of 10. Leeuw scored one goal and hit one key pass.

In the game before, an away victory match versus TOP Oss with a 3-1 scoreline.

Willem are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 5 goals in 4 games. Willem II are not conceding a lot of goals here at Koning Willem II Stadion in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 2 from 4 matches.

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FC Den Bosch form and stats

1 win, 0 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of FC Den Bosch playing as the away team in the Eerste Divisie this season. Three consecutive losses in away matches means FC Den Bosch are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

The manager Gier was unhappy after their last game, played at their home venue Stadion De Vliert. Bosch suffered a 1-2 loss to Heracles Almelo (placed 1st). The attacker Konings got a match rating of 7.61 in that game. Konings scored one goal and hit one key pass.

Before that, FC Den Bosch secured a home win against TOP Oss with the score 4-1.

Goals galore? This team have played 5 consecutive league games all with three or more goals (over 2.5 goals).

Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Bosch have conceded 7 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Willem II one win, one draw and FC Den Bosch two victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Willem IIM. Svensson
M. Svensson
3 goals
WillemM. de Leeuw
M. de Leeuw
3 goals
FC Den BoschA. Ahannach
A. Ahannach
3 goals

Willem II missing players

FC Den Bosch missing players

Willem II FC Den Bosch
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
9 4 2 Played P 2 4 9
4 3 2 Won W 0 1 2
3 1 0 Drew D 0 0 0
2 0 0 Lost L 2 3 7
13 5 3 Scored S 1 4 11
10 2 1 Conceded C 5 7 18
89% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 50% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
56% 25% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 78%
33% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 25% 33%
11% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 11%
67% 50% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 50% 67%
33% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 11%
11% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 25% 22%
 
7 6.8 7.5 Corners for (avg) C F 6 6.5 5.9
3 1.8 3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 5 4.4
1.9 1.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.5 2.1
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
12.6 14.2 14 Shots (avg) S ( 6 7.2 8.7
4.4 5.5 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.2 3.8
32% 23% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 31% 32%
 
7.4 4.8 4.5 Shots against (avg) S A 9.5 12.5 11.4
2.4 0.8 0.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 5 4.8
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • All of FC Den Bosch's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • FC Den Bosch have the most conceded goals (18) in Eerste Divisie
  • FC Den Bosch haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • FC Den Bosch is in the worst form (1-0-5)
  • Willem II have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Willem II have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Willem II have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Willem II have the fewest conceded goals (2) at home in Eerste Divisie
  • Willem II have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • 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 Heracles Almelo 9 7 1 1 24 10 4 3 1 0 13 5 5 4 0 1 11 5 14 22
2 PEC Zwolle 9 6 2 1 24 11 5 2 2 1 10 8 4 4 0 0 14 3 13 20
3 FC Eindhoven 9 5 4 0 18 8 5 3 2 0 12 5 4 2 2 0 6 3 10 19
4 MVV Maastricht 9 5 2 2 19 17 5 4 1 0 14 6 4 1 1 2 5 11 2 17
5 VVV-Venlo 9 5 2 2 16 15 5 2 2 1 7 7 4 3 0 1 9 8 1 17
6 Roda JC Kerkrade 9 4 3 2 16 12 4 2 1 1 6 6 5 2 2 1 10 6 4 15
7 Willem II 9 4 3 2 13 10 4 3 1 0 5 2 5 1 2 2 8 8 3 15
8 NAC Breda 9 4 2 3 13 12 5 3 1 1 7 4 4 1 1 2 6 8 1 14
9 Jong AZ 9 4 1 4 16 14 4 3 0 1 11 7 5 1 1 3 5 7 2 13
10 Almere City 9 4 1 4 12 13 5 3 1 1 8 3 4 1 0 3 4 10 -1 13
11 Jong Ajax 9 3 3 3 16 14 4 3 1 0 13 3 5 0 2 3 3 11 2 12
12 Jong PSV 9 3 3 3 12 15 4 2 0 2 4 7 5 1 3 1 8 8 -3 12
13 TOP Oss 9 3 1 5 12 15 4 1 1 2 6 6 5 2 0 3 6 9 -3 10
14 Telstar 9 2 3 4 8 16 5 1 1 3 4 12 4 1 2 1 4 4 -8 9
15 De Graafschap 9 2 2 5 11 16 5 1 2 2 6 6 4 1 0 3 5 10 -5 8
16 FC Dordrecht 9 2 2 5 9 14 4 2 0 2 5 6 5 0 2 3 4 8 -5 8
17 ADO Den Haag 9 2 2 5 11 17 4 1 1 2 7 7 5 1 1 3 4 10 -6 8
18 Helmond Sport 9 2 0 7 8 14 5 2 0 3 7 7 4 0 0 4 1 7 -6 6
19 FC Den Bosch 9 2 0 7 11 18 5 1 0 4 7 11 4 1 0 3 4 7 -7 6
20 Jong Utrecht 9 1 3 5 8 16 4 1 2 1 3 4 5 0 1 4 5 12 -8 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.