Willem II favourites for feisty fight facing FC Eindhoven

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 20.January
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Koning Willem II Stadion (14637 seats)

Eerste Divisie: Two sides in fairly good form get together for this match. FC Eindhoven might have a wee upper hand with their 3rd place in the table?

Insights:
  • Willem II have the fewest conceded goals (9) at home in Eerste Divisie
  • FC Eindhoven have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Eerste Divisie

This ground uses the playing surface grass, unlike FC Eindhoven's home stadium. The previous 17 games by the away side on grass have generated 4 wins, 7 draws and 6 losses.

FC Eindhoven could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Eerste Divisie game only four sleeps ago.

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Willem II form and stats

4 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Willem II, who have the fewest conceded goals (9) at home in Eerste Divisie, have to build on here at Koning Willem II Stadion in the Eerste Divisie.

Willem are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Almere City. Midfield player Meerveld got a match rating of 7.44 in that game, the max score being 10. Meerveld hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 29 successful passes (of 34 total).

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Roda JC Kerkrade in a game that was won 1-0.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Willem II handle that role? We have found 8 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat.

The Willem II fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 9 matches.

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FC Eindhoven form and stats

As the visiting team in Eerste Divisie matches, FC Eindhoven have produced an overall stat of 4-3-3 so far.

The regulars enjoyed FC Eindhoven's previous game versus FC Den Bosch (placed 18th), a 4-1 win played at home. Attacker Brym got a player rating of 8.6 in the game. "Man of the match" Brym scored one goal, signed up for two assists, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.

A loss, in the KNVB Beker away at NAC Breda (after extra-time), earlier. We have checked recent matches where Eindhoven have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 9 games were 1 victory, 4 draws and 4 defeats.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far FC Eindhoven have scored 12 goals in 10 league games away. FC Eindhoven have conceded 14 goals in these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two teams in this fixture also faced each other before this match year: FC Eindhoven - Willem 2-1. Head-to-head data (for the last seven meetings): Willem II won three games, two matches ended with a tie and FC Eindhoven have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / three.

Top Goalscorers

FC EindhovenN. Bannis
N. Bannis
6 goals
FC EindhovenE. Rottier
E. Rottier
6 goals
FC EindhovenC. Brym
C. Brym
6 goals

Willem II missing players

FC Eindhoven missing players

Willem II FC Eindhoven
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
20 9 2 Played P 2 10 20
8 4 0 Won W 1 4 10
6 2 1 Drew D 1 3 6
6 3 1 Lost L 0 3 4
28 10 2 Scored S 3 12 35
22 9 3 Conceded C 2 14 25
90% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
70% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 70% 80%
60% 44% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 40% 55%
25% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 30%
5% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 20%
65% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 60% 60%
30% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 25%
15% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 15%
 
6.3 6.4 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.7 3.9
3.1 2.4 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 2.5 5.4 4.7
1.8 1.7 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 2.6 2.2
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
10.8 12 10 Shots (avg) S ( 9.5 8.7 8.3
3.9 4.6 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 3.7 3.8
36% 24% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 32% 47%
 
8.4 7.2 12 Shots against (avg) S A 7 9.9 8.8
3.2 2.9 6.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.1 2.8
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • FC Eindhoven have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (6) in Eerste Divisie
  • FC Eindhoven haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Willem II have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Willem II have the fewest conceded goals (9) 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 20 14 2 4 56 26 10 8 1 1 35 12 10 6 1 3 21 14 30 44
2 PEC Zwolle 19 14 2 3 47 21 10 6 2 2 22 15 9 8 0 1 25 6 26 44
3 FC Eindhoven 20 10 6 4 35 25 10 6 3 1 23 11 10 4 3 3 12 14 10 36
4 Almere City 20 11 2 7 31 25 10 7 1 2 20 10 10 4 1 5 11 15 6 35
5 MVV Maastricht 19 10 4 5 34 28 10 7 3 0 25 10 9 3 1 5 9 18 6 34
6 VVV-Venlo 19 9 5 5 29 27 10 3 4 3 11 12 9 6 1 2 18 15 2 32
7 Jong AZ 20 9 4 7 33 25 10 5 3 2 21 12 10 4 1 5 12 13 8 31
8 Willem II 20 8 6 6 28 22 9 4 2 3 10 9 11 4 4 3 18 13 6 30
9 Roda JC Kerkrade 19 7 4 8 28 27 9 4 2 3 16 13 10 3 2 5 12 14 1 25
10 Graafschap 20 7 4 9 31 32 11 5 2 4 17 13 9 2 2 5 14 19 -1 25
11 Telstar 19 6 7 6 18 25 10 4 3 3 10 15 9 2 4 3 8 10 -7 25
12 NAC Breda 20 7 4 9 27 34 10 4 2 4 11 11 10 3 2 5 16 23 -7 25
13 Jong PSV 19 6 6 7 31 31 9 4 1 4 14 13 10 2 5 3 17 18 0 24
14 Jong Ajax 20 5 8 7 34 36 10 3 4 3 21 14 10 2 4 4 13 22 -2 23
15 ADO Den Haag 20 6 5 9 23 31 10 3 3 4 14 14 10 3 2 5 9 17 -8 23
16 FC Dordrecht 20 6 4 10 24 36 9 3 1 5 13 16 11 3 3 5 11 20 -12 22
17 Helmond Sport 20 6 2 12 17 34 10 4 1 5 13 15 10 2 1 7 4 19 -17 20
18 FC Den Bosch 20 6 1 13 28 41 10 4 0 6 16 20 10 2 1 7 12 21 -13 19
19 TOP Oss 20 5 3 12 20 34 10 3 1 6 12 17 10 2 2 6 8 17 -14 18
20 Jong Utrecht 20 4 3 13 19 33 10 2 2 6 6 11 10 2 1 7 13 22 -14 15

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.