Eerste Divisie prediction: Willem II should edge out Jong Utrecht on their own turf

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 12.May
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Willem II Jeugdcomplex Hoofdveld (1000 seats)

Willem II are favourites to win this home fixture versus Jong Utrecht, if the league positions are anything to judge by. Or could we be in for a surprise?

Insights:
  • Willem II have the fewest conceded goals (38) in Eerste Divisie
  • Jong Utrecht have the fewest scored goals (32) in Eerste Divisie

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Eerste Divisie.

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Willem II form and stats

Willem II are steadily winning Eerste Divisie games and points here at Willem II Jeugdcomplex Hoofdveld. 12 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats is the summary from 18 games. After failing to beat PEC Zwolle here at Willem II Jeugdcomplex Hoofdveld, Willem II has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.

Willem II drew their last game, 0-0 away at Telstar (placed 9th). Schouten, defender, was given a rating of 7.82/10 in that game, top of the team. Schouten won 3 of 7 duels.

Ahead of that match, Willem won a home game hosting Graafschap (3-2).

A decent goal production from Willem II in their home games so far, with 34 goals from 18 league matches. Willem II have only conceded 17 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Jong Utrecht form and stats

There's been little loot from Jong Utrecht's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 18 away games in the Eerste Divisie. Jong Utrecht only have 2 wins to counter their 14 defeats and 2 draws. It's all red in the travel logs of Utrecht, having lost seven matches in a row as the visiting team.

Descotte was the last player to score for the away team. Jong Utrecht haven't scored a league goal in the last 180 minutes.

Jong Utrecht delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against FC Den Bosch (placed 17th) in their previous fixture. Defender Boumenjal was the best team player with a rating of 7.62. Boumenjal hit one key pass and won 5 of 9 duels.

Prior to that match, the Utrecht manager Kalezić faced defeat when travelling to FC Eindhoven and losing 0-2.

Take note: 9 of the latest 11 league matches involving this team have had only one (or no) team scoring (Both Teams to Score NO in sports betting).

The visitors have scored 15 goals from 18 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. For Jong Utrecht, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Jong Utrecht - Willem 0-0 was the score in these squads' last head to head match, earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

Willem IIE. Kabangu
E. Kabangu
11 goals
Willem IIJ. Hornkamp
J. Hornkamp
8 goals
Jong UtrechtD. Sanches Fernandes
D. Sanches Fernandes
8 goals

Willem II missing players

Jong Utrecht missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Willem II Jong Utrecht
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
36 18 6 Played P 5 18 36
18 12 4 Won W 0 2 7
10 2 1 Drew D 0 2 6
8 4 1 Lost L 5 14 23
63 34 13 Scored S 2 15 32
38 17 4 Conceded C 14 41 61
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
78% 78% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 89% 72%
61% 61% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 61% 44%
33% 22% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 33% 25%
14% 17% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 17% 14%
64% 61% 50% BTTS BTTS 40% 56% 42%
33% 39% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 14%
11% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 60% 44% 50%
 
5.9 6.1 6.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 4.3 4.4
3 2.1 1.3 Corners against (avg) C A 7.8 5.3 4.9
1.6 1.3 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 2.1 1.9
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 4 4
 
12.4 14.3 14 Shots (avg) S ( 8.6 9.4 10.7
4.4 5.2 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.6 3.8
40% 37% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 23% 24%
 
8.6 7.6 6.3 Shots against (avg) S A 17 13.3 12.2
3 2.5 1.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7.4 6 5.1
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • Jong Utrecht have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Jong Utrecht have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Jong Utrecht have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Jong Utrecht have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Eerste Divisie
  • Jong Utrecht have the fewest points (8) away in Eerste Divisie
  • Jong Utrecht have the fewest scored goals (32) in Eerste Divisie
  • Jong Utrecht haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Willem II have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Jong Utrecht have scored away.
  • Willem II have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Willem II have the fewest conceded goals (38) in Eerste Divisie
  • Willem II have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (15) in Eerste Divisie
  • Willem II have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • 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 36 25 4 7 98 42 18 14 3 1 59 17 18 11 1 6 39 25 56 79
2 PEC Zwolle 36 25 4 7 93 40 18 14 2 2 55 17 18 11 2 5 38 23 53 79
3 Almere City 36 20 6 10 55 39 18 9 4 5 28 21 18 11 2 5 27 18 16 66
4 Willem II 36 18 10 8 63 38 18 12 2 4 34 17 18 6 8 4 29 21 25 64
5 NAC Breda 36 18 5 13 63 59 18 10 3 5 34 24 18 8 2 8 29 35 4 59
6 FC Eindhoven 36 16 9 11 57 52 18 10 4 4 37 22 18 6 5 7 20 30 5 57
7 MVV Maastricht 36 17 5 14 63 63 18 12 3 3 40 22 18 5 2 11 23 41 0 56
8 VVV-Venlo 36 15 9 12 53 49 18 5 7 6 22 21 18 10 2 6 31 28 4 54
9 Telstar 36 13 11 12 36 49 18 7 5 6 20 24 18 6 6 6 16 25 -13 50
10 Graafschap 36 14 7 15 60 52 18 9 2 7 28 20 18 5 5 8 32 32 8 49
11 Jong AZ 36 13 9 14 58 55 18 8 7 3 37 22 18 5 2 11 21 33 3 48
12 ADO Den Haag 36 12 11 13 47 55 18 6 5 7 28 29 18 6 6 6 19 26 -8 47
13 Jong Ajax 36 12 10 14 68 68 18 7 5 6 40 29 18 5 5 8 28 39 0 46
14 Jong PSV 36 12 8 16 58 61 18 8 2 8 33 28 18 4 6 8 25 33 -3 44
15 Roda JC Kerkrade 36 12 6 18 46 54 18 7 3 8 25 24 18 5 3 10 21 30 -8 42
16 Helmond Sport 36 10 10 16 36 54 18 7 4 7 24 22 18 3 6 9 12 32 -18 40
17 FC Den Bosch 36 10 4 22 44 80 18 7 2 9 28 31 18 3 2 13 16 49 -36 34
18 FC Dordrecht 36 9 6 21 37 64 18 6 3 9 21 26 18 3 3 12 16 38 -27 33
19 TOP Oss 36 9 6 21 42 74 18 5 3 10 26 37 18 4 3 11 16 37 -32 33
20 Jong Utrecht 36 7 6 23 32 61 18 5 4 9 17 20 18 2 2 14 15 41 -29 27

Table
  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 36 25 4 7 98 42 18 14 3 1 59 17 18 11 1 6 39 25 56 79
2 PEC Zwolle 36 25 4 7 93 40 18 14 2 2 55 17 18 11 2 5 38 23 53 79
3 Almere City 36 20 6 10 55 39 18 9 4 5 28 21 18 11 2 5 27 18 16 66
4 Willem II 36 18 10 8 63 38 18 12 2 4 34 17 18 6 8 4 29 21 25 64
5 NAC Breda 36 18 5 13 63 59 18 10 3 5 34 24 18 8 2 8 29 35 4 59
6 FC Eindhoven 36 16 9 11 57 52 18 10 4 4 37 22 18 6 5 7 20 30 5 57
7 MVV Maastricht 36 17 5 14 63 63 18 12 3 3 40 22 18 5 2 11 23 41 0 56
8 VVV-Venlo 36 15 9 12 53 49 18 5 7 6 22 21 18 10 2 6 31 28 4 54
9 Telstar 36 13 11 12 36 49 18 7 5 6 20 24 18 6 6 6 16 25 -13 50
10 Graafschap 36 14 7 15 60 52 18 9 2 7 28 20 18 5 5 8 32 32 8 49
11 Jong AZ 36 13 9 14 58 55 18 8 7 3 37 22 18 5 2 11 21 33 3 48
12 ADO Den Haag 36 12 11 13 47 55 18 6 5 7 28 29 18 6 6 6 19 26 -8 47
13 Jong Ajax 36 12 10 14 68 68 18 7 5 6 40 29 18 5 5 8 28 39 0 46
14 Jong PSV 36 12 8 16 58 61 18 8 2 8 33 28 18 4 6 8 25 33 -3 44
15 Roda JC Kerkrade 36 12 6 18 46 54 18 7 3 8 25 24 18 5 3 10 21 30 -8 42
16 Helmond Sport 36 10 10 16 36 54 18 7 4 7 24 22 18 3 6 9 12 32 -18 40
17 FC Den Bosch 36 10 4 22 44 80 18 7 2 9 28 31 18 3 2 13 16 49 -36 34
18 FC Dordrecht 36 9 6 21 37 64 18 6 3 9 21 26 18 3 3 12 16 38 -27 33
19 TOP Oss 36 9 6 21 42 74 18 5 3 10 26 37 18 4 3 11 16 37 -32 33
20 Jong Utrecht 36 7 6 23 32 61 18 5 4 9 17 20 18 2 2 14 15 41 -29 27

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