Match preview Eredivisie: ADO Den Haag - Willem II at Cars Jeans Stadion

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Thu 13.May
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: Cars Jeans Stadion (17023 seats)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the Eredivisie, ADO Den Haag holding 18th place and Willem II lying 15th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

Insights:
  • ADO Den Haag have the fewest scored goals (26) in Eredivisie
  • Willem II have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in Eredivisie

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

This stadium uses artifical turf, unlike Willem II's home stadium. The visitors last 13 games on artifical turf have ended in 4 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses.

Haag are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Willem II are struggling to avoid relegation.

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ADO Den Haag form and stats

With 1 Eredivisie win, 6 draws and 9 defeats from their home games, ADO Den Haag, who have the fewest scored goals (26) in Eredivisie, are certainly not brimming with confidence.

ADO Den Haag enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at PEC Zwolle's place. The match ended 1-0 with Bobby Adekanye scoring. Before that game, the 3-2 home victory against Feyenoord.

The manager R. Brood will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to FC Twente in only three days.

ADO Den Haag has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. ADO Den Haag are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (34 from 16 played).

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Willem II form and stats

There's been little loot from Willem II's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 16 away games in the Eredivisie. Willem II, who have the fewest points (8) away in Eredivisie, only have 1 win to counter their 10 defeats and 5 draws. Willem seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Willem's previous game was their home loss versus PSV (0-2). Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting FC Utrecht's place.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Fortuna Sittard in just three days.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Willem as they have only managed to score 14 times from 16 away games in the league. For Willem, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Willem II - ADO Den Haag 1-1, played this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Haag won seven games, three matches ended with a draw and Willem II has zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four

Top Goalscorers

Willem IIV. Pavlidis
V. Pavlidis
9 goals
Willem IIK. Wriedt
K. Wriedt
7 goals
Willem IIC. Nunnely
C. Nunnely
6 goals

ADO Den Haag missing players

Willem II missing players

Total First Half Second Half
ADO Den Haag Willem II
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
32 16 4 Played P 4 16 32
4 1 0 Won W 0 1 6
10 6 2 Drew D 3 5 7
18 9 2 Lost L 1 10 19
26 16 1 Scored S 3 14 34
69 34 6 Conceded C 4 34 66
91% 88% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 88% 94%
81% 81% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 81% 84%
53% 56% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 50% 56%
34% 44% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 38% 44%
25% 31% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 22%
50% 62% 25% BTTS BTTS 75% 50% 53%
16% 12% 50% Clean Sheets C S 25% 19% 19%
44% 38% 75% Failed to Score F T 25% 44% 34%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 1.8 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.3 1.3
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
7.9 9.4 11.2 Shots (avg) S ( 14 9.9 10.6
2.6 2.9 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 3.4 3.7
31% 34% 9% Goal Efficiency G E 19% 26% 29%
Key stats in Eredivisie this season:
  • ADO Den Haag have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • ADO Den Haag have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • ADO Den Haag have the fewest points (9) at home in Eredivisie
  • ADO Den Haag have the fewest scored goals (16) at home in Eredivisie
  • ADO Den Haag have the fewest scored goals (26) in Eredivisie
  • ADO Den Haag have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in Eredivisie
  • ADO Den Haag have the fewest scored goals in the second half (16) in Eredivisie
  • ADO Den Haag have the the worst goal difference (-43) in Eredivisie
  • Willem II have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Willem II have the fewest points (8) away in Eredivisie
  • Willem II have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in Eredivisie

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Ajax 32 26 4 2 96 21 16 13 2 1 50 13 16 13 2 1 46 8 75 82
2 PSV 32 20 8 4 69 32 16 12 3 1 35 11 16 8 5 3 34 21 37 68
3 AZ Alkmaar 32 20 7 5 70 41 16 11 2 3 34 18 16 9 5 2 36 23 29 67
4 Vitesse 32 18 6 8 48 32 16 11 4 1 25 9 16 7 2 7 23 23 16 60
5 Feyenoord 32 15 10 7 60 35 16 8 6 2 32 13 16 7 4 5 28 22 25 55
6 FC Utrecht 32 13 12 7 51 40 16 6 6 4 26 24 16 7 6 3 25 16 11 51
7 FC Groningen 32 14 7 11 40 36 16 7 5 4 17 13 16 7 2 7 23 23 4 49
8 Sparta Rotterdam 32 12 7 13 47 47 16 6 3 7 30 27 16 6 4 6 17 20 0 43
9 Heracles 32 12 7 13 41 47 16 8 3 5 28 15 16 4 4 8 13 32 -6 43
10 Fortuna Sittard 32 12 4 16 46 53 16 5 2 9 24 30 16 7 2 7 22 23 -7 40
11 SC Heerenveen 32 9 12 11 41 44 16 6 5 5 21 16 16 3 7 6 20 28 -3 39
12 FC Twente 32 9 11 12 44 46 16 3 6 7 20 23 16 6 5 5 24 23 -2 38
13 PEC Zwolle 32 8 11 13 41 49 16 5 6 5 18 18 16 3 5 8 23 31 -8 35
14 RKC Waalwijk 32 6 9 17 31 51 16 4 4 8 19 24 16 2 5 9 12 27 -20 27
15 Willem II 32 6 7 19 34 66 16 5 2 9 20 32 16 1 5 10 14 34 -32 25
16 FC Emmen 32 5 9 18 33 67 16 3 4 9 23 40 16 2 5 9 10 27 -34 24
17 VVV-Venlo 32 6 5 21 42 84 16 3 4 9 20 42 16 3 1 12 22 42 -42 23
18 ADO Den Haag 32 4 10 18 26 69 16 1 6 9 16 34 16 3 4 9 10 35 -43 22

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 Ajax 32 26 4 2 96 21 16 13 2 1 50 13 16 13 2 1 46 8 75 82
2 PSV 32 20 8 4 69 32 16 12 3 1 35 11 16 8 5 3 34 21 37 68
3 AZ Alkmaar 32 20 7 5 70 41 16 11 2 3 34 18 16 9 5 2 36 23 29 67
4 Vitesse 32 18 6 8 48 32 16 11 4 1 25 9 16 7 2 7 23 23 16 60
5 Feyenoord 32 15 10 7 60 35 16 8 6 2 32 13 16 7 4 5 28 22 25 55
6 FC Utrecht 32 13 12 7 51 40 16 6 6 4 26 24 16 7 6 3 25 16 11 51
7 FC Groningen 32 14 7 11 40 36 16 7 5 4 17 13 16 7 2 7 23 23 4 49
8 Sparta Rotterdam 32 12 7 13 47 47 16 6 3 7 30 27 16 6 4 6 17 20 0 43
9 Heracles 32 12 7 13 41 47 16 8 3 5 28 15 16 4 4 8 13 32 -6 43
10 Fortuna Sittard 32 12 4 16 46 53 16 5 2 9 24 30 16 7 2 7 22 23 -7 40
11 SC Heerenveen 32 9 12 11 41 44 16 6 5 5 21 16 16 3 7 6 20 28 -3 39
12 FC Twente 32 9 11 12 44 46 16 3 6 7 20 23 16 6 5 5 24 23 -2 38
13 PEC Zwolle 32 8 11 13 41 49 16 5 6 5 18 18 16 3 5 8 23 31 -8 35
14 RKC Waalwijk 32 6 9 17 31 51 16 4 4 8 19 24 16 2 5 9 12 27 -20 27
15 Willem II 32 6 7 19 34 66 16 5 2 9 20 32 16 1 5 10 14 34 -32 25
16 FC Emmen 32 5 9 18 33 67 16 3 4 9 23 40 16 2 5 9 10 27 -34 24
17 VVV-Venlo 32 6 5 21 42 84 16 3 4 9 20 42 16 3 1 12 22 42 -42 23
18 ADO Den Haag 32 4 10 18 26 69 16 1 6 9 16 34 16 3 4 9 10 35 -43 22

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The Eredivisie is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. 18 teams play two fixtures against each other to form the final league table and decide which team wins the Dutch national championship. The phrase Eredivisie translates to “Honour Division”. The “big three” in Dutch football are Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord.