Another all-action fixture in Eredivisie as Go Ahead Eagles welcome Vitesse

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Sun 01.May
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: De Adelaarshorst (8000 seats)

Top-notch Vitesse visit Go Ahead Eagles after their 0-1-result against Willem II. Check out our complete match preview!

Insights:
  • Go Ahead Eagles have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Go Ahead Eagles form and stats

The Eredivisie stats playing at home this season for Go Ahead Eagles are 7-1-7 (wins-draws-losses). Go Ahead Eagles has recorded two wins in a row here at De Adelaarshorst, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

No payout for Go Ahead Eagles in their previous match, an away game at Fortuna Sittard that ended in defeat 0-1. Rommens (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.4/10. Rommens hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Willem II in a game that was won 4-0.

The Eagles fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 24 goals in 15 league matches. 21 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Vitesse form and stats

7-3-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Vitesse in their Eredivisie matches away. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Vitesse are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Openda was the last player to score for the away team. Vitesse haven't scored a league goal in the last 228 minutes.

Vitesse are travelling again after losing away to Willem II in their previous match (0-1). Midfielder Dasa was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.11. Dasa hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Sparta Rotterdam.

Vitesse have scored 18 goals on their travels this season, from 15 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Vitesse have conceded 20 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

This was the score when the participants faced each other earlier this season; Vitesse - Go Ahead Eagles 1-2. Data for the last eight meetings involving these two squads are: one win for Eagles, three draws and four wins for Vitesse. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

VitesseL. Openda
L. Openda
13 goals
Go Ahead EaglesI. Córdoba Kerejeta
I. Córdoba Kerejeta
9 goals
Go Ahead EaglesL. Brouwers
L. Brouwers
8 goals

Go Ahead Eagles missing players

Vitesse missing players

Go Ahead Eagles Vitesse
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
30 15 4 Played P 5 15 30
10 7 1 Won W 3 7 13
6 1 0 Drew D 2 3 5
14 7 3 Lost L 0 5 12
35 24 5 Scored S 5 18 35
44 21 9 Conceded C 2 20 45
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 93% 93%
70% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 60% 67%
43% 53% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 47% 57%
23% 27% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 27% 27%
17% 20% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 13% 17%
43% 47% 100% BTTS BTTS 40% 40% 50%
27% 27% 0% Clean Sheets C S 60% 33% 27%
37% 27% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 33% 30%
 
4 4.5 3.5 Corners for (avg) C F 6 4.4 5.2
5.5 5.6 6.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.4 3.9 3.5
1.2 1.1 0.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 1.9 2.1
5 4 0 Red cards R C 1 2 6
 
10.4 12.1 9.8 Shots (avg) S ( 17 13.3 15.3
3.6 4.3 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.6 4.3 4.8
33% 38% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 28% 24%
 
16.3 13.6 15.8 Shots against (avg) S A 9 12.1 11.4
5.4 4.7 5.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.4 3.9 4.2
Key stats in Eredivisie this season:
  • Go Ahead Eagles have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Go Ahead Eagles 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 Ajax 30 24 3 3 86 15 15 12 1 2 54 8 15 12 2 1 32 7 71 75
2 PSV 30 23 2 5 75 35 15 12 0 3 42 18 15 11 2 2 33 17 40 71
3 Feyenoord 30 20 4 6 69 29 15 11 2 2 36 13 15 9 2 4 33 16 40 64
4 FC Twente 30 18 7 5 48 33 15 9 5 1 24 11 15 9 2 4 24 22 15 61
5 AZ 30 18 4 8 58 36 15 11 2 2 33 15 15 7 2 6 25 21 22 58
6 Vitesse 30 13 5 12 35 45 15 6 2 7 17 25 15 7 3 5 18 20 -10 44
7 FC Utrecht 30 11 9 10 47 40 15 7 5 3 29 18 15 4 4 7 18 22 7 42
8 FC Groningen 30 9 9 12 37 44 15 4 6 5 15 16 15 5 3 7 22 28 -7 36
9 Go Ahead Eagles 30 10 6 14 35 44 15 7 1 7 24 21 15 3 5 7 11 23 -9 36
10 NEC 30 9 8 13 35 47 15 2 5 8 12 21 15 7 3 5 23 26 -12 35
11 SC Heerenveen 30 9 7 14 29 40 15 5 2 8 17 22 15 4 5 6 12 18 -11 34
12 Heracles Almelo 30 9 6 15 31 41 15 7 4 4 20 17 15 2 2 11 11 24 -10 33
13 SC Cambuur 30 10 3 17 45 63 15 5 1 9 27 33 15 5 2 8 18 30 -18 33
14 Fortuna Sittard 30 8 5 17 31 61 15 6 2 7 18 26 15 2 3 10 13 35 -30 29
15 RKC Waalwijk 30 6 10 14 31 48 15 4 3 8 12 24 15 2 7 6 19 24 -17 28
16 PEC Zwolle 30 7 5 18 24 44 15 3 4 8 11 17 15 4 1 10 13 27 -20 26
17 Willem II 30 7 5 18 24 52 15 5 3 7 13 20 15 2 2 11 11 32 -28 26
18 Sparta Rotterdam 30 5 10 15 22 45 15 3 6 6 13 20 15 2 4 9 9 25 -23 25

Read more about Eredivisie

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.