The league table in Eredivisie tells a story about these teams so far, with Vitesse leading Willem II by 30 points. Match preview to follow:
- Vitesse have the fewest conceded goals (8) at home in Eredivisie
- Willem II have the most dropped points from leading position (20) in Eredivisie
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Vitesse form and stats
Vitesse, who have the fewest conceded goals (8) at home in Eredivisie, are steadily winning Eredivisie games and points here at GelreDome. 10 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 13 games. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Vitesse after consecutive victories at their own ground.
Happy days for Vitesse in their previous game, a Eredivisie match away at FC Utrecht (placed 7th) that ended with a 3-1 victory. Ahead of that match, Vitesse won a home game hosting AZ (2-1).
Vitesse have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at GelreDome with 23 goals in 13 league matches. Vitesse are not conceding a lot of goals here at GelreDome in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 13 matches. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Willem II form and stats
There's been little loot from Willem II's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 13 away games in the Eredivisie. Willem II only have 1 win to counter their 8 defeats and 4 draws.
Kwasi Okyere Wriedt, Sebastian Holmén and Che Nunnely scored in Willem's previous match, the home game against SC Heerenveen that ended 3-1. Before that, Willem travelled to FC Twente and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.
The visitors have scored 12 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Willem have conceded 27 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Willem II - Vitesse 1-3 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Vitesse six wins, two draws and Willem II two victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Broja 9 goals |  O. Darfalou 8 goals |  L. Openda 8 goals |
Vitesse missing players
Willem II missing players
| Vitesse | Willem II | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 5 | 13 | 26 |
| 16 | 10 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | 15 |
| 44 | 23 | 8 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 31 |
| 27 | 8 | 3 | Conceded | C | 17 | 27 | 56 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 81% | 77% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 85% | 92% |
| 50% | 38% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 46% | 62% |
| 31% | 15% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 31% | 46% |
| 12% | 8% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 23% | 23% |
| 58% | 46% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 54% | 62% |
| 35% | 46% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 15% | 15% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 60% | 38% | 27% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 14.5 | 13.8 | 14.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.8 | 10.2 | 10.8 |
| 4.8 | 4.9 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| 35% | 36% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 26% | 32% |
- Vitesse have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Vitesse have the fewest conceded goals (8) at home in Eredivisie
- Vitesse haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Willem II have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- 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 | 25 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 78 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 7 | 59 | 63 |
| 2 | PSV | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 59 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 30 | 19 | 31 | 55 |
| 3 | AZ | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 61 | 38 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 20 | 23 | 52 |
| 4 | Vitesse | 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 27 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 51 |
| 5 | Feyenoord | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 53 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 26 | 47 |
| 6 | FC Groningen | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 43 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 25 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 39 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 37 |
| 8 | FC Twente | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 41 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 4 | 36 |
| 9 | Heracles | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 25 | -9 | 35 |
| 10 | Fortuna Sittard | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 39 | 46 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 20 | -7 | 34 |
| 11 | SC Heerenveen | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 36 | 38 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 26 | -2 | 33 |
| 12 | Sparta Rotterdam | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 36 | 41 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -5 | 30 |
| 13 | PEC Zwolle | 26 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 26 | -9 | 26 |
| 14 | RKC Waalwijk | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 39 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -16 | 23 |
| 15 | VVV-Venlo | 26 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 38 | 70 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 36 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 34 | -32 | 22 |
| 16 | Willem II | 26 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 31 | 56 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 27 | -25 | 21 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 26 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 55 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 30 | -34 | 15 |
| 18 | FC Emmen | 26 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 55 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 34 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 21 | -32 | 14 |