Willem II and Go Ahead Eagles have both played out a "par" performance up to now, to use a golf expression. Both reside in mid-table positions in the Eredivisie.
- Willem II is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Go Ahead Eagles have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
Both participants have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an in-your-face fixture!
Willem II form and stats
When playing at home in the Eredivisie, Willem II have managed 3 wins, 1 draw and suffered 2 defeats from 6 games. Willem has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager F. Grim and the players.
No payout for Willem in their previous match, an away game at SC Heerenveen that ended in defeat 1-2. Midfielder Max Svensson was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.15 (out of ten) in that game. Svensson hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Sparta Rotterdam (0-3).Willem II has scored 6 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 10 goals have been conceded.
Go Ahead Eagles form and stats
Go Ahead Eagles have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Eredivisie, after 1-2-3 (6 played).
Eagles are looking to quickly end their 181 minutes long goal drought in the Eredivisie.
The manager K. van Wonderen was unhappy after their last game, a Eredivisie match played at their home ground De Adelaarshorst. Eagles suffered a 0-1 loss to FC Groningen (placed 14th). It's a bit worrying for Go Ahead Eagles that their goalkeeper Warner Hahn managed eight saves in the FC Groningen fixture, but still were unable to prevent a beating. Goalkeeper Warner Hahn got the top player rating of the team with 8.44/10. Hahn stopped the opponent with eight saves.
Prior to that match, a home win 4-3 against Fortuna Sittard.The visitors have scored 5 goals from 6 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The Go Ahead Eagles manager K. van Wonderen has some worries about the defense as 14 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Willem II five wins, one draw and Go Ahead Eagles one victory. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Brouwers 5 goals |  I. Córdoba Kerejeta 5 goals |   C. Nunnely 4 goals |
Willem II missing players
Go Ahead Eagles missing players
| Willem II | Go Ahead Eagles | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 0 | Played | P | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 16 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 17 |
| 22 | 10 | 0 | Conceded | C | 10 | 14 | 23 |
| 92% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| 85% | 83% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 69% |
| 69% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 46% |
| 23% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 33% | 31% |
| 15% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 33% | 31% |
| 62% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 46% |
| 23% | 17% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 17% | 23% |
| 23% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 50% | 38% |
| 4.5 | 5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4 |
| 4.8 | 4.3 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 5.3 | 5.6 |
| 1.6 | 1.2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10.2 | 9.3 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 9.3 | 11.7 |
| 3.4 | 3.2 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
| 36% | 32% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 24% | 32% |
| 14.4 | 14.8 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17 | 20.7 | 18.2 |
| 5.7 | 6.7 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 12 | 7.2 | 6.2 |
- Go Ahead Eagles have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Go Ahead Eagles have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Willem II haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Willem II is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| 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 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 42 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 40 | 30 |
| 2 | PSV | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 30 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 28 |
| 4 | FC Utrecht | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 23 |
| 5 | Vitesse | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -7 | 22 |
| 6 | FC Twente | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 21 |
| 7 | SC Cambuur | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -4 | 21 |
| 8 | NEC | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 14 | -2 | 19 |
| 9 | Willem II | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 18 |
| 10 | SC Heerenveen | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -4 | 17 |
| 11 | Go Ahead Eagles | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | -6 | 17 |
| 12 | AZ | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 16 |
| 13 | Heracles | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -3 | 14 |
| 14 | FC Groningen | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -7 | 14 |
| 15 | RKC Waalwijk | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -8 | 11 |
| 16 | Sparta Rotterdam | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -9 | 10 |
| 17 | Fortuna Sittard | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -14 | 9 |
| 18 | PEC Zwolle | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 19 | -19 | 4 |