Willem II vs Vitesse match preview

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Sun 24.April
Match begins: 10:15 (UTC)
Venue: Koning Willem II Stadion (14637 seats)

This campaign has been back-breaking for Willem II so far, while Vitesse have played well. Will the guests take a new scalp at Koning Willem II Stadion?

Insights:
  • Willem II is in the worst form (0-2-4)

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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Willem II form and stats

The story so far in the Eredivisie for Willem II at their home stadium (Koning Willem II Stadion) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats. Two draws in a row at home now for Willem II.

Stress levels are on the rise for Willem II's attacking players as they have now played 253 minutes without scoring in a league game. Kabangu was their last goal scorer.

Willem are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-4 away versus Go Ahead Eagles. As you see from the result above, Willem II suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one. Defender Dammers got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.42/10. Dammers hit two key passes and won 2 of 3 duels.

Heartbreak before that as Willem II lost 0-2 at Feyenoord's place.

Willem II aren't scoring a lot here at Koning Willem II Stadion in the league, with only 12 goals from 14 games. On the other hand, Willem II have conceded 20 goals.

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Vitesse form and stats

7 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Vitesse playing as the away team in the Eredivisie this season.

Vitesse failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Sparta Rotterdam (placed 16th) that ended with defeat 0-1. Midfielder Wittek was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.52. Wittek hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs SC Cambuur.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Vitesse have scored 18 goals in 14 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Vitesse have conceded 19 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Vitesse - Willem 0-3 was the output when this pair of participants previously did battle, some time ago this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Willem II two wins, three draws and Vitesse five victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

VitesseL. Openda
L. Openda
13 goals
VitesseN. Frederiksen
N. Frederiksen
7 goals
Willem IIC. Nunnely
C. Nunnely
5 goals

Willem II missing players

Vitesse missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Willem II Vitesse
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
29 14 5 Played P 4 14 29
6 4 1 Won W 2 7 13
5 3 1 Drew D 2 3 5
18 7 3 Lost L 0 4 11
23 12 4 Scored S 5 18 35
52 20 9 Conceded C 3 19 44
93% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 93% 93%
66% 57% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 64% 69%
52% 50% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 59%
31% 29% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 29% 28%
14% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 17%
41% 43% 40% BTTS BTTS 50% 43% 52%
14% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 36% 28%
52% 50% 60% Failed to Score F T 25% 29% 28%
 
4.5 4.7 2.6 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4.6 5.2
5.1 5.1 6.8 Corners against (avg) C A 6 3.9 3.5
1.2 0.9 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.8 2.1
6 2 1 Red cards R C 0 2 6
 
9.4 9.7 5.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9.2 13.4 15.4
2.7 2.9 1.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 4.4 4.9
29% 30% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 29% 25%
 
15.4 15 22.2 Shots against (avg) S A 12.8 12.4 11.5
5.3 5.4 6.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4 4.3
Key stats in Eredivisie this season:
  • Willem II have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • 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 29 23 3 3 85 15 15 12 1 2 54 8 14 11 2 1 31 7 70 72
2 PSV 29 22 2 5 73 34 15 12 0 3 42 18 14 10 2 2 31 16 39 68
3 Feyenoord 29 19 4 6 67 28 14 10 2 2 34 12 15 9 2 4 33 16 39 61
4 FC Twente 29 17 7 5 46 33 14 8 5 1 22 11 15 9 2 4 24 22 13 58
5 AZ 29 17 4 8 56 35 14 10 2 2 31 14 15 7 2 6 25 21 21 55
6 Vitesse 29 13 5 11 35 44 15 6 2 7 17 25 14 7 3 4 18 19 -9 44
7 FC Utrecht 29 11 9 9 46 38 15 7 5 3 29 18 14 4 4 6 17 20 8 42
8 FC Groningen 29 9 9 11 37 43 14 4 6 4 15 15 15 5 3 7 22 28 -6 36
9 Go Ahead Eagles 29 10 6 13 35 43 15 7 1 7 24 21 14 3 5 6 11 22 -8 36
10 NEC 29 9 8 12 35 46 14 2 5 7 12 20 15 7 3 5 23 26 -11 35
11 SC Heerenveen 29 9 7 13 28 38 15 5 2 8 17 22 14 4 5 5 11 16 -10 34
12 SC Cambuur 29 10 3 16 44 61 14 5 1 8 26 31 15 5 2 8 18 30 -17 33
13 Heracles 29 8 6 15 30 41 15 7 4 4 20 17 14 1 2 11 10 24 -11 30
14 RKC Waalwijk 29 6 10 13 31 46 14 4 3 7 12 22 15 2 7 6 19 24 -15 28
15 Fortuna Sittard 29 7 5 17 30 61 14 5 2 7 17 26 15 2 3 10 13 35 -31 26
16 Sparta Rotterdam 29 5 10 14 22 43 15 3 6 6 13 20 14 2 4 8 9 23 -21 25
17 PEC Zwolle 29 6 5 18 22 44 15 3 4 8 11 17 14 3 1 10 11 27 -22 23
18 Willem II 29 6 5 18 23 52 14 4 3 7 12 20 15 2 2 11 11 32 -29 23

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 29 23 3 3 85 15 15 12 1 2 54 8 14 11 2 1 31 7 70 72
2 PSV 29 22 2 5 73 34 15 12 0 3 42 18 14 10 2 2 31 16 39 68
3 Feyenoord 29 19 4 6 67 28 14 10 2 2 34 12 15 9 2 4 33 16 39 61
4 FC Twente 29 17 7 5 46 33 14 8 5 1 22 11 15 9 2 4 24 22 13 58
5 AZ 29 17 4 8 56 35 14 10 2 2 31 14 15 7 2 6 25 21 21 55
6 Vitesse 29 13 5 11 35 44 15 6 2 7 17 25 14 7 3 4 18 19 -9 44
7 FC Utrecht 29 11 9 9 46 38 15 7 5 3 29 18 14 4 4 6 17 20 8 42
8 FC Groningen 29 9 9 11 37 43 14 4 6 4 15 15 15 5 3 7 22 28 -6 36
9 Go Ahead Eagles 29 10 6 13 35 43 15 7 1 7 24 21 14 3 5 6 11 22 -8 36
10 NEC 29 9 8 12 35 46 14 2 5 7 12 20 15 7 3 5 23 26 -11 35
11 SC Heerenveen 29 9 7 13 28 38 15 5 2 8 17 22 14 4 5 5 11 16 -10 34
12 SC Cambuur 29 10 3 16 44 61 14 5 1 8 26 31 15 5 2 8 18 30 -17 33
13 Heracles 29 8 6 15 30 41 15 7 4 4 20 17 14 1 2 11 10 24 -11 30
14 RKC Waalwijk 29 6 10 13 31 46 14 4 3 7 12 22 15 2 7 6 19 24 -15 28
15 Fortuna Sittard 29 7 5 17 30 61 14 5 2 7 17 26 15 2 3 10 13 35 -31 26
16 Sparta Rotterdam 29 5 10 14 22 43 15 3 6 6 13 20 14 2 4 8 9 23 -21 25
17 PEC Zwolle 29 6 5 18 22 44 15 3 4 8 11 17 14 3 1 10 11 27 -22 23
18 Willem II 29 6 5 18 23 52 14 4 3 7 12 20 15 2 2 11 11 32 -29 23

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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.