National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's De Graafschap or De Treffers that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither De Graafschap nor De Treffers as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
De Graafschap form and stats
Last season, Graafschap's KNVB Beker journey ended in the 1st round.De Graafschap have collected 17 points from their Eerste Divisie home games so far after 5-2-5.
The De Graafschap crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Telstar here at Stadion De Vijverberg. Kaak (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.65/10. Kaak hit one key pass.
Preceding that game was the away draw at Jong Utrecht that finished 1-1.There will be little rest for De Graafschap after this match as they are travelling to NAC Breda for a Eerste Divisie game in only three days.
The De Graafschap fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 12 matches. 14 goals have been conceded.
De Treffers form and stats
They also participated in KNVB Beker last season. This ended in the 2nd round.5-2-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for De Treffers in their Tweede Divisie matches away.
Treffers play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting TEC.
That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus IJsselmeervogels in the Tweede Divisie.A new game in only four days for De Treffers, the Tweede Divisie home match versus Rijnsburgse Boys. Busy days.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far De Treffers have scored 14 goals in 10 league games away. 12 goals have been conceded by Treffers in these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): De Graafschap four wins, one draw and De Treffers zero victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Thomassen 11 goals |   C. Benschop 5 goals | C. Neghli 4 goals |
De Graafschap missing players
De Treffers missing players
| De Graafschap | De Treffers | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 6 | 16 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 41 | 16 | Scored | S | 16 | 44 | ||
| 38 | 12 | Conceded | C | 13 | 27 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 96% | ||
| 92% | 91% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 45% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 60% | ||
| 36% | 9% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 24% | ||
| 20% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 8% | ||
| 64% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 64% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 18% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 12% | ||
| 5.9 | 5.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 4.9 | ||
| 4.7 | 3.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.4 | 4.9 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12.1 | 14.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.9 | 10 | ||
| 4.8 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 4.4 | ||
| 35% | 28% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 41% | ||
| 8.6 | 8.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.4 | 9.1 | ||
| 3.4 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | PEC Zwolle | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 55 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 7 | 32 | 53 |
| 2 | Heracles | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 62 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 34 | 47 |
| 3 | FC Eindhoven | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 7 | 39 |
| 4 | Almere City | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 35 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 39 |
| 5 | VVV-Venlo | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 36 |
| 6 | Jong AZ | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 35 |
| 7 | MVV Maastricht | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 38 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 3 | 35 |
| 8 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 34 |
| 9 | Willem II | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 33 |
| 10 | Telstar | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | -5 | 32 |
| 11 | NAC Breda | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 35 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 26 | -3 | 31 |
| 12 | Jong PSV | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 0 | 30 |
| 13 | ADO Den Haag | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -7 | 28 |
| 14 | De Graafschap | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | -2 | 27 |
| 15 | FC Dordrecht | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -9 | 26 |
| 16 | Jong Ajax | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 36 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 23 | -3 | 24 |
| 17 | FC Den Bosch | 23 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 32 | 47 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 24 | -15 | 23 |
| 18 | Helmond Sport | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 41 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 25 | -21 | 22 |
| 19 | FC Oss | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 25 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -15 | 21 |
| 20 | Jong Utrecht | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 29 | -19 | 17 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | AFC | 21 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 46 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 29 | 49 |
| 2 | HHC | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 20 | 43 |
| 3 | De Treffers | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 40 |
| 4 | Katwijk | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 40 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 39 |
| 5 | Rijnsburgse Boys | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 41 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 38 |
| 6 | Quick Boys | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 45 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 33 |
| 7 | Noordwijk | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 31 |
| 8 | Lisse | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 29 |
| 9 | Spakenburg | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 17 | -1 | 28 |
| 10 | Kozakken Boys | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -2 | 27 |
| 11 | Excelsior Maassluis | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 23 | -8 | 26 |
| 12 | Koninklijke HFC | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 25 |
| 13 | Jong Sparta | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 41 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -8 | 24 |
| 14 | Scheveningen | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -11 | 20 |
| 15 | TEC | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 21 | -14 | 18 |
| 16 | IJsselmeervogels | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | -14 | 17 |
| 17 | Volendam II | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 24 | 47 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 27 | -23 | 17 |
| 18 | OFC Oostzaan | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 51 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 25 | -27 | 13 |
