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Competition: Netherlands Tweede Divisie
Competition: Sat 11.March
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel (11026 seats)

AFC will not bank on any gifts from their host Jong Sparta in this Tweede Divisie fixture. Here's your thorough match guide!

Insights:
  • Jong Sparta haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • AFC have the most clean sheets (9) in Tweede Divisie

AFC play their home games on grass, while this game occurs on artifical turf. Relevant statistics for AFC when playing on artifical turf are 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats from five matches. They have created {9 goals} and conceded 6 times in these fixtures.

Jong Sparta and AFC should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Jong Sparta form and stats

The story so far in the Tweede Divisie for Jong Sparta at their home stadium (Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel) is 6 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats.

Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper not having conceded a league goal in 276 minutes.

It's back home for Jong Sparta, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating OFC Oostzaan away with the result 6-0. Vianello (2), Garden, van Wageningen and Lourens (2) found the net in that victory. As mentioned above, Jong Sparta "killed" OFC Oostzaan in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.

Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Quick Boys.

Lots of goals? Who knows about this one, but we do know that 16 of the 21 latest league matches with this club has had three or more goals.

Sparta's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 17 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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AFC form and stats

6 wins, 3 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of AFC, who have the most clean sheets (9) in Tweede Divisie, playing as the away team in the Tweede Divisie this season.

AFC have much to to set right after their shock defeat (1-4) to Koninklijke HFC in their previous outing, played at home.

Prior to that match, the AFC manager Nihom faced defeat when travelling to Katwijk and losing 1-3.

Sports betting fact: Both teams have scored at least one goal in 10 of this club's last 13 league games.

AFC are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 20 times in 12 away games so far. It's not easy to score on AFC as they have only conceded 11 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

These competitors have met before this season: AFC - Jong Sparta 2-1. Statistics for the last ten meetings featuring these two teams are: four wins for Sparta, zero draws and six wins for AFC. Over 2,5 goals: nine times; under 2,5 goals: one game.

Top Goalscorers

AFCM. Platje
M. Platje
10 goals
AFCR. Ignacio
R. Ignacio
9 goals

Jong Sparta missing players

AFC missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Jong Sparta AFC
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
24 12 3 Played P 4 12 24
8 6 2 Won W 2 6 15
7 4 0 Drew D 1 3 5
9 2 1 Lost L 1 3 4
40 24 5 Scored S 5 20 49
41 17 5 Conceded C 2 11 25
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 83% 92%
79% 75% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 75% 83%
67% 58% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 50% 58%
46% 50% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 42% 42%
29% 33% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 25%
54% 58% 67% BTTS BTTS 25% 50% 58%
29% 33% 33% Clean Sheets C S 50% 42% 38%
21% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 25% 12%
 
4.4 4.2 3.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 4.9 4.6
3.7 3.2 3.3 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 3.6 3.6
0.9 1.2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 0.6 0.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11.8 14.8 9.3 Shots (avg) S ( 10 8.8 10.3
5.2 6.6 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.2 5
33% 32% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 39% 41%
 
10.2 10.7 7 Shots against (avg) S A 7.5 6.9 7.4
4.8 4.5 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.8 3.7 3.5
Key stats in Tweede Divisie this season:
  • AFC have the most clean sheets (5) away in Tweede Divisie
  • AFC have the most clean sheets (9) in Tweede Divisie
  • Jong Sparta 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 AFC 24 15 5 4 49 25 12 9 2 1 29 14 12 6 3 3 20 11 24 50
2 Katwijk 24 15 3 6 49 24 11 9 1 1 28 5 13 6 2 5 21 19 25 48
3 HHC 24 14 5 5 51 30 11 8 1 2 20 12 13 6 4 3 31 18 21 47
4 Rijnsburgse Boys 24 14 5 5 48 27 11 6 3 2 24 10 13 8 2 3 24 17 21 47
5 De Treffers 24 13 4 7 40 32 12 7 2 3 23 16 12 6 2 4 17 16 8 43
6 Quick Boys 24 11 4 9 50 37 13 7 2 4 34 19 11 4 2 5 16 18 13 37
7 Spakenburg 24 9 8 7 37 34 12 5 3 4 13 14 12 4 5 3 24 20 3 35
8 Lisse 24 9 7 8 37 38 12 5 5 2 22 14 12 4 2 6 15 24 -1 34
9 Noordwijk 24 9 6 9 32 32 13 5 4 4 21 21 11 4 2 5 11 11 0 33
10 Koninklijke HFC 24 9 5 10 35 28 11 6 2 3 17 11 13 3 3 7 18 17 7 32
11 Jong Sparta 24 8 7 9 40 41 12 6 4 2 24 17 12 2 3 7 16 24 -1 31
12 Kozakken Boys 24 9 4 11 36 41 12 5 2 5 22 18 12 4 2 6 14 23 -5 31
13 Excelsior Maassluis 24 7 8 9 35 44 12 4 3 5 18 19 12 3 5 4 17 25 -9 29
14 Scheveningen 24 6 7 11 23 32 13 3 4 6 11 18 11 3 3 5 12 14 -9 25
15 TEC 23 6 6 11 27 41 11 2 4 5 13 19 12 4 2 6 14 22 -14 24
16 IJsselmeervogels 24 5 5 14 31 48 12 3 2 7 16 25 12 2 3 7 15 23 -17 20
17 Volendam II 24 5 3 16 29 56 12 3 2 7 14 22 12 2 1 9 15 34 -27 18
18 OFC Oostzaan 23 3 4 16 25 64 13 2 2 9 16 35 10 1 2 7 9 29 -39 13

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 AFC 24 15 5 4 49 25 12 9 2 1 29 14 12 6 3 3 20 11 24 50
2 Katwijk 24 15 3 6 49 24 11 9 1 1 28 5 13 6 2 5 21 19 25 48
3 HHC 24 14 5 5 51 30 11 8 1 2 20 12 13 6 4 3 31 18 21 47
4 Rijnsburgse Boys 24 14 5 5 48 27 11 6 3 2 24 10 13 8 2 3 24 17 21 47
5 De Treffers 24 13 4 7 40 32 12 7 2 3 23 16 12 6 2 4 17 16 8 43
6 Quick Boys 24 11 4 9 50 37 13 7 2 4 34 19 11 4 2 5 16 18 13 37
7 Spakenburg 24 9 8 7 37 34 12 5 3 4 13 14 12 4 5 3 24 20 3 35
8 Lisse 24 9 7 8 37 38 12 5 5 2 22 14 12 4 2 6 15 24 -1 34
9 Noordwijk 24 9 6 9 32 32 13 5 4 4 21 21 11 4 2 5 11 11 0 33
10 Koninklijke HFC 24 9 5 10 35 28 11 6 2 3 17 11 13 3 3 7 18 17 7 32
11 Jong Sparta 24 8 7 9 40 41 12 6 4 2 24 17 12 2 3 7 16 24 -1 31
12 Kozakken Boys 24 9 4 11 36 41 12 5 2 5 22 18 12 4 2 6 14 23 -5 31
13 Excelsior Maassluis 24 7 8 9 35 44 12 4 3 5 18 19 12 3 5 4 17 25 -9 29
14 Scheveningen 24 6 7 11 23 32 13 3 4 6 11 18 11 3 3 5 12 14 -9 25
15 TEC 23 6 6 11 27 41 11 2 4 5 13 19 12 4 2 6 14 22 -14 24
16 IJsselmeervogels 24 5 5 14 31 48 12 3 2 7 16 25 12 2 3 7 15 23 -17 20
17 Volendam II 24 5 3 16 29 56 12 3 2 7 14 22 12 2 1 9 15 34 -27 18
18 OFC Oostzaan 23 3 4 16 25 64 13 2 2 9 16 35 10 1 2 7 9 29 -39 13

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