Jong Sparta vs Excelsior Maassluis: Full pre-match guide and statistics

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Competition: Netherlands Tweede Divisie
Competition: Sat 26.November
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Sportpark Dijkpolder (5000 seats)

A home team triumph, the away team steals it or a score draw? Anything could happen when the mid-table inhabitants Jong Sparta and Excelsior Maassluis meet at Sportpark Dijkpolder.

Insights:
  • Jong Sparta have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Excelsior Maassluis haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Jong Sparta form and stats

The story so far in the Tweede Divisie for Jong Sparta at their home stadium (Sportpark Dijkpolder) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 1 defeat.

A nice win for Jong Sparta last time playing, versus Koninklijke HFC. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0 with Rosario scoring for the victors. Sweet to taste a league victory after five matches without. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of Roorda when Rosario scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 72nd minute.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Katwijk (1-3).

Scoring bonanza? Who knows what will happen in this one, but we do know that 10 of the 12 most recent league games with this team has seen three goals or more.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (17 in 8 games), Sparta's attacking play is working. On the other hand, Jong Sparta have conceded 10 goals. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Excelsior Maassluis form and stats

Playing away, Excelsior Maassluis have won 2 games, drawn 3 and suffered 3 defeats in the Tweede Divisie this season. Excelsior seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

Excelsior Maassluis lost away at OFC Oostzaan (1-3) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.

Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Koninklijke HFC.

Excelsior Maassluis find the net regularly in their away games. 9 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. For Excelsior Maassluis, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. It's worth mentioning that 10 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Sparta wins - draws - Excelsior Maassluis wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Excelsior MaassluisP. Langedijk
P. Langedijk
9 goals
Jong SpartaM. Tahiri
M. Tahiri
7 goals
Jong SpartaA. Madi
A. Madi
4 goals

Jong Sparta missing players

Excelsior Maassluis missing players

Jong Sparta Excelsior Maassluis
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
15 8 1 Played P 3 8 15
5 4 1 Won W 1 2 5
5 3 0 Drew D 1 3 6
5 1 0 Lost L 1 3 4
25 17 1 Scored S 2 9 22
26 10 0 Conceded C 4 17 26
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
80% 75% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 75% 80%
67% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 50% 60%
47% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 38% 47%
27% 38% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 12% 13%
60% 62% 0% BTTS BTTS 33% 62% 60%
27% 38% 100% Clean Sheets C S 33% 25% 27%
13% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 12% 20%
 
5.2 5.2 1 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5.1 4.9
4.4 3.4 6 Corners against (avg) C A 5.3 4.8 5.7
1.1 1.4 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.2 1.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
14.1 17.3 10 Shots (avg) S ( 12.3 11.1 10
6.1 7.7 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.6 4
29% 30% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 31% 37%
 
11.6 10.9 20 Shots against (avg) S A 12.7 12.4 13.7
5.5 4.7 5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.7 5.4 5.2
Key stats in Tweede Divisie this season:
  • Excelsior Maassluis haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Jong Sparta have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Jong Sparta haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 15 10 3 2 31 12 7 7 0 0 20 5 8 3 3 2 11 7 19 33
2 De Treffers 15 10 2 3 29 17 7 5 1 1 16 8 8 5 1 2 13 9 12 32
3 HHC 15 9 3 3 32 21 7 5 1 1 12 8 8 4 2 2 20 13 11 30
4 Quick Boys 15 9 1 5 37 23 8 5 0 3 25 14 7 4 1 2 12 9 14 28
5 Rijnsburgse Boys 15 8 3 4 31 16 7 4 2 1 16 4 8 4 1 3 15 12 15 27
6 Katwijk 15 8 3 4 30 16 7 6 1 0 20 2 8 2 2 4 10 14 14 27
7 Noordwijk 15 7 3 5 21 17 8 4 2 2 14 10 7 3 1 3 7 7 4 24
8 Excelsior Maassluis 15 5 6 4 22 26 7 3 3 1 13 9 8 2 3 3 9 17 -4 21
9 Spakenburg 15 5 5 5 22 21 8 2 2 4 6 11 7 3 3 1 16 10 1 20
10 Jong Sparta 15 5 5 5 25 26 8 4 3 1 17 10 7 1 2 4 8 16 -1 20
11 Kozakken Boys 15 5 2 8 23 29 8 3 1 4 15 15 7 2 1 4 8 14 -6 17
12 Koninklijke HFC 15 4 4 7 18 19 7 2 2 3 7 9 8 2 2 4 11 10 -1 16
13 Lisse 15 4 4 7 25 30 8 3 3 2 16 11 7 1 1 5 9 19 -5 16
14 IJsselmeervogels 15 3 5 7 20 28 7 2 2 3 11 13 8 1 3 4 9 15 -8 14
15 Scheveningen 15 3 5 7 12 22 8 1 3 4 6 13 7 2 2 3 6 9 -10 14
16 Volendam II 15 4 2 9 19 34 8 2 1 5 8 12 7 2 1 4 11 22 -15 14
17 TEC 15 2 6 7 17 32 7 0 4 3 8 15 8 2 2 4 9 17 -15 12
18 OFC Oostzaan 15 2 2 11 16 41 8 2 1 5 12 19 7 0 1 6 4 22 -25 8

Read more about Tweede Divisie

The Tweede Divisie in the Netherlands, meaning “Second Division”, is the third highest division in Dutch football. It is a semi-professional league which consists of 18 teams. These teams meet each other twice for a total of 306 fixtures deciding the final league table.