Jong Sparta vs Katwijk: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Netherlands Tweede Divisie
Competition: Sat 02.April
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel (11026 seats)

Excitement is expected at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel when Jong Sparta face Katwijk in what should be a top-notch game. Here's the preview!

Insights:
  • Jong Sparta have the most matches over the total-line (10) in Tweede Divisie
  • Katwijk have the most scored goals (45) in Tweede Divisie

The visiting Katwijk played their last game only four days ago, a Tweede Divisie match. That game was also an away game, at Scheveningen. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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Jong Sparta form and stats

Jong Sparta are steadily winning Tweede Divisie games and points here at Sparta-Stadion Het Kasteel. 7 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats is the summary from 11 games. Hopes of three in a row are alive for Sparta after consecutive victories at their own ground.

A strong away win for Jong Sparta against AFC the last match, as Doesburg and Tahiri (2) were on target.

Before that, Sparta had a home game versus IJsselmeervogels which ended with a victory 2-1.

Jong Sparta are traveling soon after this match as the Tweede Divisie match at HHC awaits in three days.

Jong Sparta have conceded 20 from these games. 10 of these goals were conceded after the match timer had passed one hour (more than 50 %).

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Katwijk form and stats

6 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Katwijk, who have the most scored goals (45) in Tweede Divisie, playing as the away team in the Tweede Divisie this season.

Katwijk are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Scheveningen (placed 13th).

A 1-3 loss hosting Rijnsburgse Boys before that.

After this away game Katwijk return home for a Tweede Divisie game against Spakenburg. That game is only three sleeps after this.

As opposed to that, Katwijk have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The sides have played each other before in this season, with the final score Katwijk - Sparta 5-0 logged in the official records. As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's three Jong Sparta victories, one draw and four Katwijk wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

SpartaM. Afaker
M. Afaker
13 goals
KatwijkA. El Azzouti
A. El Azzouti
11 goals
KatwijkM. Mengerink
M. Mengerink
7 goals

Jong Sparta missing players

Katwijk missing players

Jong Sparta Katwijk
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
21 11 3 Played P 3 11 21
11 7 2 Won W 1 6 14
3 1 0 Drew D 1 3 3
7 3 1 Lost L 1 2 4
39 22 6 Scored S 6 22 45
37 20 6 Conceded C 4 13 22
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 91% 90%
71% 91% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 55% 52%
43% 55% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 45% 48%
29% 27% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 27% 29%
71% 91% 100% BTTS BTTS 67% 55% 48%
10% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 27% 38%
19% 9% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 18% 14%
 
5.6 5.5 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 2.5 6.3 7.8
5.3 5 4 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 4.3 3.5
0.6 0.4 0.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.5 1 1.2
3 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12 11.1 12.3 Shots (avg) S ( 8.5 10.5 11.8
5.4 5 6.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 5.5 5.8
37% 38% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 55% 48% 41%
 
10.7 10.6 9 Shots against (avg) S A 10.5 9.2 7
4.2 4 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 4 3.2
Key stats in Tweede Divisie this season:
  • All of Jong Sparta's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Jong Sparta have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Jong Sparta have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Jong Sparta have the most conceded goals (20) at home in Tweede Divisie
  • Jong Sparta have the most matches over the total-line (10) in Tweede Divisie
  • Jong Sparta haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Katwijk have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Katwijk have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Katwijk have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Tweede Divisie
  • Katwijk have the most points (21) away in Tweede Divisie
  • Katwijk have the most scored goals (45) in Tweede Divisie
  • Katwijk have the most scored goals in the second half (26) in Tweede Divisie
  • Katwijk have the the best goal difference (+23) in Tweede Divisie
  • Katwijk have the the best goal difference (+9) away in Tweede Divisie
  • Katwijk have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Katwijk have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Katwijk 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 Katwijk 21 14 3 4 45 22 10 8 0 2 23 9 11 6 3 2 22 13 23 45
2 Koninklijke HFC 21 11 6 4 32 21 11 7 3 1 18 8 10 4 3 3 14 13 11 39
3 Jong Sparta 21 11 3 7 39 37 11 7 1 3 22 20 10 4 2 4 17 17 2 36
4 AFC 20 10 5 5 40 24 11 6 2 3 25 16 9 4 3 2 15 8 16 35
5 HHC 21 10 4 7 30 25 10 6 2 2 17 12 11 4 2 5 13 13 5 34
6 Quick Boys 21 9 6 6 32 27 11 5 3 3 17 13 10 4 3 3 15 14 5 33
7 Noordwijk 21 10 3 8 28 28 10 8 0 2 17 8 11 2 3 6 11 20 0 33
8 Rijnsburgse Boys 21 10 2 9 38 28 11 7 0 4 20 11 10 3 2 5 18 17 10 32
9 Spakenburg 20 8 4 8 40 38 9 6 1 2 19 10 11 2 3 6 21 28 2 28
10 Volendam II 21 8 3 10 41 38 10 4 2 4 17 16 11 4 1 6 24 22 3 27
11 De Treffers 21 8 3 10 22 25 11 5 2 4 11 12 10 3 1 6 11 13 -3 27
12 Excelsior Maassluis 21 8 3 10 31 37 11 6 3 2 22 18 10 2 0 8 9 19 -6 27
13 Scheveningen 20 6 7 7 24 31 9 3 3 3 11 15 11 3 4 4 13 16 -7 25
14 Kozakken Boys 21 6 6 9 26 35 11 3 4 4 16 17 10 3 2 5 10 18 -9 24
15 IJsselmeervogels 21 7 2 12 25 33 11 6 1 4 15 14 10 1 1 8 10 19 -8 23
16 TEC 21 6 5 10 22 41 10 3 4 3 14 18 11 3 1 7 8 23 -19 23
17 ASWH 21 5 4 12 28 36 10 3 4 3 15 15 11 2 0 9 13 21 -8 19
18 GVVV 20 3 5 12 17 34 10 3 2 5 11 18 10 0 3 7 6 16 -17 14

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.