Tweede Divisie duel: Close contest expected between Spakenburg and AFC

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Competition: Netherlands Tweede Divisie
Competition: Sat 15.October
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sportpark De Westmaat (8000 seats)

Tweede Divisie: Two contenders in decent form get together for this game. AFC might have a wee edge with their 5th place in the table?

Insights:
  • Spakenburg haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • AFC have yet to win a game away.

Spakenburg 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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Spakenburg form and stats

2 victories, 0 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Spakenburg have to build on here at Sportpark De Westmaat in the Tweede Divisie. Spakenburg are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Sportpark De Westmaat, having lost their two previous games here.

A good away victory last time out for Spakenburg, who won 2-0 against OFC Oostzaan (placed 18th). Finally, a league victory after three games without.

Before that game, the home loss against Excelsior Maassluis with the scoreline 0-1.

This is expected to be a close game, with Spakenburg perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Spakenburg as a small favourite), we find 5 games. Spakenburg has won 2 of these, drawn 3 and lost 0.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as TEC are coming to town in four days.

Spakenburg aren't scoring a lot here at Sportpark De Westmaat in the league, with only {4 goals} from 5 games. On the other hand, Spakenburg have conceded 7 goals.

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AFC form and stats

Playing away, AFC have won 0 games, drawn 3 and suffered 2 defeats in the Tweede Divisie this season.

AFC go into this game after a win, the home game against Lisse that ended 3-2.

A 0-0 draw at HHC's stadium before that.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with AFC playing away and similar expectations, we found 9 relevant matches. Results were 4 AFC wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.

The visitors have scored 3 goals from 5 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.

Head 2 Head

The 9 most recent meetings featuring these teams have all finished as AFC wins. Surely both teams are aware of this.

Top Goalscorers

SpakenburgF. van der Linden
F. van der Linden
6 goals
SpakenburgL. Admiraal
L. Admiraal
4 goals
AFCM. Platje
M. Platje
4 goals

Spakenburg missing players

AFC missing players

Spakenburg AFC
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
10 5 1 Played P 2 5 10
4 2 0 Won W 0 0 5
2 0 0 Drew D 1 3 3
4 3 1 Lost L 1 2 2
16 4 0 Scored S 0 3 14
16 7 4 Conceded C 1 5 8
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 60% 80%
70% 40% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 40% 60%
50% 40% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 40% 50%
40% 40% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 20%
10% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 10%
50% 20% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 40% 40%
20% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 40% 50%
30% 60% 100% Failed to Score F T 100% 60% 30%
 
5.6 5.8 3 Corners for (avg) C F 6 5.6 4.6
5.2 3.2 4 Corners against (avg) C A 2.5 4.6 4.1
1.2 1.2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0.4 0.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.2 9 7 Shots (avg) S ( 13 11.4 11.5
5 3.2 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.6 5.2
36% 31% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 13% 27%
 
11.4 11 16 Shots against (avg) S A 10 11 10.7
5.2 4 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 5.4 4.6
Key stats in Tweede Divisie this season:
  • AFC have won significantly more corners away than at home.
  • AFC have yet to win a game away.
  • Spakenburg 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 Quick Boys 10 7 1 2 24 12 5 4 0 1 15 6 5 3 1 1 9 6 12 22
2 HHC 10 6 2 2 21 14 5 3 1 1 8 6 5 3 1 1 13 8 7 20
3 De Treffers 10 6 1 3 20 14 5 4 0 1 14 7 5 2 1 2 6 7 6 19
4 Katwijk 10 5 3 2 19 7 5 4 1 0 15 0 5 1 2 2 4 7 12 18
5 AFC 10 5 3 2 14 8 5 5 0 0 11 3 5 0 3 2 3 5 6 18
6 Rijnsburgse Boys 10 5 1 4 20 11 5 3 1 1 10 1 5 2 0 3 10 10 9 16
7 Koninklijke HFC 10 4 3 3 15 10 5 2 2 1 5 3 5 2 1 2 10 7 5 15
8 Jong Sparta 10 4 3 3 17 14 5 3 2 0 12 3 5 1 1 3 5 11 3 15
9 Noordwijk 10 4 3 3 14 11 5 2 2 1 9 6 5 2 1 2 5 5 3 15
10 Excelsior Maassluis 10 3 5 2 15 14 5 2 2 1 10 7 5 1 3 1 5 7 1 14
11 Spakenburg 10 4 2 4 16 16 5 2 0 3 4 7 5 2 2 1 12 9 0 14
12 Kozakken Boys 10 4 1 5 17 20 5 2 1 2 11 9 5 2 0 3 6 11 -3 13
13 Lisse 10 3 3 4 17 18 5 2 2 1 10 7 5 1 1 3 7 11 -1 12
14 Scheveningen 10 2 4 4 6 12 5 1 2 2 4 9 5 1 2 2 2 3 -6 10
15 Volendam II 10 2 2 6 13 24 5 1 1 3 4 7 5 1 1 3 9 17 -11 8
16 TEC 10 1 4 5 11 20 5 0 3 2 7 11 5 1 1 3 4 9 -9 7
17 IJsselmeervogels 10 1 4 5 11 22 5 1 2 2 7 11 5 0 2 3 4 11 -11 7
18 OFC Oostzaan 10 1 1 8 10 33 5 1 1 3 7 14 5 0 0 5 3 19 -23 4

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.