Match Report
The table read 19th (De Graafschap, 1 pts) against 11th (Jong AZ, 6 pts), 5 points apart. Per game in the league, De Graafschap were scoring 1.25 and conceding 3, Jong AZ 1.8 and 1.8, against a competition average of 1.89 goals per team per game.
De Graafschap had banked 4 of the last 15 points on offer; Jong AZ, 12.
The head-to-head ledger counts 9 games: 4 De Graafschap wins, 2 for Jong AZ, 3 draws, at 3.33 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 78% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 67%. 4.4 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a step up from the historical 3.33.
The match was played at Stadion De Vijverberg (capacity 12,600). It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 5 goals for the 2-5 full-time score.
Goal scorers
De Graafschap: Donny Warmerdam (30'), Bjorn van Zijl (84') · Jong AZ: Julian Oerip (11'), Bendegúz Kovács (52'), Rio Robbemond (75'), Ayoub Oufkir (87'), Ayoub Oufkir (90')
Key stats
Possession: De Graafschap 58% · Jong AZ 42% · Total shots: 22-23 · On target: 5-10 · Corners: 5-3