FC Eindhoven face off with away side Jong AZ at Jan Louwers Stadion in this Eerste Divisie game on Friday.
Our FC Eindhoven v Jong AZ tips, poll and stats can be seen in full below - plus the latest betting odds.
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FC Eindhoven
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FC Eindhoven will be hoping for a repeat of their last result, following a 0-2 Eerste Divisie success against Jong PSV.
In that match, FC Eindhoven managed 30% possession and 8 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. For FC Eindhoven, goals were scored by Sven Blummel (29') and Hugo Deenen (75'). At the other end, Jong PSV got 20 shots at goal with 2 on target.
In their preceding 6 fixtures, Maurice Verberne's FC Eindhoven have found the net 9 times, an average number of goals per match of 1.5.
Jong AZ
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In their previous fixture, Jong AZ drew 0-0 in the Eerste Divisie tie with Den Bosch.
In that game, Jong AZ had 62% possession and 11 shots on goal with 3 on target. On the other side, FC Den Bosch got 12 shots at goal with 2 of them on target.
The stats donโt lie, and Jong AZ have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, letting opponents get 7 goals overall. Defensively, Jong AZ can certainly do much better. Such a pattern wonโt necessarily be continued here, though.
Looking at the pre-match facts, Jong AZ:
- have not won against FC Eindhoven when having played them away from home in the previous 5 league games. Not good at all.
- haven't been defeated in their previous 4 league matches away from home.
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Head to head
Looking over their past head-to-head clashes dating back to 25/02/2022 shows that FC Eindhoven have won 3 of these games and Jong AZ 0, with the tally of drawn matches standing at 3.
In all, 14 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 9 from FC Eindhoven and 5 coming from Jong AZ. Thatโs an average goals per game of 2.33.
The last league game featuring the two was Eerste Divisie match day 9 on 04/10/2024 when it finished Jong AZ 2-3 FC Eindhoven.
On that occasion, Jong AZ had 71% possession and 13 shots at goal with 5 on target. Goals were scored by Kees Smit (68') and Jeremiah Esajas (80').
FC Eindhoven got 14 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. Sven Simons (19', 57') and Rangelo Janga (64') scored.
The referee was Wouter Wiersma.
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Prediction
Our thinking is that Jong AZ will likely be able to put a goal past this FC Eindhoven outfit, although it isnโt expected to be enough to avoid defeat.
We reckon that it will be a close game with a 2-1 win for FC Eindhoven when all is said and done. Could easily see this go either way.
Andre Moura,
09:03 29/04/2025
Odds correct at time of publishing. All odds subject to change.
โฝ๏ธ Team Focus:
FC Eindhoven
Formed: 1909
Stadium: Jan Louwers Stadion (4,200)
Captain: Collin Seedorf
Chairman: Juul van Hout
Manager: Maurice Verberne
Competitions: Eerste Divisie position 13
โญ Key Man: Boris van Schuppen
Customarily used in the Central Attacking Midfielder position, Boris van Schuppen was born in Netherlands. After making a first senior appearance for NAC Breda in the 2021 - 2022 season, the accomplished Midfielder has scored 10 league goals in this Eerste Divisie 2024 - 2025 season to date in 31 appearances.