The Eerste Divisie clash at Jan Louwers Stadion on Sunday sees home side FC Eindhoven taking on opponents Telstar.
Scroll down to see all of the predictions, poll and statistics for FC Eindhoven v Telstar - as well as up-to-date odds.
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Form Guide
FC Eindhoven
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FC Eindhoven go into this game following a 1-1 Eerste Divisie drawn game against ADO Den Haag.
In that game, FC Eindhoven managed 37% possession and 11 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. The scorer for FC Eindhoven was Farouq Limouri (56'). At the other end, ADO Den Haag got 13 shots on goal with 7 of them on target. Jerry van Wolfgang (24') scored for ADO Den Haag.
In their prior six fixtures, Willem Weijs's FC Eindhoven have hit the target 7 times which gives them an average number of goals scored per match equal to 1.17.
Their previous form shows that FC Eindhoven:
- have not lost a league tie with Telstar in their previous 6 matches.
- are without a home win in the past 2 league games.
Telstar
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Since suffering a loss in their previous game against FC Emmen in Eerste Divisie competition, Telstar and their travelling supporters will be hoping that they can get a better result in this one.
In that game, Telstar had 48% possession and 18 attempts at goal with 5 on target. For Telstar, the scorers were Mohammed Tahiri (29') and Thomas Oude Kotte (34'). At the other end, Emmen had 15 attempts at goal with 7 on target. Vicente Besuijen (52'), Ben Scholte (56') and Maikel Kieftenbeld (66') scored for FC Emmen.
Looking at their form, and Telstar have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 games, letting opponents get 12 goals in all. In defence, Telstar just haven’t been too solid at all.
Analysis of their past results shows that Telstar:
- have not beaten FC Eindhoven in away games against them for the last 2 league matches.
- haven’t won away from home in the past 3 league games.
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Head to head
An inspection of their past head to head meetings stretching back to 19/02/2021 shows that these fixtures have ended in disappointment for Telstar. They have not been able to register any wins at all whereas FC Eindhoven have remained in the ascendancy, finishing as winners in 67% of those matches played.
A sum of 10 goals were scored between them in these games, with 8 from FC Eindhoven and 2 coming from Witte Leeuwen. The average goals per game has been 1.67.
The previous league clash featuring these clubs was Eerste Divisie match day 4 on 01/09/2023 when the final score was Telstar 0-1 FC Eindhoven.
In that match, Telstar managed 53% possession and 14 shots on goal with 4 of them on target. Their only player on the scoresheet was Thomas Oude Kotte (56' Own goal).
On the other side, FC Eindhoven got 6 attempts on goal with 1 of them on target.
The match was refereed by Martin Peréz.
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Team News: FC Eindhoven
Regarding absentees, there’s just the sole fitness concern for the FC Eindhoven gaffer Willem Weijs to be concerned about from an otherwise complete group of players. Maarten Peijnenburg (Cruciate ligament tear) will miss out.
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Team News: Telstar
With a fully healthy group to choose from, the Telstar boss Ulrich Landvreugd has zero fitness worries whatsoever before this clash.
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Prediction
In our view, Telstar and FC Eindhoven could both end up scoring in what appears to be a good match-up, with little separating these two teams.
A draw is a real possibility, as we are expecting there to be little between them. We therefore think that it’s going to be a close game with a 1-1 score draw when the referee blows the full-time whistle.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Victor Martins,
13:08 26/04/2024
🏟️ Team Focus:
FC Eindhoven
Formed: 1909
Stadium: Jan Louwers Stadion (4,200)
Captain: Mawouna Amevor
Chairman: Juul van Hout
Manager: Willem Weijs
Competitions: Eerste Divisie position 15
⭐ Key Man: Evan Rottier
Mostly playing in the Right Wing position, Evan Rottier was born in Massluis, Netherlands. Having made a first senior appearance for FC Oss in the 2020 - 2021 season, the skilful Forward has contributed 8 league goals in the Eerste Divisie 2023 - 2024 campaign to date in 34 appearances.