Telstar take on visiting team Jong Utrecht at 711 Stadion in this Eerste Divisie game on Friday.
Our tips, poll and stats for Telstar v Jong Utrecht can all be found here (inc. the best betting odds).
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Form Guide
Telstar
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Telstar will be wanting a better result here after the 1-0 Eerste Divisie loss in their previous game against SC Cambuur.
In that match, Telstar managed 50% possession and 9 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. On the other side, Cambuur got 13 shots on goal with 7 of them on target. Remco Balk (73') was the scorer for SC Cambuur.
It has not been often in recent times that Telstar have kept a clean sheet. It will be a concern for them that Telstar have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 matches, leaking 6 goals in the process. Such a trend might not be sustained into this match, though.
Jong Utrecht
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Since suffering a loss in their previous game against FC Emmen in Eerste Divisie competition, Jong Utrecht and their fans will hope to get a better result this time.
In that game, Jong Utrecht had 38% possession and 9 shots on goal with 3 on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Jong Utrecht was Mees Akkerman (74'). For their opponents, Emmen got 18 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. Mike te Wierik (31' Own goal, 93'), Patrick Brouwer (73') and Desley Ubbink (96') scored for FC Emmen.
Looking at their form, and Jong Utrecht have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, seeing their opponents hit 15 goals in all. At the back, Jong Utrecht can certainly do much better.
Analysis of their past results shows that Jong Utrecht:
- remain undefeated by Telstar in games played away from home for the previous 3 league matches.
- are without an away win for the past 2 matches in the league.
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Head to head
Inspecting their prior head-to-head clashes going back to 02/04/2021 shows us that Telstar have won 1 of these & Jong Utrecht 3, with the number of draws being 2.
An aggregate of 17 goals were shared by the two clubs throughout the course of those matches, with 6 of them for Witte Leeuwen and 11 belonging to Jong Utrecht. The average goals per game has been 2.83.
The last league clash featuring these clubs was Eerste Divisie match day 17 on 04/12/2023 which ended up with the score at Jong Utrecht 0-0 Telstar.
In that game, Jong Utrecht had 48% possession and 2 shots on goal with 0 of them on target.
Telstar got 16 attempts on goal with 4 on target.
The referee was Boyd van Kommer.
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Team News: Telstar
The Telstar boss Ulrich Landvreugd doesnโt have any fitness worries whatsoever ahead of this clash thanks to a fully injury-free squad to pick from.
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Team News: Jong Utrecht
Owing to a completely healthy squad available to select from, the Jong Utrecht boss Ivar van Dinteren has zero fitness concerns whatsoever ahead of this match.
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Prediction
We feel that Telstar look likely to get amongst the goals when they play Jong Utrecht, who may well struggle to score themselves.
Our selection here is for a controlled 2-0 win for Telstar when allโs said and done.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Peter Guest,
13:05 29/03/2024
โฝ๏ธ Team Focus:
Telstar
Formed: 1963
Stadium: 711 Stadion (5,200)
Captain: Mitch Apau
Chairman: Leon Annokkรฉe
Manager: Ulrich Landvreugd
Competitions: Eerste Divisie position 18
โญ Key Player: Zakaria Eddahchouri
Customarily taking to the field in the Central Attacking Midfielder position, Zakaria Eddahchouri was born in Papendrecht, Netherlands. After having made a senior debut playing for Go Ahead Eagles in the 2018 - 2019 season, the gifted Midfielder has managed 11 league goals in the Eerste Divisie 2023 - 2024 campaign so far in a total of 21 appearances.