Almere City vs De Graafschap – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

Result
2:0
18/01/2026 at 08:30 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))
  • Eerste Divisie - Round 23
  • Referee: van den Kerkhof M. (Ned)
  • Where to Watch on TV:
netherlandsNetherlandsCanal+, ESPN 2

Match Stats

Expected goals (xG)
1.810.74
Ball possession
43%57%
Total shots
2412
Shots on target
84
Big chances
21
Corner kicks
125
Passes
77% (279/361)84% (408/487)
Yellow cards
02
Expected goals (xG)
1.810.74
xG on target (xGOT)
2.171.13
Total shots
2412
Shots on target
84
Shots off target
57
Blocked shots
111
Shots inside the box
138
Shots outside the box
113
Hit the woodwork
01
Big chances
21
Corner kicks
125
Touches in opposition box
3717
Accurate through passes
01
Offsides
11
Free kicks
94
Passes
77% (279/361)84% (408/487)
Long passes
52% (32/61)60% (37/62)
Passes in final third
68% (81/119)69% (80/116)
Crosses
23% (6/26)10% (3/31)
Expected assists (xA)
1.270.74
Throw ins
1814
Fouls
49
Tackles
38% (6/16)60% (12/20)
Duels won
4849
Clearances
3135
Interceptions
96
Errors leading to shot
01
Errors leading to goal
01
Goalkeeper saves
46
xGOT faced
1.132.17
Goals prevented
1.130.17

Key Moments

Here there are
  • 1st Half (0 - 0)
  • 2nd Half (2 - 0)
  • 48', Boersma B. 🟨,
  • 57', van der Heide A. 🟨,
  • 60', El Allachi C. , de Jong F. ,
  • 60', Raterink O. , Schoppema L. ,
  • 61', 1 - 0, Kadile J. ,
  • 76', Meerstadt J. , Smits M. ,
  • 76', van der Heide A. , Kwint K. ,
  • 81', Rijkhoff J. , de Nijs O. ,
  • 84', Symons K. , Kaninda N. ,
  • 88', Druijf F. , Jacobs Jo. ,
  • 90+1', 2 - 0, Poku E. , Kadile J. (A),

Highlights

Chances of winning


Almere City
48.7%
Draw
24.3%
De Graafschap
27%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)
43.8% 24% 32.2%

Our Initial ML Estimation

45.6% 23.1% 30.9%

Almere City - De Graafschap Odds

1 X 2 Marga
Avarage Now
(Initially)
1.93
(2.12)
3.82
(3.88)
3.44
(2.88)
7.1%
(7.6%)

  • The most likely Over/Under: 3.75
What is the prediction for Almere City - De Graafschap?
  • Users Predictions: 12 users predict this event. Almere City will win (votes: 8 - 66.7%). De Graafschap will win (votes: 3 - 25%). It will Tie (votes: 1 - 8.3%).
    Confidence interval (95%) for Almere City: 40%93.4%.
  • High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 1 high ROI users predict this event. De Graafschap (votes: 1 - 100%).
  • The most likely score by Bookmakers is 2:1.
  • Preview Facts
    • One of today’s top clashes will feature two teams fighting for the top spots (ranked 6 in the zone Promotion ~ Eredivisie (Promotion: ) and 3 in the zone Promotion ~ Eredivisie (Promotion: )).
    • In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Almere City won 1.
    • Right now, both teams are showing solid form.
    • De Graafschap may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.
    • The chances of victory for both teams are nearly identical in this match.
    • There are questionable in Almere City: Huisman B. (Ankle Injury)
    • In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Almere City won 3 matches, drew 6 matches, lost 11 matches, and goals 23:37. (average 1.2:1.9).
    • Including home matches between the teams, Almere City won 2 matches, drew 4 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 11:13. (average 1.2:1.4).
    What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?
    The latest head-to-head matches between Almere City - De Graafschap were as follows:
    29.09.2025 De Graafschap - Almere City 3:2
    20.01.2023 Almere City - De Graafschap 2:2
    16.09.2022 De Graafschap - Almere City 1:2
    Latest results of Almere City
    14.01.2026 Almere City - Telstar 1:3
    09.01.2026 MVV Maastricht - Almere City Postponed
    20.12.2025 Almere City - Emmen 4:2
    12.12.2025 Jong PSV - Almere City 2:3
    Latest results of De Graafschap
    20.12.2025 FC Oss - De Graafschap 2:3
    12.12.2025 De Graafschap - Roda 2:3
    04.12.2025 Vitesse - De Graafschap 1:2
    Dutch Eerste Divisie Table
    Main
    PlWDLDiffPts
    1Den Haag21171357:233452
    2Cambuur22155248:232550
    3De Graafschap22114742:35737
    4Almere City22112947:351235
    5Roda2298538:32635
    6Jong PSV22104844:44034
    7Willem II2296729:30-133
    8Den Bosch221021041:41032
    9Waalwijk2286834:34030
    10Venlo221001229:33-430
    11Jong Utrecht2285938:40-229
    12FC Emmen22841039:43-428
    13Eindhoven FC22831129:43-1427
    14Dordrecht2267927:32-525
    15Helmond22741131:38-725
    16Maastricht22741127:41-1425
    17Oss2258930:37-723
    18Jong AZ23721436:46-1023
    19Jong Ajax23371331:45-1416
    20Vitesse2176833:35-215

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