Clinical Edge
Almere City FC
Almere City FC finished well above what their chances were worth — 4 goals from 2.60 xG.
- Goals
- 4
- Expected goals
- 2.60
- Overperformance
- +1.40
Eerste Divisie · Matchday 4
De Graafschap
J. Kania 45'
1 – 4
FT
HT 1–1
Almere City FC
F. Druijf 28', 70'
E. Cornelisse 80'
O. de Nijs 86'
Eerste Divisie
Matchday 4De Graafschap1–4Almere City FC
1.24
Expected goals
2.60
28′45′70′80′86′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture, so the race is shown as full-time totals: DG 1.24, AC 2.60.
Match report
De Graafschap 1-4 Almere City FC
Almere City FC were far too strong for De Graafschap 4-1 at De Vijverberg in Eerste Divisie. Druijf opened the scoring for Almere City FC on 28', Kania levelled for De Graafschap on 45', Druijf added his second on 70', Cornelisse made it 3-1 to Almere City FC on 80' and Nijs made it 4-1 to Almere City FC on 86'.
Expected goals finished De Graafschap 1.24, Almere City FC 2.60. The scoreline is a fair reflection of who created more. De Graafschap held 55.0% of the ball.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Almere City FC graded out for clinical edge — 4 goals and 2.60 expected goals. Almere City FC graded out for better chances — 0.17 xg per shot and 15 v 21 shots.
Ferdy Druijf came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 9.5 for Almere City FC from 2 goals, 1 assist and 2 key passes.
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
55%Possession45%
21Shots15
1.24xG2.60
What the numbers say
5 readsBetter Chances
Almere City FC
Almere City FC did not shoot more, they shot better — 0.17 xG per attempt against 0.06.
- xG per shot
- 0.17
- Opponent
- 0.06
- Shots
- 15 v 21
Box Occupation
Almere City FC
Almere City FC kept getting bodies into the area — 80% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 12 of 15
- Share
- 80%
- xG per shot
- 0.17
Late Drama
Both teams
The game was still moving in the closing minutes — Almere City FC scored on 86′.
- Goals after 80′
- 2
- Last goal
- 86′
Timeline
T. Grotenhuis ↑ J. Hardeman ↓
🔄11'
⚽28'
F. Druijf — assist: E. Cornelisse
Thomas Kok
Foul
🟨43'
🟨45'
Mees Hoedemakers
Foul
J. Kania
⚽45'
Half-time
🔄46'
D. van Bruggen ↑ E. van de Blaak ↓
🔄62'
O. de Nijs ↑ H. el Dahri ↓
🔄63'
M. de Haan ↑ M. Hoedemakers ↓
⚽70'
F. Druijf — assist: E. Poku
B. van Zijl ↑ G. Finocchiaro ↓
🔄74'
K. Kwint ↑ J. Kania ↓
🔄74'
🔄77'
J. van Gom ↑ M. Dors ↓
⚽80'
E. Cornelisse — assist: O. de Nijs
D. Eijken ↑ J. Meerstadt ↓
🔄83'
N. Kaninda ↑ Unknown ↓
🔄83'
🔄84'
M. Wasinski ↑ J. Lawrence ↓
⚽86'
O. de Nijs — assist: F. Druijf
Match info
Kickoff
VenueDe Vijverberg, Doetinchem
RefereeJoey Kooij, Netherlands
CompetitionEerste Divisie
Season2026
RoundMatchday 4
StatusMatch Finished