Season trivia for Eerste Divisie 2021/2022
It's not all about becoming the top scorer or winning matches - there's also a wealth of fascinating information related to goalscorers and other remarkable records. Below, you'll find trivia and interesting facts from the 2021/2022 Eerste Divisie season in Netherlands.
Best scoring couple
The top goal-scoring pair, in other words two players where one scored the goal and the other player assisted to it, were Thijs Dallinga and Reuven Niemeijer. Together they were behind 11 goals for Excelsior in the 2021/2022 season.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2021/2022 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Jonas Arweiler, playing for Almere City, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 9 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between Excelsior-Almere City.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
In November 2021, Thijs Dallinga (Excelsior) scored 9 goals, which was the most goals in a calendar month of the 2021/2022 season.
Most braces by player
Thijs Dallinga in Excelsior scored (at least) two goals in a match 7 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2021/2022 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2021/2022 season was Thomas Verheydt in Den Haag, in total he did it 10 times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Joey Sleegers in FC Eindhoven during the 2021/2022 season, in total he did this 8 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2021/2022 season was Robert Mühren, in total he scored 6 penalties for his Volendam.
Most penalty goals by team
Jong Ajax was the most effective team of all when it came to penalty goals during the 2021/2022 season, in total they scored 14 of their goals from penalties.
Most stoppage time goals by player
Thijs Dallinga was the player who scored the most stoppage time goals during the 2021/2022 season, in total he scored 3 stoppage time goals for his Excelsior.
Most stoppage time goals by team
When it comes to stoppage time goals, Excelsior was the best team, in total they scored 8 goals in the final minutes of the match.
Most own goals by player
2 players share the less-than-honourable title of most own goals during the 2021/2022 season in Eerste Divisie. These players each scored 2 own goals and they were Matteo Waem (Maastricht) and Dion Malone (NAC Breda).
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
There were 3 players who scored in 8 consecutive matches during the 2021/2022 season, and the players who achieved this were:
Players with assists in most consecutive matches
The best streak of matches with an assist was 4 matches in the season, a feat achieved byRobert Mühren (Volendam) and Xian Emmers (Roda)
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Robert Mühren in Volendam who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 19 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Thomas Verheydt in Den Haag scored a total of 21 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Eerste Divisie during the 2021/2022 season.
Most consecutive wins
There were 2 teams that had 8 consecutive wins in the 2021/2022 season, and those teams were FC Eindhoven and Den Haag.
Most matches in a row without losing
Volendam were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2021/2022 season, playing 26 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
During the 2021/2022 season, there were 2 teams that had 7 consecutive losses, and those teams were Maastricht and TOP Oss.
Most matches in a row without a win
TOP Oss managed the feat of not winning a single match in 15 consecutive matches during the 2021/2022 season, something they did best among all the teams in the league.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The art of turning a deficit in a match into a win is something Volendam were best at during the 2021/2022 season, they came back to win 6 matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Almere City have managed this in 8 matches during the 2021/2022 season, more than any other team in Eerste Divisie.
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