Season trivia for Eredivisie 2012/2013
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 2012/2013 Eredivisie 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 Marco van Ginkel and Wilfried Bony. Together they were behind 7 goals for Vitesse in the 2012/2013 season.
Fastest goalscorer
These players all scored goals in the first minute of a match during the 2012/2013 season:
Fastest hat-trick
Jozy Altidore, playing for AZ Alkmaar, was the player who scored the fastest hat-trick. In the space of 9 minutes, he scored three goals in the match between AZ Alkmaar-Utrecht.
Top goalscorer by calendar month
The most goals scored in a calendar month during the season 2012/2013 was 6 goals, which these players scored in those months:
Graziano Pellè (Feyenoord) - December 2012
Wilfried Bony (Vitesse) - February 2013
Most braces by player
Wilfried Bony in Vitesse scored (at least) two goals in a match 8 times and was thus the player who scored the most braces in matches during the 2012/2013 season.
Most first goals in a match
The player who scored the first goal in a match the most times during the 2012/2013 season was Graziano Pellè in Feyenoord, in total he did it 13 times.
Most last goals in a match
The last goal of the match was scored the most times by Wilfried Bony in Vitesse during the 2012/2013 season, in total he did this 10 times.
Most penalty goals by player
The best penalty taker in the league during the 2012/2013 season was Danny Holla, in total he scored 7 penalties for his Den Haag.
Most stoppage time goals by player
Wilfried Bony was the player who scored the most stoppage time goals during the 2012/2013 season, in total he scored 3 stoppage time goals for his Vitesse.
Most stoppage time goals by team
The highest number of goals in added time by a team was 3 goals, which 3 teams managed to do, and these were Vitesse, Heracles Almelo and Twente.
Most own goals by player
The unluckiest scorer during the 2012/2013 season was Christian Dorda, as he held the somewhat dubious honour of scoring the most own goals of any player in Eredivisie, which he did 2 times.
Most own goals by team
Heracles Almelo scored 6 own goals in all their matches, making them the "best" at it in the entire league during the 2012/2013 season.
Players with goals in most consecutive matches
Wilfried Bony in Vitesse scored in 9 consecutive matches during the 2012/2013 season, which was the best in the league.
Players with assists in most consecutive matches
It was Renato Ibarra in Vitesse who had the longest streak of matches in a row with at least one assist, achieving this in 5 consecutive matches.
Players with most goals in the first half
It was Graziano Pellè in Feyenoord who scored the most goals in the first half, with a total of 17 goals in the first half of the match.
Players with most goals in the second half
Wilfried Bony in Vitesse scored a total of 22 goals in the second half, including stoppage time, which was the best in Eredivisie during the 2012/2013 season.
Most consecutive wins
PSV Eindhoven was the team with the most consecutive wins during the 2012/2013 season, with a total of 8 wins in a row.
Most matches in a row without losing
Ajax were the team with the longest unbeaten run during the 2012/2013 season, playing 10 straight matches without losing.
Most consecutive losses
VVV-Venlo had a streak of 6 consecutive losses, something no other team surpassed in Eredivisie during the 2012/2013 season.
Most comebacks from behind to win
The art of turning a deficit in a match into a win is something PSV Eindhoven were best at during the 2012/2013 season, they came back to win 4 matches in total.
Most blown leads resulting in losses
Taking the lead in matches only to lose is no admirable feat, but Willem II have managed this in 5 matches during the 2012/2013 season, more than any other team in Eredivisie.
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