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 eight 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 ten 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 seven 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 three stoppage time goals for his Vitesse.
Most stoppage time goals by team
The highest number of goals in added time by a team was three goals, which three 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 two times.
Most own goals by team
Heracles Almelo scored six 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 four 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 five matches during the 2012/2013 season, more than any other team in Eredivisie.