KATWIJK AAN ZEE, Netherlands (Interstat) — Quick Boys will host Hoek in Tweede Divisie play on Friday, with the home side carrying the stronger form and the visitor seeking a turnaround. Quick Boys has an 8-1-1 record across all competitions, while Hoek is 2-4-4. The match is a Tweede Divisie fixture and pits a Quick Boys side with eight wins against a Hoek team that has two wins, four losses and four draws.

Quick Boys most recently played Spakenburg to a 1-1 draw. Before that, Quick Boys rolled past Katwijk 6-0 and earned a 3-2 win at HFC. Quick Boys also has beaten RKAV 5-0, Kloetinge 4-0, GVVV 3-0, Raalte 3-1 and Hardenberg 2-0, and it opened its season with a 5-0 home win over RKAV before a 1-0 win at IJsselmeervogels. Its only loss across all competitions came in a 3-1 setback at Rijnsburgse Boys. Quick Boys’ 8-1-1 record includes eight wins, one loss and one draw.

Hoek most recently played Kozakken Boys to a 0-0 draw. That followed a 2-0 loss at AFC and a 3-1 home win over De Treffers. Hoek also has drawn with Jong Almere City, Barendrecht and Katwijk, while falling to Jong Sparta Rotterdam, RKAV and Spakenburg. Hoek’s 2-4-4 mark includes a 3-1 home win over HFC, a 1-1 draw at Katwijk, a 2-0 home loss to Spakenburg, a 1-1 draw at Barendrecht, a 2-2 home draw with Jong Almere City, a 3-0 loss at Jong Sparta Rotterdam, a 3-1 home win over De Treffers, a 2-0 loss at AFC and a 0-0 home draw with Kozakken Boys. Hoek’s 2-4-4 record includes two wins, four losses and four draws.

The game will be part of a busy Tweede Divisie stretch for both clubs. Hoek’s upcoming slate includes home matches against IJsselmeervogels, GVVV, Rijnsburgse Boys, Katwijk and RKAV, plus away trips to Kloetinge, Raalte, Hardenberg, HFC and Spakenburg. Quick Boys’ next matches include a trip to Barendrecht, home games against Jong Almere City, De Treffers, Kozakken Boys, IJsselmeervogels and GVVV, and away matches at Jong Sparta Rotterdam, AFC, RKAV and Kloetinge. The scheduling gives both sides little time to dwell on the result, adding importance to the points available in this meeting.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Quick Boys 2, Hoek 1. Interstat’s ELO system gives Quick Boys a 96.6 percent probability to win.