VVV-Venlo are welcoming RKC Waalwijk for another important game after their 0-4 result against 8th-placed Heracles.
- VVV-Venlo have the most conceded goals (81) in Eredivisie
- RKC Waalwijk have the fewest matches over the total-line (9) in Eredivisie
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Relegation threatens VVV-Venlo who should definitely be looking for some points here. Waalwijk are struggling to avoid relegation.
VVV-Venlo form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Eredivisie this season. VVV-Venlo, who have the most conceded goals (81) in Eredivisie, have only managed 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses from their games here at Covebo Stadion - De Koel -. All in all it has been a very rough period for VVV-Venlo who hasn’t won a league-game in their last twelve attempts. Their previous win was against Vitesse, 101 days ago. The home stadium (Covebo Stadion - De Koel -) is supposed to be a fortress, but for VVV-Venlo it's been a house of straw as the last five games here have all been lost. Can they turn things around?
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 381 minutes without scoring a league goal. R. Gelmi was the last player to find the net.
VVV-Venlo lost their last game at Heracles (placed 8th) after a 0-4 scoreline. Prior to that, an away loss at Sparta Rotterdam.
VVV-Venlo were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. Thorsten Kirschbaum had a busy but productive day in the Heracles match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how VVV-Venlo have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found five matches with the results: Won four, drawn zero and lost one.
VVV-Venlo has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. As for conceded goals, VVV-Venlo's unpleasant statistic is 39 goals surrendered.
RKC Waalwijk form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for RKC Waalwijk so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-9 (win-draw-lose). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved RKC Waalwijk have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone ten consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the FC Twente game. With the RKC Waalwijk losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.
Waalwijk's previous game was their home loss versus AZ Alkmaar (1-3). Prior to that match, the Waalwijk manager F. Grim faced defeat when travelling to Willem II and losing 0-1.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with RKC Waalwijk playing away and similar expectations, we found two relevant matches. Results were one Waalwijk win, zero draws and one defeat.
The visitors have scored 9 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Waalwijk have conceded 24 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
VVV-Venlo and RKC Waalwijk have met before this season: RKC Waalwijk - VVV-Venlo 3-2. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): VVV-Venlo won six games, two matches ended with a draw and RKC Waalwijk has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / threeTop Goalscorers
  G. Giakoumakis 24 goals |   F. Stokkers 5 goals |  J. Arias 4 goals |
VVV-Venlo missing players
RKC Waalwijk missing players
| VVV-Venlo | RKC Waalwijk | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 31 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 21 | 9 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 39 | 17 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 9 | 28 |
| 81 | 39 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 24 | 48 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 93% | 97% |
| 87% | 87% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 80% | 77% |
| 74% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 33% | 42% |
| 52% | 40% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 13% | 23% |
| 35% | 27% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 6% |
| 68% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 52% |
| 3% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 20% | 16% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 47% | 35% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 1.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9.5 | 8.4 | 10.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.2 | 7.8 | 10.2 |
| 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.8 |
| 39% | 42% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 21% | 24% |
- RKC Waalwijk have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- RKC Waalwijk have the fewest matches over the total-line (9) in Eredivisie
- RKC Waalwijk have the most matches under the total-line (20) in Eredivisie
- VVV-Venlo have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- VVV-Venlo have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- VVV-Venlo have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Eredivisie
- VVV-Venlo have the fewest matches under the total-line (9) in Eredivisie
- VVV-Venlo have the most conceded goals (39) at home in Eredivisie
- VVV-Venlo have the most conceded goals (81) in Eredivisie
- VVV-Venlo have the most conceded goals in the second half (52) in Eredivisie
- VVV-Venlo have the most matches over the total-line (21) in Eredivisie
- VVV-Venlo have the the worst goal difference (-22) at home in Eredivisie
- VVV-Venlo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- VVV-Venlo is in the worst form (0-0-6)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ajax | 30 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 89 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 8 | 68 | 76 |
| 2 | PSV | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 65 | 30 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 35 | 64 |
| 3 | AZ Alkmaar | 31 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 69 | 41 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 23 | 28 | 64 |
| 4 | Vitesse | 31 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 48 | 29 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 60 |
| 5 | Feyenoord | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 58 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 19 | 29 | 55 |
| 6 | FC Utrecht | 31 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 51 | 40 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 50 |
| 7 | FC Groningen | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 1 | 46 |
| 8 | Heracles | 31 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 40 | 46 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 31 | -6 | 42 |
| 9 | Fortuna Sittard | 31 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 46 | 52 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 22 | -6 | 40 |
| 10 | FC Twente | 31 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 43 | 45 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 23 | -2 | 37 |
| 11 | SC Heerenveen | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 39 | 42 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 26 | -3 | 37 |
| 12 | Sparta Rotterdam | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 42 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 37 |
| 13 | PEC Zwolle | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 41 | 48 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 31 | -7 | 35 |
| 14 | RKC Waalwijk | 31 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 28 | 48 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 24 | -20 | 26 |
| 15 | Willem II | 31 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 34 | 64 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 34 | -30 | 25 |
| 16 | FC Emmen | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 33 | 59 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 36 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -26 | 24 |
| 17 | VVV-Venlo | 31 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 39 | 81 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 39 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 42 | -42 | 22 |
| 18 | ADO Den Haag | 30 | 2 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 67 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 35 | -45 | 16 |