Another adrenaline-fuelled game in Eerste Divisie as FC Den Bosch receive VVV-Venlo

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Sat 26.March
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion De Vliert (9000 seats)

This is football, this is Eerste Divisie and this is FC Den Bosch - VVV-Venlo. Prepare with our comprehensive preview!

Insights:
  • FC Den Bosch haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • VVV-Venlo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

FC Den Bosch and VVV-Venlo should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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FC Den Bosch form and stats

FC Den Bosch have collected 24 points from their Eerste Divisie home games so far after 8-0-7. FC Den Bosch has recorded two wins in a row here at Stadion De Vliert, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

FC Den Bosch lost their last game at Almere City (placed 15th) after a 0-2 scoreline.

Ahead of that match, Bosch won a home game hosting Jong PSV (3-2).

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how FC Den Bosch have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found four games) they have won two times, drawn zero and lost two.

FC Den Bosch has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 25 goals have been conceded.

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VVV-Venlo form and stats

The visitors are W6-D1-L8 on the road this term. That's in the Eerste Divisie.

VVV-Venlo might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. FC Emmen proved too strong as VVV-Venlo slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Covebo Stadion - De Koel -. Azrak got a match rating of 7.14 in that game, top player of the team. Azrak hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Helmond Sport with the score of 3-0.

We have checked recent matches where VVV-Venlo have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those seven games were four victories, zero draws and three defeats.

VVV-Venlo have scored 18 goals on their travels this season, from 15 away games in the league. 20 goals have been conceded by VVV-Venlo in these games.

Head 2 Head

These two sides met each other previously this season: VVV-Venlo - Bosch 2-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): FC Den Bosch two wins, zero draws and VVV-Venlo eight victories. As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

VVV-VenloS. Braken
S. Braken
6 goals
VVV-VenloN. Venema
N. Venema
6 goals
FC Den BoschS. Ahannach
S. Ahannach
5 goals

FC Den Bosch missing players

VVV-Venlo missing players

Total First Half Second Half
FC Den Bosch VVV-Venlo
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
31 15 5 Played P 4 15 31
10 8 3 Won W 1 6 12
3 0 0 Drew D 0 1 4
18 7 2 Lost L 3 8 15
33 18 7 Scored S 3 18 40
57 25 10 Conceded C 7 20 44
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 94%
74% 73% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 73% 77%
55% 53% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 60% 58%
32% 33% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 26%
26% 27% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 13%
42% 40% 60% BTTS BTTS 50% 33% 48%
19% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 29%
42% 40% 40% Failed to Score F T 50% 40% 29%
 
4.3 3.9 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 5.2 5.6 5.8
5.6 6.1 7 Corners against (avg) C A 7.5 6.1 5.2
1.7 1.4 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.3 1.6
2 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
9.2 8.4 7.8 Shots (avg) S ( 9 8.1 10.7
4 3.5 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 3.3 4.6
27% 34% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 37% 28%
 
12.7 11.7 12.8 Shots against (avg) S A 15.5 11.3 12
5.8 5.3 6.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 4.5 4.7
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • FC Den Bosch haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • VVV-Venlo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 FC Emmen 31 21 4 6 52 21 15 11 0 4 31 11 16 10 4 2 21 10 31 67
2 FC Volendam 31 18 10 3 66 41 15 11 2 2 38 22 16 7 8 1 28 19 25 64
3 Excelsior 31 18 5 8 70 42 15 8 3 4 35 19 16 10 2 4 35 23 28 59
4 FC Eindhoven 31 17 7 7 59 35 15 10 4 1 33 13 16 7 3 6 26 22 24 58
5 Jong Ajax 31 16 6 9 68 54 16 10 3 3 40 25 15 6 3 6 28 29 14 54
6 Roda JC Kerkrade 31 14 11 6 63 38 15 7 5 3 29 15 16 7 6 3 34 23 25 53
7 ADO Den Haag 29 17 5 7 61 42 14 9 2 3 31 16 15 8 3 4 30 26 19 50
8 NAC Breda 31 13 9 9 49 38 15 8 6 1 26 10 16 5 3 8 23 28 11 48
9 Graafschap 31 13 8 10 41 34 16 4 6 6 15 21 15 9 2 4 26 13 7 47
10 VVV-Venlo 31 12 4 15 40 44 16 6 3 7 22 24 15 6 1 8 18 20 -4 40
11 Jong PSV 30 10 6 14 50 50 16 7 3 6 30 23 14 3 3 8 20 27 0 36
12 Jong AZ 31 10 5 16 31 41 15 6 3 6 17 19 16 4 2 10 14 22 -10 35
13 FC Den Bosch 31 10 3 18 33 57 15 8 0 7 18 25 16 2 3 11 15 32 -24 33
14 FC Oss 31 8 8 15 39 49 16 5 5 6 24 24 15 3 3 9 15 25 -10 32
15 Almere City 31 8 8 15 46 58 16 4 4 8 22 27 15 4 4 7 24 31 -12 32
16 Telstar 30 7 11 12 34 56 16 4 5 7 19 33 14 3 6 5 15 23 -22 32
17 FC Dordrecht 31 7 8 16 44 67 15 4 6 5 22 26 16 3 2 11 22 41 -23 29
18 MVV Maastricht 31 9 2 20 34 64 15 4 2 9 18 29 16 5 0 11 16 35 -30 29
19 Jong Utrecht 31 8 4 19 31 57 16 4 0 12 13 31 15 4 4 7 18 26 -26 28
20 Helmond Sport 31 7 6 18 32 55 16 4 3 9 18 29 15 3 3 9 14 26 -23 24

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 FC Emmen 31 21 4 6 52 21 15 11 0 4 31 11 16 10 4 2 21 10 31 67
2 FC Volendam 31 18 10 3 66 41 15 11 2 2 38 22 16 7 8 1 28 19 25 64
3 Excelsior 31 18 5 8 70 42 15 8 3 4 35 19 16 10 2 4 35 23 28 59
4 FC Eindhoven 31 17 7 7 59 35 15 10 4 1 33 13 16 7 3 6 26 22 24 58
5 Jong Ajax 31 16 6 9 68 54 16 10 3 3 40 25 15 6 3 6 28 29 14 54
6 Roda JC Kerkrade 31 14 11 6 63 38 15 7 5 3 29 15 16 7 6 3 34 23 25 53
7 ADO Den Haag 29 17 5 7 61 42 14 9 2 3 31 16 15 8 3 4 30 26 19 50
8 NAC Breda 31 13 9 9 49 38 15 8 6 1 26 10 16 5 3 8 23 28 11 48
9 Graafschap 31 13 8 10 41 34 16 4 6 6 15 21 15 9 2 4 26 13 7 47
10 VVV-Venlo 31 12 4 15 40 44 16 6 3 7 22 24 15 6 1 8 18 20 -4 40
11 Jong PSV 30 10 6 14 50 50 16 7 3 6 30 23 14 3 3 8 20 27 0 36
12 Jong AZ 31 10 5 16 31 41 15 6 3 6 17 19 16 4 2 10 14 22 -10 35
13 FC Den Bosch 31 10 3 18 33 57 15 8 0 7 18 25 16 2 3 11 15 32 -24 33
14 FC Oss 31 8 8 15 39 49 16 5 5 6 24 24 15 3 3 9 15 25 -10 32
15 Almere City 31 8 8 15 46 58 16 4 4 8 22 27 15 4 4 7 24 31 -12 32
16 Telstar 30 7 11 12 34 56 16 4 5 7 19 33 14 3 6 5 15 23 -22 32
17 FC Dordrecht 31 7 8 16 44 67 15 4 6 5 22 26 16 3 2 11 22 41 -23 29
18 MVV Maastricht 31 9 2 20 34 64 15 4 2 9 18 29 16 5 0 11 16 35 -30 29
19 Jong Utrecht 31 8 4 19 31 57 16 4 0 12 13 31 15 4 4 7 18 26 -26 28
20 Helmond Sport 31 7 6 18 32 55 16 4 3 9 18 29 15 3 3 9 14 26 -23 24

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The Eerste Divisie, meaning “First Division”, is the second highest level of football in the Netherlands. 20 teams play two fixtures against each other to form a final league table after 380 games. The winning team is promoted with a creative playoff system deciding whether more teams promote.