Eerste Divisie preview: Can FC Eindhoven edge out victory against VVV-Venlo?

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 16.December
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Jan Louwers Stadion (4600 seats)

Eerste Divisie: Two contenders who have played nicely as yet. Get to know FC Eindhoven - VVV-Venlo with this complete guide!

Insights:
  • FC Eindhoven have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Eerste Divisie
  • VVV-Venlo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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FC Eindhoven form and stats

FC Eindhoven have performed here at Jan Louwers Stadion this season with 4 wins from 7 Eerste Divisie matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 3 games and lost 0.

Eindhoven are returning here after visiting De Graafschap and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Bannis and Dorenbosch scored the goal(s). The victory against De Graafschap came after Bannis's winning goal. The FC Eindhoven manager Penders was very happy afterwards with the decision to bring on that player in the 73rd minute. The attacking player Brym was announced as "man of the match" for FC Eindhoven with a rating of 8.22/10. Brym signed up for two assists and hit four key passes.

Ahead of that match, Eindhoven won a home game hosting Telstar (3-0).

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does FC Eindhoven handle that role? We have found 5 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.

FC Eindhoven can score goals in their home matches. After 7 league matches they have found the net 16 times. Eindhoven have conceded 8 in these home matches.

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VVV-Venlo form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Eerste Divisie travels is 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. VVV-Venlo has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

The supporters enjoyed VVV-Venlo's previous fixture versus MVV Maastricht (placed 3rd), a 2-1 win played at home. Venema came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against MVV Maastricht last time out, making the manager Kruijs feel like a tactical genius. Midfield player Klaasen was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.11/10. Klaasen scored one goal, hit two key passes and had 43 successful passes (of 47 total).

Ahead of that match was the victory versus FC Den Bosch at their stadium, the result 2-0.

We have checked recent matches where VVV-Venlo have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 5 games were 3 victories, 0 draws and 2 defeats.

Observe! Both teams have scored goal(s) in 11 of this club's latest 14 league matches.

The VVV-Venlo manager Kruijs has some worries about the defense as 15 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the previous ten meetings involving these two participants are: three wins for FC Eindhoven, two draws and five wins for VVV-Venlo. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: eight games.

Top Goalscorers

VVV-VenloS. Braken
S. Braken
9 goals
EindhovenN. Bannis
N. Bannis
5 goals

FC Eindhoven missing players

VVV-Venlo missing players

FC Eindhoven VVV-Venlo
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
17 8 1 Played P 1 8 17
9 5 1 Won W 0 5 8
5 3 0 Drew D 0 1 4
3 0 0 Lost L 1 2 5
30 19 5 Scored S 3 16 26
21 8 0 Conceded C 5 15 26
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
76% 88% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 88%
59% 75% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 75% 65%
29% 38% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 38% 24%
18% 25% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 38% 18%
59% 62% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 88% 71%
29% 38% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 18%
12% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 18%
 
4.2 4.9 9 Corners for (avg) C F 2 5 5.7
4.8 4.2 2 Corners against (avg) C A 8 6.6 6.2
2.4 2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.1 1.9
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
8.2 7.4 14 Shots (avg) S ( 8 10.4 9.8
3.6 3.5 8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 5.9 4.7
48% 68% 62% Goal Efficiency G E 60% 34% 32%
 
9.2 8 6 Shots against (avg) S A 11 9.4 8.5
2.9 2.5 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 4.4 3.9
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • All of VVV-Venlo's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • FC Eindhoven have not yet lost a game at home.
  • FC Eindhoven have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • FC Eindhoven have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • FC Eindhoven have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • FC Eindhoven have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Eerste Divisie
  • FC Eindhoven haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • VVV-Venlo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • VVV-Venlo have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • VVV-Venlo haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Heracles Almelo 16 12 1 3 44 21 7 6 1 0 24 8 9 6 0 3 20 13 23 37
2 PEC Zwolle 15 10 2 3 38 19 8 4 2 2 18 13 7 6 0 1 20 6 19 35
3 MVV Maastricht 16 9 3 4 30 24 8 6 2 0 22 8 8 3 1 4 8 16 6 33
4 Almere City 16 9 2 5 27 21 9 6 1 2 19 10 7 3 1 3 8 11 6 26
5 FC Eindhoven 16 8 5 3 27 21 7 4 3 0 16 8 9 4 2 3 11 13 6 29
6 VVV-Venlo 16 7 4 5 24 26 9 3 3 3 10 11 7 4 1 2 14 15 -2 25
7 Willem II 16 6 5 5 22 19 8 3 2 3 9 9 8 3 3 2 13 10 3 24
8 Jong AZ 14 7 2 5 25 20 7 5 1 1 17 7 7 2 1 4 7 11 5 24
9 Telstar 16 5 7 4 16 20 9 3 3 3 9 15 7 2 4 1 7 5 -4 19
10 NAC Breda 16 6 3 7 23 28 7 3 2 2 9 7 9 3 1 5 14 21 -5 18
11 Roda JC Kerkrade 16 6 3 7 26 25 8 4 1 3 15 12 8 2 2 4 11 13 1 24
12 Jong Ajax 16 5 5 6 30 29 9 3 3 3 20 13 7 2 2 3 10 16 1 21
13 FC Den Bosch 16 6 1 9 26 30 8 4 0 4 15 14 8 2 1 5 11 16 -4 19
14 FC Dordrecht 16 5 3 8 20 25 7 3 0 4 11 13 9 2 3 4 9 12 -5 16
15 De Graafschap 16 5 3 8 24 27 9 4 2 3 14 10 7 1 1 5 10 17 -3 21
16 Jong PSV 15 4 5 6 23 24 7 3 0 4 10 10 8 1 5 2 13 14 -1 20
17 ADO Den Haag 16 4 4 8 20 29 7 2 2 3 12 12 9 2 2 5 8 17 -9 16
18 Helmond Sport 15 5 0 10 13 28 7 3 0 4 10 11 8 2 0 6 3 17 -15 15
19 TOP Oss 15 4 1 10 18 27 8 2 1 5 9 13 7 2 0 5 7 13 -9 16
20 Jong Utrecht 16 3 3 10 14 27 8 2 2 4 6 8 8 1 1 6 8 19 -13 9

Read more about Eerste Divisie

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.