Sportcomplex De Herdgang: Jong PSV vs VVV-Venlo Eerste Divisie pre-match guide

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Mon 23.January
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sportcomplex De Herdgang (2500 seats)

Big-shot VVV-Venlo come to Jong PSV after their 0-2-result vs PEC Zwolle. Get out our broad match preview!

Insights:
  • Jong PSV have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • VVV-Venlo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Jong PSV form and stats

4-1-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Eerste Divisie numbers at home for Jong PSV so far this season.

The supporters are hoping that Jong PSV will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the match against FC Den Bosch (placed 17th). Midfield player Antonisse got a match rating of 7.3 in that game, the max score being 10. Antonisse hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting NAC Breda (1-2).

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 Jong have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 7 matches with the results: Won 1, drawn 2 and lost 4.

The Jong PSV fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 9 league matches. Jong PSV have conceded 13 in these home matches.

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VVV-Venlo form and stats

As the visiting team in Eerste Divisie matches, VVV-Venlo have produced an overall stat of 6-1-3 so far.

Two away games in a row for VVV-Venlo, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus PEC Zwolle. Before that defeat this team had taken at least a draw from six league games in a row. It's worrying for VVV-Venlo that their goalie Gouw made six saves in the PEC Zwolle game, but still couldn't hinder a loss. Midfield player Klaasen was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.93/10. Klaasen hit two key passes.

The match before that was the KNVB Beker-duel against FC Emmen, a home loss (2-3). So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with VVV-Venlo playing away and similar expectations, we found 6 relevant matches. Results were 3 VVV-Venlo wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting ADO Den Haag in just four days.

VVV-Venlo has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 18 goals from 10 games. VVV-Venlo have conceded 17 goals in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Jong have won at least one point in the last 6 games (5-1-0) versus VVV-Venlo.

The records show that this isn''t the first time these sides face each other this season, as the records show this recent match: VVV-Venlo - Jong PSV 1-1.

Top Goalscorers

VVV-VenloS. Braken
S. Braken
9 goals
VVV-VenloN. Venema
N. Venema
5 goals
Jong PSVJ. Seelt
J. Seelt
4 goals

Jong PSV missing players

VVV-Venlo missing players

Jong PSV VVV-Venlo
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
20 9 2 Played P 3 10 20
6 4 0 Won W 2 6 9
6 1 0 Drew D 0 1 5
8 4 2 Lost L 1 3 6
31 14 0 Scored S 5 18 29
32 13 4 Conceded C 6 17 29
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
85% 78% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 90%
60% 67% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 60% 55%
40% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 30% 20%
20% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 30% 15%
65% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 70% 65%
10% 22% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 20%
25% 44% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 10% 20%
 
4 4.7 3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.7 4.7 5.4
4.5 4.8 6 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6 5.8
1.6 0.8 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
8.2 8.4 5 Shots (avg) S ( 8.7 9.9 9.3
3.6 4 1.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 5.2 4.3
42% 39% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 35% 33%
 
9.7 6.9 6.5 Shots against (avg) S A 10.7 10.5 8.8
4 2.8 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.7 4
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • All of VVV-Venlo's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Jong PSV have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Jong PSV haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • VVV-Venlo have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • 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 PEC Zwolle 20 15 2 3 49 21 11 7 2 2 24 15 9 8 0 1 25 6 28 47
2 Heracles 20 14 2 4 56 26 10 8 1 1 35 12 10 6 1 3 21 14 30 44
3 FC Eindhoven 20 10 6 4 35 25 10 6 3 1 23 11 10 4 3 3 12 14 10 36
4 Almere City 21 11 3 7 33 27 11 7 2 2 22 12 10 4 1 5 11 15 6 36
5 MVV Maastricht 19 10 4 5 34 28 10 7 3 0 25 10 9 3 1 5 9 18 6 34
6 VVV-Venlo 20 9 5 6 29 29 10 3 4 3 11 12 10 6 1 3 18 17 0 32
7 Jong AZ 20 9 4 7 33 25 10 5 3 2 21 12 10 4 1 5 12 13 8 31
8 Willem II 20 8 6 6 28 22 9 4 2 3 10 9 11 4 4 3 18 13 6 30
9 NAC Breda 21 8 4 9 29 35 10 4 2 4 11 11 11 4 2 5 18 24 -6 28
10 Graafschap 21 7 5 9 33 34 11 5 2 4 17 13 10 2 3 5 16 21 -1 26
11 Roda JC Kerkrade 19 7 4 8 28 27 9 4 2 3 16 13 10 3 2 5 12 14 1 25
12 Telstar 19 6 7 6 18 25 10 4 3 3 10 15 9 2 4 3 8 10 -7 25
13 Jong PSV 20 6 6 8 31 32 9 4 1 4 14 13 11 2 5 4 17 19 -1 24
14 Jong Ajax 20 5 8 7 34 36 10 3 4 3 21 14 10 2 4 4 13 22 -2 23
15 ADO Den Haag 20 6 5 9 23 31 10 3 3 4 14 14 10 3 2 5 9 17 -8 23
16 FC Dordrecht 20 6 4 10 24 36 9 3 1 5 13 16 11 3 3 5 11 20 -12 22
17 FC Den Bosch 21 7 1 13 29 41 11 5 0 6 17 20 10 2 1 7 12 21 -12 22
18 Helmond Sport 20 6 2 12 17 34 10 4 1 5 13 15 10 2 1 7 4 19 -17 20
19 FC Oss 21 5 3 13 21 36 11 3 1 7 13 19 10 2 2 6 8 17 -15 18
20 Jong Utrecht 20 4 3 13 19 33 10 2 2 6 6 11 10 2 1 7 13 22 -14 15

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.