Read up on this engrossing fixture in the Eerste Divisie. TOP Oss is in the 12th position from playing three games. They greet VVV-Venlo who are placed 7th from three games.
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.
TOP Oss form and stats
The hosts won their first Eerste Divisie game here at Frans Heesen Stadion, lifting spirits. Home statistics for TOP Oss last season were 6 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses from 19 games.
Mathieu was the last player to score a league goal for TOP Oss and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as TOP Oss haven't scored in 186 minutes.
TOP faced defeat in their previous match, away at NAC Breda (0-1). Midfielder Dekker was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.35 (out of ten) in that game. Dekker hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Almere City (0-3).This is expected to be a close game, with TOP Oss perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with TOP Oss as a small favourite), we find 11 games. TOP Oss has won 8 of these, drawn 1 and lost 2.
TOP Oss has scored 3 goals so far and conceded 0 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.
VVV-Venlo form and stats
Only one away game in the Eerste Divisie so far for VVV-Venlo and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 7 victories, 2 draws and 10 losses from 19 travels.
VVV-Venlo might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. PEC Zwolle proved too strong as VVV-Venlo slumped to a 0-4 defeat in front of their own fans at Covebo Stadion - De Koel -. VVV-Venlo lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one. VVV-Venlo keeper Zima was happy for a wonderful day's work against PEC Zwolle, but in spite of managing six saves the defeat could not be avoided. Midfield player Klaasen was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.83/10. Klaasen hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that one, a nice away victory 2-1 at Graafschap.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 4 relevant matches. Results were 1 VVV-Venlo win, 0 draws and 3 defeats.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, VVV-Venlo has managed 2 goals and let in 1 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
Head to head statistics (for the preceeding ten meetings): TOP Oss won four games, one match ended with a draw and VVV-Venlo managed five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: eight / two
Top Goalscorers
  J. Mathieu 2 goals |  S. Braken 2 goals | J. Margaritha 1 goals |
TOP Oss missing players
VVV-Venlo missing players
| TOP Oss | VVV-Venlo | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 100% | 33% |
| 33% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 67% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 33% |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4.7 | 4 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 9 | 7 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 2.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6.7 | 8 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2 | 5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 2.7 |
| 50% | 60% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | 62% |
| 9.3 | 11 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 12 | 10 |
| 4.7 | 6 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 2 | 3.7 |
| TOP Oss | Last season | VVV-Venlo | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 11 | 6 | Won | W | 7 | 14 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 19 | 8 | Lost | L | 10 | 18 | ||
| 48 | 28 | Scored | S | 23 | 50 | ||
| 62 | 28 | Conceded | C | 31 | 64 | ||
| 97% | 95% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 92% | ||
| 82% | 84% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 74% | 79% | ||
| 63% | 63% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 63% | 63% | ||
| 29% | 26% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 32% | 37% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 16% | 21% | ||
| 63% | 68% | BTTS | BTTS | 42% | 53% | ||
| 13% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 32% | 26% | ||
| 26% | 16% | Failed to Score | F T | 37% | 29% | ||
| 4.7 | 4.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.1 | 5.4 | ||
| 5.2 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.4 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.6 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9.7 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 10.4 | ||
| 4.3 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 4.6 | ||
| 29% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 29% | ||
| 12.5 | 12 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.4 | 12.2 | ||
| 5.2 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 5.2 | ||
| 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 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 9 |
| 2 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 3 | FC Eindhoven | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Heracles | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| 5 | Jong AZ | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | MVV Maastricht | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | VVV-Venlo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | NAC Breda | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Jong PSV | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Willem II | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Almere City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | TOP Oss | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 13 | FC Dordrecht | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| 14 | FC Den Bosch | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 3 |
| 15 | Jong Ajax | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 16 | Telstar | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -6 | 1 |
| 17 | Graafschap | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 18 | Helmond Sport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 |
| 19 | Jong Utrecht | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 0 |
| 20 | ADO Den Haag | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -8 | 0 |
| Last season | 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 | 38 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 64 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 40 | 83 |
| 2 | FC Volendam | 38 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 81 | 53 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 34 | 25 | 28 | 75 |
| 3 | FC Eindhoven | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 69 | 43 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 26 | 71 |
| 4 | ADO Den Haag | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 76 | 53 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 39 | 21 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 32 | 23 | 67 |
| 5 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 38 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 77 | 50 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 42 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 26 | 27 | 66 |
| 6 | Excelsior | 38 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 82 | 57 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 29 | 25 | 66 |
| 7 | Jong Ajax | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 82 | 63 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 51 | 28 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 35 | 19 | 63 |
| 8 | NAC Breda | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 60 | 45 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 33 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 15 | 59 |
| 9 | Graafschap | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 52 | 43 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 18 | 9 | 56 |
| 10 | VVV-Venlo | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 50 | 64 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 33 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 31 | -14 | 48 |
| 11 | FC Den Bosch | 38 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 42 | 61 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 27 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 34 | -19 | 47 |
| 12 | Jong PSV | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 61 | 63 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 28 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 35 | -2 | 44 |
| 13 | Jong AZ | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 | 39 | 50 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 28 | -11 | 42 |
| 14 | Almere City | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 57 | 69 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 37 | -12 | 41 |
| 15 | TOP Oss | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 48 | 62 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 34 | -14 | 41 |
| 16 | MVV Maastricht | 38 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 43 | 75 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 37 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 38 | -32 | 40 |
| 17 | FC Dordrecht | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 53 | 77 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 31 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 46 | -24 | 39 |
| 18 | Jong Utrecht | 38 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 43 | 67 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 35 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 32 | -24 | 38 |
| 19 | Telstar | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 47 | 74 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 39 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 35 | -27 | 35 |
| 20 | Helmond Sport | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 39 | 72 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 36 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 36 | -33 | 28 |
