Evenly matched teams: VVV-Venlo vs ADO Den Haag match preview

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 01.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Covebo Stadion - De Koel (8000 seats)

The football year has been a rollercoaster for these sides so far, good and bad leading to mid-table spots so far. Get set for VVV-Venlo - ADO Den Haag!

Insights:
  • ADO Den Haag 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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VVV-Venlo form and stats

6 victories, 3 draws and 7 defeats. That’s what VVV-Venlo have to build on here at Covebo Stadion - De Koel in the Eerste Divisie.

Stress levels are on the rise for VVV-Venlo's attacking players as they have now played 189 minutes without scoring in a league game. Venema was their last goal scorer.

VVV-Venlo shared the glory with FC Den Bosch in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. The goalie van Crooy was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 7.2 out of ten. Crooy topped it up with a clean sheet.

Preceding that match was a defeat to FC Emmen (0-2).

This is expected to be a close game, with VVV-Venlo perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with VVV-Venlo as a small favourite), we find six games. VVV-Venlo has won two of these, drawn two and lost two.

VVV-Venlo has scored 22 league goals at home this season, in 16 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. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 24 goals have been conceded. 15 of these goals came after the match timer had passed 60 minutes (more than 60 percent).

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ADO Den Haag form and stats

Playing away, ADO Den Haag have won 8 games, drawn 3 and suffered 5 defeats in the Eerste Divisie this season.

Haag lost away at FC Dordrecht (1-3) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Attacker Steijn got a player rating of 7.81 in the game. "Man of the match" Steijn hit the woodwork once, served one assist, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 28 successful passes (of 34 total).

Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Telstar.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with ADO Den Haag playing away and similar expectations, we found six relevant matches. Results were three ADO Den Haag wins, one draw and two defeats.

The travelling fans enjoy ADO Den Haag's attacking play in away games, having scored 31 goals in 16 league matches away. In the opposite end, ADO Den Haag have conceded 29 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

VVV-Venlo and ADO Den Haag have duelled before this season: ADO Den Haag - VVV-Venlo 2-0. Last ten meetings with these teams: VVV-Venlo won three, ADO Den Haag were winners in five and we saw two draws. four games with more than 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

ADO Den HaagT. Verheydt
T. Verheydt
22 goals
ADO Den HaagS. Steijn
S. Steijn
14 goals
ADO Den HaagS. Bourard
S. Bourard
8 goals

VVV-Venlo missing players

ADO Den Haag missing players

Total First Half Second Half
VVV-Venlo ADO Den Haag
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 4 16 31
12 6 1 Won W 2 8 18
5 3 1 Drew D 0 3 5
15 7 3 Lost L 2 5 8
40 22 6 Scored S 2 31 64
44 24 10 Conceded C 4 29 46
91% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
75% 81% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 75% 84%
56% 56% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 62% 58%
25% 31% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 56% 48%
12% 19% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 38% 39%
47% 62% 80% BTTS BTTS 0% 56% 58%
31% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 25% 29%
31% 19% 20% Failed to Score F T 50% 25% 19%
 
5.7 6.1 6 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.7 5.2
5.3 4.3 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 4.4 4.6
1.6 1.9 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 1.8 1.7
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.6 13.2 11.4 Shots (avg) S ( 10.8 10.9 13
4.6 5.9 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 5.3 5.9
27% 23% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 36% 35%
 
12 12.6 11.8 Shots against (avg) S A 10.5 9.8 9.5
4.8 4.9 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.9 4.4
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • ADO Den Haag 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 32 19 5 8 73 42 16 9 3 4 38 19 16 10 2 4 35 23 31 62
4 FC Eindhoven 32 17 7 8 60 37 16 10 4 2 34 15 16 7 3 6 26 22 23 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 31 18 5 8 64 46 15 10 2 3 33 17 16 8 3 5 31 29 18 53
8 Graafschap 32 14 8 10 43 35 16 4 6 6 15 21 16 10 2 4 28 14 8 50
9 NAC Breda 31 13 9 9 49 38 15 8 6 1 26 10 16 5 3 8 23 28 11 48
10 VVV-Venlo 32 12 5 15 40 44 16 6 3 7 22 24 16 6 2 8 18 20 -4 41
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 32 10 4 18 33 57 16 8 1 7 18 25 16 2 3 11 15 32 -24 34
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 FC Dordrecht 32 8 8 16 47 68 16 5 6 5 25 27 16 3 2 11 22 41 -21 32
17 Telstar 31 7 11 13 35 58 16 4 5 7 19 33 15 3 6 6 16 25 -23 32
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 32 7 6 19 32 58 16 4 3 9 18 29 16 3 3 10 14 29 -26 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 32 19 5 8 73 42 16 9 3 4 38 19 16 10 2 4 35 23 31 62
4 FC Eindhoven 32 17 7 8 60 37 16 10 4 2 34 15 16 7 3 6 26 22 23 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 31 18 5 8 64 46 15 10 2 3 33 17 16 8 3 5 31 29 18 53
8 Graafschap 32 14 8 10 43 35 16 4 6 6 15 21 16 10 2 4 28 14 8 50
9 NAC Breda 31 13 9 9 49 38 15 8 6 1 26 10 16 5 3 8 23 28 11 48
10 VVV-Venlo 32 12 5 15 40 44 16 6 3 7 22 24 16 6 2 8 18 20 -4 41
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 32 10 4 18 33 57 16 8 1 7 18 25 16 2 3 11 15 32 -24 34
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 FC Dordrecht 32 8 8 16 47 68 16 5 6 5 25 27 16 3 2 11 22 41 -21 32
17 Telstar 31 7 11 13 35 58 16 4 5 7 19 33 15 3 6 6 16 25 -23 32
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 32 7 6 19 32 58 16 4 3 9 18 29 16 3 3 10 14 29 -26 24

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