Football insights: VVV-Venlo vs ADO Den Haag - predictions and stats

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 27.January
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Covebo Stadion - De Koel (8000 seats)

VVV-Venlo welcome ADO Den Haag with hopes of landing all three points. Will they? Check our match preview!

Insights:
  • VVV-Venlo have the most points from losing position (16) in Eerste Divisie
  • ADO Den Haag have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

The hosts VVV-Venlo saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Eerste Divisie. That game was an away game at Jong PSV, so at least VVV-Venlo are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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VVV-Venlo form and stats

VVV-Venlo have played 10 Eerste Divisie games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-4-3 (wins-draws-losses).

A strong away win for VVV-Venlo against Jong PSV the last match, as Venema and Lathouwers were on target. Koglin was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.63 out of 10. The defender Koglin won 3 of 5 duels.

Prior to that, an away loss at PEC Zwolle.

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 VVV-Venlo have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 6 matches with the results: Won 0, drawn 3 and lost 3.

The VVV-Venlo fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 11 in 10 matches. VVV-Venlo's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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ADO Den Haag form and stats

The visitors are W3-D2-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Eerste Divisie.

Haag delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Jong Utrecht (placed 20th) in their previous fixture. Midfield player Sellouki was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.44/10. Sellouki hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.

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

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 8 relevant matches. Results were 5 ADO Den Haag wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats.

The visitors have scored 9 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. ADO Den Haag have conceded 17 goals in these games. ADO Den Haag has visited these top teams four times, and 4 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

ADO Den Haag - VVV-Venlo 2-3 was the output when these two sides formerly met, also in this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - one - five (VVV-Venlo wins - draws - ADO Den Haag wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

VVV-VenloS. Braken
S. Braken
9 goals
ADO Den HaagT. Verheydt
T. Verheydt
7 goals
VVV-VenloN. Venema
N. Venema
6 goals

VVV-Venlo missing players

ADO Den Haag missing players

VVV-Venlo ADO Den Haag
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
21 10 3 Played P 4 10 21
10 3 1 Won W 1 3 6
5 4 1 Drew D 0 2 6
6 3 1 Lost L 3 5 9
31 11 3 Scored S 4 9 24
30 12 3 Conceded C 12 17 32
95% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 90%
90% 80% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 70% 71%
57% 50% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 60% 57%
19% 10% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 75% 30% 38%
14% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 10% 10%
67% 60% 67% BTTS BTTS 75% 60% 57%
19% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 24%
19% 30% 33% Failed to Score F T 25% 30% 29%
 
5.3 6.1 7.3 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 4.5 5.1
5.7 5.6 4.3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 5.5 4.8
1.7 2.6 3.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.6 1.8
1 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
9.2 8.8 11.7 Shots (avg) S ( 13.8 12.5 13.6
4.2 3.5 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.8 5.1 5.5
35% 31% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 18% 21%
 
8.7 7.2 7.3 Shots against (avg) S A 10.5 11.1 10.4
3.9 3.3 3.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.5 4.8 4.4
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • ADO Den Haag have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • VVV-Venlo have the most points from losing position (16) in Eerste Divisie

  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 VVV-Venlo 21 10 5 6 31 30 10 3 4 3 11 12 11 7 1 3 20 18 1 35
6 MVV Maastricht 19 10 4 5 34 28 10 7 3 0 25 10 9 3 1 5 9 18 6 34
7 Jong AZ 21 9 5 7 34 26 11 5 4 2 22 13 10 4 1 5 12 13 8 32
8 Willem II 20 8 6 6 28 22 9 4 2 3 10 9 11 4 4 3 18 13 6 30
9 Roda JC Kerkrade 20 8 4 8 30 28 9 4 2 3 16 13 11 4 2 5 14 15 2 28
10 NAC Breda 21 8 4 9 29 35 10 4 2 4 11 11 11 4 2 5 18 24 -6 28
11 Graafschap 21 7 5 9 33 34 11 5 2 4 17 13 10 2 3 5 16 21 -1 26
12 Telstar 20 6 8 6 18 25 10 4 3 3 10 15 10 2 5 3 8 10 -7 26
13 Jong PSV 21 6 6 9 32 34 10 4 1 5 15 15 11 2 5 4 17 19 -2 24
14 ADO Den Haag 21 6 6 9 24 32 11 3 4 4 15 15 10 3 2 5 9 17 -8 24
15 Jong Ajax 21 5 8 8 35 38 11 3 4 4 22 16 10 2 4 4 13 22 -3 23
16 FC Dordrecht 21 6 5 10 24 36 10 3 2 5 13 16 11 3 3 5 11 20 -12 23
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 21 6 3 12 18 35 10 4 1 5 13 15 11 2 2 7 5 20 -17 21
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 21 4 4 13 20 34 10 2 2 6 6 11 11 2 2 7 14 23 -14 16

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.