Evenly matched teams: VVV-Venlo vs De Graafschap match preview

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

VVV-Venlo battle De Graafschap for acclaim and triumph.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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VVV-Venlo form and stats

Only two Eerste Divisie home games for VVV-Venlo so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.

The VVV-Venlo regulars enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Jong Utrecht and win 4-1.

A 2-2 draw away before that, with FC Emmen the opponent.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the VVV-Venlo at home in the league. 5 on target and 4 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.

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De Graafschap form and stats

Only one away game in the Eerste Divisie so far for De Graafschap and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 5 victories, 5 draws and 9 losses from 19 travels.

The manager Poldervaart was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium Stadion De Vijverberg. De Graafschap suffered a 0-1 loss to FC Emmen (placed 3rd).

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Jong Ajax at their stadium, the result 2-1.

{2 goals} so far away for De Graafschap, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: eight - one - one (VVV-Venlo wins - draws - De Graafschap wins). As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

VVV-VenloS. Allouch
S. Allouch
3 goals
VVV-VenloS. Jansson
S. Jansson
1 goals
VVV-VenloL. Smans
L. Smans
1 goals

VVV-Venlo missing players

De Graafschap missing players

Total First Half Second Half
VVV-Venlo De Graafschap
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
3 2 0 Played P 0 1 3
1 1 0 Won W 0 1 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
1 1 0 Lost L 0 0 1
7 5 0 Scored S 0 2 2
6 4 0 Conceded C 0 1 2
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 67%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 33%
100% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 33%
100% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 50% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 33%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 67%
 
5.7 7.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 5.7
5 3.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 2 4.7
1.3 0.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 2.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
14 15 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 8 10
5.7 6.5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3 3.3
41% 38% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 67% 20%
 
13.3 11 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 13 10.3
5.3 4 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 5 4
VVV-Venlo Last season De Graafschap
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
4 2   Played P   19 38
1 1   Won W   5 15
3 1   Drew D   5 7
0 0   Lost L   9 16
7 4   Scored S   33 64
6 3   Conceded C   34 54
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
100% 100%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   89% 87%
50% 50%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   74% 61%
50% 50%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   53% 32%
25% 50%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   26% 18%
100% 100%   BTTS BTTS   68% 55%
0% 0%   Clean Sheets C S   26% 32%
0% 0%   Failed to Score F T   5% 13%
 
3 4   Corners for (avg) C F   5.6 5.8
8.2 4.5   Corners against (avg) C A   4.2 3.9
2.5 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.8 1.4
0 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
12.5 13   Shots (avg) S (   11.5 13.3
5.2 5.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.9 5.1
33% 36%   Goal Efficiency G E   35% 33%
 
20 10.5   Shots against (avg) S A   11.4 10
5.5 4.5   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.8 4

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Roda JC Kerkrade 3 3 0 0 9 1 2 2 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 8 9
2 SC Cambuur 3 2 1 0 9 6 2 1 1 0 6 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 3 7
3 FC Emmen 3 1 2 0 5 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 5
4 MVV Maastricht 2 1 1 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 5 3 2 4
5 FC Eindhoven 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4
6 Willem II 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 4
7 VVV-Venlo 3 1 1 1 7 6 2 1 0 1 5 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
8 De Graafschap 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 4
9 NAC Breda 3 1 1 1 4 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 2 4 -1 4
10 ADO Den Haag 3 1 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 -2 4
11 FC Groningen 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 3
12 FC Oss 3 1 0 2 4 4 1 1 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 3
13 Jong AZ 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
14 FC Den Bosch 3 1 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 3
15 Helmond Sport 2 1 0 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 -2 3
16 Jong PSV 2 1 0 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 -2 3
17 Jong Utrecht 3 1 0 2 2 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 5 -3 3
18 FC Dordrecht 3 0 2 1 4 6 2 0 2 0 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 2
19 Telstar 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 0
20 Jong Ajax 3 0 0 3 4 10 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 3 8 -6 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 Heracles 38 27 4 7 103 42 19 15 3 1 61 17 19 12 1 6 42 25 61 85
2 PEC Zwolle 38 27 4 7 99 43 19 15 2 2 58 18 19 12 2 5 41 25 56 85
3 Almere City 38 21 7 10 58 41 19 10 4 5 29 21 19 11 3 5 29 20 17 70
4 Willem II 38 19 11 8 68 40 19 13 2 4 37 17 19 6 9 4 31 23 28 68
5 MVV Maastricht 38 18 5 15 65 65 19 13 3 3 42 23 19 5 2 12 23 42 0 59
6 NAC Breda 38 18 5 15 64 64 19 10 3 6 34 27 19 8 2 9 30 37 0 59
7 VVV-Venlo 38 16 10 12 56 51 19 6 7 6 24 22 19 10 3 6 32 29 5 58
8 FC Eindhoven 38 16 10 12 58 54 19 10 4 5 37 23 19 6 6 7 21 31 4 58
9 Telstar 38 14 11 13 39 52 19 8 5 6 22 25 19 6 6 7 17 27 -13 53
10 De Graafschap 38 15 7 16 64 54 19 10 2 7 31 20 19 5 5 9 33 34 10 52
11 Jong AZ 38 14 9 15 60 58 19 8 7 4 37 24 19 6 2 11 23 34 2 51
12 ADO Den Haag 38 13 12 13 51 57 19 6 6 7 30 31 19 7 6 6 21 26 -6 51
13 Jong Ajax 38 12 10 16 69 72 19 7 5 7 41 31 19 5 5 9 28 41 -3 46
14 Jong PSV 38 12 9 17 59 63 19 8 3 8 34 29 19 4 6 9 25 34 -4 45
15 Roda JC Kerkrade 38 12 7 19 49 59 19 7 4 8 27 26 19 5 3 11 22 33 -10 43
16 Helmond Sport 38 11 10 17 39 57 19 7 4 8 26 25 19 4 6 9 13 32 -18 43
17 FC Oss 38 10 7 21 45 76 19 6 3 10 27 37 19 4 4 11 18 39 -31 37
18 FC Dordrecht 38 9 8 21 41 68 19 6 4 9 23 28 19 3 4 12 18 40 -27 35
19 FC Den Bosch 38 10 5 23 46 85 19 7 3 9 30 33 19 3 2 14 16 52 -39 35
20 Jong Utrecht 38 7 7 24 33 65 19 5 5 9 18 21 19 2 2 15 15 44 -32 28

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 Roda JC Kerkrade 3 3 0 0 9 1 2 2 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 8 9
2 SC Cambuur 3 2 1 0 9 6 2 1 1 0 6 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 3 7
3 FC Emmen 3 1 2 0 5 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 5
4 MVV Maastricht 2 1 1 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 5 3 2 4
5 FC Eindhoven 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4
6 Willem II 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 4
7 VVV-Venlo 3 1 1 1 7 6 2 1 0 1 5 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
8 De Graafschap 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 4
9 NAC Breda 3 1 1 1 4 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 2 4 -1 4
10 ADO Den Haag 3 1 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 -2 4
11 FC Groningen 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 3
12 FC Oss 3 1 0 2 4 4 1 1 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 3
13 Jong AZ 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
14 FC Den Bosch 3 1 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 3
15 Helmond Sport 2 1 0 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 -2 3
16 Jong PSV 2 1 0 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 4 -2 3
17 Jong Utrecht 3 1 0 2 2 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 5 -3 3
18 FC Dordrecht 3 0 2 1 4 6 2 0 2 0 4 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 2
19 Telstar 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 -2 0
20 Jong Ajax 3 0 0 3 4 10 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 3 8 -6 0

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