Betting preview: VVV-Venlo vs De Graafschap should be interesting

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 12.May
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Covebo Stadion - De Koel (8000 seats)

Eerste Divisie: The average league table placements shows the journey VVV-Venlo and De Graafschap have taken so far. Both participants are up for it; let's bake this cake!

Insights:
  • VVV-Venlo have the most points from losing position (24) in Eerste Divisie
  • De Graafschap have the most dropped points from leading position (21) in Eerste Divisie

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

The story so far in the Eerste Divisie for VVV-Venlo at their home stadium (Covebo Stadion - De Koel) is 5 wins, 7 draws and 6 defeats.

VVV-Venlo drew their last game, 1-1 away at Helmond Sport (placed 16th). The VVV-Venlo goalkeeper Gouw was crucial in the match against Helmond Sport last time out, making six saves. The gifted forward Braken edged out all the other players in that fixture and was awarded a match rating of 7.82 out of 10. Braken scored one goal and hit one key pass.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Jong Ajax (0-1).

VVV-Venlo has scored 22 league goals at home this season, in 18 matches. On the other hand, VVV-Venlo have conceded 21 goals.

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De Graafschap form and stats

The visitors are W5-D5-L8 on the road this term. That's in the Eerste Divisie.

De Graafschap had fun at their own home (Covebo Stadion - De Koel) last time out, beating MVV Maastricht 2-1. Haen and Lukassen scored. That win felt good as this club had gone three league rounds without victory. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Poldervaart when Lukassen scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 78th minute. Lammers, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.43. Lammers won 6 of 7 duels.

Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting Willem II's place.

De Graafschap has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 32 goals from 18 games. In the opposite end, Graafschap have conceded 32 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

These teams met each other earlier this season: De Graafschap - VVV-Venlo 1-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's seven VVV-Venlo victories, one draw and two De Graafschap wins. Over/under statistics; seven of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

VVV-VenloS. Braken
S. Braken
12 goals
VVV-VenloN. Venema
N. Venema
12 goals
De GraafschapC. Neghli
C. Neghli
11 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
36 18 5 Played P 5 18 36
15 5 1 Won W 2 5 14
9 7 2 Drew D 2 5 7
12 6 2 Lost L 1 8 15
53 22 4 Scored S 7 32 60
49 21 5 Conceded C 9 32 52
94% 89% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
81% 72% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 89% 86%
56% 50% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 72% 58%
28% 28% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 56% 33%
11% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 28% 19%
64% 56% 60% BTTS BTTS 60% 67% 56%
19% 22% 20% Clean Sheets C S 40% 28% 31%
22% 33% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 6% 14%
 
5.4 6.5 6.4 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 5.8 5.9
5.4 5.1 4.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 4.3 3.9
1.5 2 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.8 1.4
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.8 11.8 13 Shots (avg) S ( 9.6 11.8 13.2
4.6 3.9 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 5 5
32% 31% 16% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 36% 34%
 
10.7 8.9 8.6 Shots against (avg) S A 10 11.2 9.9
4.4 3.4 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 4.6 3.9
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • De Graafschap have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • De Graafschap have the most dropped points from leading position (21) in Eerste Divisie
  • De Graafschap haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • VVV-Venlo have the most points from losing position (24) in Eerste Divisie
  • VVV-Venlo have won significantly more corners at home than 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 Heracles 36 25 4 7 98 42 18 14 3 1 59 17 18 11 1 6 39 25 56 79
2 PEC Zwolle 35 25 4 6 92 37 18 14 2 2 55 17 17 11 2 4 37 20 55 79
3 Almere City 35 20 6 9 55 37 17 9 4 4 28 19 18 11 2 5 27 18 18 66
4 Willem II 36 18 10 8 63 38 18 12 2 4 34 17 18 6 8 4 29 21 25 64
5 FC Eindhoven 36 16 9 11 57 52 18 10 4 4 37 22 18 6 5 7 20 30 5 57
6 NAC Breda 35 17 5 13 61 59 18 10 3 5 34 24 17 7 2 8 27 35 2 56
7 MVV Maastricht 36 17 5 14 63 63 18 12 3 3 40 22 18 5 2 11 23 41 0 56
8 VVV-Venlo 36 15 9 12 53 49 18 5 7 6 22 21 18 10 2 6 31 28 4 54
9 Telstar 36 13 11 12 36 49 18 7 5 6 20 24 18 6 6 6 16 25 -13 50
10 De Graafschap 36 14 7 15 60 52 18 9 2 7 28 20 18 5 5 8 32 32 8 49
11 Jong AZ 35 13 8 14 57 54 17 8 6 3 36 21 18 5 2 11 21 33 3 47
12 ADO Den Haag 35 12 11 12 45 51 18 6 5 7 28 29 17 6 6 5 17 22 -6 47
13 Jong Ajax 35 11 10 14 64 66 17 6 5 6 36 27 18 5 5 8 28 39 -2 43
14 Roda JC Kerkrade 36 12 6 18 46 54 18 7 3 8 25 24 18 5 3 10 21 30 -8 42
15 Jong PSV 35 11 8 16 55 60 17 7 2 8 30 27 18 4 6 8 25 33 -5 41
16 Helmond Sport 36 10 10 16 36 54 18 7 4 7 24 22 18 3 6 9 12 32 -18 40
17 FC Dordrecht 36 9 6 21 37 64 18 6 3 9 21 26 18 3 3 12 16 38 -27 33
18 FC Den Bosch 35 10 3 22 44 80 18 7 2 9 28 31 17 3 1 13 16 49 -36 33
19 FC Oss 35 9 5 21 41 73 18 5 3 10 26 37 17 4 2 11 15 36 -32 32
20 Jong Utrecht 35 7 5 23 32 61 17 5 3 9 17 20 18 2 2 14 15 41 -29 26

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 Heracles 36 25 4 7 98 42 18 14 3 1 59 17 18 11 1 6 39 25 56 79
2 PEC Zwolle 35 25 4 6 92 37 18 14 2 2 55 17 17 11 2 4 37 20 55 79
3 Almere City 35 20 6 9 55 37 17 9 4 4 28 19 18 11 2 5 27 18 18 66
4 Willem II 36 18 10 8 63 38 18 12 2 4 34 17 18 6 8 4 29 21 25 64
5 FC Eindhoven 36 16 9 11 57 52 18 10 4 4 37 22 18 6 5 7 20 30 5 57
6 NAC Breda 35 17 5 13 61 59 18 10 3 5 34 24 17 7 2 8 27 35 2 56
7 MVV Maastricht 36 17 5 14 63 63 18 12 3 3 40 22 18 5 2 11 23 41 0 56
8 VVV-Venlo 36 15 9 12 53 49 18 5 7 6 22 21 18 10 2 6 31 28 4 54
9 Telstar 36 13 11 12 36 49 18 7 5 6 20 24 18 6 6 6 16 25 -13 50
10 De Graafschap 36 14 7 15 60 52 18 9 2 7 28 20 18 5 5 8 32 32 8 49
11 Jong AZ 35 13 8 14 57 54 17 8 6 3 36 21 18 5 2 11 21 33 3 47
12 ADO Den Haag 35 12 11 12 45 51 18 6 5 7 28 29 17 6 6 5 17 22 -6 47
13 Jong Ajax 35 11 10 14 64 66 17 6 5 6 36 27 18 5 5 8 28 39 -2 43
14 Roda JC Kerkrade 36 12 6 18 46 54 18 7 3 8 25 24 18 5 3 10 21 30 -8 42
15 Jong PSV 35 11 8 16 55 60 17 7 2 8 30 27 18 4 6 8 25 33 -5 41
16 Helmond Sport 36 10 10 16 36 54 18 7 4 7 24 22 18 3 6 9 12 32 -18 40
17 FC Dordrecht 36 9 6 21 37 64 18 6 3 9 21 26 18 3 3 12 16 38 -27 33
18 FC Den Bosch 35 10 3 22 44 80 18 7 2 9 28 31 17 3 1 13 16 49 -36 33
19 FC Oss 35 9 5 21 41 73 18 5 3 10 26 37 17 4 2 11 15 36 -32 32
20 Jong Utrecht 35 7 5 23 32 61 17 5 3 9 17 20 18 2 2 14 15 41 -29 26

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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.