Another action-packed match in Eerste Divisie as VVV-Venlo receive Excelsior

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 29.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Covebo Stadion - De Koel (8000 seats)

Top-drawer Excelsior come to VVV-Venlo after their 3-3-result versus Jong AZ. Check out our thorough match preview!

Insights:
  • VVV-Venlo have the most conceded goals in the second half (41) in Eerste Divisie
  • Excelsior haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

VVV-Venlo have less rest than Excelsior in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Eerste Divisie game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Jong Ajax.

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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 7 wins, 3 draws and 8 defeats.

VVV-Venlo are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-6 away versus Jong Ajax. VVV-Venlo were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. The attacker Braken was declared "man of the match" for VVV-Venlo with a rating of 7.03/10. Braken dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Before that, VVV-Venlo had a home game versus Telstar which ended with a victory 3-2.

VVV-Venlo has scored 25 league goals at home this season, in 18 matches. VVV-Venlo have conceded 31 from these games.

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Excelsior form and stats

10-3-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Excelsior in their Eerste Divisie matches away.

Excelsior delivered a 3-3 draw playing at home against Jong AZ (placed 15th) in their previous game. As you can tell from the result, the match against Jong AZ was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today? Niemeijer, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 9.3. Niemeijer scored two goals and hit four key passes.

Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to MVV Maastricht.

As for defending, Excelsior rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 27 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The contenders have played each other previously this season, with the result Excelsior - VVV-Venlo 3-0 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - one - five (VVV-Venlo wins - draws - Excelsior wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

ExcelsiorT. Dallinga
T. Dallinga
31 goals
ExcelsiorR. Niemeijer
R. Niemeijer
16 goals
VVV-VenloS. Braken
S. Braken
9 goals

VVV-Venlo missing players

Excelsior missing players

Total First Half Second Half
VVV-Venlo Excelsior
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
36 18 5 Played P 6 18 36
13 7 1 Won W 2 10 19
5 3 2 Drew D 0 3 7
18 8 2 Lost L 4 5 10
45 25 3 Scored S 9 36 78
60 31 8 Conceded C 14 27 53
92% 94% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
78% 83% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 89% 86%
61% 61% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 61% 67%
33% 39% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 39% 42%
19% 28% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 33% 33%
50% 61% 20% BTTS BTTS 50% 61% 58%
28% 22% 40% Clean Sheets C S 17% 28% 31%
31% 22% 60% Failed to Score F T 33% 11% 14%
 
5.4 5.8 5.6 Corners for (avg) C F 2.3 4.4 4.9
5.4 4.4 6.4 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6.7 5.9
1.5 1.8 2.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.3 1.1
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
10.2 12.5 12 Shots (avg) S ( 6.3 9.2 10.3
4.4 5.6 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 4.7 5.1
28% 25% 12% Goal Efficiency G E 39% 43% 43%
 
12.2 12.4 15 Shots against (avg) S A 12.8 12.8 10.3
5.1 4.9 5.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 5.3 4.3
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • Excelsior haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • VVV-Venlo have the most conceded goals in the second half (41) 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 FC Emmen 36 25 5 6 61 23 18 14 0 4 38 12 18 11 5 2 23 11 38 80
2 FC Volendam 36 21 11 4 77 48 18 13 2 3 45 26 18 8 9 1 32 22 29 74
3 FC Eindhoven 36 20 7 9 66 41 18 11 4 3 38 19 18 9 3 6 28 22 25 67
4 Excelsior 36 19 7 10 78 53 18 9 4 5 42 26 18 10 3 5 36 27 25 64
5 ADO Den Haag 36 21 7 8 75 50 18 11 4 3 38 21 18 10 3 5 37 29 25 64
6 Roda JC Kerkrade 36 17 12 7 73 46 18 9 6 3 38 21 18 8 6 4 35 25 27 63
7 Jong Ajax 36 18 8 10 81 61 18 12 3 3 50 27 18 6 5 7 31 34 20 62
8 NAC Breda 36 15 10 11 55 43 18 9 7 2 30 13 18 6 3 9 25 30 12 55
9 De Graafschap 36 15 9 12 50 41 18 4 7 7 17 24 18 11 2 5 33 17 9 54
10 VVV-Venlo 36 13 5 18 45 60 18 7 3 8 25 31 18 6 2 10 20 29 -15 44
11 FC Den Bosch 36 13 4 19 40 60 18 9 1 8 22 27 18 4 3 11 18 33 -20 43
12 Jong PSV 36 11 9 16 59 61 18 7 5 6 34 27 18 4 4 10 25 34 -2 42
13 Almere City 36 11 8 17 57 65 18 5 4 9 26 29 18 6 4 8 31 36 -8 41
14 FC Oss 36 11 8 17 48 58 18 6 5 7 28 27 18 5 3 10 20 31 -10 41
15 Jong AZ 36 11 6 19 36 49 18 7 3 8 19 21 18 4 3 11 17 28 -13 39
16 Telstar 36 8 11 17 43 67 18 4 5 9 20 36 18 4 6 8 23 31 -24 35
17 FC Dordrecht 36 9 8 19 49 74 18 5 6 7 25 29 18 4 2 12 24 45 -25 35
18 Jong Utrecht 36 10 5 21 38 63 18 5 0 13 14 32 18 5 5 8 24 31 -25 35
19 MVV Maastricht 36 10 4 22 41 75 18 4 3 11 21 37 18 6 1 11 20 38 -34 34
20 Helmond Sport 36 7 6 23 37 71 18 4 3 11 19 35 18 3 3 12 18 36 -34 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 36 25 5 6 61 23 18 14 0 4 38 12 18 11 5 2 23 11 38 80
2 FC Volendam 36 21 11 4 77 48 18 13 2 3 45 26 18 8 9 1 32 22 29 74
3 FC Eindhoven 36 20 7 9 66 41 18 11 4 3 38 19 18 9 3 6 28 22 25 67
4 Excelsior 36 19 7 10 78 53 18 9 4 5 42 26 18 10 3 5 36 27 25 64
5 ADO Den Haag 36 21 7 8 75 50 18 11 4 3 38 21 18 10 3 5 37 29 25 64
6 Roda JC Kerkrade 36 17 12 7 73 46 18 9 6 3 38 21 18 8 6 4 35 25 27 63
7 Jong Ajax 36 18 8 10 81 61 18 12 3 3 50 27 18 6 5 7 31 34 20 62
8 NAC Breda 36 15 10 11 55 43 18 9 7 2 30 13 18 6 3 9 25 30 12 55
9 De Graafschap 36 15 9 12 50 41 18 4 7 7 17 24 18 11 2 5 33 17 9 54
10 VVV-Venlo 36 13 5 18 45 60 18 7 3 8 25 31 18 6 2 10 20 29 -15 44
11 FC Den Bosch 36 13 4 19 40 60 18 9 1 8 22 27 18 4 3 11 18 33 -20 43
12 Jong PSV 36 11 9 16 59 61 18 7 5 6 34 27 18 4 4 10 25 34 -2 42
13 Almere City 36 11 8 17 57 65 18 5 4 9 26 29 18 6 4 8 31 36 -8 41
14 FC Oss 36 11 8 17 48 58 18 6 5 7 28 27 18 5 3 10 20 31 -10 41
15 Jong AZ 36 11 6 19 36 49 18 7 3 8 19 21 18 4 3 11 17 28 -13 39
16 Telstar 36 8 11 17 43 67 18 4 5 9 20 36 18 4 6 8 23 31 -24 35
17 FC Dordrecht 36 9 8 19 49 74 18 5 6 7 25 29 18 4 2 12 24 45 -25 35
18 Jong Utrecht 36 10 5 21 38 63 18 5 0 13 14 32 18 5 5 8 24 31 -25 35
19 MVV Maastricht 36 10 4 22 41 75 18 4 3 11 21 37 18 6 1 11 20 38 -34 34
20 Helmond Sport 36 7 6 23 37 71 18 4 3 11 19 35 18 3 3 12 18 36 -34 24

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