VVV-Venlo favourites for feisty fight facing Jong Ajax

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 28.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Covebo Stadion - De Koel (8000 seats)

VVV-Venlo are considered as probable winners of this home fixture versus Jong Ajax, if the league table is anything to judge by. Or could we be in for a surprise?

Insights:
  • VVV-Venlo have the most points from losing position (24) in Eerste Divisie
  • Jong Ajax have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Eerste Divisie

Jong Ajax could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Eerste Divisie game only four sleeps ago. That game, against Jong Utrecht, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Jong Ajax.

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VVV-Venlo form and stats

All-inclusive Eerste Divisie results at home this season for VVV-Venlo are 5-7-5 (wins-draws-losses).

VVV-Venlo are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Telstar. Attacking player Allouch bested all the other footballers in that fixture and received a match rating of 8.23 out of 10. Allouch hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 6 of 7 times and had 40 successful passes (of 46 total).

Preceding that game was the home draw versus FC Eindhoven that ended 2-2.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does VVV-Venlo handle that role? We have found 7 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 5 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats.

VVV-Venlo are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 22 goals in 17 games. 20 goals have been conceded.

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Jong Ajax form and stats

Jong Ajax have only collected 17 points from their away games in the Eerste Divisie, after 4-5-8 (17 played).

Jong Ajax play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-1 to Jong Utrecht (placed 20th). That defeat was their first after three consecutive league fixtures winning points. Jong were so close to getting something from the game against Jong Utrecht, but ended up with egg all over their face after conceding the deciding goal seven minutes into overtime. Vos got a match rating of 7.45 in that game, top player of the team. Vos had 27 successful passes (of 31 total).

Prior to that match, a home win 5-4 against Jong PSV.

We have checked recent matches where Jong Ajax have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 9 games were 4 victories, 1 draw and 4 defeats.

Goal-happy betting people should observe that 9 of this club's 11 most recent league matches have ended with three or more goals.

The travelling fans enjoy Jong Ajax's attacking play in away games, having scored 27 goals in 17 league matches away. Jong Ajax have conceded 39 goals in these games. Jong has visited these top teams four times, and 3 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

Jong Ajax have pulled off a sequence of 4 consecutive matches without defeat (3-1-0) when facing VVV-Venlo.

Jong Ajax - VVV-Venlo 1-1 was the end result in these squads' last head to head fixture, earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

VVV-VenloN. Venema
N. Venema
12 goals
VVV-VenloS. Braken
S. Braken
11 goals

VVV-Venlo missing players

Jong Ajax missing players

Total First Half Second Half
VVV-Venlo Jong Ajax
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
34 17 6 Played P 4 17 34
15 5 2 Won W 1 4 10
8 7 2 Drew D 1 5 10
11 5 2 Lost L 2 8 14
52 22 8 Scored S 6 27 63
47 20 5 Conceded C 9 39 66
94% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
82% 76% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 88%
59% 53% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 65% 65%
29% 29% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 53% 47%
12% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 41% 35%
65% 59% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 76% 76%
21% 24% 17% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 6%
21% 29% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 24% 21%
 
5.4 6.4 6.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 4.1 4.2
5.4 5.1 4.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4 5.6 5
1.5 1.9 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.5 1.4
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 3 5
 
11.5 11.2 14 Shots (avg) S ( 9.5 11.2 11
4.5 3.9 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 4.6 4.8
34% 33% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 35% 39%
 
10.5 8.6 8.2 Shots against (avg) S A 12.2 14.4 11.8
4.2 3.4 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 5.8 4.6
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • Jong Ajax have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Jong Ajax have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Eerste Divisie
  • Jong Ajax haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • VVV-Venlo have the most points from losing position (24) 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 34 24 4 6 88 37 17 13 2 2 51 17 17 11 2 4 37 20 51 76
2 Heracles Almelo 34 23 4 7 92 41 17 13 3 1 56 17 17 10 1 6 36 24 51 73
3 Almere City 34 19 6 9 50 37 17 9 4 4 28 19 17 10 2 5 22 18 13 63
4 Willem II 33 17 8 8 59 35 17 11 2 4 31 15 16 6 6 4 28 20 24 59
5 MVV Maastricht 34 17 5 12 61 58 17 12 3 2 39 19 17 5 2 10 22 39 3 56
6 VVV-Venlo 34 15 8 11 52 47 17 5 7 5 22 20 17 10 1 6 30 27 5 53
7 NAC Breda 33 16 4 13 56 56 16 9 2 5 29 21 17 7 2 8 27 35 0 52
8 FC Eindhoven 34 14 9 11 53 51 17 9 4 4 35 22 17 5 5 7 18 29 2 51
9 Graafschap 34 13 7 14 56 48 17 8 2 7 26 19 17 5 5 7 30 29 8 46
10 ADO Den Haag 34 12 10 12 43 49 17 6 4 7 26 27 17 6 6 5 17 22 -6 46
11 Telstar 34 12 10 12 35 49 17 7 4 6 20 24 17 5 6 6 15 25 -14 46
12 Jong AZ 34 12 8 14 54 53 17 8 6 3 36 21 17 4 2 11 18 32 1 44
13 Roda JC Kerkrade 34 12 6 16 43 48 17 7 3 7 24 22 17 5 3 9 19 26 -5 42
14 Jong PSV 34 11 8 15 55 57 17 7 2 8 30 27 17 4 6 7 25 30 -2 41
15 Jong Ajax 34 10 10 14 63 66 17 6 5 6 36 27 17 4 5 8 27 39 -3 40
16 Helmond Sport 34 10 8 16 33 51 17 7 3 7 23 21 17 3 5 9 10 30 -18 38
17 FC Dordrecht 34 9 6 19 36 57 17 6 3 8 20 23 17 3 3 11 16 34 -21 33
18 FC Den Bosch 34 10 3 21 44 79 17 7 2 8 28 30 17 3 1 13 16 49 -35 33
19 FC Oss 34 9 5 20 41 68 17 5 3 9 26 32 17 4 2 11 15 36 -27 32
20 Jong Utrecht 34 7 5 22 32 59 17 5 3 9 17 20 17 2 2 13 15 39 -27 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 PEC Zwolle 34 24 4 6 88 37 17 13 2 2 51 17 17 11 2 4 37 20 51 76
2 Heracles Almelo 34 23 4 7 92 41 17 13 3 1 56 17 17 10 1 6 36 24 51 73
3 Almere City 34 19 6 9 50 37 17 9 4 4 28 19 17 10 2 5 22 18 13 63
4 Willem II 33 17 8 8 59 35 17 11 2 4 31 15 16 6 6 4 28 20 24 59
5 MVV Maastricht 34 17 5 12 61 58 17 12 3 2 39 19 17 5 2 10 22 39 3 56
6 VVV-Venlo 34 15 8 11 52 47 17 5 7 5 22 20 17 10 1 6 30 27 5 53
7 NAC Breda 33 16 4 13 56 56 16 9 2 5 29 21 17 7 2 8 27 35 0 52
8 FC Eindhoven 34 14 9 11 53 51 17 9 4 4 35 22 17 5 5 7 18 29 2 51
9 Graafschap 34 13 7 14 56 48 17 8 2 7 26 19 17 5 5 7 30 29 8 46
10 ADO Den Haag 34 12 10 12 43 49 17 6 4 7 26 27 17 6 6 5 17 22 -6 46
11 Telstar 34 12 10 12 35 49 17 7 4 6 20 24 17 5 6 6 15 25 -14 46
12 Jong AZ 34 12 8 14 54 53 17 8 6 3 36 21 17 4 2 11 18 32 1 44
13 Roda JC Kerkrade 34 12 6 16 43 48 17 7 3 7 24 22 17 5 3 9 19 26 -5 42
14 Jong PSV 34 11 8 15 55 57 17 7 2 8 30 27 17 4 6 7 25 30 -2 41
15 Jong Ajax 34 10 10 14 63 66 17 6 5 6 36 27 17 4 5 8 27 39 -3 40
16 Helmond Sport 34 10 8 16 33 51 17 7 3 7 23 21 17 3 5 9 10 30 -18 38
17 FC Dordrecht 34 9 6 19 36 57 17 6 3 8 20 23 17 3 3 11 16 34 -21 33
18 FC Den Bosch 34 10 3 21 44 79 17 7 2 8 28 30 17 3 1 13 16 49 -35 33
19 FC Oss 34 9 5 20 41 68 17 5 3 9 26 32 17 4 2 11 15 36 -27 32
20 Jong Utrecht 34 7 5 22 32 59 17 5 3 9 17 20 17 2 2 13 15 39 -27 26

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