Eerste Divisie preview: Can VVV-Venlo edge out victory against Jong AZ?

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 27.August
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Covebo Stadion - De Koel -

Jong AZ have journeyed here for an absorbing battle against the home team VVV-Venlo. Prepare for the match with this in-depth Eerste Divisie preview!

Insights:
  • Jong AZ have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Eerste Divisie

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only four days ago in the Eerste Divisie.

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VVV-Venlo form and stats

OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for VVV-Venlo's two home games in the Eerste Divisie so far this season, having collected 4 points here at Covebo Stadion - De Koel -.

VVV-Venlo's previous game was a Eerste Divisie match also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Almere City (placed 19th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Erik Sorga, who plays in attack, was the top performer for the team in that game, scoring a rating of 8.03 (out of 10). Sorga scored two goals and hit one key pass.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting FC Oss (1-2).

At Covebo Stadion - De Koel -, VVV-Venlo has the goal stats of 4-3 (for/against) from 2 league fixtures.

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Jong AZ form and stats

A perfect away game record so far for the visitors in the Eerste Divisie, but they have only played once. Last season their away game stats were 4 wins, 2 draws and 13 defeats from 19 matches.

Jong go into this game after a win, the home game against FC Oss that ended 1-0. Defender Tijs Velthuis was the best team player with a rating of 7.81. Velthuis won 4 of 5 duels. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager M. Martens when Iman Griffith scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 81st minute. The end of the last match, against FC Oss, was very satisfying as Iman Griffith scored the winning goal deep into overtime.

Preceding that game was the away victory against Helmond Sport with the score of 2-1.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Jong when being an outsider away as they are today, we find ten matches with the visitors losing six times, drawing two and winning two games.

It's early days yet, but Jong AZ has scored 2 and conceded 1 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).

Head 2 Head

Top Goalscorers

VVV-VenloE. Sorga
E. Sorga
2 goals
VVV-VenloB. Koglin
B. Koglin
1 goals
Jong AZZ. Buurmeester
Z. Buurmeester
1 goals

VVV-Venlo missing players

Jong AZ missing players

Total First Half Second Half
VVV-Venlo Jong AZ
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
3 2 0 Played P 0 1 3
1 1 0 Won W 0 1 3
1 1 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
5 4 0 Scored S 0 2 5
5 3 0 Conceded C 0 1 2
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 67%
100% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 67%
33% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 67%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4.3 4.5 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3 3.7
2.3 2.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 5 5
1.3 1.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.3 12 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 6 8.3
4.3 5 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 5 3
38% 40% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 40% 56%
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • Jong AZ have the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Eerste Divisie
  • Jong AZ have the most points from losing position (6) in Eerste Divisie
  • Jong AZ is in the best form (3-0-0)
VVV-Venlo Last season Jong AZ
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   19 38
6 3   Won W   4 11
5 4   Drew D   2 5
23 10   Lost L   13 22
43 20   Scored S   18 56
91 46   Conceded C   46 92
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
88% 88%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   89% 89%
76% 71%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   63% 74%
56% 47%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   37% 47%
35% 29%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   32% 39%
68% 65%   BTTS BTTS   53% 63%
3% 0%   Clean Sheets C S   11% 8%
29% 35%   Failed to Score F T   37% 29%
 
3.3 3.5   Corners for (avg) C F   4.4 4.6
6.1 5.6   Corners against (avg) C A   4.5 4.6
1.4 1.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.6 1.5
5 2   Red cards R C   4 5
 
9.6 8.5   Shots (avg) S (   9.9 12.2
3.4 2.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.9 5.6
38% 44%   Goal Efficiency G E   19% 26%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Jong AZ 3 3 0 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 9
2 Roda JC Kerkrade 3 2 0 1 8 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 7 3 3 6
3 FC Den Bosch 3 2 0 1 5 3 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
4 Graafschap 3 2 0 1 5 4 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 6
5 FC Oss 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 6
6 MVV Maastricht 3 2 0 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 4 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
7 FC Dordrecht 3 1 2 0 5 4 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 5
8 FC Eindhoven 3 1 1 1 5 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 4
9 VVV-Venlo 3 1 1 1 5 5 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 4
10 Jong PSV 3 1 1 1 4 4 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 4
11 Excelsior 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 4
12 FC Emmen 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 4
13 ADO Den Haag 3 2 0 1 6 3 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 3 3
14 Jong Ajax 3 1 0 2 4 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 3 4 -2 3
15 Telstar 3 0 2 1 6 7 2 0 1 1 4 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 -1 2
16 Jong Utrecht 3 0 2 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 3 3 -1 2
17 FC Volendam 3 0 2 1 4 6 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 2 0 3 3 -2 2
18 NAC Breda 3 0 2 1 4 6 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 2 4 -2 2
19 Almere City 3 0 1 2 3 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 4 -2 1
20 Helmond Sport 3 0 0 3 3 7 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 2 5 -4 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 Ajax 34 28 4 2 102 23 17 14 2 1 53 14 17 14 2 1 49 9 79 88
2 PSV 34 21 9 4 74 35 17 13 3 1 39 13 17 8 6 3 35 22 39 72
3 AZ 34 21 8 5 75 41 17 12 2 3 39 18 17 9 6 2 36 23 34 71
4 Vitesse 34 18 7 9 52 38 17 11 4 2 26 12 17 7 3 7 26 26 14 61
5 Feyenoord 34 16 11 7 64 36 17 9 6 2 35 13 17 7 5 5 29 23 28 59
6 FC Utrecht 34 13 14 7 52 41 17 6 7 4 27 25 17 7 7 3 25 16 11 53
7 FC Groningen 34 14 8 12 40 37 17 7 6 4 17 13 17 7 2 8 23 24 3 50
8 Sparta Rotterdam 34 13 8 13 49 48 17 6 4 7 30 27 17 7 4 6 19 21 1 47
9 Heracles 34 12 8 14 42 53 17 8 4 5 29 16 17 4 4 9 13 37 -11 44
10 FC Twente 34 10 11 13 48 50 17 4 6 7 23 25 17 6 5 6 25 25 -2 41
11 Fortuna Sittard 34 12 5 17 50 58 17 5 3 9 27 33 17 7 2 8 23 25 -8 41
12 SC Heerenveen 34 9 12 13 43 49 17 6 5 6 22 18 17 3 7 7 21 31 -6 39
13 PEC Zwolle 34 9 11 14 44 53 17 6 6 5 19 18 17 3 5 9 25 35 -9 38
14 Willem II 34 8 7 19 40 68 17 6 2 9 22 33 17 2 5 10 18 35 -28 31
15 RKC Waalwijk 34 7 9 18 33 55 17 5 4 8 21 25 17 2 5 10 12 30 -22 30
16 FC Emmen 34 7 9 18 40 68 17 4 4 9 26 41 17 3 5 9 14 27 -28 30
17 VVV-Venlo 34 6 5 23 43 91 17 3 4 10 20 46 17 3 1 13 23 45 -48 23
18 ADO Den Haag 34 4 10 20 29 76 17 1 6 10 17 38 17 3 4 10 12 38 -47 22
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 SC Cambuur 38 29 5 4 109 36 19 15 1 3 60 19 19 14 4 1 49 17 73 92
2 Go Ahead Eagles 38 23 8 7 62 25 19 10 5 4 30 13 19 13 3 3 32 12 37 77
3 Graafschap 38 23 8 7 67 47 19 11 5 3 31 21 19 12 3 4 36 26 20 77
4 Almere City 38 22 9 7 75 48 19 13 4 2 34 9 19 9 5 5 41 39 27 75
5 NAC Breda 38 22 7 9 75 41 19 13 1 5 41 19 19 9 6 4 34 22 34 73
6 FC Volendam 38 19 9 10 79 52 19 9 3 7 42 28 19 10 6 3 37 24 27 66
7 NEC 38 20 6 12 68 45 19 11 4 4 34 19 19 9 2 8 34 26 23 66
8 Roda JC Kerkrade 38 15 12 11 67 61 19 8 7 4 35 24 19 7 5 7 32 37 6 57
9 Excelsior 38 14 6 18 65 66 19 8 2 9 35 31 19 6 4 9 30 35 -1 48
10 FC Oss 38 13 8 17 40 57 19 8 3 8 29 31 19 5 5 9 11 26 -17 47
11 MVV Maastricht 38 13 7 18 50 72 19 9 3 7 34 38 19 4 4 11 16 34 -22 46
12 Helmond Sport 38 11 12 15 51 68 19 8 4 7 26 30 19 3 8 8 25 38 -17 45
13 Telstar 38 10 11 17 57 61 19 5 6 8 37 31 19 5 5 9 20 30 -4 41
14 Jong PSV 38 10 10 18 54 65 19 4 6 9 22 27 19 6 4 9 32 38 -11 40
15 FC Eindhoven 38 10 10 18 50 62 19 6 6 7 33 30 19 4 4 11 17 32 -12 40
16 Jong Ajax 38 10 10 18 55 71 19 4 6 9 25 34 19 6 4 9 30 37 -16 40
17 Jong AZ 38 11 5 22 56 92 19 7 3 9 38 46 19 4 2 13 18 46 -36 38
18 Jong Utrecht 38 11 2 25 53 77 19 5 0 14 23 38 19 6 2 11 30 39 -24 35
19 FC Den Bosch 38 8 8 22 59 85 19 6 6 7 38 32 19 2 2 15 21 53 -26 32
20 FC Dordrecht 38 8 3 27 36 97 19 4 3 12 20 41 19 4 0 15 16 56 -61 27

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

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