No shortage of ups and downs for these participants this season, sitting in positions near the median of the Eerste Divisie table. Here's the VVV-Venlo - Jong AZ latest:
- VVV-Venlo have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Jong AZ have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
VVV-Venlo form and stats
The complete Eerste Divisie statistics playing at home this season for VVV-Venlo are 2-2-2 (wins-draws-losses).
VVV-Venlo travelled for their previous game, a trip to Jong Ajax that ended 1-1. Koglin was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.85 out of 10. The defender Koglin won 7 of 10 duels.
Before that, a fine away win at Dongen. A KNVB Beker game. The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how VVV-Venlo have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 7 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 0 and lost 2.
Betting people might want to know that 9 of the most recent 11 league games from these players have seen goals scored by both teams.
The VVV-Venlo fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 6 matches. VVV-Venlo's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 8 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Jong AZ form and stats
Jong AZ have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Eerste Divisie, after 1-1-4 (6 played). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Jong AZ's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Jong AZ have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 183 minutes ago. Meerdink was the goal scorer.
Jong played 0-0 against Telstar in their previous match. Westerveld was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.32. The agile goalkeeper Westerveld saved a penalty and topped it up with a clean sheet.
A 0-3 defeat away at FC Den Bosch before that.Jong AZ are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 0 draws and 8 defeats. From a total of 10 matches.
Some info for sports gamblers looking to bet on only one (or no) team scoring in this fixture: This club have played 5 consecutive league matches with just one or no team finding the net.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Jong as they have only managed to score 5 times from 6 away games in the league. Jong AZ struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 10 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last three meetings: zero - zero - three (VVV-Venlo wins - draws - Jong AZ wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  S. Braken 7 goals |  S. Allouch 5 goals | I. Griffith 3 goals |
VVV-Venlo missing players
Jong AZ missing players
| VVV-Venlo | Jong AZ | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 3 | Played | P | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 18 | 7 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 5 | 20 |
| 21 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 92% |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 67% | 75% |
| 67% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 67% |
| 25% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 33% | 58% |
| 17% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 75% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 8% | 17% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 67% | 42% |
| 5.3 | 7 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
| 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 6 | 5.7 |
| 1.9 | 2.8 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.9 | 10.5 | 10.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 8.2 | 10.2 |
| 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 3.5 | 5.3 |
| 35% | 30% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 24% | 31% |
| 9.3 | 8.7 | 6.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 12.5 | 11.9 |
| 4.4 | 4 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 6.2 | 5.2 |
- Jong AZ have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Jong AZ haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- VVV-Venlo have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- VVV-Venlo haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 28 |
| 2 | PEC Zwolle | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 26 |
| 3 | MVV Maastricht | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 24 |
| 4 | FC Eindhoven | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 22 |
| 5 | Willem II | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 19 |
| 6 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 18 |
| 7 | VVV-Venlo | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | -3 | 18 |
| 8 | Jong AZ | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | Almere City | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 17 |
| 10 | NAC Breda | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -1 | 17 |
| 11 | Jong Ajax | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 16 |
| 12 | Jong PSV | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 16 |
| 13 | Telstar | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -5 | 16 |
| 14 | ADO Den Haag | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -4 | 15 |
| 15 | FC Dordrecht | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -4 | 14 |
| 16 | FC Oss | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -2 | 13 |
| 17 | Graafschap | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 12 |
| 18 | FC Den Bosch | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -5 | 12 |
| 19 | Helmond Sport | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 | -13 | 9 |
| 20 | Jong Utrecht | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -13 | 6 |
