Delightful dogfight as daring VVV-Venlo duel with determined Telstar

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 15.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Covebo Stadion - De Koel (8000 seats)

Eerste Divisie: What this game might lack in glitz it should pay back in energy and enthusiasm. Bring on VVV-Venlo - Telstar!

Insights:
  • Telstar have the fewest scored goals in the second half (18) 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

All-inclusive Eerste Divisie statistics at home this season for VVV-Venlo are 6-3-8 (wins-draws-losses). The VVV-Venlo manager Luhukay might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.

In their previous game, the manager Luhukay led his VVV-Venlo to a defeat away at NAC Breda. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Covebo Stadion - De Koel. Schroyen (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.42/10. Schroyen hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 24 successful passes (of 30 total).

Preceding that match was a defeat to ADO Den Haag (0-5).

The VVV-Venlo fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 22 in 17 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 29 goals have been conceded.

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Telstar form and stats

As the visiting team in Eerste Divisie matches, Telstar have produced an overall stat of 4-6-7 so far.

Two travels in a row for Telstar, whose manager Jonker could celebrate last time after the win against Excelsior. Molenaar was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.44. The defender Molenaar scored one goal.

Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus FC Den Bosch.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Telstar when being an outsider away as they are today, we find seven matches with the visitors losing two times, drawing four and winning one game.

Telstar are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 21 away goals from 17 games (in the league). Telstar struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 28 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these parties meet this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent fixture: Telstar - VVV-Venlo 1-3. Previous ten meetings involving these participants: VVV-Venlo won four, Telstar triumphed in three and we saw three draws. seven games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

TelstarG. Plet
G. Plet
12 goals
TelstarR. Smit
R. Smit
7 goals
VVV-VenloS. Braken
S. Braken
6 goals

VVV-Venlo missing players

Telstar missing players

Total First Half Second Half
VVV-Venlo Telstar
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
34 17 6 Played P 6 17 34
12 6 3 Won W 1 4 8
5 3 0 Drew D 4 6 11
17 8 3 Lost L 1 7 15
41 22 9 Scored S 5 21 41
52 29 9 Conceded C 7 28 63
91% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 94% 94%
76% 82% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 82% 79%
59% 59% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 65% 62%
29% 35% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 29% 35%
15% 24% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 18% 21%
47% 59% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 65% 65%
29% 24% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 18% 21%
32% 24% 17% Failed to Score F T 33% 24% 21%
 
5.6 6 7.5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 4.8 5.3
5.5 4.5 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4.3 4.4 4.6
1.5 1.9 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.2 1.5
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
10.5 13.1 15.5 Shots (avg) S ( 6.5 8.1 9.6
4.5 5.8 7.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 3.2 4
27% 22% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 39% 30%
 
12.3 13 11 Shots against (avg) S A 10.3 10.5 10.4
4.9 5.1 5.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.7 4.3 4.7
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • Telstar have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Telstar have the fewest scored goals in the second half (18) 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 34 23 5 6 58 23 17 13 0 4 36 12 17 10 5 2 22 11 35 74
2 FC Volendam 34 19 11 4 72 46 17 12 2 3 42 25 17 7 9 1 30 21 26 68
3 FC Eindhoven 34 19 7 8 64 38 17 11 4 2 37 16 17 8 3 6 27 22 26 64
4 Excelsior 34 19 5 10 74 49 17 9 3 5 39 23 17 10 2 5 35 26 25 62
5 Roda JC Kerkrade 34 16 12 6 68 41 17 8 6 3 33 18 17 8 6 3 35 23 27 60
6 ADO Den Haag 33 20 5 8 71 47 16 11 2 3 35 18 17 9 3 5 36 29 24 59
7 Jong Ajax 34 17 8 9 74 57 17 11 3 3 44 26 17 6 5 6 30 31 17 59
8 NAC Breda 34 14 10 10 52 40 17 9 7 1 29 11 17 5 3 9 23 29 12 52
9 De Graafschap 34 14 9 11 45 39 17 4 7 6 16 22 17 10 2 5 29 17 6 51
10 VVV-Venlo 34 12 5 17 41 52 17 6 3 8 22 29 17 6 2 9 19 23 -11 41
11 FC Den Bosch 34 12 4 18 38 58 17 9 1 7 21 25 17 3 3 11 17 33 -20 40
12 Almere City 34 10 8 16 53 61 17 5 4 8 25 27 17 5 4 8 28 34 -8 38
13 TOP Oss 34 10 8 16 44 54 17 6 5 6 26 24 17 4 3 10 18 30 -10 38
14 Jong AZ 34 11 5 18 33 45 17 7 3 7 19 20 17 4 2 11 14 25 -12 38
15 Jong PSV 33 10 7 16 52 56 17 7 4 6 32 25 16 3 3 10 20 31 -4 37
16 Telstar 34 8 11 15 41 63 17 4 5 8 20 35 17 4 6 7 21 28 -22 35
17 Jong Utrecht 34 10 4 20 37 61 17 5 0 12 14 31 17 5 4 8 23 30 -24 34
18 FC Dordrecht 34 8 8 18 47 72 17 5 6 6 25 28 17 3 2 12 22 44 -25 32
19 MVV Maastricht 34 10 2 22 38 72 17 4 2 11 20 36 17 6 0 11 18 36 -34 32
20 Helmond Sport 34 7 6 21 34 62 17 4 3 10 19 31 17 3 3 11 15 31 -28 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 34 23 5 6 58 23 17 13 0 4 36 12 17 10 5 2 22 11 35 74
2 FC Volendam 34 19 11 4 72 46 17 12 2 3 42 25 17 7 9 1 30 21 26 68
3 FC Eindhoven 34 19 7 8 64 38 17 11 4 2 37 16 17 8 3 6 27 22 26 64
4 Excelsior 34 19 5 10 74 49 17 9 3 5 39 23 17 10 2 5 35 26 25 62
5 Roda JC Kerkrade 34 16 12 6 68 41 17 8 6 3 33 18 17 8 6 3 35 23 27 60
6 ADO Den Haag 33 20 5 8 71 47 16 11 2 3 35 18 17 9 3 5 36 29 24 59
7 Jong Ajax 34 17 8 9 74 57 17 11 3 3 44 26 17 6 5 6 30 31 17 59
8 NAC Breda 34 14 10 10 52 40 17 9 7 1 29 11 17 5 3 9 23 29 12 52
9 De Graafschap 34 14 9 11 45 39 17 4 7 6 16 22 17 10 2 5 29 17 6 51
10 VVV-Venlo 34 12 5 17 41 52 17 6 3 8 22 29 17 6 2 9 19 23 -11 41
11 FC Den Bosch 34 12 4 18 38 58 17 9 1 7 21 25 17 3 3 11 17 33 -20 40
12 Almere City 34 10 8 16 53 61 17 5 4 8 25 27 17 5 4 8 28 34 -8 38
13 TOP Oss 34 10 8 16 44 54 17 6 5 6 26 24 17 4 3 10 18 30 -10 38
14 Jong AZ 34 11 5 18 33 45 17 7 3 7 19 20 17 4 2 11 14 25 -12 38
15 Jong PSV 33 10 7 16 52 56 17 7 4 6 32 25 16 3 3 10 20 31 -4 37
16 Telstar 34 8 11 15 41 63 17 4 5 8 20 35 17 4 6 7 21 28 -22 35
17 Jong Utrecht 34 10 4 20 37 61 17 5 0 12 14 31 17 5 4 8 23 30 -24 34
18 FC Dordrecht 34 8 8 18 47 72 17 5 6 6 25 28 17 3 2 12 22 44 -25 32
19 MVV Maastricht 34 10 2 22 38 72 17 4 2 11 20 36 17 6 0 11 18 36 -34 32
20 Helmond Sport 34 7 6 21 34 62 17 4 3 10 19 31 17 3 3 11 15 31 -28 24

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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.