A total of 19 league rounds have been played and VVV-Venlo are 8 points on top of TOP Oss. What happens today?
- VVV-Venlo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- TOP Oss have the fewest scored goals (6) away 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.
VVV-Venlo form and stats
5-1-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Eerste Divisie numbers at home for VVV-Venlo so far this season.
The VVV-Venlo crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Jong Utrecht here at Covebo Stadion - De Koel in a Eerste Divisie match. VVV-Venlo's goalkeeper Crooy was extremely busy against Jong Utrecht, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning eight saves. The goalie Delano van Crooy was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.03 out of ten. Crooy stopped the opponent with eight saves.
In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting Telstar.The VVV-Venlo fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 10 matches. VVV-Venlo's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 12 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
TOP Oss form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for TOP Oss so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-6 (win-draw-lose). The sun doesn’t shine and the birds do not sing for TOP Oss, who have now gone 15 games without a victory. The FC Dordrecht game was their last win and it’s been a dry spell since.
TOP's last game was the home draw against Jong Ajax (1-1). Midfielder Jearl Margaritha was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.21. Margaritha hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 7 of 9 times.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to MVV Maastricht.The attacking power of TOP Oss when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 9 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. TOP Oss struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 14 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H encounter ended TOP Oss - VVV-Venlo 2-1, earlier this season. Stats for the previous ten meetings featuring these two contenders are: six wins for VVV-Venlo, one draw and three wins for TOP Oss. Over 2,5 goals: eight times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  K. Tejan 5 goals |  B. Koglin 3 goals | S. Braken 3 goals |
VVV-Venlo missing players
TOP Oss missing players
| VVV-Venlo | TOP Oss | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 9 | 19 |
| 7 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 21 | 14 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 6 | 20 |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 8 | 14 | 31 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 74% | 80% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 67% | 79% |
| 58% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 44% | 58% |
| 16% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 11% | 21% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 53% | 60% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 44% | 58% |
| 26% | 30% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 16% |
| 26% | 10% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 44% | 32% |
| 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 6.1 | 5.1 |
| 5.1 | 4.3 | 5.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
| 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.5 | 13.1 | 10.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.6 | 8.8 | 10.1 |
| 4.3 | 5.5 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
| 26% | 25% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 19% | 25% |
| 12.1 | 12.3 | 10.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 12.3 | 12.8 |
| 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 5 | 5.6 |
- TOP Oss have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- TOP Oss have the fewest scored goals (6) away in Eerste Divisie
- TOP Oss have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- TOP Oss haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- VVV-Venlo have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- VVV-Venlo have scored at least twice as many goals at home as TOP Oss have scored away.
- VVV-Venlo haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 Volendam | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 47 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 22 | 42 |
| 2 | Excelsior | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 22 | 41 |
| 3 | FC Emmen | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 36 |
| 4 | Jong Ajax | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 44 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 36 |
| 5 | ADO Den Haag | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 21 | 35 |
| 6 | Graafschap | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 33 |
| 7 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 30 |
| 8 | FC Eindhoven | 19 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 33 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 30 |
| 9 | NAC Breda | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 27 |
| 10 | FC Den Bosch | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -12 | 25 |
| 11 | VVV-Venlo | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 21 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 23 |
| 12 | MVV Maastricht | 19 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 39 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 22 | -17 | 23 |
| 13 | Jong PSV | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 29 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -3 | 22 |
| 14 | Jong Utrecht | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | -7 | 22 |
| 15 | Jong AZ | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 21 |
| 16 | Helmond Sport | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | -12 | 19 |
| 17 | Telstar | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 39 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | -17 | 19 |
| 18 | Almere City | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 21 | -9 | 17 |
| 19 | TOP Oss | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 15 |
| 20 | FC Dordrecht | 19 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 29 | -26 | 10 |