The fresh new season is about to start and the club members are shivering with anticipation. It’s square one as VVV-Venlo greet Willem II for the opening match at Covebo Stadion - De Koel. Keep reading!
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
It's the first season at a new level for VVV-Venlo as they were promoted from Eerste Divisie last season. Happy days that were secured through 16 wins, 10 draws and 12 losses from 38 games. The team scored 24 goals at home last season and conceded 22. It will be interesting to see how they perform at this level.
VVV-Venlo are traveling soon after this match as the Eredivisie Playoffs match at Willem II awaits in four days.
Willem II form and stats
A job perfectly done for Willem II last season as they secured promotion from Eerste Divisie. With a grand total of 19 wins, 11 draws and 8 defeats the season objective was secured. Of these wins, 6 were in away matches.
A quick return to home after this game, as Willem II are hosting VVV-Venlo in the Eredivisie Playoffs only four days away.
It's a day of discovery for Willem II as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Willem have played one with the results W1-D0-L0 (win-draw-lost). In these games Willem II has scored {6 goals} and conceded 1 time.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the previous ten meetings): VVV-Venlo won three games, two matches ended with a draw and Willem II got five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / three.
Top Goalscorers
![]() S. Braken 13 goals | ![]() N. Venema 12 goals | ![]() E. Kabangu 12 goals |
VVV-Venlo missing players
Willem II missing players
| VVV-Venlo | Willem II | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VVV-Venlo | Last season | Willem II | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 19 | 38 | ||
| 16 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 19 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Drew | D | 9 | 11 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Lost | L | 4 | 8 | ||
| 56 | 24 | Scored | S | 31 | 68 | ||
| 51 | 22 | Conceded | C | 23 | 40 | ||
| 95% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 84% | 92% | ||
| 82% | 74% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 79% | 79% | ||
| 55% | 53% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 63% | 63% | ||
| 26% | 26% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 47% | 34% | ||
| 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 13% | ||
| 66% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 68% | 63% | ||
| 18% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 26% | 34% | ||
| 21% | 32% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 11% | ||
| 5.3 | 6.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 6 | ||
| 5.3 | 4.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 2.9 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.5 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11.8 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.9 | 12.8 | ||
| 4.7 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.5 | ||
| 31% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 40% | ||
| 10.7 | 8.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.7 | 8.6 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3 | ||
| 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 | Heracles | 38 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 103 | 42 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 61 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 42 | 25 | 61 | 85 |
| 2 | PEC Zwolle | 38 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 99 | 43 | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 58 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 25 | 56 | 85 |
| 3 | Almere City | 38 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 58 | 41 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 17 | 70 |
| 4 | Willem II | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 68 | 40 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 17 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 23 | 28 | 68 |
| 5 | MVV Maastricht | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 65 | 65 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 23 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 23 | 42 | 0 | 59 |
| 6 | NAC Breda | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 64 | 64 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 37 | 0 | 59 |
| 7 | VVV-Venlo | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 56 | 51 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 29 | 5 | 58 |
| 8 | FC Eindhoven | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 58 | 54 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 37 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 31 | 4 | 58 |
| 9 | Telstar | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 39 | 52 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 27 | -13 | 53 |
| 10 | Graafschap | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 64 | 54 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 34 | 10 | 52 |
| 11 | Jong AZ | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 60 | 58 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 37 | 24 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 34 | 2 | 51 |
| 12 | ADO Den Haag | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 51 | 57 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 31 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 26 | -6 | 51 |
| 13 | Jong Ajax | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 69 | 72 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 31 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 41 | -3 | 46 |
| 14 | Jong PSV | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 59 | 63 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 29 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 34 | -4 | 45 |
| 15 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 49 | 59 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 22 | 33 | -10 | 43 |
| 16 | Helmond Sport | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 39 | 57 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 32 | -18 | 43 |
| 17 | FC Oss | 38 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 45 | 76 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 37 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 39 | -31 | 37 |
| 18 | FC Dordrecht | 38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 41 | 68 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 40 | -27 | 35 |
| 19 | FC Den Bosch | 38 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 46 | 85 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 30 | 33 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 52 | -39 | 35 |
| 20 | Jong Utrecht | 38 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 33 | 65 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 44 | -32 | 28 |