Football betting preview: FC Utrecht favourites when VVV-Venlo visits

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Date: Sun 25.August
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Galgenwaard (23750 seats)

The season is still fairly new and the Eredivisie table has to be read with caution. So far FC Utrecht find themselves in 7th position and VVV-Venlo are placed 9th.

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.

This stadium uses grass, unlike VVV-Venlo's home stadium. The visitors last 27 games on grass have ended in 5 wins, 10 draws and 12 losses.

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FC Utrecht form and stats

Only two Eredivisie home games for FC Utrecht so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.

FC Utrecht's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus VVV-Venlo. Preceding that game was the away draw at Feyenoord that finished 1-1.

FC Utrecht are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found five matches and the win/draw/lost stats: W2-D1-L2.

Early season league goal statistics from FC Utrecht's 2 home games: 4 goals, 3 conceded.

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VVV-Venlo form and stats

Things could have gone better for VVV-Venlo in their Eredivisie away matches, but 3 points from 2 games is all right.

Two travels in a row for VVV-Venlo, whose manager could celebrate last time after the Eredivisie win against FC Utrecht. A loss against Ajax was the result prior to that, in a home game.

We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where VVV-Venlo played away with similar odds. This revealed two games. The visitors overcame the odds to win 1 time, 1 were draw and the home team won as expected 0 times.

VVV-Venlo have the goal stats of 3-5 (for/against) from 2 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: FC Utrecht - VVV-Venlo 1-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 6 - 2 - 2 (FC Utrecht wins - draws - VVV-Venlo wins). As for goals, 6 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

E. Linthorst
3 goals
P. van Ooijen
2 goals / 1 assists
W. Janssen
1 goals

FC Utrecht missing players

VVV-Venlo missing players

FC Utrecht VVV-Venlo
Total Home Home vs mid Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
4 2 0 Played 0 2 4
2 1 0 Won 0 1 2
1 0 0 Drew 0 0 0
1 1 0 Lost 0 1 2
9 4 0 Scored 0 3 7
6 3 0 Conceded 0 5 10
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 0% 100% 100%
75% 100% 0% Over 2.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 50% 0% Over 3.5 0% 50% 75%
25% 0% 0% Over 4.5 0% 50% 50%
100% 100% 0% BTTS 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 0%
 
8.8 12 0 Corners For (avg) 0 3 2.8
4.2 2.5 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 7.5 7.8
1.5 1 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 2.5 2.2
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
FC Utrecht Last season VVV-Venlo
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
4 2   Played   2 4
2 1   Won   1 2
1 0   Drew   0 0
1 1   Lost   1 2
9 4   Scored   3 7
6 3   Conceded   5 10
100% 100%   Over 0.5   100% 100%
100% 100%   Over 1.5   100% 100%
75% 100%   Over 2.5   100% 100%
50% 50%   Over 3.5   50% 75%
25% 0%   Over 4.5   50% 50%
100% 100%   BTTS   100% 100%
0% 0%   Clean Sheets   0% 0%
0% 0%   Failed To Score   0% 0%
 
8.8 12   Corners For (avg)   3 2.8
4.2 2.5   Corners Against (avg)   7.5 7.8
1.5 1   Yellow Cards (avg)   2.5 2.2
0 0   Red Cards   0 0

FC Utrecht
All Eredivisie Europa League Club Friendlies KNVB Beker
All Home Away
01-08-19 EL Zrinjski 1 - 1 FC Utrecht
04-08-19 ER ADO Den Haag 2 - 4 FC Utrecht
11-08-19 ER FC Utrecht 3 - 1 PEC Zwolle
18-08-19 ER Feyenoord 1 - 1 FC Utrecht
25-08-19 ER FC Utrecht 1 - 2 VVV-Venlo
01-09-19 ER FC Twente 10:15 FC Utrecht
14-09-19 ER FC Utrecht 18:45 FC Emmen
22-09-19 ER SC Heerenveen 12:30 FC Utrecht
29-09-19 ER FC Utrecht 12:30 Willem II
06-10-19 ER Vitesse 12:30 FC Utrecht
VVV-Venlo
All Eredivisie Eerste Divisie Club Friendlies KNVB Beker
All Home Away
20-07-19 CF VVV-Venlo 2 - 0 FC Eindhoven
03-08-19 ER VVV-Venlo 3 - 1 RKC Waalwijk
09-08-19 ER Sparta Rotterdam 4 - 1 VVV-Venlo
17-08-19 ER VVV-Venlo 1 - 4 Ajax
25-08-19 ER FC Utrecht 1 - 2 VVV-Venlo
31-08-19 ER ADO Den Haag 18:45 VVV-Venlo
14-09-19 ER VVV-Venlo 17:45 FC Groningen
21-09-19 ER Willem II 17:45 VVV-Venlo
29-09-19 ER VVV-Venlo 14:45 SC Heerenveen
05-10-19 ER PSV 17:45 VVV-Venlo

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Willem II 4 3 0 1 8 6 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 6 3 2 9
2 Vitesse 4 2 2 0 8 3 2 1 1 0 5 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 5 8
3 Sparta Rotterdam 4 2 2 0 10 6 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 1 2 0 6 5 4 8
4 Ajax 3 2 1 0 11 3 1 1 0 0 5 0 2 1 1 0 6 3 8 7
5 AZ Alkmaar 3 2 1 0 6 0 2 1 1 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 6 7
6 PSV 3 2 1 0 6 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 1 1 0 3 1 4 7
7 FC Utrecht 4 2 1 1 9 6 2 1 0 1 4 3 2 1 1 0 5 3 3 7
8 FC Twente 4 1 3 0 7 5 2 0 2 0 4 4 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 6
9 VVV-Venlo 4 2 0 2 7 10 2 1 0 1 4 5 2 1 0 1 3 5 -3 6
10 SC Heerenveen 4 1 2 1 5 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 4 2 2 5
11 FC Groningen 3 1 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 -1 4
12 Feyenoord 3 0 3 0 4 4 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 3
13 ADO Den Haag 4 1 0 3 7 9 2 0 0 2 3 6 2 1 0 1 4 3 -2 3
14 FC Emmen 4 1 0 3 3 8 2 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 2 1 7 -5 3
15 Heracles 4 0 2 2 2 8 3 0 1 2 1 7 1 0 1 0 1 1 -6 2
16 Fortuna Sittard 3 0 1 2 3 8 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 -5 1
17 PEC Zwolle 4 0 1 3 4 11 2 0 1 1 3 5 2 0 0 2 1 6 -7 1
18 RKC Waalwijk 4 0 1 3 4 11 2 0 0 2 0 5 2 0 1 1 4 6 -7 1

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