Ajax massive favourites before trip to VVV-Venlo

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Date: Sat 17.August
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Covebo Stadion - De Koel - (8000 seats)

After three games we know a little more about the qualities of VVV-Venlo and Ajax in this fresh Eredivisie season. Read our match preview!

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for VVV-Venlo and Ajax.

This stadium uses artificial turf, unlike Ajax's home stadium. The visitors last ten games on artificial turf have ended in 9 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss.

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VVV-Venlo form and stats

Only two home games for VVV-Venlo so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.

The VVV-Venlo crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-4 to Ajax here at Covebo Stadion - De Koel - in a Eredivisie match. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-4 away at Sparta Rotterdam.

Despite playing at their own arena the home team are massive underdogs in this game. The home fans will enjoy their drinks and snacks knowing that the chances of points are very slim. When VVV-Venlo have been in this position before, they have won 0, drawn 0 and lost 2 from two games. 1 defeat by at least two goals.

It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the VVV-Venlo at home. 4 on target and 5 scored by the opposition; from 2 matches.

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Ajax form and stats

Ajax are still undefeated on their travels. They have only played two games though, winning one and drawing the other.

Two travels in a row for Ajax, whose manager E. ten Hag could celebrate last time after the Eredivisie win against VVV-Venlo. That result followed a home victory 3-2 versus PAOK in the Champions League.

Again, the away team are huge favourites in this match and any other result would be an upset. We checked our Tipsway database for earlier, recent games with Ajax given similar win odds in an away game. This check revealed ten matches with 9 wins as expected, 0 draws and 1 surprise home win. The favourites won 7 of these games by at least two goals.

As for goals scored and conceded in away games so far, Ajax has managed 6 goals and let in 3 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result VVV-Venlo - Ajax 1-4 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): VVV-Venlo won 0 games, 1 match ended with a draw and Ajax has 9 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 5 / 5

Top Goalscorers

K. Huntelaar
3 goals
D. Tadić
3 goals / 2 assists
P. van Ooijen
2 goals

VVV-Venlo missing players

Ajax missing players

VVV-Venlo Ajax
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
3 2 0 Played 0 2 3
1 1 0 Won 0 1 2
0 0 0 Drew 0 1 1
2 1 0 Lost 0 0 0
5 4 0 Scored 0 6 11
9 5 0 Conceded 0 3 3
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 2.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 3.5 0% 100% 100%
67% 50% 0% Over 4.5 0% 50% 67%
100% 100% 0% BTTS 0% 100% 67%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 0%
 
3 2.5 0 Corners For (avg) 0 11 9.7
6 8 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 1.5 2
2 2 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 2.5 1.7
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 0 0
VVV-Venlo Last season Ajax
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
34 17 6 Played 6 17 34
11 7 0 Won 5 13 28
8 3 1 Drew 0 0 2
15 7 5 Lost 1 4 4
47 25 5 Scored 15 49 119
63 25 16 Conceded 3 19 32
97% 94% 100% Over 0.5 100% 100% 100%
79% 71% 67% Over 1.5 50% 76% 88%
59% 53% 67% Over 2.5 50% 71% 79%
41% 35% 50% Over 3.5 50% 59% 65%
29% 24% 17% Over 4.5 33% 41% 50%
59% 47% 50% BTTS 33% 47% 47%
18% 29% 0% Clean Sheets 50% 35% 44%
26% 29% 50% Failed To Score 17% 18% 9%
 
3.7 4.3 4.3 Corners For (avg) 7 7.1 7.9
6.2 5.1 6.5 Corners Against (avg) 4.7 3.9 3.4
1.4 1.4 0.7 Yellow Cards (avg) 1.2 1.1 1
3 1 1 Red Cards 1 1 2
Key stats last season:
  • Ajax have created more than twice as many corners as VVV-Venlo.
  • Ajax have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Ajax have scored more than double the goals of VVV-Venlo.
  • Ajax have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Ajax haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

VVV-Venlo
All Eredivisie Eerste Divisie Club Friendlies KNVB Beker
All Home Away
16-07-19 CF SV 1919 Straelen 1 - 2 VVV-Venlo
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 12:30 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
Ajax
All Champions League Eredivisie Super Cup Florida Cup Club Friendlies KNVB Beker
All Home Away
03-08-19 ER Vitesse 2 - 2 Ajax
06-08-19 CL PAOK 2 - 2 Ajax
10-08-19 ER Ajax 5 - 0 FC Emmen
13-08-19 CL Ajax 3 - 2 PAOK
17-08-19 ER VVV-Venlo 1 - 4 Ajax
20-08-19 CL APOEL 19:00 Ajax
28-08-19 CL Ajax 19:00 APOEL
01-09-19 ER Sparta Rotterdam 12:30 Ajax
14-09-19 ER Ajax 18:45 SC Heerenveen
22-09-19 ER PSV 12:30 Ajax

  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 Ajax 3 2 1 0 11 3 1 1 0 0 5 0 2 1 1 0 6 3 8 7
2 Vitesse 3 2 1 0 7 2 2 1 1 0 5 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 5 7
3 Sparta Rotterdam 3 2 1 0 8 4 1 1 0 0 4 1 2 1 1 0 4 3 4 7
4 AZ Alkmaar 2 2 0 0 6 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 6 6
5 FC Utrecht 2 2 0 0 7 3 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 4 2 4 6
6 SC Heerenveen 3 1 1 1 5 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 4 2 2 4
7 FC Twente 2 1 1 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 4
8 PSV 2 1 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 4
9 Willem II 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 3
10 FC Groningen 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 -1 3
11 VVV-Venlo 3 1 0 2 5 9 2 1 0 1 4 5 1 0 0 1 1 4 -4 3
12 FC Emmen 3 1 0 2 2 6 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 -4 3
13 Feyenoord 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
14 Fortuna Sittard 2 0 1 1 1 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 1
15 Heracles 2 0 1 1 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 -4 1
16 RKC Waalwijk 2 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 -4 0
17 ADO Den Haag 3 0 0 3 4 9 2 0 0 2 3 6 1 0 0 1 1 3 -5 0
18 PEC Zwolle 3 0 0 3 2 9 1 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 2 1 6 -7 0
Last season 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 Ajax 34 28 2 4 119 32 17 15 2 0 70 13 17 13 0 4 49 19 87 86
2 PSV 34 26 5 3 98 26 17 16 1 0 58 7 17 10 4 3 40 19 72 83
3 Feyenoord 34 20 5 9 75 41 17 14 0 3 43 16 17 6 5 6 32 25 34 65
4 AZ Alkmaar 34 17 7 10 64 43 17 11 3 3 35 15 17 6 4 7 29 28 21 58
5 Vitesse 34 14 11 9 70 51 17 10 6 1 45 25 17 4 5 8 25 26 19 53
6 FC Utrecht 34 15 8 11 60 51 17 9 5 3 30 16 17 6 3 8 30 35 9 53
7 Heracles 34 15 3 16 61 68 17 11 0 6 42 32 17 4 3 10 19 36 -7 48
8 FC Groningen 34 13 6 15 39 41 17 10 1 6 26 16 17 3 5 9 13 25 -2 45
9 ADO Den Haag 34 12 9 13 58 63 17 7 4 6 33 32 17 5 5 7 25 31 -5 45
10 Willem II 34 13 5 16 58 72 17 6 2 9 26 33 17 7 3 7 32 39 -14 44
11 SC Heerenveen 34 10 11 13 64 73 17 4 7 6 27 35 17 6 4 7 37 38 -9 41
12 VVV-Venlo 34 11 8 15 47 63 17 7 3 7 25 25 17 4 5 8 22 38 -16 41
13 PEC Zwolle 34 11 6 17 44 57 17 6 3 8 31 31 17 5 3 9 13 26 -13 39
14 FC Emmen 34 10 8 16 41 72 17 5 5 7 23 31 17 5 3 9 18 41 -31 38
15 Fortuna Sittard 34 9 7 18 50 80 17 7 5 5 30 26 17 2 2 13 20 54 -30 34
16 Excelsior 34 9 6 19 46 79 17 6 4 7 27 36 17 3 2 12 19 43 -33 33
17 De Graafschap 34 8 5 21 38 75 17 6 3 8 25 28 17 2 2 13 13 47 -37 29
18 NAC Breda 34 5 8 21 29 74 17 4 6 7 18 30 17 1 2 14 11 44 -45 23

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