Perhaps a welcome break from league football as VVV-Venlo & FC Den Bosch face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the KNVB Beker. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither VVV-Venlo nor FC Den Bosch as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
VVV-Venlo form and stats
VVV-Venlo participated in KNVB Beker the last season, where they reached the 1st round.Three Eredivisie home games done for VVV-Venlo, who are not happy collecting 1 point from these matches. The VVV-Venlo manager H. de Koning might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
The VVV-Venlo crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-13 to Ajax here at Covebo Stadion - De Koel in a Eredivisie match. A 2-2 draw away in the Eredivisie before that, with AZ the opponent.
VVV-Venlo were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one. Delano van Crooy had a busy but productive day in the Ajax match. Despite making ten saves the loss could not be prevented.
VVV-Venlo are traveling soon after this match as the Eredivisie match at FC Groningen awaits in four days.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for VVV-Venlo here at Covebo Stadion - De Koel in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (2 from 3 games). VVV-Venlo's defense is seriously deficient as 16 goals have been conceded in these matches.
FC Den Bosch form and stats
Bosch's mission in KNVB Beker last season failed in the 1st round.FC Den Bosch are still without points from their Eerste Divisie away games. 4 games, 4 defeats. It's all red in the travel logs of FC Den Bosch, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.
Bosch have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 221 minutes ago. F. Helstrup (own goal) was the goal scorer.
Home advantage was not enough for Bosch in their previous game, as they lost their Eerste Divisie-match, hosting Excelsior, 0-1. Prior to that match, the Bosch manager E. van der Ven faced defeat when travelling to TOP Oss and losing 0-2.
Bosch goalkeeper Wouter Van der Steen had a great day against Excelsior, but despite making six saves the loss could not be avoided. Late heartbreak for Bosch in the Excelsior match, as the deciding 0-1 goal came deep into overtime.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Eerste Divisie trip to Roda JC Kerkrade.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far FC Den Bosch have scored 4 goals in 4 league games away. The FC Den Bosch defense is as useful as an ashtray on a motorcycle, having conceded 14 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: eight wins for VVV-Venlo, zero draws and two wins for FC Den Bosch. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  G. Giakoumakis 5 goals |   J. Hornkamp 4 goals |  T. Pachonik 1 goals |
VVV-Venlo missing players
FC Den Bosch missing players
| VVV-Venlo | FC Den Bosch | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 12 | 4 | Lost | L | 8 | 12 | ||
| 26 | 9 | Scored | S | 18 | 39 | ||
| 48 | 25 | Conceded | C | 27 | 43 | ||
| 96% | 91% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 64% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 32% | ||
| 8% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 38% | 28% | ||
| 56% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 54% | 64% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 16% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.4 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 206 | 114 | Total Shots | T S | 101 | 261 | ||
| 70 | 39 | Shots on Target | S O | 46 | 105 | ||
| 30% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 37% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ajax | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 21 | 15 |
| 2 | PSV | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 3 | SC Heerenveen | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | Vitesse | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | Feyenoord | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 6 | FC Twente | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | FC Groningen | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 9 | PEC Zwolle | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 6 |
| 10 | Willem II | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -4 | 5 |
| 11 | VVV-Venlo | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | -13 | 5 |
| 12 | AZ | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | RKC Waalwijk | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -5 | 4 |
| 14 | Heracles | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | -6 | 4 |
| 15 | ADO Den Haag | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 3 |
| 16 | FC Emmen | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -7 | 3 |
| 17 | Fortuna Sittard | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 2 |
| 18 | Sparta Rotterdam | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -7 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | SC Cambuur | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 25 | 22 |
| 2 | Almere City | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 21 |
| 3 | De Graafschap | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 19 |
| 4 | NAC Breda | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 5 | NEC | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | FC Volendam | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 15 |
| 7 | Telstar | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 15 |
| 8 | Jong Ajax | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 15 |
| 9 | Excelsior | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 10 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 12 |
| 11 | Go Ahead Eagles | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 12 | FC Eindhoven | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | -5 | 12 |
| 13 | Jong PSV | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -5 | 10 |
| 14 | TOP Oss | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -6 | 8 |
| 15 | MVV Maastricht | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -12 | 8 |
| 16 | FC Den Bosch | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | -9 | 7 |
| 17 | Helmond Sport | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -10 | 7 |
| 18 | Jong AZ | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -13 | 7 |
| 19 | Jong Utrecht | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -9 | 6 |
| 20 | FC Dordrecht | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 20 | -18 | 5 |