Wednesday , 30 September 2026

AZ vs VVV Venlo, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2020-21
AZ
2 – 2
Full Time
VVV Venlo
Sat 17 Oct 2020 · 18:00 UTC AFAS Stadion HT 45+2' · FT 45+3'
Y 19' Zinedine Machach
Y 30' Roy Gelmi
Jonas Svensson 41' R
Y 46' Torino Hunte
Dani de Wit 78' Y

Overview

Match Preview

AZ vs VVV Venlo — Eredivisie at AFAS Stadion.

  • AZ 7 games · 19 pts (2026/27)
  • VVV Venlo 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Laurens Gerrets
  • Referee Mark Strijker
  • Referee Christiaan Bax
  • Referee Freek Vandeursen
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 7 19
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 7 17
3 PSV 7 16
4 FC Twente '65 7 16
5 AFC Ajax 7 14
6 Fortuna Sittard 7 13
7 SBV Excelsior 7 11
8 FC Groningen 7 11
9 Go Ahead Eagles 7 10
10 SC Heerenveen 7 9
11 NEC 7 8
12 Sparta Rotterdam 7 5
13 Telstar 1963 7 5
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 7 5
15 FC Utrecht 7 5
16 PEC Zwolle 7 4
17 ADO Den Haag 7 2
18 Willem II Tilburg 7 2

Head-to-Head

3
2
AZ 5 games · Avg 3.4 goals VVV Venlo
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-17 AZ 2–2 VVV Venlo 2019-12-01 AZ 1–0 VVV Venlo 2019-02-16 AZ 3–0 VVV Venlo 2018-11-25 VVV Venlo 2–2 AZ

Recent Form

AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Oct VVV Venlo H 2–2 D
04 Oct Sparta Rotterdam A 4–4 D
26 Sep Fortuna Sittard A 3–3 D
19 Sep PEC Zwolle H 1–1 D
15 Sep FK Dynamo Kyiv A 0–2 L
07 Mar ADO Den Haag H 4–0 W
VVV Venlo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Oct AZ A 2–2 D
03 Oct ADO Den Haag H 1–2 L
26 Sep SC Heerenveen A 0–1 L
18 Sep FC Utrecht H 1–1 D
13 Sep FC Emmen A 5–3 W
07 Mar FC Emmen A 0–3 L

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AZ
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/3
31-45
3/–
46-60
4/–
61-75
4/1
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AZ
Ro-Zangelo Daal 4 G
Mexx Meerdink 3 G 2 A
Jizz Hornkamp 2 G
Ayoub Oufkir 2 G
Calvin Stengs 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds AFAS Stadion will turn into a battlefield for AZ and VVV Venlo.
  • 2' A goal from the Sweden international Jesper Karlsson! He fires home on 2 to make it 1-0!
  • 7' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AZ and VVV Venlo are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 12' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 17' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 19' The referee has no hesitation. Zinedine Machach is booked for VVV Venlo — Yellow card on 19.
  • 24' GOAL! Calvin Stengs fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 29' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 30' It’s a booking for VVV Venlo player. Roy Gelmi gets a Yellow card.
  • 35' AZ are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against VVV Venlo's shape.
  • 40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Hans de Koning might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 41' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Jonas Svensson.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Roy Gelmi as he leaves the pitch. Torino Hunte steps in for VVV Venlo.
  • 46' A moment of madness from Torino Hunte on 46 minutes earns him a Yellow card. VVV Venlo will be frustrated.
  • 51' A quiet spell here at AFAS Stadion. AZ seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 56' AZ started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 56.
  • 61' Supporters expect more eagerness from Bruno Martins Indi, as he is very good at scoring at AFAS Stadion with 4 goals in the last 3 games.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Ante Coric. He replaces Zinedine Machach on 63 minute.
  • 68' VVV Venlo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 73' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 74' The VVV Venlo manager makes a substitution. Joshua John departs to be replaced by Jafar Arias.
  • 78' Dani de Wit is having his name booked by the referee on 78.
  • 81' Stan van Dijck is replacing Lukas Schmitz for the VVV Venlo side.
  • 86' The Netherlands Evert Linthorst breaks the deadlock on 86 minutes. 2-1!
  • 88' Magnificent from Giorgos Giakoumakis! That is 56 goals in 128 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arne Slot

VVV Venlo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hans de Koning

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.73 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.2 VVV Venlo xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AZ49% Draw25% VVV Venlo26%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.93
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
75%
Draw or VVV Venlo
51%
AZ or VVV Venlo
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AZ35% Draw44% VVV Venlo21%
Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 0
8.4%
2 – 0
7.8%
0 – 0
7.1%
1 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
5.6%
3 – 1
5.3%
3 – 0
4.4%
0 – 2
3.8%
3 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push VVV Venlo covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 22% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
VVV Venlo keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.