Saturday , 14 November 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 12 games · 23 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 PSV 12 26
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 12 25
3 AFC Ajax 12 25
4 FC Twente '65 12 24
5 AZ 12 23
6 SC Heerenveen 12 21
7 Fortuna Sittard 12 20
8 Go Ahead Eagles 12 17
9 FC Groningen 12 15
10 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 12 15
11 NEC 12 14
12 Sparta Rotterdam 12 12
13 PEC Zwolle 12 12
14 FC Utrecht 12 12
15 SBV Excelsior 12 11
16 Telstar 1963 12 10
17 ADO Den Haag 12 9
18 Willem II Tilburg 12 3

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
25% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AZ
0-15
3/4
16-30
2/3
31-45
3/1
46-60
4/3
61-75
5/1
76+
7/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AZ
Mexx Meerdink 6 G 3 A
Ro-Zangelo Daal 5 G 1 A
Ayoub Oufkir 3 G
Jizz Hornkamp 2 G
Calvin Stengs 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for AZ to score. At the same time, VVV Venlo does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 2' Goal! Jesper Karlsson scores his 49 goal in 108 matches.
  • 7' Jonas Svensson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for AZ tonight.
  • 12' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 17' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 19' Poor challenge from Zinedine Machach. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 24' What a strike from Calvin Stengs! The score is 2-0.
  • 29' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both AZ and VVV Venlo are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 30' It’s a booking for VVV Venlo player. Roy Gelmi gets a Yellow card.
  • 35' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 40' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 41' Jonas Svensson is having his name booked by the referee on 41.
  • 46' Another substitution for VVV Venlo to replace Roy Gelmi by Torino Hunte on 46 minute.
  • 46' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Torino Hunte.
  • 51' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Zinedine Machach suffering a number of foals already.
  • 56' Lukas Schmitz needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 61' Croatia international Ante Coric has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 63' The VVV Venlo bench stirs into life. Zinedine Machach is withdrawn and Ante Coric gets his opportunity.
  • 68' VVV Venlo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 73' AZ are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against VVV Venlo's shape.
  • 74' It is a substitution in VVV Venlo team. Joshua John is replaced by Jafar Arias on 74 minute.
  • 78' That is a Yellow card for AZ. Dani de Wit will be fuming at that decision.
  • 81' Stan van Dijck gets the nod from VVV Venlo. He replaces Lukas Schmitz and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 86' Evert Linthorst is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 88' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Giorgos Giakoumakis makes no mistake. 2-2!
  • The points are shared — AZ 2-2 VVV Venlo. Honours even.

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.