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AZ vs VVV Venlo, Eredivisie 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2019-20
AZ
1 – 0
Full Time
VVV Venlo
Sun 1 Dec 2019 · 15:45 UTC AFAS Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Jonas Svensson 59' Y
Teun Koopmeiners 71' 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 J. van der Laan
  • Referee Erik Kleinjan
  • Referee Martin van den Kerkhof
  • Referee Ingmar Oostrom
  • Referee Terry Hoekstra
4 games this season 🟨 4.8/game ⚽ 16.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
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
01 Dec VVV Venlo H 1–0 W
28 Nov FK Partizan Beograd H 2–2 D
23 Nov FC Utrecht A 3–0 W
10 Nov FC Emmen H 3–0 W
07 Nov Astana FK A 5–0 W
02 Nov FC Twente '65 H 3–0 W
VVV Venlo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Dec AZ A 0–1 L
24 Nov FC Twente '65 H 2–1 W
09 Nov Heracles Almelo A 1–6 L
03 Nov Feyenoord Rotterdam H 0–3 L
26 Oct Fortuna Sittard A 1–4 L
19 Oct SBV Vitesse H 0–4 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' Temperatures are rising at AFAS Stadion as AZ face off against VVV Venlo in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' AZ are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against VVV Venlo's shape.
  • 15' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 20' AZ started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 30' The home supporters are growing impatient. AZ must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 35' Evert Linthorst has been relatively quiet despite scoring 12 goals in his last 171 appearances.
  • 39' Assisted by Jonas Svensson with the perfectly-timed delivery and Yukinari Sugawara makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 44' It looks like no one’s ball. AZ is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 49' Jonas Svensson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for AZ so far.
  • 54' It’s high time Arne Slot made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 59' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Jonas Svensson.
  • 64' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering VVV Venlo that had 171 games and scored 118 goals.
  • 69' A quiet spell here at AFAS Stadion. AZ seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 71' Teun Koopmeiners picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 71' Another substitution for VVV Venlo to replace Peter van Ooijen by Jerome Sinclair on 71 minute.
  • 75' AZ manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ferdy Druijf is hanging Myron Boadu on the field on 75 minute.
  • 78' The crowd applauds Johnatan Opoku as he leaves the pitch. John Yeboah steps in for VVV Venlo.
  • 83' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. AZ needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 87' Yukinari Sugawara makes way for Zakaria Aboukhlal at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from AZ.
  • Another three points for AZ.

Lineups

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Arne Slot

VVV Venlo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jay Driessen

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.91 AZ xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84 VVV Venlo xG
I would bet for: AZ to win 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
AZ63% Draw23% VVV Venlo14%
Actual: AZ win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.75
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

AZ or Draw
85%
Draw or VVV Venlo
37%
AZ or VVV Venlo
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AZ43% Draw44% VVV Venlo13%
Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
11.4%
1 – 1
11.1%
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
8.2%
3 – 0
7.1%
3 – 1
6%
0 – 1
4.5%
1 – 2
4.2%
2 – 2
4%
4 – 0
3.4%
4 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — AZ

Handicap AZ covers Push VVV Venlo covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 19% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 24% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 10% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

AZ keeps clean sheet
43% ✗
VVV Venlo keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

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