Thursday , 2 July 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 0 games · 0 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 ADO Den Haag 0 0
2 AFC Ajax 0 0
3 AZ 0 0
4 FC Groningen 0 0
5 FC Twente '65 0 0
6 FC Utrecht 0 0
7 Feyenoord Rotterdam 0 0
8 Fortuna Sittard 0 0
9 Go Ahead Eagles 0 0
10 NEC 0 0
11 PEC Zwolle 0 0
12 PSV 0 0
13 SBV Excelsior 0 0
14 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 0 0
15 SC Heerenveen 0 0
16 Sparta Rotterdam 0 0
17 Telstar 1963 0 0
18 Willem II Tilburg 0 0

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

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 106 matches.
  • 7' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 12' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lukas Schmitz, as he is very good at scoring at AFAS Stadion with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 17' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AZ that had 300 games and scored 566 goals.
  • 19' A meaty challenge results in booking for Zinedine Machach on 19.
  • 24' What a strike from Calvin Stengs! The score is 2-0.
  • 29' Tristan Dekker needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 30' Roy Gelmi is having his name booked by the referee on 30.
  • 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' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 41' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jonas Svensson on 41.
  • 46' The whistle greets Roy Gelmi as he departs to be replaced by Torino Hunte.
  • 46' Torino Hunte is having his name booked by the referee on 46.
  • 51' The travelling VVV Venlo supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 56' AZ seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 61' VVV Venlo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 63' The supporters are chanting for Ante Coric. He replaces Zinedine Machach on 63 minute.
  • 68' 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 Fredrik Midtsjo suffering a number of foals already.
  • 73' AZ is showing some good football. However, AZ are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 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' The supporters are chanting for Stan van Dijck. He replaces Lukas Schmitz on 81 minute.
  • 86' Goal! Evert Linthorst scores his 12 goal in 171 matches.
  • 88' GOAL! Giorgos Giakoumakis scores on 88.
  • The final score is 2-2.

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.