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RKC Waalwijk vs VVV Venlo, Eredivisie 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2019-20
RKC Waalwijk
1 – 2
Full Time
VVV Venlo
Sat 25 Jan 2020 · 18:45 UTC Mandemakers Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 35' Lee Cattermole
Richard van der Venne 36' Y
Y 36' Thorsten Kirschbaum
Y 72' Danny Post
Fabian Sporkslede 90' Y
Sylla Sow 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

RKC Waalwijk vs VVV Venlo — Eredivisie at Mandemakers Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Rob van de Ven
  • Referee Edwin van de Graaf
  • Referee Marc Nagtegaal
  • Referee Ingmar Oostrom
  • Referee Yorick Weterings

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

1
1
2
RKC Waalwijk 4 games · Avg 4.5 goals VVV Venlo
Last 5 meetings
2020-01-25 RKC Waalwijk 1–2 VVV Venlo 2019-08-03 VVV Venlo 3–1 RKC Waalwijk

Recent Form

RKC Waalwijk
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jan VVV Venlo H 1–2 L
19 Jan ADO Den Haag A 0–2 L
20 Dec FC Twente '65 H 3–0 W
14 Dec Fortuna Sittard A 2–3 L
08 Dec SC Heerenveen H 1–3 L
01 Dec FC Utrecht A 1–0 W
VVV Venlo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Jan RKC Waalwijk A 2–1 W
19 Jan PSV H 1–1 D
22 Dec SBV Vitesse A 0–3 L
14 Dec PEC Zwolle H 1–2 L
07 Dec FC Emmen H 2–0 W
01 Dec AZ A 0–1 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Mandemakers Stadion that hosts another battle between RKC Waalwijk and VVV Venlo.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' Emil Hansson makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and RKC Waalwijk are in front.
  • 20' Netherlands international Clint Leemans has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 25' Richard van der Venne, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 35' VVV Venlo receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 35.
  • 36' Richard van der Venne has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 36.
  • 41' The 26-year-old Paul Wienhoven has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 46' It looks surprising VVV Venlo does not make any changes. Nils Roseler has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 51' It looks like no one’s ball. VVV Venlo is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 56' 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.
  • 57' Another change for VVV Venlo made on 57 minute. Lee Cattermole leaves to be changed by Danny Post.
  • 62' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Fabian Sporkslede made 103 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 67' Another substitution for VVV Venlo to replace Peter van Ooijen by John Yeboah on 67 minute.
  • 72' The referee has no hesitation. Danny Post is booked for VVV Venlo — Yellow card on 72.
  • 72' The RKC Waalwijk bench stirs into life. Mario Bilate is withdrawn and Dylan Vente gets his opportunity.
  • 76' GOAL! Johnatan Opoku fires home to make it 1-1!
  • 81' A quiet spell here at Mandemakers Stadion. RKC Waalwijk seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 82' Oussama Darfalou doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 86' The RKC Waalwijk bench stirs into life. Clint Leemans is withdrawn and Darren Maatsen gets his opportunity.
  • 87' It is a substitution in VVV Venlo team. Simon Jansson is replaced by Stan van Dijck on 87 minute.
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for RKC Waalwijk. Fabian Sporkslede will be fuming at that decision.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — RKC Waalwijk 1-2 VVV Venlo.

Lineups

RKC Waalwijk Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fred Grim

VVV Venlo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hans de Koning

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.38 RKC Waalwijk xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.43 VVV Venlo xG
I would bet for: RKC Waalwijk or VVV Venlo 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
RKC Waalwijk35% Draw28% VVV Venlo37%
Actual: VVV Venlo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.81
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

RKC Waalwijk or Draw
63%
Draw or VVV Venlo
65%
RKC Waalwijk or VVV Venlo
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
RKC Waalwijk26% Draw46% VVV Venlo28%
Actual: RKC Waalwijk win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
7.9%
2 – 1
7.9%
0 – 1
7.7%
1 – 0
7.4%
0 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
5.7%
2 – 0
5.6%
1 – 3
3.9%
3 – 1
3.6%
0 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — RKC Waalwijk

Handicap RKC Waalwijk covers Push VVV Venlo covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 18% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 19% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

RKC Waalwijk keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
VVV Venlo keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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