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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 2 6
2 FC Groningen 2 6
3 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
4 PSV 2 4
5 SBV Excelsior 2 3
6 Go Ahead Eagles 1 3
7 NEC 2 3
8 AFC Ajax 1 3
9 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3
10 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1 3
11 SC Heerenveen 1 3
12 Telstar 1963 2 3
13 FC Twente '65 1 0
14 PEC Zwolle 1 0
15 FC Utrecht 2 0
16 ADO Den Haag 2 0
17 Willem II Tilburg 2 0
18 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 2 0

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and RKC Waalwijk launch into their encounter with VVV Venlo.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. RKC Waalwijk needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' VVV Venlo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' Against the run of play, Emil Hansson has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 20' John Yeboah needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' RKC Waalwijk are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 35' VVV Venlo receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 35.
  • 36' Richard van der Venne picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 41' Said Bakari has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 46' RKC Waalwijk currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 56' RKC Waalwijk 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.
  • 57' Lee Cattermole makes way for Danny Post at the 57 minute mark. A tactical switch from VVV Venlo.
  • 62' RKC Waalwijk have won 250 goals from 197 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 67' Fresh legs for VVV Venlo! John Yeboah comes on to replace Peter van Ooijen.
  • 72' The referee calls foul for Danny Post. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 72' The RKC Waalwijk manager makes a substitution. Mario Bilate departs to be replaced by Dylan Vente.
  • 76' Against the run of play, Johnatan Opoku has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 81' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Fred Grim will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 82' The Algeria Oussama Darfalou breaks the deadlock on 82 minutes. 1-2!
  • 86' RKC Waalwijk ring the changes. Clint Leemans has done his job and it is now time for Darren Maatsen to step up.
  • 87' Another substitution for VVV Venlo to replace Simon Jansson by Stan van Dijck on 87 minute.
  • 90' Fabian Sporkslede was booked on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

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.