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SBV Excelsior vs VVV Venlo, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
SBV Excelsior
1 – 0
Full Time
VVV Venlo
Sat 29 Sep 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 33' Tino-Sven Susic
Luigi Bruins 34' Y
Ali Messaoud 85' R
Jurgen Mattheij 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

SBV Excelsior vs VVV Venlo — Eredivisie .

Match Details

  • Referee Terry Hoekstra
  • Referee Martin Perez
  • Referee Christian Mulder
  • Referee Alex Bos
  • Referee Patrick Inia

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
SBV Excelsior 2 games · Avg 1.0 goals VVV Venlo
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-29 SBV Excelsior 1–0 VVV Venlo

Recent Form

SBV Excelsior
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Sep VVV Venlo H 1–0 W
22 Sep SC Heerenveen H 3–3 D
15 Sep Willem II Tilburg A 2–2 D
01 Sep ADO Den Haag H 2–4 L
25 Aug NAC Breda A 2–0 W
19 Aug Feyenoord Rotterdam A 0–3 L
VVV Venlo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Sep SBV Excelsior A 0–1 L
22 Sep NAC Breda H 3–0 W
15 Sep VBV De Graafschap A 2–1 W
01 Sep SC Heerenveen H 1–1 D
26 Aug FC Utrecht A 1–1 D
18 Aug AFC Ajax H 0–1 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
SBV Excelsior this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

SBV Excelsior
0-15
1/2
16-30
2/–
31-45
5/2
46-60
1/2
61-75
3/1
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SBV Excelsior
Aymen Sliti 3 G 1 A
David Garden 3 G
Irakli Yegoian 2 G 5 A
Noah Naujoks 2 G
Casper Widell 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. SBV Excelsior kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Herve Matthys has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Maurice Steijn might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' SBV Excelsior are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 20' The Iceland Elias Mar Omarsson breaks the deadlock on 20 minutes. 1-0!
  • 25' A quiet spell here at . VVV Venlo seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 30' Both keepers have barely been tested. SBV Excelsior and VVV Venlo are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 33' A moment of madness from Tino-Sven Susic on 33 minutes earns him a Yellow card. VVV Venlo will be frustrated.
  • 34' SBV Excelsior player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 38' Patrick Joosten has so much to prove this time. He replaces Peniel Mlapa on 38 minute.
  • 43' Ralf Seuntjens is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for SBV Excelsior tonight.
  • 48' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Adrie Poldervaart will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 53' VVV Venlo is showing some good football. However, VVV Venlo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 58' It is a cagey affair so far. SBV Excelsior in their trying to find a way past VVV Venlo's compact .
  • 62' It is a substitution in SBV Excelsior team. Lorenzo Burnet is replaced by Robin van der Meer on 62 minute.
  • 66' A change in the VVV Venlo ranks — Roel Janssen exits the field as Axel Borgmann enters on 66.
  • 71' SBV Excelsior make a change. Marcus Edwards trudges off to be replaced by Mounir El Hamdaoui on 71 minutes.
  • 76' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 79' It is a substitution in VVV Venlo team. Jerold Promes is replaced by Martin Samuelsen on 79 minute.
  • 84' The travelling VVV Venlo supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 85' Ali Messaoud catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 85.
  • 90' Jurgen Mattheij has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • Another three points for SBV Excelsior.

Lineups

SBV Excelsior Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrie Poldervaart

VVV Venlo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maurice Steijn

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.32 SBV Excelsior xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 VVV Venlo xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
SBV Excelsior46% Draw29% VVV Venlo25%
Actual: SBV Excelsior win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.32
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

SBV Excelsior or Draw
74%
Draw or VVV Venlo
54%
SBV Excelsior or VVV Venlo
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SBV Excelsior30% Draw51% VVV Venlo19%
Actual: SBV Excelsior win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
12.1%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
8.6%
2 – 0
8.3%
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
6.2%
0 – 2
4.7%
2 – 2
4.2%
3 – 1
3.7%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
2.1%

Asian Handicap — SBV Excelsior

Handicap SBV Excelsior covers Push VVV Venlo covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 22% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 17% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

SBV Excelsior keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
VVV Venlo keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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