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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 2 6
2 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
3 PSV 2 4
4 FC Groningen 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 ADO Den Haag 2 1
14 FC Twente '65 1 0
15 PEC Zwolle 1 0
16 FC Utrecht 2 0
17 Willem II Tilburg 2 0
18 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 2 0

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
50% Clean Sheets
SBV Excelsior this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — SBV Excelsior and VVV Venlo get this one started.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Maurice Steijn will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' Brilliant from the ! Elias Mar Omarsson makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 20.
  • 25' Herve Matthys has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 137 appearances.
  • 30' VVV Venlo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 33' VVV Venlo receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 33.
  • 34' Luigi Bruins picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 38' The VVV Venlo manager makes a substitution. Peniel Mlapa departs to be replaced by Patrick Joosten.
  • 43' SBV Excelsior are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 48' Ali Messaoud has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 53' The home supporters are growing impatient. SBV Excelsior must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 58' Nils Roseler is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for SBV Excelsior tonight.
  • 62' SBV Excelsior manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Robin van der Meer is hanging Lorenzo Burnet on the field on 62 minute.
  • 66' Roel Janssen makes way for Axel Borgmann at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from VVV Venlo.
  • 71' Mounir El Hamdaoui is ready to make an impact after coming on for Marcus Edwards at the 71 minute mark.
  • 76' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 79' Another change for VVV Venlo made on 79 minute. Jerold Promes leaves to be changed by Martin Samuelsen.
  • 84' 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.
  • 85' It’s a booking for SBV Excelsior player. Ali Messaoud gets a Red card.
  • 90' SBV Excelsior receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • With this win, SBV Excelsior is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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.