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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 PSV 12 26
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 12 25
3 AFC Ajax 12 25
4 FC Twente '65 12 24
5 AZ 12 23
6 SC Heerenveen 12 21
7 Fortuna Sittard 12 20
8 Go Ahead Eagles 12 17
9 FC Groningen 12 15
10 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 12 15
11 NEC 12 14
12 Sparta Rotterdam 12 12
13 PEC Zwolle 12 12
14 FC Utrecht 12 12
15 SBV Excelsior 12 11
16 Telstar 1963 12 10
17 ADO Den Haag 12 9
18 Willem II Tilburg 12 3

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
17% Clean Sheets
SBV Excelsior this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

SBV Excelsior
0-15
1/5
16-30
2/–
31-45
6/6
46-60
1/4
61-75
3/6
76+
3/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' SBV Excelsior have kicked off against VVV Venlo. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' VVV Venlo come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 20' The deadlock is broken! Elias Mar Omarsson gets on the scoresheet on 20 minutes.
  • 25' The 34-year-old Tino-Sven Susic has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 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' The VVV Venlo manager makes a substitution. Peniel Mlapa departs to be replaced by Patrick Joosten.
  • 43' 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.
  • 48' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 53' VVV Venlo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 58' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. VVV Venlo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Robin van der Meer. He replaces Lorenzo Burnet on 62 minute.
  • 66' Axel Borgmann gets the nod from VVV Venlo. He replaces Roel Janssen and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 71' The crowd applauds Marcus Edwards as he leaves the pitch. Mounir El Hamdaoui steps in for SBV Excelsior.
  • 76' SBV Excelsior are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against VVV Venlo's shape.
  • 79' VVV Venlo ring the changes. Jerold Promes has done his job and it is now time for Martin Samuelsen to step up.
  • 84' Ali Messaoud is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for SBV Excelsior tonight.
  • 85' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Ali Messaoud.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Jurgen Mattheij argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for VVV Venlo.

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.