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SBV Vitesse vs VVV Venlo, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
SBV Vitesse
2 – 1
Full Time
VVV Venlo
Sat 15 Dec 2018 · 19:45 UTC GelreDome HT 45' · FT 45'
Jake Clarke-Salter 45' Y
Y 45' Peniel Mlapa
Martin Odegaard 52' Y
Y 82' Patrick Joosten
Navarone Foor 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

SBV Vitesse vs VVV Venlo — Eredivisie at GelreDome.

Match Details

  • Referee Allard Lindhout
  • Referee Erwin Blank
  • Referee Mark Strijker
  • Referee Christiaan Bax
  • Referee Yorick Weterings
6 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 7.7 goals/game

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

6
1
3
SBV Vitesse 10 games · Avg 3.3 goals VVV Venlo
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-15 SBV Vitesse 2–1 VVV Venlo 2016-03-20 SBV Vitesse 0–2 VVV Venlo 2015-10-03 VVV Venlo 1–1 SBV Vitesse 2015-04-18 VVV Venlo 2–1 SBV Vitesse 2014-10-18 SBV Vitesse 2–0 VVV Venlo

Recent Form

SBV Vitesse
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Dec VVV Venlo H 2–1 W
09 Dec NAC Breda A 1–2 L
01 Dec FC Emmen H 1–1 D
25 Nov Willem II Tilburg A 3–1 W
10 Nov FC Utrecht H 2–1 W
03 Nov PSV A 0–1 L
VVV Venlo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Dec SBV Vitesse A 1–2 L
09 Dec FC Groningen H 0–0 D
06 Dec Feyenoord Rotterdam A 1–4 L
02 Dec Heracles Almelo A 1–4 L
25 Nov AZ H 2–2 D
10 Nov Fortuna Sittard H 3–2 W

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! SBV Vitesse vs VVV Venlo — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Damian van Bruggen needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. SBV Vitesse and VVV Venlo are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' VVV Venlo have won 118 goals from 171 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SBV Vitesse that had 282 games and scored 317 goals.
  • 30' 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.
  • 32' What composure from Martin Odegaard! The Norway international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 37' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 42' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 45' It’s a booking for SBV Vitesse player. Jake Clarke-Salter gets a Yellow card.
  • 50' SBV Vitesse are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 52' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Martin Odegaard.
  • 57' It looks surprising VVV Venlo does not make any changes. Alexander Buttner has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 58' Ralf Seuntjens is replacing Peter van Ooijen for the VVV Venlo side.
  • 63' VVV Venlo fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 68' SBV Vitesse currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 72' Fresh legs for VVV Venlo! Patrick Joosten comes on to replace Jerold Promes.
  • 76' Peniel Mlapa adds to his 0 season tally! VVV Venlo lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 77' SBV Vitesse ring the changes. Jake Clarke-Salter has done his job and it is now time for Rasmus Thelander to step up.
  • 78' A change in the SBV Vitesse ranks — Roy Beerens exits the field as Hillary Gong Chukwah enters on 78.
  • 80' What composure from Oussama Darfalou! The Algeria international strokes it home. 2-1.
  • 82' The referee shows VVV Venlo player a Yellow card on 82.
  • 87' SBV Vitesse started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 87.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Navarone Foor on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

SBV Vitesse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leonid Slutsky

VVV Venlo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maurice Steijn

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Giorgos Giakoumakis 5
Bryan Linssen 3
Riechedly Bazoer 3
Armando Broja 2
Martin Odegaard 2
Matus Bero 1
Nouha Dicko 1
Tim Matavz 1

Head to Head

2018-12-15 SBV Vitesse 2–1 VVV Venlo 2016-03-20 SBV Vitesse 0–2 VVV Venlo 2015-10-03 VVV Venlo 1–1 SBV Vitesse 2015-04-18 VVV Venlo 2–1 SBV Vitesse 2014-10-18 SBV Vitesse 2–0 VVV Venlo

SBV Vitesse Form

2018-12-15 SBV Vitesse 2–1 VVV Venlo W 2018-12-09 NAC Breda 2–1 SBV Vitesse L 2018-12-01 SBV Vitesse 1–1 FC Emmen D 2018-11-25 Willem II Tilburg 1–3 SBV Vitesse W 2018-11-10 SBV Vitesse 2–1 FC Utrecht W 2018-11-03 PSV 1–0 SBV Vitesse L

VVV Venlo Form

2018-12-15 SBV Vitesse 2–1 VVV Venlo L 2018-12-09 VVV Venlo 0–0 FC Groningen D 2018-12-06 Feyenoord Rotterdam 4–1 VVV Venlo L 2018-12-02 Heracles Almelo 4–1 VVV Venlo L 2018-11-25 VVV Venlo 2–2 AZ D 2018-11-10 VVV Venlo 3–2 Fortuna Sittard W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.66 SBV Vitesse xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 VVV Venlo xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
SBV Vitesse51% Draw26% VVV Venlo23%
Actual: SBV Vitesse win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.75
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

SBV Vitesse or Draw
77%
Draw or VVV Venlo
49%
SBV Vitesse or VVV Venlo
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
SBV Vitesse35% Draw46% VVV Venlo19%
Actual: SBV Vitesse win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
1 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.6%
0 – 0
8.3%
1 – 2
6%
0 – 1
6%
3 – 1
5.1%
2 – 2
5.1%
3 – 0
4.7%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — SBV Vitesse

Handicap SBV Vitesse covers Push VVV Venlo covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 22% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

SBV Vitesse keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
VVV Venlo keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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