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Sparta Rotterdam vs VVV Venlo, Eredivisie 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2019-20
Sparta Rotterdam
4 – 1
Full Time
VVV Venlo
Fri 9 Aug 2019 · 18:00 UTC HT 45+1' · FT 45+8'
Adil Auassar 26' Y
Lassana Faye 53' Y
Y 54' Evert Linthorst
Y 70' Nils Roseler

Overview

Match Preview

Sparta Rotterdam vs VVV Venlo — Eredivisie .

Match Details

  • Referee Bas van Dongen
  • Referee Laurens Gerrets
  • Referee Bas Nijhuis
  • Referee Rogier Honig
  • Referee Erwin Blank

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

3
Sparta Rotterdam 3 games · Avg 2.7 goals VVV Venlo
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-09 Sparta Rotterdam 4–1 VVV Venlo

Recent Form

Sparta Rotterdam
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Aug VVV Venlo H 4–1 W
04 Aug Feyenoord Rotterdam A 2–2 D
VVV Venlo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Aug Sparta Rotterdam A 1–4 L
03 Aug RKC Waalwijk H 3–1 W
15 May SBV Vitesse H 1–3 L
12 May PEC Zwolle A 4–2 W
23 Apr SC Heerenveen A 2–2 D
20 Apr VBV De Graafschap H 4–1 W

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Sparta Rotterdam this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sparta Rotterdam
Milan Zonneveld 5 G 1 A
Marvin Young 2 G
Nokkvi THorisson 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Sparta Rotterdam and VVV Venlo.
  • 5' Sparta Rotterdam currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Henk Fraser will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' Peter van Ooijen puts VVV Venlo on the lead.
  • 25' VVV Venlo are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 26' The referee calls foul for Adil Auassar. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 31' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 36' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 41' Jurgen Mattheij is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for VVV Venlo so far.
  • 46' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 51' Sparta Rotterdam are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against VVV Venlo's shape.
  • 53' Lassana Faye is having his name booked by the referee on 53.
  • 54' Evert Linthorst catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 54.
  • 56' What a moment for Halil Dervisoglu! That strike on 56 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 61' A goal from the Germany international Ragnar Ache! He fires home on 61 to make it 2-1!
  • 66' Sparta Rotterdam 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.
  • 70' Nils Roseler picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 71' The whistle greets Roel Janssen as he departs to be replaced by Samuel Scheimann.
  • 73' Another change for VVV Venlo made on 73 minute. Johnatan Opoku leaves to be changed by Jerome Sinclair.
  • 78' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 83' Against the run of play, Abdou Harroui has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 84' The VVV Venlo manager makes a substitution. Haji Wright departs to be replaced by Tristan Dekker.
  • 86' Sparta Rotterdam make a change. Ragnar Ache trudges off to be replaced by Laros Duarte on 86 minutes.
  • 89' What a moment for Lars Veldwijk! That strike on 89 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 89' A tactical swap from Sparta Rotterdam — Dante Rigo on, Mohammed Rayhi off on 89 minutes.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 4-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Sparta Rotterdam Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Henk Fraser

VVV Venlo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Robert Maaskant

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.55 Sparta Rotterdam xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 VVV Venlo xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 71% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sparta Rotterdam61% Draw20% VVV Venlo19%
Actual: Sparta Rotterdam win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.78
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 71%
29%
± 3.5 51%
49%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

Sparta Rotterdam or Draw
82%
Draw or VVV Venlo
39%
Sparta Rotterdam or VVV Venlo
80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sparta Rotterdam48% Draw36% VVV Venlo16%
Actual: VVV Venlo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 1
7.9%
2 – 0
7.5%
3 – 1
7.4%
3 – 0
6.2%
1 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
5.4%
4 – 1
Actual
3 – 2
4.6%
1 – 2
4.3%
4 – 0
3.9%
0 – 0
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Sparta Rotterdam

Handicap Sparta Rotterdam covers Push VVV Venlo covers
-2.5 25% — 75%
-2 25% 19% 56%
-1.5 44% — 56%
-1 44% 21% 35%
-0.5 65% — 35%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 10% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sparta Rotterdam keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
VVV Venlo keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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