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VVV Venlo vs AZ, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
VVV Venlo
2 – 2
Full Time
AZ
Sun 25 Nov 2018 · 15:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Jerold Promes 7' Y
Nils Roseler 30' Y
Jay-Roy Grot 53' Y
Lars Unnerstall 79' Y
Peter van Ooijen 90' R

Overview

Match Preview

VVV Venlo vs AZ — Eredivisie .

  • VVV Venlo 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
  • AZ 2 games · 6 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Jeroen Manschot
  • Referee Richard Polman
  • Referee Edwin van de Graaf
  • Referee Cristian Dobre
  • Referee Martin Perez

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 2 6
2 FC Groningen 2 6
3 Go Ahead Eagles 2 4
4 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
5 PSV 2 4
6 Feyenoord Rotterdam 2 4
7 SBV Excelsior 2 3
8 NEC 2 3
9 AFC Ajax 1 3
10 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3
11 SC Heerenveen 1 3
12 Telstar 1963 2 3
13 FC Twente '65 2 1
14 PEC Zwolle 2 1
15 FC Utrecht 2 0
16 ADO Den Haag 2 0
17 Willem II Tilburg 2 0
18 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 2 0

Head-to-Head

2
3
VVV Venlo 5 games · Avg 3.4 goals AZ
Last 5 meetings
2018-11-25 VVV Venlo 2–2 AZ

Recent Form

VVV Venlo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Nov AZ H 2–2 D
10 Nov Fortuna Sittard H 3–2 W
26 Oct FC Emmen A 1–1 D
21 Oct ADO Den Haag H 2–0 W
06 Oct PSV A 0–4 L
29 Sep SBV Excelsior A 0–1 L
AZ
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Nov VVV Venlo A 2–2 D
11 Nov ADO Den Haag A 1–0 W
03 Nov VBV De Graafschap H 1–0 W
28 Oct SC Heerenveen H 2–3 L
20 Oct FC Utrecht A 1–2 L
07 Oct AFC Ajax A 0–5 L

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: VVV Venlo gets underway.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His VVV Venlo side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 7' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Teun Koopmeiners makes it 0-1.
  • 7' Jerold Promes has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 7.
  • 12' A quiet spell here at . VVV Venlo seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 14' A tactical swap from VVV Venlo — Peter van Ooijen on, Danny Post off on 14 minutes.
  • 15' Assisted by Fredrik Midtsjo with the perfectly-timed delivery and Oussama Idrissi makes no mistake. 0-2!
  • 20' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' Peniel Mlapa adds to his 0 season tally! VVV Venlo lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 30' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Nils Roseler.
  • 35' Guus Til has been relatively quiet despite scoring 65 goals in his last 300 appearances.
  • 40' Tino-Sven Susic has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 45' AZ fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 50' AZ are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 53' It’s a booking for VVV Venlo player. Jay-Roy Grot gets a Yellow card.
  • 58' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 63' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 68' The 35-year-old Marco Bizot has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 72' Calvin Stengs gets the nod from AZ. He replaces Albert Gudmundsson and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 77' Ricardo van Rhijn has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 78' The supporters are chanting for Patrick Joosten. He replaces Jerold Promes on 78 minute.
  • 79' VVV Venlo receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 79.
  • 84' Calvin Stengs needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 86' A tactical swap from VVV Venlo — Chris Kum on, Axel Borgmann off on 86 minutes.
  • 90' The Netherlands Patrick Joosten breaks the deadlock on 90 minutes. 2-2!
  • 90' Peter van Ooijen catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 90.
  • 90' The AZ bench stirs into life. Jonas Svensson is withdrawn and Ricardo van Rhijn gets his opportunity.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

Lineups

VVV Venlo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maurice Steijn

AZ Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John van den Brom

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.73 VVV Venlo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 AZ xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 61% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
VVV Venlo45% Draw26% AZ29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes61% 0% No39%
Avg goals/match: 3.09
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 20%
80%

Double Chance

VVV Venlo or Draw
71%
Draw or AZ
55%
VVV Venlo or AZ
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
VVV Venlo33% Draw43% AZ24%
Actual: AZ win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.6%
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 0
7.1%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 0
6.8%
0 – 0
6.3%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
5.4%
3 – 1
5.1%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — VVV Venlo

Handicap VVV Venlo covers Push AZ covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 20% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 16% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

VVV Venlo keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
AZ keeps clean sheet
19% ✓

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