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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 7 games · 19 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Jeroen Manschot
  • Referee Richard Polman
  • Referee Edwin van de Graaf
  • Referee Cristian Dobre
  • Referee Martin Perez
4 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 24.5 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

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
43% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

AZ
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/3
31-45
3/–
46-60
4/–
61-75
4/1
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

AZ
Ro-Zangelo Daal 4 G
Mexx Meerdink 3 G 2 A
Jizz Hornkamp 2 G
Ayoub Oufkir 2 G
Calvin Stengs 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. VVV Venlo is hosting AZ for another epic battle.
  • 5' The travelling AZ supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 7' GOAL! Teun Koopmeiners fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 7' A moment of madness from Jerold Promes on 7 minutes earns him a Yellow card. VVV Venlo will be frustrated.
  • 12' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 14' The VVV Venlo bench stirs into life. Danny Post is withdrawn and Peter van Ooijen gets his opportunity.
  • 15' Oussama Idrissi has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 15 minutes.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' VVV Venlo currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 30' Peniel Mlapa doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 30' The referee calls foul for Nils Roseler. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 35' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Adam Maher made 304 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 40' Iceland international Albert Gudmundsson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 45' It is a cagey affair so far. VVV Venlo in their trying to find a way past AZ's compact .
  • 50' VVV Venlo are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against AZ's shape.
  • 53' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jay-Roy Grot.
  • 58' VVV Venlo are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 63' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 68' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 72' Time for substitution for AZ. Albert Gudmundsson is replaced by Calvin Stengs.
  • 77' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AZ that had 304 games and scored 579 goals.
  • 78' It is a substitution in VVV Venlo team. Jerold Promes is replaced by Patrick Joosten on 78 minute.
  • 79' Controversy at the stadium! Lars Unnerstall argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 84' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 86' It is a substitution in VVV Venlo team. Axel Borgmann is replaced by Chris Kum on 86 minute.
  • 90' Patrick Joosten is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 90' Peter van Ooijen was booked on 90.
  • 90' AZ ring the changes. Jonas Svensson has done his job and it is now time for Ricardo van Rhijn to step up.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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.