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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 12 games · 23 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

  • Referee Jeroen Manschot
  • Referee Richard Polman
  • Referee Edwin van de Graaf
  • Referee Cristian Dobre
  • Referee Martin Perez
8 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 19.9 goals/game

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

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
25% Clean Sheets
AZ this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

AZ
Mexx Meerdink 6 G 3 A
Ro-Zangelo Daal 5 G 1 A
Ayoub Oufkir 3 G
Jizz Hornkamp 2 G
Calvin Stengs 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between VVV Venlo and AZ.
  • 5' AZ is showing some good football. However, AZ are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 7' The Netherlands Teun Koopmeiners breaks the deadlock on 7 minutes. 0-1!
  • 7' Controversy at the stadium! Jerold Promes argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 12' It is a cagey affair so far. VVV Venlo in their trying to find a way past AZ's compact .
  • 14' Peter van Ooijen has so much to prove this time. He replaces Danny Post on 14 minute.
  • 15' Oussama Idrissi does the damage! The net is bulging and AZ surge ahead!
  • 20' A quiet spell here at . VVV Venlo seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' VVV Venlo is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 30' Peniel Mlapa does the damage! The net is bulging and VVV Venlo surge ahead!
  • 30' A moment of madness from Nils Roseler on 30 minutes earns him a Yellow card. VVV Venlo will be frustrated.
  • 35' Calvin Stengs has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' AZ are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 50' With 0 assists to his name this season, Nils Roseler is clearly more than just a goal scorer for VVV Venlo.
  • 53' That is a Yellow card for VVV Venlo. Jay-Roy Grot will be fuming at that decision.
  • 58' Tino-Sven Susic has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 171 appearances.
  • 63' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both VVV Venlo and AZ are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 68' It looks surprising VVV Venlo does not make any changes. Axel Borgmann has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 72' Calvin Stengs is ready to make an impact after coming on for Albert Gudmundsson at the 72 minute mark.
  • 77' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 78' VVV Venlo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Patrick Joosten is hanging Jerold Promes on the field on 78 minute.
  • 79' VVV Venlo receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 79.
  • 84' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 86' The VVV Venlo bench stirs into life. Axel Borgmann is withdrawn and Chris Kum gets his opportunity.
  • 90' Patrick Joosten makes no mistake. The score reads 2-2 and VVV Venlo are in front.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Peter van Ooijen on 90 minutes earns him a Red card. VVV Venlo will be frustrated.
  • 90' Ricardo van Rhijn has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jonas Svensson on 90 minute.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

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.