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VVV Venlo vs NAC Breda, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
VVV Venlo
3 – 0
Full Time
NAC Breda
Sat 22 Sep 2018 · 17:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 34' Fabian Sporkslede
Y 37' Arno Verschueren
Y 69' Gervane Kastaneer
R 88' Arno Verschueren

Overview

Match Preview

VVV Venlo vs NAC Breda — Eredivisie .

Match Details

  • Referee Jochem Kamphuis
  • Referee Joost van Zuilen
  • Referee Clay Ruperti
  • Referee Christian Mulder
  • Referee Frank Jansen

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

1
1
VVV Venlo 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals NAC Breda
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-22 VVV Venlo 3–0 NAC Breda

Recent Form

VVV Venlo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Sep NAC Breda H 3–0 W
15 Sep VBV De Graafschap A 2–1 W
01 Sep SC Heerenveen H 1–1 D
26 Aug FC Utrecht A 1–1 D
18 Aug AFC Ajax H 0–1 L
11 Aug Willem II Tilburg A 1–0 W
NAC Breda
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Sep VVV Venlo A 0–3 L
16 Sep Fortuna Sittard H 2–3 L
02 Sep Feyenoord Rotterdam A 2–4 L
25 Aug SBV Excelsior H 0–2 L
18 Aug VBV De Graafschap H 3–0 W
12 Aug AZ A 0–5 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for VVV Venlo to score. At the same time, NAC Breda does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' It looks surprising VVV Venlo does not make any changes. Anouar Kali has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' VVV Venlo 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.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 22' Johnatan Opoku doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 27' Fabian Sporkslede needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 32' 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.
  • 34' The referee shows NAC Breda player a Yellow card on 34.
  • 37' Poor challenge from Arno Verschueren. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 38' A goal from the Bosnia and Herzegovina international Tino-Sven Susic! He fires home on 38 to make it 2-0!
  • 43' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Luka Ilic as he leaves the pitch. Robert Muhren steps in for NAC Breda.
  • 51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mitchell van der Gaag will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 53' Assisted by Ralf Seuntjens with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jay-Roy Grot makes no mistake. 3-0!
  • 58' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 63' A quiet spell here at . NAC Breda seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 67' Another substitution for NAC Breda to replace Paolo Fernandes by Gervane Kastaneer on 67 minute.
  • 69' Gervane Kastaneer is having his name booked by the referee on 69.
  • 74' Both keepers have barely been tested. VVV Venlo and NAC Breda are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 77' Patrick Joosten gets the nod from VVV Venlo. He replaces Jay-Roy Grot and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 78' Marwin Reuvers is replacing Gianluca Nijholt for the NAC Breda side.
  • 81' The VVV Venlo manager makes a substitution. Tino-Sven Susic departs to be replaced by Peter van Ooijen.
  • 86' 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.
  • 88' The referee shows NAC Breda player a Red card on 88.
  • 88' VVV Venlo make a change. Johnatan Opoku trudges off to be replaced by Martin Samuelsen on 88 minutes.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

VVV Venlo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maurice Steijn

NAC Breda Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mitchell van der Gaag

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.11 VVV Venlo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.73 NAC Breda xG
I would bet for: VVV Venlo to win 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
VVV Venlo66% Draw21% NAC Breda13%
Actual: VVV Venlo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.84
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

VVV Venlo or Draw
87%
Draw or NAC Breda
34%
VVV Venlo or NAC Breda
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
VVV Venlo48% Draw42% NAC Breda10%
Actual: VVV Venlo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.9%
1 – 0
11.9%
1 – 1
9.7%
2 – 1
9.1%
3 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
7.5%
3 – 1
6.5%
4 – 0
4.7%
0 – 1
3.5%
4 – 1
3.5%
2 – 2
3.3%
1 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — VVV Venlo

Handicap VVV Venlo covers Push NAC Breda covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 21% 56%
-1.5 44% — 56%
-1 44% 24% 32%
-0.5 68% — 32%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 8% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

VVV Venlo keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
NAC Breda keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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