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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 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

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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' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for VVV Venlo and NAC Breda.
  • 5' The 28-year-old Paolo Fernandes has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 10' Luka Ilic, a Serbia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' A quiet spell here at . VVV Venlo seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 20' 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.
  • 22' Johnatan Opoku puts VVV Venlo on the lead.
  • 27' NAC Breda have won 74 goals from 103 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 32' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 34' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Fabian Sporkslede.
  • 37' Arno Verschueren picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 38' Goal! Tino-Sven Susic scores his 8 goal in 171 matches.
  • 43' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His VVV Venlo side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 46' A tactical swap from NAC Breda — Robert Muhren on, Luka Ilic off on 46 minutes.
  • 51' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 53' The Netherlands Jay-Roy Grot breaks the deadlock on 53 minutes. 3-0!
  • 58' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 63' Netherlands international Menno Koch has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 67' The crowd applauds Paolo Fernandes as he leaves the pitch. Gervane Kastaneer steps in for NAC Breda.
  • 69' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Gervane Kastaneer.
  • 74' Arno Verschueren is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for NAC Breda so far.
  • 77' The supporters are chanting for Patrick Joosten. He replaces Jay-Roy Grot on 77 minute.
  • 78' NAC Breda ring the changes. Gianluca Nijholt has done his job and it is now time for Marwin Reuvers to step up.
  • 81' VVV Venlo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Peter van Ooijen is hanging Tino-Sven Susic on the field on 81 minute.
  • 86' It looks surprising NAC Breda does not make any changes. Anouar Kali has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 88' A moment of madness from Arno Verschueren on 88 minutes earns him a Red card. NAC Breda will be frustrated.
  • 88' VVV Venlo ring the changes. Johnatan Opoku has done his job and it is now time for Martin Samuelsen to step up.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

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.