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VVV Venlo vs PEC Zwolle, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
VVV Venlo
2 – 0
Full Time
PEC Zwolle
Fri 21 Dec 2018 · 19:00 UTC Seacon Stadion De Koel HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 24' Zian Flemming
R 26' Diederik Boer
Evert Linthorst 30' Y
Y 45' Kingsley Ehizibue
Y 48' Kingsley Ehizibue
Nils Roseler 83' Y

Overview

Match Preview

VVV Venlo vs PEC Zwolle — Eredivisie at Seacon Stadion De Koel.

Match Details

  • Referee Hessel Steegstra
  • Referee Rob Dieperink
  • Referee Clay Ruperti
  • Referee Joey Kooij
  • Referee Peter Janson

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 AZ 2 6
2 FC Groningen 2 6
3 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
4 PSV 2 4
5 SBV Excelsior 2 3
6 Go Ahead Eagles 1 3
7 NEC 2 3
8 AFC Ajax 1 3
9 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3
10 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1 3
11 SC Heerenveen 1 3
12 Telstar 1963 2 3
13 FC Twente '65 1 0
14 PEC Zwolle 1 0
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
1
2
VVV Venlo 5 games · Avg 3.6 goals PEC Zwolle
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-21 VVV Venlo 2–0 PEC Zwolle

Recent Form

VVV Venlo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Dec PEC Zwolle H 2–0 W
15 Dec SBV Vitesse A 1–2 L
09 Dec FC Groningen H 0–0 D
06 Dec Feyenoord Rotterdam A 1–4 L
02 Dec Heracles Almelo A 1–4 L
25 Nov AZ H 2–2 D
PEC Zwolle
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Dec VVV Venlo A 0–2 L
15 Dec NAC Breda H 0–0 D
08 Dec AFC Ajax H 1–4 L
01 Dec VBV De Graafschap A 2–0 W
24 Nov ADO Den Haag H 2–3 L
09 Nov Willem II Tilburg H 2–3 L

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
PEC Zwolle this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. VVV Venlo host PEC Zwolle — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Rick Dekker needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Diederik Boer made 232 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 24' Zian Flemming catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 24.
  • 26' Diederik Boer catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 26.
  • 28' A goal from the Bosnia and Herzegovina international Tino-Sven Susic! He fires home on 28 to make it 1-0!
  • 28' PEC Zwolle ring the changes. Younes Namli has done his job and it is now time for Mickey van der Hart to step up.
  • 30' Poor challenge from Evert Linthorst. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 35' Netherlands international Evert Linthorst has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 40' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kingsley Ehizibue on 45.
  • 48' The referee shows PEC Zwolle player a Yellow card on 48.
  • 53' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Maurice Steijn will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 58' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 58 minutes.
  • 63' Chris Kum has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 66' Patrick Joosten has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 66 minutes.
  • 67' It is a substitution in PEC Zwolle team. Zian Flemming is replaced by Stanley Elbers on 67 minute.
  • 72' VVV Venlo currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 74' VVV Venlo make a change. Moreno Rutten trudges off to be replaced by Tristan Dekker on 74 minutes.
  • 79' PEC Zwolle is showing some good football. However, PEC Zwolle are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 83' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Nils Roseler.
  • 88' Mike van Duinen is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for PEC Zwolle tonight.
  • 90' A tactical swap from VVV Venlo — Martin Samuelsen on, Patrick Joosten off on 90 minutes.
  • It finishes all square. VVV Venlo and PEC Zwolle share the spoils 2-0.

Lineups

VVV Venlo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maurice Steijn

PEC Zwolle Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.46 VVV Venlo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.72 PEC Zwolle xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
VVV Venlo54% Draw28% PEC Zwolle18%
Actual: VVV Venlo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.18
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

VVV Venlo or Draw
82%
Draw or PEC Zwolle
46%
VVV Venlo or PEC Zwolle
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
VVV Venlo36% Draw51% PEC Zwolle13%
Actual: VVV Venlo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
15.5%
0 – 0
13.6%
1 – 1
12.7%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.4%
0 – 1
7%
3 – 0
5.5%
3 – 1
4.2%
1 – 2
4.1%
2 – 2
3.1%
0 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
2%

Asian Handicap — VVV Venlo

Handicap VVV Venlo covers Push PEC Zwolle covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 16% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 26% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 12% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

VVV Venlo keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
PEC Zwolle keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

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