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VVV Venlo vs SBV Excelsior, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
VVV Venlo
1 – 0
Full Time
SBV Excelsior
Sat 9 Mar 2019 · 17:30 UTC Seacon Stadion De Koel HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Ali Messaoud
Y 53' Jurgen Mattheij
Y 55' Lorenzo Burnet
Chris Kum 57' Y
Johnatan Opoku 57' Y
Johnatan Opoku 58' Y
Danny Post 63' Y
Y 90' Elias Mar Omarsson

Overview

Match Preview

VVV Venlo vs SBV Excelsior — Eredivisie at Seacon Stadion De Koel.

Match Details

  • Referee Kevin Blom
  • Referee Stan Teuben
  • Referee Patrick Langkamp
  • Referee Cristian Dobre
  • Referee Van der Eijk

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

1
1
VVV Venlo 2 games · Avg 1.0 goals SBV Excelsior
Last 5 meetings
2019-03-09 VVV Venlo 1–0 SBV Excelsior 2018-09-29 SBV Excelsior 1–0 VVV Venlo

Recent Form

VVV Venlo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Mar SBV Excelsior H 1–0 W
03 Mar FC Groningen A 2–3 L
22 Feb Heracles Almelo H 0–1 L
16 Feb AZ A 0–3 L
09 Feb Willem II Tilburg H 2–1 W
02 Feb AFC Ajax A 0–6 L
SBV Excelsior
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Mar VVV Venlo A 0–1 L
02 Mar PSV H 0–2 L
23 Feb FC Utrecht A 0–0 D
17 Feb FC Emmen H 2–1 W
10 Feb Fortuna Sittard A 1–4 L
03 Feb Feyenoord Rotterdam H 2–1 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
17% Clean Sheets
SBV Excelsior this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

SBV Excelsior
0-15
1/5
16-30
2/–
31-45
6/6
46-60
1/4
61-75
3/6
76+
3/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

SBV Excelsior
Irakli Yegoian 3 G 5 A
Aymen Sliti 3 G 1 A
David Garden 3 G
Noah Naujoks 2 G
Casper Widell 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Seacon Stadion De Koel. Ninety minutes of football awaits between vvv venlo and sbv excelsior.
  • 5' sbv excelsior have won 172 goals from 147 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both vvv venlo and sbv excelsior are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 20' The travelling sbv excelsior supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Damian van Bruggen suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
  • 40' Alessandro Damen is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for sbv excelsior tonight.
  • 45' Against the run of play, Johnatan Opoku has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 45' The referee has no hesitation. Ali Messaoud is booked for SBV Excelsior — Yellow card on 45.
  • 47' Johnatan Opoku has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 45 minutes.
  • 52' A quiet spell here at Seacon Stadion De Koel. vvv venlo seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 53' Jurgen Mattheij is having his name booked by the referee on 53.
  • 55' SBV Excelsior player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 57' Chris Kum has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 57.
  • 58' Johnatan Opoku picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 63' That is a Yellow card for VVV Venlo. Danny Post will be fuming at that decision.
  • 68' Chris Kum has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 72' Evert Linthorst has so much to prove this time. He replaces Peter van Ooijen on 72 minute.
  • 74' SBV Excelsior ring the changes. Mounir El Hamdaoui has done his job and it is now time for Elias Mar Omarsson to step up.
  • 77' Fresh legs for SBV Excelsior! Denis Mahmudov comes on to replace Ali Messaoud.
  • 82' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 87' Mikael Anderson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lorenzo Burnet on 87 minute.
  • 89' Jay-Roy Grot gets the nod from VVV Venlo. He replaces Johnatan Opoku and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' Elias Mar Omarsson is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • Full Time. vvv venlo beats sbv excelsior

Lineups

VVV Venlo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maurice Steijn

SBV Excelsior Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrie Poldervaart

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.12 VVV Venlo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.76 SBV Excelsior xG
I would bet for: VVV Venlo or Draw 76% + Under 2.5 goals 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
VVV Venlo45% Draw32% SBV Excelsior23%
Actual: VVV Venlo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 1.88
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 56%
44%
± 2.5 29%
71%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

VVV Venlo or Draw
76%
Draw or SBV Excelsior
55%
VVV Venlo or SBV Excelsior
68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
VVV Venlo28% Draw56% SBV Excelsior16%
Actual: VVV Venlo win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
17.8%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 1
10.2%
2 – 0
9.1%
2 – 1
7.1%
1 – 2
4.8%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 0
3.4%
2 – 2
2.8%
3 – 1
2.7%
1 – 3
1.2%

Asian Handicap — VVV Venlo

Handicap VVV Venlo covers Push SBV Excelsior covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 24% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 16% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

VVV Venlo keeps clean sheet
47% ✗
SBV Excelsior keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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