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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 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 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
29% Clean Sheets
SBV Excelsior this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Seacon Stadion De Koel that hosts another battle between VVV Venlo and SBV Excelsior.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 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' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SBV Excelsior that had 144 games and scored 170 goals.
  • 30' Both keepers have barely been tested. VVV Venlo and SBV Excelsior are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 35' SBV Excelsior come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 40' The 35-year-old Ali Messaoud has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 45' The deadlock is broken! Johnatan Opoku gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
  • 45' Ali Messaoud has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 45.
  • 47' What composure from Johnatan Opoku! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 2-0.
  • 52' Marcus Edwards has been relatively quiet despite scoring 50 goals in his last 144 appearances.
  • 53' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jurgen Mattheij on 53 minutes.
  • 55' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Lorenzo Burnet.
  • 57' It’s a booking for VVV Venlo player. Chris Kum gets a Yellow card.
  • 58' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Johnatan Opoku.
  • 63' That is a Yellow card for VVV Venlo. Danny Post will be fuming at that decision.
  • 68' A quiet spell here at Seacon Stadion De Koel. SBV Excelsior seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 72' A tactical swap from VVV Venlo — Evert Linthorst on, Peter van Ooijen off on 72 minutes.
  • 74' Fresh legs for SBV Excelsior! Elias Mar Omarsson comes on to replace Mounir El Hamdaoui.
  • 77' The crowd applauds Ali Messaoud as he leaves the pitch. Denis Mahmudov steps in for SBV Excelsior.
  • 82' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 87' SBV Excelsior manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mikael Anderson is hanging Lorenzo Burnet on the field on 87 minute.
  • 89' VVV Venlo make a change. Johnatan Opoku trudges off to be replaced by Jay-Roy Grot on 89 minutes.
  • 90' SBV Excelsior receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • With this win, VVV Venlo is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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.