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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 2 6
2 Fortuna Sittard 2 4
3 PSV 2 4
4 SBV Excelsior 2 3
5 Go Ahead Eagles 1 3
6 NEC 2 3
7 AFC Ajax 1 3
8 Sparta Rotterdam 2 3
9 FC Groningen 1 3
10 Feyenoord Rotterdam 1 3
11 SC Heerenveen 1 3
12 Telstar 1963 2 3
13 FC Twente '65 1 0
14 ADO Den Haag 1 0
15 PEC Zwolle 1 0
16 FC Utrecht 2 0
17 Willem II Tilburg 2 0
18 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 2 0

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
50% Clean Sheets
SBV Excelsior this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Seacon Stadion De Koel. VVV Venlo are looking to make home advantage count against SBV Excelsior.
  • 5' Mounir El Hamdaoui has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' Netherlands international Alessandro Damen has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Mikael Anderson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering VVV Venlo that had 171 games and scored 118 goals.
  • 40' With 0 assists to his name this season, Luigi Bruins is clearly more than just a goal scorer for VVV Venlo.
  • 45' What a strike from Johnatan Opoku! The score is 1-0.
  • 45' SBV Excelsior player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 47' Goal! Johnatan Opoku scores his 12 goal in 171 matches.
  • 52' SBV Excelsior is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 53' Controversy at the stadium! Jurgen Mattheij argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 55' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Lorenzo Burnet on 55 minutes.
  • 57' VVV Venlo player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 58' Johnatan Opoku catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 58.
  • 63' Danny Post has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 63.
  • 68' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 68 minutes.
  • 72' VVV Venlo make a change. Peter van Ooijen trudges off to be replaced by Evert Linthorst on 72 minutes.
  • 74' Time for substitution for SBV Excelsior. Mounir El Hamdaoui is replaced by Elias Mar Omarsson.
  • 77' SBV Excelsior make a change. Ali Messaoud trudges off to be replaced by Denis Mahmudov on 77 minutes.
  • 82' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 87' Mikael Anderson gets the nod from SBV Excelsior. He replaces Lorenzo Burnet and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 89' Time for substitution for VVV Venlo. Johnatan Opoku is replaced by Jay-Roy Grot.
  • 90' It’s a booking for SBV Excelsior player. Elias Mar Omarsson gets a Yellow card.
  • It finishes all square. VVV Venlo and SBV Excelsior share the spoils 1-0.

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.