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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Seacon Stadion De Koel that hosts another battle between VVV Venlo and SBV Excelsior.
  • 5' 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 Peter van Ooijen suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' SBV Excelsior is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 30' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 35' Nils Roseler needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 40' SBV Excelsior 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.
  • 45' What a strike from Johnatan Opoku! The score is 1-0.
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ali Messaoud.
  • 47' What a strike from Johnatan Opoku! The score is 2-0.
  • 52' It looks like no one’s ball. VVV Venlo is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 53' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jurgen Mattheij.
  • 55' SBV Excelsior receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 55.
  • 57' The referee calls foul for Chris Kum. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 58' VVV Venlo player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 63' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Danny Post.
  • 68' It looks surprising SBV Excelsior does not make any changes. Marcus Edwards has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 72' VVV Venlo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Evert Linthorst is hanging Peter van Ooijen on the field on 72 minute.
  • 74' The SBV Excelsior manager makes a substitution. Mounir El Hamdaoui departs to be replaced by Elias Mar Omarsson.
  • 77' It is a substitution in SBV Excelsior team. Ali Messaoud is replaced by Denis Mahmudov on 77 minute.
  • 82' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jeffrey Fortes made 137 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 87' The SBV Excelsior manager makes a substitution. Lorenzo Burnet departs to be replaced by Mikael Anderson.
  • 89' Jay-Roy Grot has so much to prove this time. He replaces Johnatan Opoku on 89 minute.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Elias Mar Omarsson on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 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.