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VVV Venlo vs SC Heerenveen, 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2018-19
VVV Venlo
1 – 1
Full Time
SC Heerenveen
Sat 1 Sep 2018 · 16:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 59' Morten Thorsby
Moreno Rutten 62' Y

Overview

Match Preview

VVV Venlo vs SC Heerenveen — Eredivisie .

Match Details

  • Referee Allard Lindhout
  • Referee Rens Bluemink
  • Referee Roy de Nas
  • Referee Martin van den Kerkhof
  • Referee Edgar Bijl
5 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 2.6 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

4
2
VVV Venlo 6 games · Avg 2.3 goals SC Heerenveen
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-01 VVV Venlo 1–1 SC Heerenveen

Recent Form

VVV Venlo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Sep SC Heerenveen H 1–1 D
26 Aug FC Utrecht A 1–1 D
18 Aug AFC Ajax H 0–1 L
11 Aug Willem II Tilburg A 1–0 W
12 Aug VfL Wolfsburg H 0–5 L
14 May JK Narva Trans A 1–0 W
SC Heerenveen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Sep VVV Venlo A 1–1 D
26 Aug Feyenoord Rotterdam H 3–5 L
19 Aug SBV Vitesse H 1–1 D
10 Aug PEC Zwolle A 3–2 W
11 Aug SV Drochtersen/Assel H 0–0 D
21 May SSV Jeddeloh A 1–2 L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
SC Heerenveen this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

SC Heerenveen
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! VVV Venlo vs SC Heerenveen — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Daniel Hoegh needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' Michel Vlap, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. VVV Venlo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' The home supporters are growing impatient. VVV Venlo must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering SC Heerenveen that had 369 games and scored 356 goals.
  • 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 32' The deadlock is broken! Sam Lammers gets on the scoresheet on 32 minutes.
  • 37' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 42' The 33-year-old Moreno Rutten has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 46' Martin Samuelsen makes way for Patrick Joosten at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from VVV Venlo.
  • 51' Supporters expect more eagerness from Arber Zeneli, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 56' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 59' A moment of madness from Morten Thorsby on 59 minutes earns him a Yellow card. SC Heerenveen will be frustrated.
  • 62' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Moreno Rutten.
  • 67' It’s high time Maurice Steijn made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 69' Against the run of play, Patrick Joosten has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 71' VVV Venlo make a change. Peter van Ooijen trudges off to be replaced by Tino-Sven Susic on 71 minutes.
  • 75' A change in the SC Heerenveen ranks — Michel Vlap exits the field as Mitchell van Bergen enters on 75.
  • 80' VVV Venlo is showing some good football. However, VVV Venlo are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 85' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jay-Roy Grot made 171 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 88' It is a substitution in SC Heerenveen team. Arber Zeneli is replaced by Jordy Bruijn on 88 minute.
  • The final score is 1-1.

Lineups

VVV Venlo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Maurice Steijn

SC Heerenveen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jan Olde Riekerink

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.16 VVV Venlo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 SC Heerenveen xG
I would bet for: VVV Venlo or SC Heerenveen 71% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
VVV Venlo36% Draw29% SC Heerenveen35%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.46
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

VVV Venlo or Draw
65%
Draw or SC Heerenveen
64%
VVV Venlo or SC Heerenveen
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
VVV Venlo23% Draw49% SC Heerenveen28%
Actual: SC Heerenveen win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.7%
0 – 1
10%
1 – 0
8.8%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
7%
2 – 0
5.6%
2 – 2
4.8%
1 – 3
3.5%
0 – 3
3%
3 – 1
2.8%

Asian Handicap — VVV Venlo

Handicap VVV Venlo covers Push SC Heerenveen covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 18% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 21% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

VVV Venlo keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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