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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
6 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 7.7 goals/game

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

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 II A 1–2 L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
SC Heerenveen this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

SC Heerenveen
Jacob Trenskow 3 G 1 A
Maxence Rivera 2 G 1 A
Luca Oyen 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at as VVV Venlo face off against SC Heerenveen in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' SC Heerenveen fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 15' VVV Venlo currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 20' Martin Samuelsen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 25' It looks surprising SC Heerenveen does not make any changes. Jay-Roy Grot has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' SC Heerenveen come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 32' What a strike from Sam Lammers! The score is 0-1.
  • 37' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both VVV Venlo and SC Heerenveen are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 42' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 46' It is a substitution in VVV Venlo team. Martin Samuelsen is replaced by Patrick Joosten on 46 minute.
  • 51' Nils Roseler is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for VVV Venlo so far.
  • 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
  • 59' Morten Thorsby has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 59.
  • 62' Moreno Rutten was booked on 62.
  • 67' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. SC Heerenveen needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 69' Against the run of play, Patrick Joosten has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 71' The VVV Venlo manager makes a substitution. Peter van Ooijen departs to be replaced by Tino-Sven Susic.
  • 75' Mitchell van Bergen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Michel Vlap at the 75 minute mark.
  • 80' VVV Venlo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 80.
  • 85' 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.
  • 88' The whistle greets Arber Zeneli as he departs to be replaced by Jordy Bruijn.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

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.