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VVV Venlo vs SC Heerenveen, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2020-21
VVV Venlo
1 – 1
Full Time
SC Heerenveen
Sun 17 Jan 2021 · 13:30 UTC Seacon Stadion De Koel HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'
Y 17' Joey Veerman
Danny Post 45' Y
Kristopher da Graca 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

VVV Venlo vs SC Heerenveen — Eredivisie at Seacon Stadion De Koel.

Match Details

  • Referee Joost van Zuilen
  • Referee Erwin Blank
  • Referee Mark Strijker
  • Referee Sam Droge

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

4
2
VVV Venlo 6 games · Avg 2.3 goals SC Heerenveen
Last 5 meetings
2021-01-17 VVV Venlo 1–1 SC Heerenveen 2020-09-26 SC Heerenveen 1–0 VVV Venlo 2020-02-08 SC Heerenveen 1–1 VVV Venlo 2019-09-28 VVV Venlo 0–3 SC Heerenveen 2019-04-23 SC Heerenveen 2–2 VVV Venlo

Recent Form

VVV Venlo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jan SC Heerenveen H 1–1 D
13 Jan ADO Den Haag A 4–1 W
10 Jan Willem II Tilburg H 2–1 W
22 Dec PSV A 1–4 L
19 Dec FC Twente '65 H 1–2 L
13 Dec Feyenoord Rotterdam H 0–3 L
SC Heerenveen
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Jan VVV Venlo A 1–1 D
14 Jan RKC Waalwijk H 1–1 D
10 Jan Fortuna Sittard H 1–3 L
23 Dec Feyenoord Rotterdam A 0–3 L
20 Dec Heracles Almelo H 1–2 L
13 Dec SBV Vitesse A 1–1 D

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against VVV Venlo and SC Heerenveen has kicked off!
  • 5' It looks surprising VVV Venlo does not make any changes. Joey Veerman has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Thorsten Kirschbaum needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 17' A meaty challenge results in booking for Joey Veerman on 17.
  • 22' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 27' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 32' 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.
  • 37' SC Heerenveen 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.
  • 42' It looks like no one’s ball. VVV Venlo is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 45' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Danny Post.
  • 50' 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.
  • 55' 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.
  • 60' Benjamin Nygren is replacing Arjen van der Heide for the SC Heerenveen side.
  • 65' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 70' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 75' VVV Venlo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 75.
  • 78' Joshua John puts VVV Venlo on the lead.
  • 83' VVV Venlo manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Arjan Swinkels is hanging Zinedine Machach on the field on 83 minute.
  • 84' SC Heerenveen manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Oliver Batista-Meier is hanging Joey Veerman on the field on 84 minute.
  • 88' Another change for VVV Venlo made on 88 minute. Simon Janssen leaves to be changed by Steffen Schafer.
  • 89' Goal! Benjamin Nygren scores his 6 goal in 316 matches.
  • 90' It’s a booking for VVV Venlo player. Kristopher da Graca gets a Yellow card.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

VVV Venlo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hans de Koning

SC Heerenveen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Michel Vlap 2
Chidera Ejuke 2
Sheral Floranus 1
Johnatan Opoku 1
Patrick Joosten 1
Joey Veerman 1
Sam Lammers 1
Benjamin Nygren 1

Head to Head

2021-01-17 VVV Venlo 1–1 SC Heerenveen 2020-09-26 SC Heerenveen 1–0 VVV Venlo 2020-02-08 SC Heerenveen 1–1 VVV Venlo 2019-09-28 VVV Venlo 0–3 SC Heerenveen 2019-04-23 SC Heerenveen 2–2 VVV Venlo

VVV Venlo Form

2021-01-17 VVV Venlo 1–1 SC Heerenveen D 2021-01-13 ADO Den Haag 1–4 VVV Venlo W 2021-01-10 VVV Venlo 2–1 Willem II Tilburg W 2020-12-22 PSV 4–1 VVV Venlo L 2020-12-19 VVV Venlo 1–2 FC Twente '65 L 2020-12-13 VVV Venlo 0–3 Feyenoord Rotterdam L

SC Heerenveen Form

2021-01-17 VVV Venlo 1–1 SC Heerenveen D 2021-01-14 SC Heerenveen 1–1 RKC Waalwijk D 2021-01-10 SC Heerenveen 1–3 Fortuna Sittard L 2020-12-23 Feyenoord Rotterdam 3–0 SC Heerenveen L 2020-12-20 SC Heerenveen 1–2 Heracles Almelo L 2020-12-13 SBV Vitesse 1–1 SC Heerenveen D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.24 VVV Venlo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.21 SC Heerenveen xG
I would bet for: VVV Venlo or SC Heerenveen 71% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
VVV Venlo38% Draw29% SC Heerenveen33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.45
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

VVV Venlo or Draw
68%
Draw or SC Heerenveen
62%
VVV Venlo or SC Heerenveen
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
VVV Venlo26% Draw49% SC Heerenveen25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.8%
1 – 0
9.6%
0 – 1
9.3%
2 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 0
6.5%
0 – 2
6.1%
2 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
3.2%
1 – 3
3.1%
3 – 0
2.6%

Asian Handicap — VVV Venlo

Handicap VVV Venlo covers Push SC Heerenveen covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 84%
-1.5 16% — 84%
-1 16% 20% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 19% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

VVV Venlo keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
SC Heerenveen keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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