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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 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
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
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' In just a few seconds Seacon Stadion De Koel will turn into a battlefield for VVV Venlo and SC Heerenveen.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 17' Controversy at the stadium! Joey Veerman argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 22' 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.
  • 27' VVV Venlo are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 32' Roy Gelmi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 37' It looks like no one’s ball. SC Heerenveen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 42' VVV Venlo currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 45' Danny Post is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 50' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 55' SC Heerenveen come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 60' Another substitution for SC Heerenveen to replace Arjen van der Heide by Benjamin Nygren on 60 minute.
  • 65' Supporters expect more eagerness from Henk Veerman, as he is very good at scoring at Seacon Stadion De Koel with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 70' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His VVV Venlo side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 75' The home supporters are growing impatient. VVV Venlo must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 78' The Aruba Joshua John breaks the deadlock on 78 minutes. 1-0!
  • 83' The whistle greets Zinedine Machach as he departs to be replaced by Arjan Swinkels.
  • 84' Fresh legs for SC Heerenveen! Oliver Batista-Meier comes on to replace Joey Veerman.
  • 88' Another substitution for VVV Venlo to replace Simon Janssen by Steffen Schafer on 88 minute.
  • 89' What a moment for Benjamin Nygren! That strike on 89 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 90' VVV Venlo receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • 1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

VVV Venlo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hans de Koning

SC Heerenveen Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Chidera Ejuke 2
Michel Vlap 2
Jay-Roy Grot 1
Sem Steijn 1
Jens Odgaard 1
Sheral Floranus 1
Johnatan Opoku 1
Patrick Joosten 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.