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VVV Venlo vs Willem II Tilburg, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Eredivisie · 2020-21
VVV Venlo
2 – 1
Full Time
Willem II Tilburg
Sun 10 Jan 2021 · 13:30 UTC Seacon Stadion De Koel HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Y 52' Jan-Arie van der Heijden
Y 66' Sebastian Holmen
Giorgos Giakoumakis 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

VVV Venlo vs Willem II Tilburg — Eredivisie at Seacon Stadion De Koel.

Match Details

  • Referee Jochem Kamphuis
  • Referee Nicky Siebert
  • Referee Roy de Nas
  • Referee Robin Gansner

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 PSV 12 26
2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 12 25
3 AFC Ajax 12 25
4 FC Twente '65 12 24
5 AZ 12 23
6 SC Heerenveen 12 21
7 Fortuna Sittard 12 20
8 Go Ahead Eagles 12 17
9 FC Groningen 12 15
10 SC Cambuur-Leeuwarden 12 15
11 NEC 12 14
12 Sparta Rotterdam 12 12
13 PEC Zwolle 12 12
14 FC Utrecht 12 12
15 SBV Excelsior 12 11
16 Telstar 1963 12 10
17 ADO Den Haag 12 9
18 Willem II Tilburg 12 3

Head-to-Head

3
2
VVV Venlo 5 games · Avg 2.2 goals Willem II Tilburg
Last 5 meetings
2021-01-10 VVV Venlo 2–1 Willem II Tilburg 2020-11-21 Willem II Tilburg 2–1 VVV Venlo 2019-09-21 Willem II Tilburg 1–0 VVV Venlo 2019-02-09 VVV Venlo 2–1 Willem II Tilburg 2018-08-11 Willem II Tilburg 0–1 VVV Venlo

Recent Form

VVV Venlo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
05 Dec RKC Waalwijk A 2–3 L
28 Nov PEC Zwolle H 2–2 D
Willem II Tilburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Jan VVV Venlo A 1–2 L
23 Dec AFC Ajax H 1–1 D
20 Dec AZ A 3–5 L
13 Dec Sparta Rotterdam H 1–3 L
05 Dec Fortuna Sittard A 2–3 L
29 Nov FC Groningen A 0–1 L

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Willem II Tilburg this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Willem II Tilburg
0-15
2/4
16-30
1/3
31-45
–/7
46-60
1/7
61-75
2/11
76+
5/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Willem II Tilburg
Devin Haen 3 G 2 A
Thomas Verheydt 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Seacon Stadion De Koel. Ninety minutes of football awaits between VVV Venlo and Willem II Tilburg.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' VVV Venlo 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.
  • 15' What a moment for Jan-Arie van der Heijden! That strike on 15 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 20' Willem II Tilburg come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both VVV Venlo and Willem II Tilburg are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 30' Greece international Vangelis Pavlidis has been a key figure this campaign — 12 goals and 4 assists in the Array this season.
  • 35' VVV Venlo currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mike Ndayishimye is clearly more than just a goal scorer for VVV Venlo.
  • 46' Ole Romeny is ready to make an impact after coming on for Che Nunnely at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' Che Nunnely, a Netherlands , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 52' Jan-Arie van der Heijden catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 52.
  • 57' A quiet spell here at Seacon Stadion De Koel. VVV Venlo seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 62' Over 62 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 66' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sebastian Holmen.
  • 71' The whistle greets Kristopher da Graca as he departs to be replaced by Arjan Swinkels.
  • 75' A tactical swap from VVV Venlo — Jafar Arias on, Simon Janssen off on 75 minutes.
  • 79' Goal! Giorgos Giakoumakis scores his 56 goal in 130 matches.
  • 79' Another substitution for Willem II Tilburg to replace Dries Saddiki by Wesley Spieringhs on 79 minute.
  • 80' A tactical swap from Willem II Tilburg — Wesley Spieringhs on, Dries Saddiki off on 80 minutes.
  • 85' 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.
  • 87' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Giorgos Giakoumakis.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for VVV Venlo players.

Lineups

VVV Venlo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hans de Koning

Willem II Tilburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrie Koster

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Giorgos Giakoumakis 3
Peniel Mlapa 2
Vangelis Pavlidis 2
Danny Post 1
Daniel Crowley 1
Gorkem Saglam 1
Jan-Arie van der Heijden 1
Danny Post 1

Head to Head

2021-01-10 VVV Venlo 2–1 Willem II Tilburg 2020-11-21 Willem II Tilburg 2–1 VVV Venlo 2019-09-21 Willem II Tilburg 1–0 VVV Venlo 2019-02-09 VVV Venlo 2–1 Willem II Tilburg 2018-08-11 Willem II Tilburg 0–1 VVV Venlo

VVV Venlo Form

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 2020-12-05 RKC Waalwijk 3–2 VVV Venlo L 2020-11-28 VVV Venlo 2–2 PEC Zwolle D

Willem II Tilburg Form

2021-01-10 VVV Venlo 2–1 Willem II Tilburg L 2020-12-23 Willem II Tilburg 1–1 AFC Ajax D 2020-12-20 AZ 5–3 Willem II Tilburg L 2020-12-13 Willem II Tilburg 1–3 Sparta Rotterdam L 2020-12-05 Fortuna Sittard 3–2 Willem II Tilburg L 2020-11-29 FC Groningen 1–0 Willem II Tilburg L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.55 VVV Venlo xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 Willem II Tilburg xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
VVV Venlo46% Draw26% Willem II Tilburg28%
Actual: VVV Venlo win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.83
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

VVV Venlo or Draw
72%
Draw or Willem II Tilburg
54%
VVV Venlo or Willem II Tilburg
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
VVV Venlo31% Draw46% Willem II Tilburg23%
Actual: Willem II Tilburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.3%
0 – 0
7.8%
1 – 2
7.2%
2 – 0
7%
0 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
5.6%
0 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
4.5%
3 – 0
3.5%
1 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — VVV Venlo

Handicap VVV Venlo covers Push Willem II Tilburg covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 21% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 17% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

VVV Venlo keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Willem II Tilburg keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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