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

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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

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

VVV Venlo 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Willem II Tilburg 7 games · 2 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

1/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/5

46-60

–/1

61-75

1/8

76+

4/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Willem II Tilburg

Devin Haen	3 G	1 A
Thomas Verheydt	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Seacon Stadion De Koel that hosts another battle between VVV Venlo and Willem II Tilburg.
5' VVV Venlo are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
15' Goal! Jan-Arie van der Heijden scores his 5 goal in 330 matches.
20' Both keepers have barely been tested. VVV Venlo and Willem II Tilburg are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
25' The home supporters are growing impatient. VVV Venlo must find a spark to ignite this game.
30' A quiet spell here at Seacon Stadion De Koel. Willem II Tilburg seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
35' VVV Venlo currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
40' It looks like no one’s ball. Willem II Tilburg is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
45' The energy levels are beginning to show. Hans de Koning might look to freshen things up shortly.
46' Willem II Tilburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ole Romeny is hanging Che Nunnely on the field on 46 minute.
51' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both VVV Venlo and Willem II Tilburg are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
52' Willem II Tilburg receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 52.
57' It’s high time Hans de Koning made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
62' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His VVV Venlo side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
66' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Sebastian Holmen.
71' A change in the VVV Venlo ranks — Kristopher da Graca exits the field as Arjan Swinkels enters on 71.
75' Jafar Arias is ready to make an impact after coming on for Simon Janssen at the 75 minute mark.
79' The deadlock is broken! Giorgos Giakoumakis gets on the scoresheet on 79 minutes.
79' Wesley Spieringhs gets the nod from Willem II Tilburg. He replaces Dries Saddiki and will look to change the dynamic.
80' Wesley Spieringhs is replacing Dries Saddiki for the Willem II Tilburg side.
85' Willem II Tilburg are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
87' The referee calls foul for Giorgos Giakoumakis. He receives a Yellow card.
It finishes all square. VVV Venlo and Willem II Tilburg share the spoils 2-1.

Lineups

VVV Venlo Lineups

Starting XI

17
Tristan Dekker
6
Danny Post C
15
Simon Janssen ↓ Jafar Arias 75'
12
Joshua John
38
Leon Guwara
10
Vito van Crooij
1
Thorsten Kirschbaum
8
Zinedine Machach
11
Giorgos Giakoumakis
4
Roy Gelmi
44
Kristopher da Graca ↓ Arjan Swinkels 71'

Bench

Coach Hans de Koning

Willem II Tilburg Lineups

Starting XI

3
Freek Heerkens C
17
Dries Saddiki ↓ Wesley Spieringhs 79'
6
Jan-Arie van der Heijden
26
Jorn Brondeel
20
Kwasi Okyere Wriedt
23
Gorkem Saglam
10
Vangelis Pavlidis
25
Sebastian Holmen
21
Mike Ndayishimye
7
Che Nunnely ↓ Ole Romeny 46'
27
Derrick Kohn

Bench

Coach Adrie Koster

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

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.