VVV Venlo vs Willem II Tilburg, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
VVV Venlo vs Willem II Tilburg — Eredivisie at Seacon Stadion De Koel.
- VVV Venlo 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Willem II Tilburg 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Jochem Kamphuis
- Referee Nicky Siebert
- Referee Roy de Nas
- Referee Robin Gansner
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 PSV 34 84 2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 34 65 3 NEC 34 59 4 FC Twente '65 34 58 5 AFC Ajax 34 56 6 FC Utrecht 34 53 7 AZ 34 52 8 SC Heerenveen 34 51 9 FC Groningen 34 48 10 Sparta Rotterdam 34 43 11 Fortuna Sittard 34 39 12 Go Ahead Eagles 34 38 13 SBV Excelsior 34 38 14 Telstar 1963 34 37 15 PEC Zwolle 34 37 16 FC Volendam 34 32 17 NAC Breda 34 29 18 Heracles Almelo 34 19 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
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 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 -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Seacon Stadion De Koel will turn into a battlefield for VVV Venlo and Willem II Tilburg.
- 5' Willem II Tilburg 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.
- 10' It looks like no one’s ball. VVV Venlo is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 15' GOAL! Jan-Arie van der Heijden scores on 15.
- 20' Willem II Tilburg is showing some good football. However, Willem II Tilburg are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 35' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Wesley Spieringhs suffering a number of foals already.
- 40' It’s high time Hans de Koning made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 45' It looks surprising VVV Venlo does not make any changes. Vito van Crooij has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 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 travelling Willem II Tilburg supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 52' Jan-Arie van der Heijden was booked on 52.
- 57' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 62' Tristan Dekker has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 66' Sebastian Holmen is having his name booked by the referee on 66.
- 71' The whistle greets Kristopher da Graca as he departs to be replaced by Arjan Swinkels.
- 75' The supporters are chanting for Jafar Arias. He replaces Simon Janssen on 75 minute.
- 79' What an equalizer from Giorgos Giakoumakis!
- 79' It is a substitution in Willem II Tilburg team. Dries Saddiki is replaced by Wesley Spieringhs on 79 minute.
- 80' The Willem II Tilburg manager makes a substitution. Dries Saddiki departs to be replaced by Wesley Spieringhs.
- 85' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 85 minutes.
- 87' The referee shows VVV Venlo player a Yellow card on 87.
- The final score is 2-1.
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Lineups
VVV Venlo Lineups
Starting XI
- 17
- 6
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15
Simon Janssen ↓ Jafar Arias 75'
- 12
- 38
- 10
- 1
- 8
- 11
- 4
- 44
Bench
- 14
- 16
- 22
- 18
- 27
- 9
- 5
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25
Jafar Arias ↑ 75'
- 7
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3
Arjan Swinkels ↑ 71'
- 26
- 23
Coach Hans de KoningWillem II Tilburg Lineups
Starting XI
- 3
- 17
- 6
- 26
- 20
- 23
- 10
- 25
- 21
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7
Che Nunnely ↓ Ole Romeny 46'
- 27
Bench
- 4
- 11
- 13
- 19
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15
Ole Romeny ↑ 46'
- 16
- 24
- 48
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43
Wesley Spieringhs ↑ 79'
- 31
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
Willem II Tilburg Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.55 VVV Venlo xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.28 Willem II Tilburg xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 57%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: VVV Venlo winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.83Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line 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
✗ WrongActual: Willem II Tilburg win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 12.6%2 – 1 Actual1 – 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.