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

Eredivisie · 2020-21
Willem II Tilburg
2 – 1
Full Time
VVV Venlo
Sat 21 Nov 2020 · 17:45 UTC Koning Willem II Stadion HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'
Pol Llonch 62' Y
Y 73' Torino Hunte
Mike Ndayishimye 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Willem II Tilburg vs VVV Venlo — Eredivisie at Koning Willem II Stadion.

Match Details

  • Referee Roy de Nas
  • Referee Erwin Blank
  • Referee Alex Bos
  • Referee Jermaine Lapar

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

2
3
Willem II Tilburg 5 games · Avg 2.2 goals VVV Venlo
Last 5 meetings
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

Willem II Tilburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Nov VVV Venlo H 2–1 W
08 Nov PSV A 0–3 L
31 Oct SBV Vitesse H 1–3 L
24 Oct PEC Zwolle A 0–0 D
17 Oct FC Twente '65 H 0–3 L
04 Oct Feyenoord Rotterdam H 1–4 L
VVV Venlo
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Nov Willem II Tilburg A 1–2 L
07 Nov Heracles Almelo H 3–2 W
31 Oct FC Groningen A 1–2 L
24 Oct AFC Ajax H 0–13 L
17 Oct AZ A 2–2 D
03 Oct ADO Den Haag H 1–2 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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Willem II Tilburg is hosting VVV Venlo for another epic battle.
  • 5' 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.
  • 7' What a moment for Vangelis Pavlidis! That strike on 7 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 12' Vito van Crooij has been relatively quiet despite scoring 44 goals in his last 242 appearances.
  • 17' 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.
  • 18' GOAL! Gorkem Saglam fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 23' With 1 assists to his name this season, Evert Linthorst is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Willem II Tilburg.
  • 28' Over 28 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 33' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Willem II Tilburg and VVV Venlo are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 34' Assisted by Tobias Pachonik with the perfectly-timed delivery and Giorgos Giakoumakis makes no mistake. 2-1!
  • 39' VVV Venlo come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 44' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. VVV Venlo needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 49' 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.
  • 54' Joshua John is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for VVV Venlo tonight.
  • 59' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 62' The referee has no hesitation. Pol Llonch is booked for Willem II Tilburg — Yellow card on 62.
  • 67' Willem II Tilburg have won 224 goals from 175 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 68' Willem II Tilburg manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. John Yeboah is hanging Che Nunnely on the field on 68 minute.
  • 73' A meaty challenge results in booking for Torino Hunte on 73.
  • 78' Willem II Tilburg are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against VVV Venlo's shape.
  • 79' The whistle greets Vangelis Pavlidis as he departs to be replaced by Paul Gladon.
  • 80' Joshua John has so much to prove this time. He replaces Evert Linthorst on 80 minute.
  • 81' Time for substitution for Willem II Tilburg. Leeroy Owusu is replaced by Vincent Schippers.
  • 84' A change in the VVV Venlo ranks — Steffen Schafer exits the field as Chris Kum enters on 84.
  • 86' Mike Ndayishimye catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 86.
  • 89' The whistle greets Roy Gelmi as he departs to be replaced by Zinedine Machach.
  • Full Time. Willem II Tilburg beats VVV Venlo

Lineups

Willem II Tilburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adrie Koster

VVV Venlo Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hans de Koning

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

Willem II Tilburg Form

2020-11-21 Willem II Tilburg 2–1 VVV Venlo W 2020-11-08 PSV 3–0 Willem II Tilburg L 2020-10-31 Willem II Tilburg 1–3 SBV Vitesse L 2020-10-24 PEC Zwolle 0–0 Willem II Tilburg D 2020-10-17 Willem II Tilburg 0–3 FC Twente '65 L 2020-10-04 Willem II Tilburg 1–4 Feyenoord Rotterdam L

VVV Venlo Form

2020-11-21 Willem II Tilburg 2–1 VVV Venlo L 2020-11-07 VVV Venlo 3–2 Heracles Almelo W 2020-10-31 FC Groningen 2–1 VVV Venlo L 2020-10-24 VVV Venlo 0–13 AFC Ajax L 2020-10-17 AZ 2–2 VVV Venlo D 2020-10-03 VVV Venlo 1–2 ADO Den Haag L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.35 Willem II Tilburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.32 VVV Venlo xG
I would bet for: Willem II Tilburg or VVV Venlo 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Willem II Tilburg41% Draw27% VVV Venlo32%
Actual: Willem II Tilburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.67
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Willem II Tilburg or Draw
68%
Draw or VVV Venlo
59%
Willem II Tilburg or VVV Venlo
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Willem II Tilburg27% Draw47% VVV Venlo26%
Actual: Willem II Tilburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 0
8.9%
1 – 0
8.3%
0 – 1
8.1%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 0
6.2%
0 – 2
5.9%
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
3.6%
1 – 3
3.5%
3 – 0
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Willem II Tilburg

Handicap Willem II Tilburg covers Push VVV Venlo covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 19% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 19% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Willem II Tilburg keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
VVV Venlo keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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