AZ vs VVV Venlo, Eredivisie 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
AZ vs VVV Venlo — Eredivisie at AFAS Stadion.
Match Details
- Referee Laurens Gerrets
- Referee Mark Strijker
- Referee Christiaan Bax
- Referee Freek Vandeursen
- Referee
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 PSV 32 78 2 Feyenoord Rotterdam 32 61 3 NEC 32 56 4 AFC Ajax 32 55 5 FC Twente '65 32 55 6 AZ 32 50 7 SC Heerenveen 32 50 8 FC Utrecht 32 47 9 Sparta Rotterdam 32 43 10 FC Groningen 32 42 11 Go Ahead Eagles 32 38 12 PEC Zwolle 32 37 13 Fortuna Sittard 32 36 14 SBV Excelsior 32 34 15 Telstar 1963 32 31 16 FC Volendam 32 31 17 NAC Breda 32 25 18 Heracles Almelo 32 19 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 Oct VVV Venlo H 2–2 D 04 Oct Sparta Rotterdam A 4–4 D 26 Sep Fortuna Sittard A 3–3 D 19 Sep PEC Zwolle H 1–1 D 15 Sep FK Dynamo Kyiv A 0–2 L 07 Mar ADO Den Haag H 4–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 Oct AZ A 2–2 D 03 Oct ADO Den Haag H 1–2 L 26 Sep SC Heerenveen A 0–1 L 18 Sep FC Utrecht H 1–1 D 13 Sep FC Emmen A 5–3 W 07 Mar FC Emmen A 0–3 L Key Stats
60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
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Match Events
- 0' Welcome to AFAS Stadion that hosts another battle between AZ and VVV Venlo.
- 2' GOAL! Jesper Karlsson scores on 2.
- 7' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Arjan Swinkels made 219 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 12' The travelling VVV Venlo supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 17' VVV Venlo started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 17.
- 19' VVV Venlo receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 19.
- 24' Goal! Calvin Stengs scores his 30 goal in 289 matches.
- 29' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 30' VVV Venlo receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 30.
- 35' It looks surprising AZ does not make any changes. Chris Kum has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering AZ that had 289 games and scored 477 goals.
- 41' It’s a booking for AZ player. Jonas Svensson gets a Red card.
- 46' The VVV Venlo manager makes a substitution. Roy Gelmi departs to be replaced by Torino Hunte.
- 46' It’s a booking for VVV Venlo player. Torino Hunte gets a Yellow card.
- 51' 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.
- 56' It’s high time Hans de Koning made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 61' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 63' Another substitution for VVV Venlo to replace Zinedine Machach by Ante Coric on 63 minute.
- 68' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 68 minutes.
- 73' Teun Koopmeiners needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
- 74' Jafar Arias is replacing Joshua John for the VVV Venlo side.
- 78' The referee calls foul for Dani de Wit. He receives a Yellow card.
- 81' The VVV Venlo manager makes a substitution. Lukas Schmitz departs to be replaced by Stan van Dijck.
- 86' Goal! Evert Linthorst scores his 8 goal in 171 matches.
- 88' Goal! Giorgos Giakoumakis scores his 60 goal in 127 matches.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-2.
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AZ
Starting XI- 5
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- 15
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- 16
- 27
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Bench- 28
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3
Pantelis Chatzidiakos ↑ 63'
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- 26
- 65
- 17
- 66
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Coach Arne SlotVVV Venlo
Starting XI- 14
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- 17
- 21
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12
Joshua John ↓ Jafar Arias 74'
- 10
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Zinedine Machach ↓ Ante Coric 63'
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- 3
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26
Lukas Schmitz ↓ Stan van Dijck 81'
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4
Roy Gelmi ↓ Torino Hunte 46'
Bench- 22
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18
Stan van Dijck ↑ 81'
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27
Torino Hunte ↑ 46'
- 19
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9
Ante Coric ↑ 63'
- 5
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25
Jafar Arias ↑ 74'
- 7
- 30
- 24
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Coach Hans de Koning -
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