VVV Venlo
- VVV Venlo has won six, drawn one and lost seven of their 14 home games in Eerste Divisie this season.
- They sit in mid-table in the Eerste Divisie with 37 points from 29 games.
RKC Waalwijk
- RKC Waalwijk has won five, drawn four and lost five of their 14 away games in Eerste Divisie this term.
- They sit in eighth place in the Eerste Divisie with 41 points from 29 games, which puts them firmly in the play-off push.
Head-to-Head
- A tight, tactical game was played out when these sides last met two months ago as VVV won 2-1 away in the Eerste Divisie and while the head-to-head history will have little impact on the result of this game, it does tell us that the two coaches know each other well.
- Peter Uneken is a pragmatic coach who sets his VVV teams up in a structure-first way that is rigid in defence and creates as much as possible in transition.
- He has improved Venlo’s defensive solidity and they have been a dangerous set-piece team with a double-pivot, which has allowed him to be bold with his wide players.
- Sander Duits has developed RKC into a possession-first team that knows how to overload the wings and create goals with clever movement.
- Their structure and discipline in pressing the ball makes them a tough team to break down and they have been patient enough to earn some good results.
- Both coaches like to play with the same formation but there is a big difference in their approach to pressing, which could be the key factor in this match.
Key Players
Bjorn van Zijl has scored eight goals in 21 Eerste Divisie appearances this season for VVV Venlo.
Betting Insights
- The odds for Over 2.5 goals are 1.45 and both teams to score are 1.41, which suggests the bookies expect an end-to-end game and it is likely that both teams will hit the net.
- Odds of 2.59 for the away win look fair to us.
Prediction
We think an entertaining game is in the cards and RKC will come away with all three points.
