📊 Form Guide

Jong AZ

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Jong AZ won’t want a repeat of their last result here after a 4-1 Eerste Divisie loss in their previous game against Willem II.

In that match, Jong AZ managed 62% possession and 16 shots at goal with 5 on target. The only player to score for Jong AZ was Finn Stam (15'). For their opponents, Willem II had 14 shots at goal with 6 on target. Max Svensson (24'), Rob Nizet (35'), Jeredy Hilterman (53') and Michael de Leeuw (93') scored for Willem II.

It’s been a rare occasion in recent times that Jong AZ haven’t conceded. In fact, Jong AZ have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, leaking 12 goals in the process.

Ahead of this clash, Jong AZ are undefeated in their previous 3 home league matches.

VVV-Venlo

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Following on from being beaten in their last game against FC Groningen in Eerste Divisie action, VVV-Venlo will be aiming to make amends here.

In that game, VVV-Venlo managed 34% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. At the other end, Groningen had 10 attempts at goal with 3 of them on target. Jorg Schreuders (78') was the scorer for FC Groningen.

For 5 of the past six games involving VVV-Venlo, a relatively low number of goals have been scored between them and their opponents. The overall average number of goals per game during that period is a mere 1.83, with the average goals for Venlose trots standing at 0.83. We will find out whether or not that trend will end up being sustained in this game.

👥 Head to head

The last league contest between these sides was Eerste Divisie match day 13 on 03/11/2023 when the final score was VVV-Venlo 2-2 Jong AZ.

On that day, VVV-Venlo managed 51% possession and 16 shots at goal with 7 of them on target. The goalscorers were Robin Lathouwers (57') and Rick Ketting (87').

On the other side, Jong AZ got 9 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. Ricuenio Kewal (45') and Loek Postma (95') scored.

The referee was Michael Eijgelsheim.

📋 Team News: Jong AZ

The Jong AZ manager Lee-Roy Echteld will be thankful to have no fitness worries to speak of ahead of this game with a fully healthy group to choose from.

ℹ️ Team News: VVV-Venlo

Owing to an otherwise available squad, there is only a single fitness issue for the VVV-Venlo manager Rick Kruys to be concerned about. Dylan Timber (Cruciate ligament injury) misses out for this game.

⚡ Prediction

We’re thinking that VVV-Venlo have it within them to score against this Jong AZ team, however that is unlikely to be enough to avoid defeat.

We are anticipating a 2-1 winning margin for Jong AZ at the end of the 90 minutes. Could easily see this go either way.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Peter Guest, 17:07 22/04/2024