📏 Form Guide

Jong Utrecht

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Jong Utrecht will be looking to improve on their last outing here following the 3-0 Eerste Divisie defeat last time out to Excelsior.

In that game, Jong Utrecht had 31% possession and 5 attempts on goal with 0 of them on target. Excelsior got 28 shots at goal with 7 on target. Derensili Sanches Fernandes (41') and Lance Duijvestijn (47', 74') scored for Excelsior.

It’s been a rare occasion in recent times that Jong Utrecht have shown defensive steel. In fact, Jong Utrecht have been scored against in 6 of their previous 6 matches, shipping 15 goals in the process.

Leading up to this clash, Jong Utrecht:

• haven't been defeated by VVV-Venlo in home games against them for the last 2 matches in the league.
• haven't won against VVV-Venlo in their previous 6 league games.

VVV-Venlo

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VVV-Venlo head into the match following a 1-4 Eerste Divisie win against Roda JC Kerkrade in their last outing.

In that match, VVV-Venlo managed 42% possession and 19 attempts at goal with 8 of them on target. For VVV-Venlo, the goals were scored by Simon Janssen. (3'), Naïm Matoug (45') and Navarone Foor (71'). For their opponents, Roda JC got 15 attempts at goal with 7 on target.

It is worth noting that VVV-Venlo have suffered from a shortage of goals over their previous six encounters, recording the unsatisfactory return of just 4. In those matches, Venlose trots have also seen the collective goal aggregate of their opponents equal 14. That trend isn’t assured to be carried forward into this match, of course.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Looking over past results between these clubs going back to 06/05/2022 tells us that these encounters have been a source of anguish for Jong Utrecht. They’ve not managed to come away with any victories at all while VVV-Venlo have just been stronger than them, running out winners in 67 per cent of those matches played.

In all, 20 goals were scored between them throughout the course of those matches, with 7 from Jong Utrecht and 13 being from Venlose trots. That is an average goals per game value of 3.33.

The last league clash between these clubs was Eerste Divisie match day 6 on 13/09/2024 when it ended VVV-Venlo 3-2 Jong Utrecht.

In that match, VVV-Venlo had 42% possession and 13 attempts on goal with 8 on target. The goalscorers were Konstantinos Doumtsios (5') and Pepijn Doesburg (70', 76').

At the other end, Jong Utrecht had 12 attempts on goal with 4 on target. Adrian Blake (40') and Rafik El Arguioui (49') scored.

The match was refereed by Rick Sturm.

ℹ️ Team News: VVV-Venlo

Thanks to a largely full-strength group of players, there is just the sole fitness worry for the VVV-Venlo boss John Lammers to be concerned about. Dylan Timber (Cruciate ligament injury) won’t be in action.

💭 Prediction

In our view, VVV-Venlo and Jong Utrecht could well end up finding themselves trading goals here.

Let’s see how it plays out, but we expect to see goals and there is to be a real possibility it will end up level. That’s why we have predicted a draw at the end of the 90 minutes.

Renata Leite, 17:04 01/04/2025