De Graafschap vs VVV Venlo

De Graafschap

3 - 2

VVV Venlo

🕒 Fri, 08 Aug 2025 19:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadion De Vijverberg 🧑‍⚖️ Martijn Vos 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 1

Regular Season Table

De Graafschap 4 · VVV Venlo 14

Referee Stats

Martijn Vos

15 matches · 3.60 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.60
Reds avg	0.07
Penalties avg	0.13
Over 4.5 cards	40%
Home wins	40%
Draws	20%
Away wins	40%

Team Overview

De Graafschap (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-4-6

Goals For / Against

42 / 31

Avg: 2.10 / 1.55

Points

Avg: 1.70

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

VVV Venlo (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-4-10

Goals For / Against

24 / 32

Avg: 1.26 / 1.68

Points

Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Eerste Divisie fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.70

PPG

1.00

2.10

1.26

1.55

1.68

68%

O2.5

63%

74%

BTTS

58%

53%

Score 1st

32%

League-position context

De Graafschap rank4th

VVV Venlo rank14th

De Graafschap points63

VVV Venlo points45

De Graafschap: #4 · 63 pts · GD +16

15 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 23 pts clear of the relegation zone.

VVV Venlo: #14 · 45 pts · GD -8

33 pts off the top 2. 11 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.

18-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

De Graafschap last 5 home

W W L W L

Points9/15

Weighted index73

Goals12-8

Record3-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

VVV Venlo last 5 away

L L D L L

Points1/15

Weighted index7

Goals3-8

Record0-1-4

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

De Graafschap trend breakdown

Over 2.568%

BTTS74%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.584%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 58% · 1H BTTS 21%

VVV Venlo trend breakdown

Over 2.563%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.558%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

De Graafschap score at home95%

De Graafschap clean sheet at home21%

VVV Venlo score away74%

VVV Venlo clean sheet away16%

First-goal patterns

De Graafschap score first53%

De Graafschap win after scoring first80%

VVV Venlo score first32%

VVV Venlo win after scoring first83%

Comeback rate after conceding first: De Graafschap 50% · VVV Venlo 9%

Avg first goal minute: De Graafschap 18.4' · VVV Venlo 41.5'

Vs league average

De Graafschap score at home2.10 vs 1.74

De Graafschap concede at home1.55 vs 1.46

VVV Venlo score away1.26 vs 1.46

VVV Venlo concede away1.68 vs 1.74

De Graafschap score 21% above league average, while VVV Venlo score 13% below league average.

Defensive side: De Graafschap are 6% above league average at home, and VVV Venlo are 3% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals4.40

BTTS100%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 3.60 goals on average across the last 5.

De Graafschap goal timing (home)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 11

0-15 8

76-90+ 8

16-30 5

61-75 5

31-45 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

76-90+ 7

0-15 5

16-30 3

61-75 3

31-45 2

VVV Venlo goal timing (away)

1H scored: 20% 2H scored: 80% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

46-60 4

0-15 3

61-75 3

16-30 1

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

46-60 7

16-30 5

0-15 3

31-45 3

61-75 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

13' ⚽

⚽

13' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Dimitris Theodoridis

Normal Goal

17' ⚽

⚽

17' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

N. Foor

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Triep

25' ⚽

⚽

25' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

O. Raterink

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Besselink

36'

36' N. Foor

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. van der Heide

1st substitution · For: J. Simons

57' ⚽

⚽

57' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

M. Smits

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Schoppema

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ N. Foor

1st substitution · For: D. Saddiki

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ L. Kromah

2nd substitution · For: L. Wehmeyer

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ P. Heise

3rd substitution · For: N. Ait Mouhou

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ Naïm Matoug

4th substitution · For: Lars de Blok

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ L. Schoppema

2nd substitution · For: K. Symons

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ M. Davis

5th substitution · For: Luuk Verheij

78' ⚽

⚽

78' ⚽ Goal · 3-2

N. Ait Mouhou

Normal Goal

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ I. El Kadiri

3rd substitution · For: N. Kaninda

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ Dimitris Theodoridis

4th substitution · For: Bouke Boersma

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ M. Smits

5th substitution · For: S. Bultman

89'

89' R. Niemeijer

De Graafschap vs VVV Venlo 3-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

De Graafschap beat VVV Venlo 3-2 on Friday, 08 August 2025 in Eerste Divisie. The match was refereed by Martijn Vos. It was played at Stadion De Vijverberg.

First half: De Graafschap took the lead at 13' when Dimitris Theodoridis scored, making the score 1-0. VVV Venlo leveled the score at 17' when N. Foor scored, with the assist credited to J. Triep, making the score 1-1. De Graafschap took the lead at 25' when O. Raterink scored, with the assist credited to R. Besselink, making the score 2-1. N. Foor received a yellow card for VVV Venlo at 36'.

Second half: De Graafschap made their 1st substitution at 46', with A. van der Heide replacing J. Simons. De Graafschap extended the lead at 57' when M. Smits scored, with the assist credited to L. Schoppema, making the score 3-1. VVV Venlo made their 1st substitution at 61', with N. Foor replacing D. Saddiki. VVV Venlo made their 2nd substitution at 61', with L. Kromah replacing L. Wehmeyer. VVV Venlo made their 3rd substitution at 62', with P. Heise replacing N. Ait Mouhou. VVV Venlo made their 4th substitution at 62', with Naïm Matoug replacing Lars de Blok. De Graafschap made their 2nd substitution at 70', with L. Schoppema replacing K. Symons. VVV Venlo made their 5th substitution at 76', with M. Davis replacing Luuk Verheij. VVV Venlo reduced the deficit at 78' when N. Ait Mouhou scored, making the score 3-2. De Graafschap made their 3rd substitution at 81', with I. El Kadiri replacing N. Kaninda. De Graafschap made their 4th substitution at 81', with Dimitris Theodoridis replacing Bouke Boersma. De Graafschap made their 5th substitution at 85', with M. Smits replacing S. Bultman. R. Niemeijer received a yellow card for De Graafschap at 89'.

De Graafschap used 5 substitutions while VVV Venlo used 5 substitutions. De Graafschap got 1 yellow card, while VVV Venlo got 1 yellow card.