VVV-Venlo vs Excelsior betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Eerste Divisie match on December 21st, 2024

VVV-Venlo and Excelsior going to face each other on December 21st, 2024, Saturday at 15:30h (UTC), in a game counting for the Eerste Divisie in Netherlands, check the VVV-Venlo vs Excelsior betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where VVV-Venlo vs Excelsior will occur

The game will be played in the small Covebo Stadion - De Koel stadium, in the city of Venlo, with a capacity for 8000 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

You can find all the follow-up to the match live on Betarena, bringing odds, events, statistics, and more to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the VVV-Venlo vs Excelsior betting tip 2024/2025

VVV-Venlo last match

VVV-Venlo comes from a win recorded in the last match played. The opponent was FC Eindhoven, in a match valid for Eerste Divisie, and the two teams finished the match with a score of 1-3. On the field, J. Lammers' team lined up with a 4-3-3.

A win for the underdog team was not in the plans, as evidenced by the fact that their win had odds of 4.20. That's why we experienced a surprise result!

Despite the victory, the team did not have a great performance in general. One of the few athletes who achieved some prominence in the match was Naïm Matoug, who appeared well in the most decisive moments of the game and was a crucial player in the victory of VVV-Venlo.

Excelsior last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for KNVB Beker, Excelsior, who used a 4-4-2 formation, faced the FC Eindhoven team with a final score of 1-3.

Before the kick-off, the home win had odds of 2.35, which explains why it was considered to be a fairly close match.

VVV-Venlo vs Excelsior h2h

Excelsior was in 1st place in the KNVB Beker while VVV-Venlo was in 2nd place, the last time these teams faced each other. Excelsior team entered the field with the 4-4-2 formation, the same tactic VVV-Venlo used in the match.

These two clubs faced each other for the last time in a match of the 2024/2025 KNVB Beker season. The match, played on 29-10-2024, recorded the 2-1 win for Excelsior.

The last time these teams played, victory was hard-won.

The Excelsior team in the last five matches has achieved more regular results, with a total of 2 wins, compared to the VVV-Venlo team, which won only 1 match.

Differently equipped teams striving for their own ambitions.

VVV-Venlo

Eerste Divisie leaderboard now

However, VVV-Venlo enters this game with 15 points and ranking in 18th place in the Eerste Divisie, the team has a negative balance of 12 lost games, won 4, and drawing in 3.

Saddled with a slight disadvantage of 3 points against Jong PSV in position 17, in the 20th round.

VVV-Venlo analysis

After 19 rounds, VVV-Venlo has conceded more goals than has scored. They conceded a total of 35 goals so far and scored 17 times.

VVV-Venlo seems to be facing a problem in scoring goals, as they have recorded a low number of goals and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This could be an indication that they are struggling to generate good scoring opportunities and need to improve their attacking performance.

Over the course of the tournament, VVV-Venlo recorded an average ball possession of 44.95%. This indicates that the team usually does not impose its schemes, but adopts more guarded and defensive tactics. For the next game that VVV-Venlo will play against Excelsior, fans would like to see more aggressive soccer from their team, and especially a few more goals.

Best goalscorer from VVV-Venlo

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Thijme Verheijen. The Attacker scored 3 goals in the current season, helping VVV-Venlo to achieve victory in several disputes.

Excelsior

Eerste Divisie leaderboard now

The Excelsior team with 38 points currently occupies the 1st place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion, with a campaign of 11 wins, 5 draws, and 3 losses.

Excelsior analysis

Excelsior goal quotient is definitely positive, with 38 down scored and 19 conceded after 19 rounds played.

As we approach the Regular Season, Excelsior is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 5.47 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the Eerste Divisie.

The chances of an opposing team beating Excelsior are low, with the latter having a balance of 4 wins, 2 losses, and 4 draws when playing away in the Eerste Divisie.

Best goalscorer from Excelsior

At the individual level in the team's offensive line, we have to highlight Richie Omorowa. With 9 goals on his own, the Attacker has been instrumental in helping the Excelsior team achieving several victories this season.

It should also be noted that 3 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of VVV-Venlo is Thijme Verheijen, who has already scored 3 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Excelsior is Richie Omorowa, he has scored in 9 opportunities.

Most goals are scored between 75-90 as some study shows, which makes this a good time to bet for those following the live game.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by VVV-Venlo 0.7 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Excelsior 1.7 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.35.

Handicap Betting Tip

It is very clear the huge favoritism that Excelsior has for this match. The difference between the teams is big, and that should be evident in the final result. Therefore, a good bet for this clash is on the Asian handicap of -1.5 in favor of the visiting team.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Something to explore in order to get favorable betting results is noting the average of 5.5 corners per game which one can get by combining the number of corners of both teams.

Excelsior is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 6.11 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Excelsior in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.05 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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