Match Report
The table read 3rd (VVV-Venlo, 15 pts) against 18th (TOP Oss, 6 pts), 9 points apart. On the form table TOP Oss stood 13th over the last five rounds, despite being 18th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: VVV-Venlo 2.71 scored and 1.57 conceded per game, TOP Oss 1.14 and 1.71, with the league averaging 1.89.
The five-game form split read 9/15 points for VVV-Venlo against 3/15 for TOP Oss.
7 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — VVV-Venlo 1, draws 2, TOP Oss 4, at 2.29 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 71% of the meetings. Shutting the other side out is rare here — both scored in 71% of the meetings.
The referee was T. Hardeman, with 70 matches in our database and 1.8 yellows per game on average. Seacon Stadion – De Koel – staged the fixture, a ground that holds 8,000. VVV-Venlo led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 3-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
VVV-Venlo: Delano Vianello (26' og), Matthaios Tsigkas (31'), Mohammed Odriss (79') · TOP Oss: Franslyn Nsingi (40')
Key stats
Possession: VVV-Venlo 59% · TOP Oss 41% · Total shots: 17-12 · On target: 5-5 · Corners: 7-3