VENLO. Helmond Sport defeats VVV-Venlo 4-0 after playing a incredible match. Giannis-Fivos Botos (8′), Hakon Lorentzen (48′), Joeri Schroyen (63′) and Martijn Kaars (64′). VVV-Venlo lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Covebo Stadion – De Koel stadium in Venlo on Sunday and it started at 12:15 pm local time. The referee was Erwin Blank who had the assistance of Mario Diks and Cristian Dobre. The 4th official was Tim Visser. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.68 degrees Celsius or 71.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.​

Match Statistics​

VVV-Venlo

0 - 4

Helmond Sport

  • 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
  • 9 Total 14
  • 5 On Target 7
  • 2 Off Target 3
  • 2 Shots blocked 4
  • 79 Attack 85
  • 46 Dangerous attack 43
  • 78 Ball safe 75
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 9 Total 18
  • 1 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 1 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

VVV-Venlo had a superior ball possession 57% while Helmond Sport was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

VVV-Venlo had a more offensive attitude with 46 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyhow, Helmond Sport was able to find the solution to win this match.​

VVV-Venlo shot 9 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Helmond Sport shot 14 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

VVV-Venlo received 1 yellow card (Magnus Kaastrup). On the opposite side, Helmond Sport received 4 yellow cards (Joeri Schroyen, Hakon Lorentzen, Bram van Vlerken and Joseph Amuzu).

Match Timeline

8'
G. Botos(goal)Hakon Lorentzen
45'
J. Amuzu- Yellow
Magnus Kaastrup- Yellow
45'
45'
J. Schroijen- Yellow
48'
H. Lorentzen(goal)Bram van Vlerken
53'
H. Lorentzen- Yellow
Martijn Berden- sub ->Magnus Kaastrup
53'
Richard Sedláček- sub ->Joep Kluskens
53'
63'
J. Schroijen(goal)
63'
A. Van Keilegom- sub ->Giannis-Fivos Botos
64'
M. Kaars(goal)Bram van Vlerken
67'
B. van Vlerken- Yellow
Pepijn Doesburg- sub ->Soulyman Allouch
73'
Robert Klaasen- sub ->Elias Sierra
73'
75'
77'
M. Chacón- sub ->Joseph Amuzu
79'
P. van Ooijen- sub ->Mohamed Mallahi
79'
L. Vankerkhoven- sub ->Joeri Schroyen
Stan Henderikx- sub ->R. Janssen
82'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Willem II
79
38
FC Groningen
75
38
Roda JC Kerkrade
75
38
FC Dordrecht
69
38
ADO Den Haag
63
38
De Graafschap
63
38
FC Emmen
57
38
NAC Breda
56
38
MVV Maastricht
56
38
Jong AZ
56
38
Helmond Sport
51
38
VVV-Venlo
48
38
SC Cambuur
47
38
FC Eindhoven
43
38
Jong Ajax
40
38
Jong PSV
40
38
Telstar
35
38
TOP Oss
34
38
FC Den Bosch
33
38
Jong Utrecht
26
38

After this contest, VVV-Venlo will stay with 14 points like De Graafschap to hold in the 4th place. On the other side, Helmond Sport will have 10 points like Jong Utrecht to hold in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, VVV-Venlo will play away against MVV Maastricht on the 10th of May with a 12-4 head to head in favor of VVV-Venlo (4 draws).

Helmond Sport will play away agasint SC Cambuur on the 10th of May with a 16-7 head to head statistic in favor of SC Cambuur (5 draws).

VVV-Venlo – Formation

VVV-Venlo
G
Jan de Boer 1.Netherlands
5.8
D
R. Janssen 3.Netherlands
6.4
82'
D
Rick Ketting 4.Netherlands
6.8
D
Simon Janssen 5.Netherlands
7.0
D
Moreno Rutten 21.Netherlands
6.4
M
Soulyman Allouch 7.Netherlands
6.6
73'
M
Elias Sierra 8.Belgium
6.4
73'
M
Joep Kluskens 12.Netherlands
6.4
53'
M
Levi Smans 14.Netherlands
6.3
M
Magnus Kaastrup 44.Denmark
6.8
53' 45'
F
M. Kosidis 9.Greece
6.7
Substitutes
G
Tim Schrick 22.Germany
G
J. Craenmehr 30.Netherlands
D
Robin Lathouwers 2.Netherlands
D
Stan Henderikx 15.Netherlands
7.1
82'
D
D. Timber 20.Netherlands
M
Richard Sedláček 13.Czech Republic
6.4
53'
M
Robert Klaasen 16.Netherlands
6.7
73'
F
Martijn Berden 17.Netherlands
7.0
53'
F
Pepijn Doesburg 18.Netherlands
6.4
73'
F
Mohamed Hegi 32.Syria

VVV-Venlo adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Rick Kruijs decided to play with the following team: Jan de Boer (5.8), Moreno Rutten (6.4), Rick Ketting (6.8), R. Janssen (6.4), Simon Janssen (7.0), Joep Kluskens (6.4), Elias Sierra (6.4), Magnus Kaastrup (6.8), Levi Smans (6.3), Soulyman Allouch (6.6) and Michalis Kosidis (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Robin Lathouwers, Richard Sedláček (6.4), Stan Henderikx (7.1), Robert Klaasen (6.7), Martijn Berden (7.0), Pepijn Doesburg (6.4), Dylan Timber, Tim Schrick, Jens Craenmehr and Mohamed Hegi.

Substitutions

VVV-Venlo made 5 changes: R. Janssen for Stan Henderikx (82′), Joep Kluskens for Richard Sedláček (53′), Magnus Kaastrup for Martijn Berden (53′), Elias Sierra for Robert Klaasen (73′) and Soulyman Allouch for Pepijn Doesburg (73′).

Best player: Stan Henderikx​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for VVV-Venlo was Stan Henderikx.

His rating is (7.1) with 15 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 2.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 82′.

Helmond Sport – Formation

Helmond Sport
G
W. van der Steen 1.Netherlands
7.5
D
B. van Vlerken 2.Netherlands
8.4
67'
D
F. Van Den Eynden 3.Belgium
7.0
D
P. Krätschmer 4.Germany
7.0
75'
D
J. Schroijen 24.Netherlands
8.2
79' 45' 63'
M
J. Amuzu 7.Belgium
7.0
77' 45'
M
H. Lorentzen 8.Norway
8.1
53' 48'
M
M. Mallahi 14.Netherlands
7.1
79'
M
G. Botos 19.Greece
7.3
63' 8'
M
E. Ostrc 20.Slovenia
7.3
F
M. Kaars 9.Netherlands
7.3
64'
Substitutes
G
R. Mantel 21.Belgium
G
R. ten Hove 23.Netherlands
D
Noé Rottiers 12.Belgium
D
Gabriël Culhaci 30.Netherlands
7.0
75'
M
M. Ludwig 6.Germany
M
Alvaro Marin 18.Spain
M
L. Vankerkhoven 27.Belgium
6.8
79'
M
M. Chacón 29.Netherlands
6.7
77'
F
A. Van Keilegom 10.Belgium
6.8
63'
F
P. van Ooijen 11.Netherlands
7.0
79'

Also Helmond Sport adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Bob Peeters played with: Wouter van der Steen (7.5), Bram van Vlerken (8.4), Flor Van den Eynden (7.0), Pius Krätschmer (7.0), Joeri Schroyen (8.2), Enrik Ostrc (7.3), Giannis-Fivos Botos (7.3), Mohamed Mallahi (7.1), Hakon Lorentzen (8.1), Joseph Amuzu (7.0) and Martijn Kaars (7.3).

They had on the bench: Michel Ludwig, Arno Van Keilegom (6.8), Peter van Ooijen (7.0), Noé Rottiers, Álvaro Marín, Robin Mantel, Ramón ten Hove, Lucas Vankerkhoven (6.8), Michael Chacón (6.7) and Gabriël Culhaci (7.0).

Helmond Sport could not rely on the presence of Gabriël Culhaci (injured) and Lucas Vankerkhoven (injured).

Substitutions

Helmond Sport made 5 changes: Giannis-Fivos Botos for Arno Van Keilegom (63′), Mohamed Mallahi for Peter van Ooijen (79′), Pius Krätschmer for Gabriël Culhaci (75′), Joseph Amuzu for Michael Chacón (77′) and Joeri Schroyen for Lucas Vankerkhoven (79′).

Best player: Bram van Vlerken​

The player that probably impressed the most for Helmond Sport was Bram van Vlerken even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.4) with 55 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.​