VVV Venlo vs Jong AZ Prediction & Betting Tips

Venlo steadier, Jong AZ more up and down

Venlo's recent league form has been solid: wins at home over FC OSS, Emmen and De Graafschap, plus away victories at NAC Breda and Jong Utrecht. Their only slip-ups came against Heracles and away at Helmond Sport, both games where they conceded four.

VVV Venlo: 20 completed matches; Jong AZ: 20 completed matches.

VVV Venlo

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

10% 2 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

43

Conceded

41

Difference

+2

Jong AZ

20 matches

Win

55% 11 / 20

Draw

10% 2 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

47

Conceded

33

Difference

+14

Jong AZ's form has been noisier. They've won 5-2 away at De Graafschap and 6-3 at Dordrecht, and beat Volendam 4-1 at home most recently, but they've also lost at home to MVV and FC Eindhoven and drawn with Jong PSV U21.

Jong AZ can score heavily but their defensive record is patchy, home or away.

Comparative Team Statistics: VVV Venlo vs Jong AZ

History favours Jong AZ, though it's from a while back

Across the last thirteen meetings between these two, Jong AZ have won the majority, including four of the last six. Venlo have only won twice in that run, with one draw.

That head-to-head record stretches back several seasons though, and doesn't necessarily reflect how either side is playing right now.

League table gap already looks meaningful

Venlo sit third with 15 points from seven games, built on five wins and just two defeats, and they've conceded only 11 goals along the way. Jong AZ are seventh with 13 points from nine games, a record of four wins, a draw and four losses.

So Venlo have played two fewer matches yet hold a two-point lead, which points to a stronger points-per-game rate right now.

Venlo's underlying numbers look healthier than the raw table gap even suggests.

Where the goals and assists are coming from

For Venlo, D. Zandbergen has four goals in just four matches, and Lars de Blok has supplied five assists in seven appearances, so their attack clearly runs through those two.

VVV Venlo:

Best scorers:

D. Zandbergen - 4

Best assist providers:

Lars de Blok - 5

Penalty cards:

L. Görlich x 3

Jong AZ:

Best scorers:

B. Kovacs - 4

J. Oerip - 3

Best assist providers:

J. Oerip - 4

T. de Wit - 4

J. Zwart - 3

Penalty cards:

J. Oerip x 3

Jong AZ's threat is more spread out. B. Kovacs has four goals in six games, while J. Oerip has three goals and four assists in nine, with T. de Wit and J. Zwart also chipping in from midfield. Oerip and Venlo's L. Görlich have both picked up three yellow cards apiece this season.

Could this be another goal-heavy meeting

Jong AZ's matches this season have regularly produced plenty of goals at both ends, whether they're winning big or losing at home. Venlo have tightened up defensively of late, but they've still shown they can be got at, as the Heracles and Helmond Sport results prove.

Given the attacking players involved on both sides and Jong AZ's habit of leaking goals even in wins, an open game wouldn't be a surprise.