Netherlands - Eerste DivisieData current as of 22 July 2026

VVV vs De Graafschap: match statistics

VVV crest
VVV
3 : 3half-time 0:1
De Graafschap crest
De Graafschap

VVV vs De Graafschap: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

VVV play De Graafschap in Eerste Divisie (Netherlands). The match date is 11 April 2026 at 16:30. Final score: 3:3.

Current form

VVV: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. De Graafschap: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match.

Goal statistics

VVV scores 1.32 and concedes 1.53 goals per match. De Graafschap scores 1.95 and concedes 1.53. League average: 3.19 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: VVV 50%, De Graafschap 71%. Over 2.5: VVV 61%, De Graafschap 66%. League level: BTTS 61%, Over 2.5 63%.

xG, shots and style

De Graafschap has higher xG: 2.02 vs 1.55. VVV: 13.5 shots per match, De Graafschap: 17.7.

Match halves

VVV: half-time lead 18%, second-half goals 0.95. De Graafschap: half-time lead 47%, second-half goals 1.05.

Goals by minute

VVV: 76-90+ (21 goals). De Graafschap: 76-90+ (19 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Eerste Divisie: 3.19 goals per match, BTTS 61%, Over 2.5 63%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-0-1. Average goals 5.00, BTTS 100%.

Match description

I back a De Graafschap win because the team in 3rd place holds a clear numerical advantage: 17 wins in the season versus VVV’s 12 (13th). The visitors’ attack is more productive and efficient — De Graafschap scored 68 goals this season and 12 in the last 5 matches, averaging 1.82 goals per away match with a shot conversion of about 12%, while VVV have 44 goals this season, 6 in the last 5 and average 1.18 goals per home match with a 7% conversion. VVV’s defense looks more stable locally (conceding 1.29 goals per game with xG against 1.44), whereas De Graafschap concedes 1.47 goals away with xG against 1.87, indicating more allowed situations that do not undermine their superior attacking efficiency. Form trend favors the visitors: over the last 5 matches De Graafschap average 2.0 points (3-1-1), while VVV average 0.8 points (1-1-3) and have scored only 6 goals versus the visitors’ 12. Considering better conversion (12% vs 7%) and a lower share of goalless matches for the visitors (24% vs 41%), I assess the probabilities as: De Graafschap win 60%, draw 20%, VVV win 20%.

Half-by-half

0 : 1
1st half
3 : 2
2nd half

Match statistics

50Possession (%)50
VVVDe Graafschap
18Shots14
VVVDe Graafschap
4Shots on target5
VVVDe Graafschap
1.76xG1.48
VVVDe Graafschap
9Corners4
VVVDe Graafschap
47Dangerous attacks34
VVVDe Graafschap
10Fouls13
VVVDe Graafschap
0Cards1
VVVDe Graafschap

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

1.32Goals scored / match1.95
VVVDe Graafschap
1.53Goals conceded / match1.53
VVVDe Graafschap
49%Average possession56%
VVVDe Graafschap
4.45Shots on target / match7.16
VVVDe Graafschap

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13.5Shots per match17.74
VVVDe Graafschap
4.45Shots on target7.16
VVVDe Graafschap
9.7%Shot conversion11%
VVVDe Graafschap
49%Possession56%
VVVDe Graafschap
1.55xG for2.02
VVVDe Graafschap
1.62xG against1.74
VVVDe Graafschap

Shooting quality

VVV: BalancedDe Graafschap: Dominant
VVVDe Graafschap
Accuracy (shots on target)33%40%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.27

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

De Graafschap is 14% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - VVV · 1.6 pts / match - De Graafschap

VVV
WLDLW
Season result split
34% W16% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
13-6-19
1.18 pts / match · goal difference -8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
8-2-9
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
LLWDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.30Opponent xG: 1.41BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
De Graafschap
DWDWL
Season result split
47% W24% R29% P
Season (W-D-L)
18-9-11
1.66 pts / match · goal difference +16
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
8-6-5
Last 5 away
1-3-1
DWDDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 2.00Opponent xG: 1.47BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

De Graafschap is 48% better for: goals scored per match.

1.32 goals / match - VVV · 1.95 goals / match - De Graafschap

VVV scoring profile: very strong

VVV scores in 68% of matches (26 of 38 matches), while De Graafschap keeps a clean sheet in 16% (6 of 38 matches).

De Graafschap scoring profile: very strong

De Graafschap scores in 84% of matches (32 of 38 matches), while VVV keeps a clean sheet in 18% (7 of 38 matches).

50Goals scored (season)74
VVVDe Graafschap
58Goals conceded (season)58
VVVDe Graafschap
2.84Average goals in match3.47
VVVDe Graafschap
9Goals scored (last 5)13
VVVDe Graafschap
7Goals conceded (last 5)7
VVVDe Graafschap

How often they score at least...

68%1 goal84%
VVVDe Graafschap
39%2 goals66%
VVVDe Graafschap
18%3 goals34%
VVVDe Graafschap
5%4 goals8%
VVVDe Graafschap

How often they concede at least...

82%1 goal84%
VVVDe Graafschap
53%2 goals45%
VVVDe Graafschap
18%3 goals18%
VVVDe Graafschap
0%4 goals5%
VVVDe Graafschap

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

61%
League average

Goal patterns

8%BTTS at half-time29%
VVVDe Graafschap
5%BTTS in both halves11%
VVVDe Graafschap
21%Scored in both halves42%
VVVDe Graafschap

BTTS and goal count

47%Min. 3 goals and BTTS61%
VVVDe Graafschap
13%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
VVVDe Graafschap
40%BTTS - last 560%
VVVDe Graafschap

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

63%Min. 1 goal before half-time79%
VVVDe Graafschap
21%Min. 2 goals before half-time42%
VVVDe Graafschap
11%Min. 3 goals before half-time18%
VVVDe Graafschap

2nd half

95%Min. 1 goal after half-time92%
VVVDe Graafschap
58%Min. 2 goals after half-time55%
VVVDe Graafschap
26%Min. 3 goals after half-time34%
VVVDe Graafschap

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

De Graafschap is 85% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.95 pts / match - VVV · 1.76 pts / match - De Graafschap

VVV - half-time state
18% leading39% draw42% trailing
De Graafschap - half-time state
47% leading34% draw18% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.95Points per match (1st half)1.76
VVVDe Graafschap
0.37Goals scored (1st half)0.89
VVVDe Graafschap
0.58Goals conceded (1st half)0.53
VVVDe Graafschap
0.95Average goals (1st half)1.42
VVVDe Graafschap
55%Clean sheet before half-time53%
VVVDe Graafschap
74%No goal before half-time39%
VVVDe Graafschap

After half-time (2nd half)

1.34Points per match (2nd half)1.37
VVVDe Graafschap
0.95Goals scored (2nd half)1.05
VVVDe Graafschap
0.95Goals conceded (2nd half)1
VVVDe Graafschap
1.89Average goals (2nd half)2.05
VVVDe Graafschap
29%Clean sheet after half-time32%
VVVDe Graafschap
37%No goal after half-time34%
VVVDe Graafschap

VVV - second-half results

37% W24% R39% P
36
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
-8
Goal difference (1st half)
51
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.95
PPG before half-time
Lead holding189%

Leads at half-time in 18% of matches and wins 34%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.4

Concedes 0.4 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

De Graafschap - second-half results

37% W26% R37% P
67
Half-time points
34
Half-time goals
+14
Goal difference (1st half)
52
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.76
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 47% of matches and wins 47%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

VVV - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.20
Goals scored / match0.81.0
Goals conceded / match0.21.2
Average goals in match1.02.2
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference+3-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 0% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4
De Graafschap - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.201.40
Goals scored / match0.81.8
Goals conceded / match0.21.2
Average goals in match1.03.0
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals20%60%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+3+3
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

VVV
ScoredConceded
5
5
0-15
5
7
16-30
4
10
31-45
8
13
46-60
7
9
61-75
21
14
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (21 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (14). Late-goal balance (76-90): +7 - wins late phases.

De Graafschap
ScoredConceded
12
10
0-15
10
5
16-30
12
5
31-45
12
12
46-60
9
10
61-75
19
16
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (19 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (16). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.17
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.7
Estimated goal split
home : away
99%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
61%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+58%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
57%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

VVV

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.07
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.14
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.23
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.09
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
76%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
105%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.22
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.6
Late goals
42% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
42%

De Graafschap

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.28
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.14
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.07
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.21
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
134%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
88%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.06
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 16% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Eerste Divisie).

Teams vs league

VVVLigaDe Graafschap
Average goals in match 2.843.19 3.47
Both teams scored 50%61% 71%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 61%63% 66%
Clean sheets 18%21% 16%
Goal before half-time 63%77% 79%
Goal after half-time 95%86% 92%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

3.19
Average goals per match
61%
Both teams scored
63%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
21%
Clean sheets
1.74
Home goals / match
1.46
Away goals / match
+19%
Home attack advantage
+16%
Home defence advantage
+7%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
77%
1 goal
41%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
5%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
86%
1 goal
55%
2 goals
27%
3 goals
10%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: VVV 0 - 0 - 1 De Graafschap. Average goals 5.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

BV De Graafschap
3 : 2
VVV Venlo

FAQ

What was the result of VVV vs De Graafschap?

The Eerste Divisie match finished VVV 3:3 De Graafschap. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before VVV vs De Graafschap?

VVV score 1.32 goals per game on average and De Graafschap 1.95. The Eerste Divisie average is 3.19 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 63% of games. Both teams score in 50% of VVV's matches and 71% of De Graafschap's.

What form are VVV and De Graafschap in?

Over the last 5 games VVV have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and De Graafschap 2-2-1 (1.60 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for VVV vs De Graafschap?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.