ADO Den Haag and VVV Venlo face at Cars Jeans Stadion, in a match for the 16 th round of the Eredivisie. ADO Den Haag won away by (1‑2) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 03‑10‑2020. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations indicates a total balance between these two teams, since there was 1 draw and 1 victory for each team in the last 3 games. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 31‑08‑2019, for the Eredivisie, which ended with the victory of ADO Den Haag by (1‑0). The only goal of the match was scored by S. Pinas (45 ‘).
ADO :
After 2 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses, the home team is currently in 16th position, with 10 points won. In their last match, they beat RKC Waalwijk away by (0‑1), after having lost (0‑2) at home in the previous match, against PEC Zwolle. For the championship, ADO Den Haag won 2 points out of 21 possible, after 2 draws and 5 losses in the last 7 matches they played in their stadium.
For this competition, they did not win any of the last 7 matches at their stadium. In their home league matches, the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 0‑1 (4 out of 7 matches). His defense has not been very solid, since he has conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 matches, but his offense has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 15 games in this tournament, he conceded the first goal 10 times and never got the comeback. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 9 home matches for all competitions: he scored 4 of his 8 goals between minutes (76’ ‑ 90 ‘).
The last day was different for ADO Den Haag, as they won a match for the Dutch championship. On the other hand, his situation is still very critical, as he is at the bottom of the table and struggles against relegation. As he will face a direct competitor on this round, it becomes an obligation to win once again. Therefore, you have to enter the field focused and determined not to risk complicating everything.
Venlo :
After 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses, the visiting team is currently in the 15th position, with 12 points won. In their last match, they beat Willem II at home by (2‑1), after losing away in the previous match, in a match against PSV, by (4‑1). For the championship, VVV Venlo conquered 4 points out of a possible 21, after 1 victory, 1 draw and 5 losses in the last 7 matches they played as a visitor.
In this competition, they have lost the last 4 away matches and have not won any of the last 6 that they played as away. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 1‑0 (3 out of 7 matches). Their defense has not been very solid, since they have conceded at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored regularly, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 27 of the last 36 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. This is a team that scores very few first times and that only managed to open the scoring in 3 of their last 15 games for the Eredivisie, of these 3 they reached the break with 1 advantage but never managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘ . In 15 games in this competition, he only managed 3 comebacks in the 12 games in which he conceded the first goal.
Like its rival, VVV Venlo also won the final matchday, but remains at the bottom of the table. This means that this match is considered a direct fight against relegation in the division, so it is essential to achieve a good result. Although it will probably be a game without a high technical level, you will need to show a lot of desire on the field of play to return home with a positive result.
