The Dutch Eerste Divisie moves into round No 18 this weekend, and sixth-place VVV Venlo head to fourth-place FC Eindhoven, as two promotion playoff chasers clash at the Jan Louwers Stadion.
FC Eindhoven are on a two-game winning streak in the league ahead of the fixture with Venlo. Eight points separate FC Eindhoven from first-place Heracles.
𝗗𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗆𝖾𝖾 𝗇𝖺𝖺𝗋 𝗘𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗵𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗻! 💙🤍🙌#FCEindhoven #graFCE #FijneZondag pic.twitter.com/BHLZmWQ194— FC Eindhoven (@FCEindhoven) December 11, 2022
𝗗𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗆𝖾𝖾 𝗇𝖺𝖺𝗋 𝗘𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗵𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗻! 💙🤍🙌#FCEindhoven #graFCE #FijneZondag pic.twitter.com/BHLZmWQ194
VVV Venlo are on a four-match unbeaten streak in the Eerste Divisie. The team is 12 points off first place and are trying to hang onto a place in the playoffs.
The Yellow Black Army posted a record of 3W-1D-2L in their last six matches against FC Eindhoven in all competitions. The home team is unbeaten in six straight games between these teams.
Of the two sides, VVV Venlo are in slightly better form ahead of the round No 18 fixture. Venlo took 11 points from the last six games in the league. They scored nine times and conceded six goals across the last six games in the league.
FC Eindhoven picked up 10 points from the last six matches in the Eerste Divisie. The Blue Whites were outscored 11-10 across the last six games in the Eerste Divisie.
The Eerste Divisie is a high-scoring league with 3.05 goals per game this season. The league saw 59% of its matches in the opening 18 rounds finish with both teams scoring. The Eerste Divisie had 64% of its matches in the opening 18 rounds end with over 2.5 goals.
FC Eindhoven are unbeaten this season at home, with five wins and three draws from eight games. The Blue Whites' home form has been excellent, as they scored 19 goals and conceded eight in eight matches at the Jan Louwer Stadion.
VVV Venlo have been one of the Eerste Divisie’s strongest away teams in 2022-23. The Yellow Black Army took 16 points from 24 points on offer on their travels. The team is +1 in goal difference. They are on a two-game winning streak on the road in the Eerste Divisie.
FC Eindhoven are led in goals by Charles-Andreas Brym and Naoufal Bannis with five goals each. The Blue Whites scored the fourth-most goals in the Eerste Divisie after 18 rounds with 30.
VVV Venlo are led in goals by Sven Braken with nine goals in 17 games. Braken is third in the Eerste Divisie in scoring, as he accounted for 35% of Venlo’s goals.
VVV Venlo may be on the road at FC Eindhoven, but the visitors should pick up a win at full-time. The Yellow Black Army are on a strong run of form and should pick up a narrow 2-1 win at full-time over FC Eindhoven.