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VVV-Venlo – Jong AZ Alkmaar match report
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Neither VVV-Venlo nor Jong AZ Alkmaar could find a winner in a 4-4 draw. Leon Schmidt scored twice for VVV-Venlo. The half-time score was 1-2. Player of the match: Jasper Hartog of Jong AZ Alkmaar, with a ScoreMondo rating of 8.7. Friday 16 October, Covebo Stadium - De Koel: VVV-Venlo against Jong AZ Alkmaar on matchday 11, kick-off 19:04.
Key moments
Jong AZ Alkmaar took the lead in the 13th minute through Jerolldino Bergraaf. Jong AZ Alkmaar extended their lead to 2-0 on 22 minutes thanks to Rio Robbemond. Leon Schmidt reduced the deficit for VVV-Venlo to 1-2 after 33 minutes. It was VVV-Venlo 1-2 Jong AZ Alkmaar at half-time.
VVV-Venlo drew level at 2-2 on 49 minutes thanks to Leon Schmidt. Jasper Hartog put Jong AZ Alkmaar 3-2 ahead after 55 minutes. VVV-Venlo drew level at 3-3 on 66 minutes thanks to Andreas Verstraeten. Just 4 minutes later (70') VVV-Venlo completed the turnaround at 4-3, Eanna Clancy on target. Jong AZ Alkmaar drew level at 4-4 on 90 minutes thanks to Jasper Hartog.
Match statistics
VVV-Venlo had 3 shots (1 on target) to Jong AZ Alkmaar's 7 (2). VVV-Venlo won 7 corners, Jong AZ Alkmaar 5. Cards: 4-3 in yellows. Fouls: 13 by VVV-Venlo, 14 by Jong AZ Alkmaar; offsides 3-1.
Booked for VVV-Venlo: Ismail M'Hand (31'), Raf Vullers (74') and Lars De Blok (90'). Jong AZ Alkmaar's yellow cards went to Jasper Hartog in the 74th minute and Jesper Zwart in the 90th minute.
Ratings and substitutions
Behind him, Leon Schmidt at 8.4, Andreas Verstraeten at 8.1 and Eanna Clancy at 8.0 were next in the ScoreMondo ratings. VVV-Venlo made 4 changes: Lars De Blok for Philip Heise (60'), Luis Gorlich for Ismail M'Hand (60'), Amir Rais for Thomas Janssen (60') and Matheos Tsigkas for Leon Schmidt (69'). From the Jong AZ Alkmaar bench came Jasper Hartog on 45 minutes, Mathijs Menu on 64 minutes, Kevin Toppenberg on 64 minutes and Saviola Saffoe on 78 minutes, among 5 changes.
Before the match
Before kick-off, VVV-Venlo's last 5 matches had brought 4 wins and 1 defeat. Last time out, VVV-Venlo beat Jong Ajax Amsterdam 3-0 away. Jong AZ Alkmaar came into the match with 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats from their last 5 matches. FC Den Bosch beat Jong AZ Alkmaar 1-0 last time out. When they last met, on 16 January 2026, Jong AZ Alkmaar won 3-1. There have been 30 goals in the 10 meetings, 3.0 a game.
The bigger picture
VVV-Venlo have now scored in 8 consecutive matches. Across 11 meetings in our records: 1 win for VVV-Venlo, 8 wins for Jong AZ Alkmaar and 2 draws.
Next fixtures
VVV-Venlo's next match is at home against FC Eindhoven on 14 November.
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