VVV Venlo vs De Graafschap 2-1
- N. Ait Mouhou42'
- R. Vullers45+2'
- J. Kania10'
- Kick-off
- Sun, 23 Aug 2026 · 14:45 (UTC)
- Referee
- M. Vos
Match timeline
- 86’Substitution
De GraafschapG. Bolk ONK. Symons OFF - 85’Substitution
VVV VenloY. el Anbri ONE. Zuliani OFF - 78’Substitution
De GraafschapM. Smits ONJ. Meerstadt OFF - 75’Substitution
VVV VenloT. Joosten ONM. Odriss OFF - 75’Substitution
VVV VenloD. Hendrix ONE. Clancy OFF - 62’Substitution
VVV VenloT. Janssen ONN. Ait Mouhou OFF - 58’Substitution
De GraafschapG. Finocchiaro ONB. van Zijl OFF - 58’Substitution
De GraafschapT. Braem ONN. Ahmeti OFF
Show 7 earlier events
- 45+2’Goal!
VVV VenloR. Vullers2 – 1 - 45+1’Yellow card
De GraafschapK. Symons - 46’Substitution
De GraafschapT. Grotenhuis OND. Eijken OFF - 42’Goal!
VVV VenloN. Ait MouhouAssist: L. de Blok1 – 1 - 28’Yellow card
VVV VenloL. Gorlich - 11’Yellow card
De GraafschapN. Ahmeti - 10’Goal!
De GraafschapJ. KaniaAssist: T. Mero0 – 1 - 1’Kick-off
Key stats
- 52%Possession48%
- 12Shots13
- 1.25xG0.73
- 2Shots on Target3
- 4Corners5
- 78%Pass Accuracy81%
- 1Offsides1
- 2Saves1
- 361Passes334
- 9Fouls16
- 1Yellow Cards2
Lineups
Confirmed selections
VVV Venlo4 - 2 - 3 - 1
- 13Schoonderwaldt
- 21Görlich
- 4Clancy
- 33Blancquart
- 5Blok
- 38Schenkhuizen
- 24Odriss
- 7Zuliani
- 14Vullers
- 11Mouhou
- 9Zandbergen
Substitutions
- 62’↑19 Thomas Janssen↓11 Nassim Ait Mouhou
- 75’↑15 Tijn Joosten↓24 Mohammed Odriss
- 75’↑43 Devy Hendrix↓4 Eanna Clancy
- 85’↑35 Yousri El Anbri↓7 Edhy Zuliani
Unused substitutes 1 Trevor Iriving Doornbusch, 22 Zidane Taylan, 3 Luuk Verheij, 45 Jari Horsten
Coach Marinus Dijkhuizen
De Graafschap4 - 2 - 3 - 1
- 1Wieggers
- 24Meerstadt
- 3Besselink
- 4Hardeman
- 21Symons
- 8Warmerdam
- 7Zijl
- 18Eijken
- 27Ahmeti
- 11Mero
- 9Kania
Substitutions
- 46’↑32 Tygo Grotenhuis↓18 Denzel Eijken
- 58’↑20 Gabriele Finocchiaro↓7 Bjorn van Zijl
- 58’↑36 Tim Braem↓27 Nart Ahmeti
- 78’↑38 Milan Smits↓24 Jason Meerstadt
- 86’↑14 Gijs Bolk↓21 Kaya Symons
Unused substitutes 23 Rick Jonkers, 31 Sam Bouwman, 34 Nic Hartgers, 17 Nathan Kaninda
Coach Thomas Duivenvoorden
Match facts
- Competition
- Eerste Divisie
- Date
- Sun, 23 Aug 2026
- Kick-off
- 14:45 (UTC)
- Referee
- M. Vos
- VVV Venlo coach
- Marinus Dijkhuizen
- De Graafschap coach
- Thomas Duivenvoorden
League table
Eerste Divisie · Eerste Divisie: Regular season
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | +29 | 35 | |
| 2 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | +15 | 29 | |
| 3 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | +16 | 28 | |
| 4 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | +5 | 25 | |
| 5 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 25 | |
| 6 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 25 | |
| 7 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | +9 | 22 | |
| 8 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | -10 | 20 | |
| 9 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | +2 | 19 | |
| 10 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 18 | |
| 11 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | +3 | 17 | |
| 12 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +2 | 17 | |
| 13 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | -4 | 17 | |
| 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | -8 | 16 | |
| 15 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -10 | 15 | |
| 16 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -3 | 14 | |
| 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 12 | |
| 18 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -16 | 12 | |
| 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -11 | 11 | |
| 20 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -13 | 11 |
Head to head


15 goals15 goals
Last 5 meetings
- 2026Eerste Divisie
VVV Venlo2 - 1
De Graafschap - 2026Eerste Divisie
VVV Venlo3 - 3
De Graafschap - 2025Eerste Divisie
VVV Venlo2 - 3
De Graafschap - 2025Eerste Divisie
VVV Venlo3 - 1
De Graafschap - 2024Eerste Divisie
VVV Venlo1 - 3
De Graafschap
8 meetings in the Cornerflick archive.
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
- W-D-L
- 1-0-1
- Scored / match
- 2.5
- Conceded / match
- 2.0
- W-D-L
- 0-1-1
- Scored / match
- 1.5
- Conceded / match
- 3.0
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What happened
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VVV Venlo beat De Graafschap 2-1 in the Eerste Divisie.
N. Ait Mouhou 42' and R. Vullers 45+2' scored for VVV Venlo, J. Kania 10' for De Graafschap.
VVV Venlo had 52% of the ball to De Graafschap's 48%; the sides had 12 and 13 shots (2 and 3 on target).
The referee showed 3 yellow cards and no reds.
Match record
- Competition
- Eerste Divisie
- Kick-off
- Match ID
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15 events
- 10’Goal!
De GraafschapJ. KaniaAssist: T. Mero0 – 1 - 11’Yellow card
De GraafschapN. Ahmeti - 28’Yellow card
VVV VenloL. Gorlich - 42’Goal!
VVV VenloN. Ait MouhouAssist: L. de Blok1 – 1 - 45+1’Yellow card
De GraafschapK. Symons - 46’Substitution
De GraafschapT. Grotenhuis OND. Eijken OFF - 45+2’Goal!
VVV VenloR. Vullers2 – 1 - 58’Substitution
De GraafschapG. Finocchiaro ONB. van Zijl OFF - 58’Substitution
De GraafschapT. Braem ONN. Ahmeti OFF - 62’Substitution
VVV VenloT. Janssen ONN. Ait Mouhou OFF - 75’Substitution
VVV VenloT. Joosten ONM. Odriss OFF - 75’Substitution
VVV VenloD. Hendrix ONE. Clancy OFF - 78’Substitution
De GraafschapM. Smits ONJ. Meerstadt OFF - 85’Substitution
VVV VenloY. el Anbri ONE. Zuliani OFF - 86’Substitution
De GraafschapG. Bolk ONK. Symons OFF




