- VVV Venlo have won one, drawn two and lost two of their last five matches.
- Almere City have won three of their last five, scoring four against FC Dordrecht last time out.
Almere can raid VVV’s goal in high-scoring game
Almere City will want to keep up their good form as they travel to the Netherlands' southern corner to face VVV Venlo on Friday and complete a home-and-away double over them.
They have won two and drawn one of the last three meetings between these two in the Eerste Divisie with the most recent encounter - four months ago at Yanmar Stadion - ending in a 3-0 home victory. The VVV Venlo vs Almere City prediction revolves around Almere, who currently occupy fifth spot in the table with 58 points from 37 games while Venlo are 14th with 42 points after the same number of matches.
And there is plenty of tactical interest here as the VVV Venlo vs Almere City preview suggests Almere will want to finish strongly before Jeroen Rijsdijk's impending departure, while VVV should want to take some pride out of their late-season games at home.
Dean Zandbergen and Julian Rijkhoff can make the difference
Peter Uneken’s men are energetic and like to use the ball in transition to best effect and will try to counter attack as much as possible against an Almere side that likes to press the action. Our VVV Venlo vs Almere City prediction takes into account that the visitors are very offensive and have played with a 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 set-up all season, creating wing overloads and pressing the ball well when in possession.
Uneken’s team is not as technically adept as Almere and is more likely to sit deep and defend. Uneken took charge in October 2025 and has tried to install a more compact style on his side, which can be deadly when Zandbergen is on form. The striker has been a constant threat for VVV this season, scoring 13 goals in 33 appearances in the league and bagging seven of his team’s last eight.
Almere have similar quality and creativity in attack with Julian Rijkhoff, who has chipped in with 16 goals in 36 league appearances. The visitors’ wingers are also very productive while their central midfielders will support their forwards in the final third.
Visitors have all the momentum
Backing Almere City to win looks a good bet at odds of 2.41, but with them in such good form we believe they can rack up a few goals in this one too. The VVV Venlo vs Almere City betting tips indicate that the home team are prone to defensive lapses and the relentless pressing and attacking intent of Almere should exploit this, but VVV can also play with energy in the attacking third and cause problems for Almere’s less-strong back four.
A few weeks ago, we would have been reluctant to back this VVV Venlo vs Almere City prediction to see more than 2.5 goals because VVV’s defense can be so stubborn when they play deep, but after their 4-1 win over Dordrecht last weekend, Almere’s confidence must be sky-high. So we are taking Over 2.5 goals at 1.36 and Both Teams to Score - Yes at 1.35 as our exact score pick.
