Match Report
The table read 4th (De Graafschap, 63 pts) against 8th (Roda JC Kerkrade, 55 pts), 8 points apart. Scoring rates set the scale: De Graafschap 1.95 scored and 1.53 conceded per game, Roda JC Kerkrade 1.55 and 1.42, with the league averaging 1.6.
Momentum sat with De Graafschap, winners of their last three, having scored in 10 consecutive games. Roda JC Kerkrade had gone 6 games without a win. From the last five rounds, De Graafschap held 12 points of 15 and Roda JC Kerkrade 2.
13 meetings are on record — 6 won by De Graafschap, 4 by Roda JC Kerkrade, 3 drawn, at 2.38 goals per meeting.
The venue was Stadion De Vijverberg, with room for 12,600 spectators. De Graafschap led 2-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
De Graafschap: Bouke Boersma (6'), Reuven Niemeijer (29') · Roda JC Kerkrade: Anthony van den Hurk (51'), Iman Griffith (58'), Jack Cooper-Love (90')
Key stats
Possession: De Graafschap 53% · Roda JC Kerkrade 47% · Total shots: 17-18 · On target: 7-9 · Corners: 7-4




