Match Report
The table read 4th (De Graafschap, 63 pts) against 8th (Roda JC Kerkrade, 55 pts), 8 points apart.
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.
M. van den Kerkhof took charge of the match — our records show 100 games refereed with an average of 1.2 yellow cards per game. 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