Match Report
FC Eindhoven went into the game 11th in the table on 47 points; Roda JC Kerkrade sat 8th on 55 — an 8-point gap. FC Eindhoven had been under-performing their position — 17th on five-round form against 11th in the table. Against a league average of 1.6 goals per team per game, FC Eindhoven ran at 1.34 scored and 1.82 conceded, Roda JC Kerkrade at 1.55 and 1.42.
The sides have met 9 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for FC Eindhoven, 3 draws and 4 for Roda JC Kerkrade, at 1.67 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 33% of meetings won. Only 33% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
The match was played at Jan Louwers Stadion (capacity 5,400). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-3.
Goal scorers
FC Eindhoven: Clint Essers (6') · Roda JC Kerkrade: Anthony van den Hurk (2'), Joey Müller (77'), Anthony van den Hurk (64')
Key stats
Possession: FC Eindhoven 39% · Roda JC Kerkrade 61% · Total shots: 12-16 · On target: 3-6 · Corners: 5-5