Match Report
The table read 12th (Go Ahead Eagles, 38 pts) against 14th (Telstar, 37 pts), 1 points apart. Telstar had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 5th in the league over the last five rounds against 14th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Go Ahead Eagles 1.59 scored and 1.56 conceded per game, Telstar 1.44 and 1.62, with the league averaging 1.59.
A win had eluded Go Ahead Eagles for 15 matches.
Across 4 recorded meetings, Go Ahead Eagles have 2 wins to Telstar's 2, with 0 draws, at 3.25 goals per meeting. History backs the host here — 100% of the meetings won by the home side. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 75% of the meetings.
De Adelaarshorst, capacity 10,400, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Go Ahead Eagles: Stefán Ingi Sigurdarson (85') · Telstar: Jeff Hardeveld (90')
Key stats
Possession: Go Ahead Eagles 58% · Telstar 42% · Total shots: 24-12 · On target: 11-2 · Corners: 13-2