Match Report
Heracles Almelo, 1st with 85 points, sat 26 points above MVV Maastricht (5th, 59). On recent form MVV Maastricht sat only 10th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 5th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: MVV Maastricht 1.71 scored and 1.71 conceded per game, Heracles Almelo 2.71 and 1.11, with the league averaging 1.53.
De Geusselt in Maastricht staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,000. On the scoreboard, Heracles Almelo led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-2.