Match Report
PEC Zwolle, 2nd with 85 points, sat 26 points above MVV Maastricht (5th, 59). Recent form told a different story for MVV Maastricht: only 10th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 5th. Against a league average of 1.53 goals per team per game, MVV Maastricht ran at 1.71 scored and 1.71 conceded, PEC Zwolle at 2.61 and 1.13.
MVV Maastricht had banked 4 of the last 15 points on offer; PEC Zwolle, 10.
De Geusselt in Maastricht, capacity 10,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: PEC Zwolle led 2-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-2.