Match Report
MVV Maastricht went into the game 19th in the table on 38 points; TOP Oss sat 16th on 44 — a 6-point gap. TOP Oss had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 2nd in the league over the last five rounds against 16th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: MVV Maastricht 1.08 scored and 1.92 conceded per game, TOP Oss 1.42 and 1.68, with the league averaging 1.6.
6 games without a win framed MVV Maastricht's arrival. Three consecutive wins preceded this game for TOP Oss, having scored in 10 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, MVV Maastricht held 2 points of 15 and TOP Oss 12.
6 meetings are on record — 2 won by MVV Maastricht, 2 by TOP Oss, 2 drawn, at 2.33 goals per meeting. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 33% of the meetings.
De Geusselt staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-2.
Goal scorers
TOP Oss: Siriné Doucouré (70'), Luciano Slagveer (83')
Key stats
Possession: MVV Maastricht 61% · TOP Oss 39% · Total shots: 10-10 · On target: 1-3 · Corners: 8-3