Match Report
7 points and 6 places separated them: MVV Maastricht 19th with 38, VVV-Venlo 13th with 45. VVV-Venlo had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 8th in the league over the last five rounds against 13th overall. Per game in the league, MVV Maastricht were scoring 1.08 and conceding 1.92, VVV-Venlo 1.32 and 1.53, against a competition average of 1.6 goals per team per game.
The sides have met 8 times in the GioScore results database: 3 wins for MVV Maastricht, 1 draw and 4 for VVV-Venlo, at 2.75 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 38% of those meetings. 1.8 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a drop from the historical 2.75.
De Geusselt staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,000. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 2-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
MVV Maastricht: Sven Braken (56'), Stan Van Dessel (90') · VVV-Venlo: Bjorn van Zijl (85')
Key stats
Possession: MVV Maastricht 51% · VVV-Venlo 49% · Total shots: 13-15 · On target: 6-2 · Corners: 6-6