Getting closer to the top teams is at stake when these two mid-table clubs battle it out. Both will be aiming to improve their league table standing, Excelsior in 12th and MVV Maastricht in 11th place.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Excelsior form and stats
Excelsior have played three Eerste Divisie home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 0 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead. With Excelsior having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager M. Dijkhuizen.
An away draw last time out for Excelsior, facing FC Eindhoven in a game that ended 1-1. Preceding that match was the home game against De Graafschap that was lost 1-2.
Excelsior's goalie Alessandro Damen played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against FC Eindhoven with a stunning six saves.
Goals decide football matches and Excelsior are scoring many of them at home; 6 on target from 3 league matches. Excelsior's defense is seriously deficient as 10 goals have been conceded in these matches.
MVV Maastricht form and stats
As the visiting team in Eerste Divisie matches, MVV Maastricht have produced an overall stat of 1-2-1 so far.
Home advantage was not enough for Maastricht in their previous game, as they lost their Eerste Divisie-match, hosting Go Ahead Eagles, 0-2. A 3-3 draw at Jong AZ's stadium before that.
It's a bit worrying for Maastricht that their goalkeeper Bill Lathouwers made six saves in the Go Ahead Eagles game last time out, but still couldn''t prevent the loss.
Maastricht have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 4 league away games 5 goals have been scored. In the opposite end, MVV Maastricht have conceded 6 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Excelsior won four games, three matches ended with a draw and MVV Maastricht has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  E. Ómarsson 8 goals |   J. Schroijen 4 goals | T. Oude Kotte 2 goals |
Excelsior missing players
MVV Maastricht missing players
| Excelsior | MVV Maastricht | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 16 | 10 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 86% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 75% | 86% |
| 86% | 100% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 50% | 57% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 25% | 29% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 25% | 29% |
| 86% | 100% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 43% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 29% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 43% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.3 | 1.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | 37 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 13 | 44 | 80 |
| 44 | 16 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 18 | 33 |
| 36% | 38% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 28% | 27% |
- All of Excelsior's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Excelsior has the most dropped points from leading position (8) in Eerste Divisie
- Excelsior have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Excelsior have lost all their home matches so far.
- Excelsior haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | NAC Breda | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 18 |
| 2 | SC Cambuur | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 16 |
| 3 | Almere City | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 16 |
| 4 | De Graafschap | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 11 |
| 6 | Telstar | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| 7 | NEC | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | Jong PSV | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | FC Eindhoven | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | -5 | 9 |
| 10 | Go Ahead Eagles | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | MVV Maastricht | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -6 | 8 |
| 12 | Excelsior | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Jong AZ | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -5 | 7 |
| 14 | FC Volendam | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 6 |
| 15 | Jong Ajax | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -4 | 6 |
| 16 | FC Den Bosch | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -5 | 6 |
| 17 | Jong Utrecht | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -5 | 6 |
| 18 | FC Oss | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | -8 | 5 |
| 19 | Helmond Sport | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -8 | 4 |
| 20 | FC Dordrecht | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | -12 | 4 |