Stadion De Vliert: FC Den Bosch vs MVV Maastricht Eerste Divisie pre-match guide

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 11.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion De Vliert (9000 seats)

Eerste Divisie: We're looking at an appealing and highly important game involving FC Den Bosch and MVV Maastricht at Stadion De Vliert. Both need the points!

Insights:
  • FC Den Bosch have the fewest scored goals in the second half (12) in Eerste Divisie
  • MVV Maastricht have the the worst goal difference (-29) in Eerste Divisie

This should be an action-packed fixture with lots of action and excitement as both teams are well recovered since they last ran out on the pitch. Game on!

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FC Den Bosch form and stats

When playing at home in the Eerste Divisie, FC Den Bosch have managed 6 wins, 0 draws and suffered 7 defeats from 13 games. When FC Den Bosch hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Jong Utrecht, Jong AZ, FC Den Bosch, FC Dordrecht, Almere City and Helmond Sport), they have won 4 of 4 matches! The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in twelve attempts.

FC Den Bosch are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 376 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Fleuren (own goal)).

FC Den Bosch are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-4 away versus Excelsior.

0-0 away at De Graafschap before that.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Bosch, as the Eerste Divisie home game vs Jong PSV is only three days away.

FC Den Bosch have scored 12 league goals here from 13 matches, not a lot. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 22 goals have been conceded.

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MVV Maastricht form and stats

There's been little loot from MVV Maastricht's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 14 away games in the Eerste Divisie. MVV Maastricht only have 4 wins to counter their 10 defeats and 0 draws. When MVV Maastricht is visiting a side on the bottom half, they have won 3 of 4 matches. Jong Utrecht, MVV Maastricht, Jong AZ, FC Dordrecht, Almere City and Helmond Sport is teams we like to compare FC Den Bosch with.

Maastricht's previous game was their home loss versus NAC Breda (1-2). Midfield player Blummel was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.73/10. Blummel hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 22 successful passes (of 24 total).

Prior to that match, the MVV Maastricht manager Wels faced defeat when travelling to FC Dordrecht and losing 1-3.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Jong AZ in just three days.

The attacking power of MVV Maastricht when travelling is not overwhelming with 12 goals scored from 14 league matches away. The MVV Maastricht manager Wels has some worries about the defense as 31 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

The newest registered match involving both these participants is the MVV Maastricht - Bosch 0-1 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): FC Den Bosch seven wins, zero draws and MVV Maastricht three victories. As for goals, seven matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

MVV MaastrichtM. Ntelo
M. Ntelo
7 goals
MVV MaastrichtM. Remans
M. Remans
6 goals
MVV MaastrichtS. Blummel
S. Blummel
5 goals

FC Den Bosch missing players

MVV Maastricht missing players

FC Den Bosch MVV Maastricht
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
28 13 4 Played P 4 14 28
8 6 4 Won W 3 4 8
3 0 0 Drew D 0 0 2
17 7 0 Lost L 1 10 18
27 12 7 Scored S 5 12 28
52 22 2 Conceded C 3 31 57
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
71% 69% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 71% 71%
54% 46% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 57% 57%
29% 23% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 36% 32%
25% 23% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 21% 21%
39% 31% 50% BTTS BTTS 25% 43% 50%
21% 23% 50% Clean Sheets C S 75% 21% 18%
43% 46% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 36% 32%
 
4.1 3.4 4.2 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 3.1 3.6
5.6 6.3 8.5 Corners against (avg) C A 9 6.6 6.1
1.8 1.5 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2 1.7
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
9.4 8.2 9.2 Shots (avg) S ( 8 8.3 7.1
3.9 3.2 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.3 3
25% 29% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 45% 26% 34%
 
13.2 12.3 11.2 Shots against (avg) S A 16 17.3 14
6 5.5 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 8 8.7 6.5
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • FC Den Bosch have the fewest scored goals in the second half (12) in Eerste Divisie
  • FC Den Bosch have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • FC Den Bosch haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • MVV Maastricht have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • MVV Maastricht have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • MVV Maastricht have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Eerste Divisie
  • MVV Maastricht have the the worst goal difference (-19) away in Eerste Divisie
  • MVV Maastricht have the the worst goal difference (-29) in Eerste Divisie
  • MVV Maastricht 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 FC Volendam 28 18 9 1 62 31 14 11 2 1 36 17 14 7 7 0 26 14 31 63
2 Excelsior 29 17 4 8 64 39 15 8 3 4 35 19 14 9 1 4 29 20 25 55
3 FC Emmen 27 17 4 6 41 19 13 9 0 4 25 10 14 8 4 2 16 9 22 55
4 FC Eindhoven 28 16 5 7 52 32 13 9 3 1 28 12 15 7 2 6 24 20 20 53
5 Jong Ajax 28 15 4 9 57 46 14 9 2 3 32 20 14 6 2 6 25 26 11 49
6 ADO Den Haag 26 17 3 6 56 34 13 9 1 3 30 15 13 8 2 3 26 19 22 48
7 De Graafschap 28 13 8 7 40 27 15 4 6 5 14 18 13 9 2 2 26 9 13 47
8 Roda JC Kerkrade 28 12 10 6 56 34 14 6 5 3 27 15 14 6 5 3 29 19 22 46
9 NAC Breda 28 11 9 8 43 33 14 7 6 1 24 10 14 4 3 7 19 23 10 42
10 VVV-Venlo 28 11 4 13 37 38 15 6 3 6 22 22 13 5 1 7 15 16 -1 37
11 Jong PSV 27 10 5 12 44 41 14 7 2 5 26 17 13 3 3 7 18 24 3 35
12 TOP Oss 28 8 7 13 37 45 14 5 4 5 22 21 14 3 3 8 15 24 -8 31
13 Telstar 27 6 11 10 30 49 14 3 5 6 17 29 13 3 6 4 13 20 -19 29
14 Jong Utrecht 28 8 4 16 30 52 14 4 0 10 12 28 14 4 4 6 18 24 -22 28
15 FC Den Bosch 28 8 3 17 27 52 13 6 0 7 12 22 15 2 3 10 15 30 -25 27
16 Jong AZ 28 7 5 16 24 37 14 5 3 6 14 17 14 2 2 10 10 20 -13 26
17 MVV Maastricht 28 8 2 18 28 57 14 4 2 8 16 26 14 4 0 10 12 31 -29 26
18 FC Dordrecht 28 6 7 15 40 63 13 3 5 5 18 23 15 3 2 10 22 40 -23 25
19 Almere City 28 5 8 15 39 57 14 2 4 8 17 27 14 3 4 7 22 30 -18 23
20 Helmond Sport 28 6 6 16 28 49 14 3 3 8 14 26 14 3 3 8 14 23 -21 21

Read more about Eerste Divisie

The Eerste Divisie, meaning “First Division”, is the second highest level of football in the Netherlands. 20 teams play two fixtures against each other to form a final league table after 380 games. The winning team is promoted with a creative playoff system deciding whether more teams promote.