Read up on this engrossing fixture in the Eerste Divisie. FC Den Bosch is in the 18th position after completing five games. They welcome MVV Maastricht who are placed 8th after four fixtures.
- MVV Maastricht have the most dropped points from leading position (5) in Eerste Divisie
Both teams have had adequate rest since their previous match. Let's wish for an active game!
FC Den Bosch form and stats
FC Den Bosch have played three Eerste Divisie home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 3 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
The supporters are hoping that FC Den Bosch will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the match against SC Cambuur (placed 2nd). Mulders, who usually features in attack, was the highest rated player for the team in that game, receiving a rating of 8.03 (out of 10). Mulders scored one goal and hit four key passes.
Ahead of that match, Bosch lost 1-2 at home to Jong PSV.This is expected to be a close game, with FC Den Bosch perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with FC Den Bosch as a small favourite), we find 11 games. FC Den Bosch has won 6 of these, drawn 1 and lost 4.
FC Den Bosch have conceded 4 in these home matches.
MVV Maastricht form and stats
Things could have gone better for MVV Maastricht in their Eerste Divisie away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.
It might be tough going out on the road again for Maastricht, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Willem II (placed 5th). That defeat was their first after three consecutive league matches winning points. Midfielder Basri was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.34. Basri served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Before that, MVV Maastricht secured a home win against Jong Ajax with the score 2-1.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 5 similar matches played by MVV Maastricht in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for MVV Maastricht, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Maastricht have conceded 5 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
FC Den Bosch-MVV Maastricht H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: FC Den Bosch five wins, MVV Maastricht four wins, one draw. eight of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  K. Kostons 4 goals |   R. Mulders 1 goals | Y. Ikeshita 1 goals |
FC Den Bosch missing players
MVV Maastricht missing players
| FC Den Bosch | MVV Maastricht | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 60% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 20% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5.4 | 7.3 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 4.3 | 3.5 |
| 4.4 | 5 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 7 | 6.5 |
| 1.8 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.2 | 11.3 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 9.7 | 9.8 |
| 3.4 | 4.3 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| 24% | 23% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 50% | 50% |
| 11.4 | 8.7 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 22 | 18 | 17.5 |
| 4.2 | 2.7 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.3 | 4.8 |
- MVV Maastricht have the most dropped points from leading position (5) in Eerste Divisie
| FC Den Bosch | Last season | MVV Maastricht | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 38 | 19 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | 9 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 46 | 30 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | ||
| 85 | 33 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | ||
| 95% | 95% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 82% | 84% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | ||
| 68% | 74% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | ||
| 42% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | ||
| 24% | 26% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | ||
| 53% | 63% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | ||
| 16% | 16% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | ||
| 37% | 26% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | ||
| 4.4 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.5 | ||
| 5.4 | 5.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.5 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.5 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 9.5 | ||
| 3.3 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3 | ||
| 36% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 17% | ||
| 13 | 11.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 13 | ||
| 6 | 5.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 2 | SC Cambuur | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | VVV-Venlo | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Jong PSV | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | Willem II | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | FC Groningen | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | FC Eindhoven | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | MVV Maastricht | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | NAC Breda | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | ADO Den Haag | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | Jong AZ | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 6 |
| 12 | Helmond Sport | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 6 |
| 13 | Jong Utrecht | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 14 | FC Dordrecht | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | FC Emmen | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| 16 | Graafschap | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 17 | FC Oss | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 18 | FC Den Bosch | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 3 |
| 19 | Telstar | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 0 |
| 20 | Jong Ajax | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -7 | 0 |
