Jong AZ are welcoming MVV Maastricht for another important game after their 1-2 result against 11th-placed FC Eindhoven.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Jong AZ form and stats
Jong AZ's results here at AFAS Trainingscomplex in the Eerste Divisie have been very modest with 1 victory, 3 draws and 3 defeats. Jong AZ has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager M. Vonk and the players.
The fans are hoping that Jong AZ will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Eerste Divisie game against FC Eindhoven (placed 11th). A defeat was the result before that one, 2-3 away at FC Volendam.
Jong AZ are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 7 attempts. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Jong AZ defense is not exactly impregnable. 11 goals conceded from 7 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
MVV Maastricht form and stats
MVV Maastricht, who have the fewest scored goals (11) in Eerste Divisie, have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Eerste Divisie, after 1-1-4 (6 played). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in MVV Maastricht's last three away games as they have all been lost.
The supporters enjoyed MVV Maastricht's previous game versus Almere City (placed 10th), a Eerste Divisie 3-2 win played at home. Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting FC Dordrecht's place.
The attacking power of MVV Maastricht when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 6 league matches away. For MVV Maastricht, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
As for the last four games between these two teams, there's 1 Jong AZ victory, 1 draw and 2 MVV Maastricht wins. 3 of these games ended with three goals or more, 1 match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. van den Hurk 5 goals |  T. Oosting 4 goals |  D. Kunst 3 goals |
Jong AZ missing players
MVV Maastricht missing players
| Jong AZ | MVV Maastricht | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 6 | 13 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Conceded | C | 8 | 13 | 24 |
| 92% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 85% |
| 92% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 83% | 69% |
| 69% | 57% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 54% |
| 31% | 29% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 38% |
| 23% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 17% | 23% |
| 85% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 46% |
| 8% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 17% | 31% |
| 15% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 33% | 38% |
| 3.4 | 3.1 | 3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5 | 4 | 4.8 |
| 5.6 | 6.3 | 4.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 5 | 6.4 |
| 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.5 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.7 | 2.2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 2 |
- MVV Maastricht have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- MVV Maastricht haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | SC Cambuur | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 27 |
| 2 | De Graafschap | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 27 |
| 3 | NAC Breda | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 24 |
| 4 | Jong Ajax | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 23 |
| 5 | Excelsior | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 21 |
| 6 | NEC | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 20 |
| 7 | Telstar | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 20 |
| 8 | Go Ahead Eagles | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 19 |
| 9 | Jong Utrecht | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 19 |
| 10 | Almere City | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 19 |
| 11 | FC Eindhoven | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 18 | -4 | 18 |
| 12 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| 13 | FC Volendam | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -6 | 15 |
| 14 | FC Den Bosch | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 14 |
| 15 | Helmond Sport | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 20 | -15 | 13 |
| 16 | TOP Oss | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -9 | 12 |
| 17 | MVV Maastricht | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -13 | 12 |
| 18 | Jong AZ | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -6 | 10 |
| 19 | Jong PSV | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -9 | 10 |
| 20 | FC Dordrecht | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 | -18 | 7 |