Open game expected at De Geusselt: MVV Maastricht vs Jong Utrecht preview

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 08.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: De Geusselt (10000 seats)

Both these teams have had problems getting enough points so far, but a win in this key game would definitely provide a boost. Prepare for MVV Maastricht - Jong Utrecht!

Insights:
  • MVV Maastricht have the the worst goal difference (-32) in Eerste Divisie
  • Jong Utrecht have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in Eerste Divisie

Jong Utrecht could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Eerste Divisie game only four sleeps ago.

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MVV Maastricht form and stats

MVV Maastricht's struggle is real here at De Geusselt with only 14 points collected from 16 Eerste Divisie games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 4-2-10. When MVV Maastricht hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like MVV Maastricht, Telstar, FC Den Bosch, FC Dordrecht, TOP Oss and Helmond Sport), they have won 3 of 5 matches! With ten home Eerste Divisie games in a row without a win, the Maastricht fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the FC Dordrecht game long ago, can be stopped today.

MVV Maastricht are returning here after visiting Helmond Sport and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Keulen and Dzepar scored the goal(s). Midfield player Blummel got a match rating of 7.82 in that game, the max score being 10. Blummel served one assist, hit two key passes and had 22 successful passes (of 26 total).

Preceding that match was a defeat to Almere City (0-3).

MVV Maastricht has scored 18 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches.

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Jong Utrecht form and stats

There's been little loot from Jong Utrecht's travels as they have only collected 16 points from 16 away games in the Eerste Divisie. Jong Utrecht only have 4 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 4 draws. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Utrecht are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.

Almqvist scored in Jong Utrecht's previous match, the home game against NAC Breda that ended 1-0. Attacker Almqvist got a player rating of 7.34 in the game. "Man of the match" Almqvist scored one goal and hit one key pass.

A 1-2 defeat away at Roda JC Kerkrade before that.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by Jong Utrecht in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Jong Utrecht, one draw and three defeats.

Jong Utrecht have scored 19 goals on their travels this season, from 16 away games in the league. Many of these goals have arrived late in the matches; more than 50 percent (15 goals) after the 60th minute. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Utrecht have conceded 28 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. When Jong Utrecht is visiting a side on the bottom half, 4 of 4 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Jong Utrecht, Telstar, FC Den Bosch, FC Dordrecht, TOP Oss and Helmond Sport.

Head 2 Head

Jong Utrecht - MVV Maastricht 0-1 was the outcome when these two participants previously did battle, also in this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's six Maastricht victories, two draws and two Jong Utrecht wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

MVV MaastrichtS. Blummel
S. Blummel
8 goals
MVV MaastrichtO. Džepar
O. Džepar
7 goals
MVV MaastrichtM. Ntelo
M. Ntelo
7 goals

MVV Maastricht missing players

Jong Utrecht missing players

Total First Half Second Half
MVV Maastricht Jong Utrecht
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
33 16 5 Played P 4 16 33
10 4 3 Won W 1 4 9
2 2 1 Drew D 1 4 4
21 10 1 Lost L 2 8 20
36 18 9 Scored S 7 19 33
68 32 5 Conceded C 8 28 59
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
76% 75% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 94% 79%
64% 62% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 62% 58%
36% 31% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 31% 27%
21% 25% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 6% 12%
55% 56% 60% BTTS BTTS 75% 62% 48%
15% 12% 20% Clean Sheets C S 25% 19% 15%
30% 31% 20% Failed to Score F T 0% 19% 36%
 
3.8 4.5 4 Corners for (avg) C F 7.2 5.4 5.7
6.2 5.4 6.4 Corners against (avg) C A 6 6 5.4
1.6 1.3 2.4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.4 1.3
2 2 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
6.8 5.6 7.8 Shots (avg) S ( 10 10.1 11.5
2.9 2.5 3.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 4.5 4.5
38% 45% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 47% 26% 22%
 
13.4 10.1 10.2 Shots against (avg) S A 10.5 13.5 12.8
6.4 4.2 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.5 5 5.2
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • Jong Utrecht have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Jong Utrecht have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in Eerste Divisie
  • Jong Utrecht have the most conceded goals in the first half (37) in Eerste Divisie
  • Jong Utrecht haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • MVV Maastricht have the fewest points (14) at home in Eerste Divisie
  • MVV Maastricht have the fewest points from losing position (4) in Eerste Divisie
  • MVV Maastricht have the the worst goal difference (-32) 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 Emmen 33 22 5 6 55 23 16 12 0 4 33 12 17 10 5 2 22 11 32 71
2 FC Volendam 33 18 11 4 69 45 16 11 2 3 39 24 17 7 9 1 30 21 24 65
3 Excelsior 33 19 5 9 73 45 16 9 3 4 38 19 17 10 2 5 35 26 28 62
4 FC Eindhoven 33 18 7 8 61 37 16 10 4 2 34 15 17 8 3 6 27 22 24 61
5 Roda JC Kerkrade 33 16 11 6 66 39 16 8 5 3 31 16 17 8 6 3 35 23 27 59
6 Jong Ajax 33 17 7 9 72 55 17 11 3 3 44 26 16 6 4 6 28 29 17 58
7 ADO Den Haag 32 19 5 8 69 46 15 10 2 3 33 17 17 9 3 5 36 29 23 56
8 De Graafschap 33 14 9 10 44 36 17 4 7 6 16 22 16 10 2 4 28 14 8 51
9 NAC Breda 33 13 10 10 49 39 16 8 7 1 26 10 17 5 3 9 23 29 10 49
10 VVV-Venlo 33 12 5 16 40 49 17 6 3 8 22 29 16 6 2 8 18 20 -9 41
11 Almere City 33 10 8 15 52 58 17 5 4 8 25 27 16 5 4 7 27 31 -6 38
12 Jong AZ 33 11 5 17 33 42 17 7 3 7 19 20 16 4 2 10 14 22 -9 38
13 Jong PSV 32 10 7 15 52 54 17 7 4 6 32 25 15 3 3 9 20 29 -2 37
14 FC Den Bosch 33 11 4 18 35 58 16 8 1 7 18 25 17 3 3 11 17 33 -23 37
15 TOP Oss 33 9 8 16 42 54 16 5 5 6 24 24 17 4 3 10 18 30 -12 35
16 FC Dordrecht 33 8 8 17 47 69 17 5 6 6 25 28 16 3 2 11 22 41 -22 32
17 Telstar 33 7 11 15 37 62 17 4 5 8 20 35 16 3 6 7 17 27 -25 32
18 MVV Maastricht 33 10 2 21 36 68 16 4 2 10 18 32 17 6 0 11 18 36 -32 32
19 Jong Utrecht 33 9 4 20 33 59 17 5 0 12 14 31 16 4 4 8 19 28 -26 31
20 Helmond Sport 33 7 6 20 33 60 17 4 3 10 19 31 16 3 3 10 14 29 -27 24

Table
  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 Emmen 33 22 5 6 55 23 16 12 0 4 33 12 17 10 5 2 22 11 32 71
2 FC Volendam 33 18 11 4 69 45 16 11 2 3 39 24 17 7 9 1 30 21 24 65
3 Excelsior 33 19 5 9 73 45 16 9 3 4 38 19 17 10 2 5 35 26 28 62
4 FC Eindhoven 33 18 7 8 61 37 16 10 4 2 34 15 17 8 3 6 27 22 24 61
5 Roda JC Kerkrade 33 16 11 6 66 39 16 8 5 3 31 16 17 8 6 3 35 23 27 59
6 Jong Ajax 33 17 7 9 72 55 17 11 3 3 44 26 16 6 4 6 28 29 17 58
7 ADO Den Haag 32 19 5 8 69 46 15 10 2 3 33 17 17 9 3 5 36 29 23 56
8 De Graafschap 33 14 9 10 44 36 17 4 7 6 16 22 16 10 2 4 28 14 8 51
9 NAC Breda 33 13 10 10 49 39 16 8 7 1 26 10 17 5 3 9 23 29 10 49
10 VVV-Venlo 33 12 5 16 40 49 17 6 3 8 22 29 16 6 2 8 18 20 -9 41
11 Almere City 33 10 8 15 52 58 17 5 4 8 25 27 16 5 4 7 27 31 -6 38
12 Jong AZ 33 11 5 17 33 42 17 7 3 7 19 20 16 4 2 10 14 22 -9 38
13 Jong PSV 32 10 7 15 52 54 17 7 4 6 32 25 15 3 3 9 20 29 -2 37
14 FC Den Bosch 33 11 4 18 35 58 16 8 1 7 18 25 17 3 3 11 17 33 -23 37
15 TOP Oss 33 9 8 16 42 54 16 5 5 6 24 24 17 4 3 10 18 30 -12 35
16 FC Dordrecht 33 8 8 17 47 69 17 5 6 6 25 28 16 3 2 11 22 41 -22 32
17 Telstar 33 7 11 15 37 62 17 4 5 8 20 35 16 3 6 7 17 27 -25 32
18 MVV Maastricht 33 10 2 21 36 68 16 4 2 10 18 32 17 6 0 11 18 36 -32 32
19 Jong Utrecht 33 9 4 20 33 59 17 5 0 12 14 31 16 4 4 8 19 28 -26 31
20 Helmond Sport 33 7 6 20 33 60 17 4 3 10 19 31 16 3 3 10 14 29 -27 24

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