Season ticket holders at De Geusselt haven't seen too many victories this season, with MVV Maastricht languishing in the 15th position so far. The guesting NEC will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
NEC play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artificial turf. Recent stats for NEC when playing on artificial turf are 11 wins, 6 draws and 11 defeats from 28 matches. They have scored 45 goals and conceded 49 times in these games.
MVV Maastricht form and stats
Overall Eerste Divisie stats at home this season for MVV Maastricht are 4-3-3 (wins-draw-losses).
MVV Maastricht manager F. Usta and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Roda JC Kerkrade (placed 16th) in the Eerste Divisie. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-4 away at FC Volendam.
Opportunity lost for MVV Maastricht in the Roda JC Kerkrade match as a lead 2-0 was lost and what looked like a victory ended in a draw.
The MVV Maastricht fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 10 league matches. On the other hand, MVV Maastricht have conceded 13 goals.
NEC form and stats
4-3-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for NEC in their Eerste Divisie matches away.
NEC are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Eerste Divisie against FC Den Bosch (placed 11th). Ahead of that match was the victory versus FC Eindhoven at their stadium, the result 4-1.
NEC are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 17 times in 11 away games so far. NEC have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the NEC - MVV Maastricht 2-0 played earlier this season. As for the last seven games between these two teams, there's 2 MVV Maastricht victories, 1 draw and 4 NEC wins. 4 of these games ended with three goals or more, 3 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. van 9 goals |  J. Schroijen 7 goals |   J. Okita 6 goals |
MVV Maastricht missing players
NEC missing players
| MVV Maastricht | NEC | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 21 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 25 | 15 | 5 | Scored | S | 8 | 17 | 35 |
| 39 | 13 | 5 | Conceded | C | 5 | 16 | 27 |
| 90% | 80% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 91% | 90% |
| 81% | 70% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 76% |
| 57% | 60% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 64% | 57% |
| 48% | 40% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 36% | 33% |
| 29% | 30% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 18% | 24% |
| 52% | 50% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 64% | 57% |
| 24% | 40% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 33% |
| 33% | 30% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 27% | 19% |
| 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 8 | 6.4 | 7 |
| 6.1 | 6.6 | 7.5 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 5.5 | 4.4 |
| 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 177 | 64 | 22 | Total Shots | T S | 62 | 137 | 285 |
| 70 | 23 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 22 | 52 | 111 |
| 36% | 65% | 83% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 33% | 32% |
- MVV Maastricht have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- NEC have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 31 | 45 |
| 2 | Jong Ajax | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 26 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 28 | 43 |
| 3 | De Graafschap | 21 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 43 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 23 | 40 |
| 4 | FC Volendam | 21 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 31 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 40 |
| 5 | Go Ahead Eagles | 21 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 36 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 35 |
| 6 | NAC Breda | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 35 |
| 7 | Excelsior | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 37 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 35 |
| 8 | NEC | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 33 |
| 9 | Telstar | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 32 |
| 10 | Almere City | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 32 |
| 11 | FC Den Bosch | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 35 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 28 |
| 12 | Jong Utrecht | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 19 | -1 | 28 |
| 13 | Jong AZ | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -4 | 23 |
| 14 | FC Eindhoven | 21 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 48 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 30 | -16 | 22 |
| 15 | MVV Maastricht | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 39 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 26 | -14 | 20 |
| 16 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 18 |
| 17 | Jong PSV | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 24 | -15 | 17 |
| 18 | TOP Oss | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 29 | -24 | 15 |
| 19 | Helmond Sport | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 47 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 29 | -25 | 15 |
| 20 | FC Dordrecht | 21 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 27 | -26 | 12 |