MVV Maastricht vs Telstar betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 12.May
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: De Geusselt (10000 seats)

MVV Maastricht are up for a new test after their 1-2 vs De Graafschap previously. Telstar are coming to play!

Insights:
  • MVV Maastricht haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Telstar have the fewest matches over the total-line (15) in Eerste Divisie

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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MVV Maastricht form and stats

MVV Maastricht are steadily winning Eerste Divisie games and points here at De Geusselt. 12 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats is the summary from 18 games.

Maastricht faced defeat in their previous match, away at De Graafschap (1-2). Kostons, who usually plays near the opponent's goal, was the declared top player for the team in that fixture, receiving a rating of 7.42 (out of 10). Kostons served one assist, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Preceding that match was the home game against Jong AZ that was lost 1-3.

If you like betting on "both teams to score": A review of the 20 most recent league games highlights that 15 of them had at least one goal scored by each team.

The MVV Maastricht manager Verberne has got the team scoring with 40 from 18 home games in the league. MVV Maastricht's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 22 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Telstar form and stats

The visitors are W6-D6-L6 on the road this term. That's in the Eerste Divisie.

295 minutes! That's how long the Telstar goalkeeper Ronald Koeman Jr. and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

There were no winners in Telstar's previous match, the home game that ended 0-0 vs Willem II (placed 4th). Kotte was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.63. The defender Kotte hit one key pass and won 7 of 10 duels.

Preceding that game was the away victory against FC Den Bosch with the score of 1-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Telstar playing away and similar expectations, we found 11 relevant matches. Results were 3 Telstar wins, 5 draws and 3 defeats.

The attacking power of Telstar when travelling is not overwhelming with 16 goals scored from 18 league matches away. As opposed to that, Telstar have seen the ball go into their own net 25 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The sides have played each other before in this season, with the match result Telstar - MVV Maastricht 5-3 entered in the official records. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Maastricht victories, one draw and four Telstar wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

MVV MaastrichtR. van Bommel
R. van Bommel
14 goals
TelstarG. Plet
G. Plet
10 goals
MVV MaastrichtK. Kostons
K. Kostons
9 goals

MVV Maastricht missing players

Telstar missing players

Total First Half Second Half
MVV Maastricht Telstar
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
36 18 5 Played P 5 18 36
17 12 2 Won W 1 6 13
5 3 1 Drew D 3 6 11
14 3 2 Lost L 1 6 12
63 40 10 Scored S 4 16 36
63 22 8 Conceded C 5 25 49
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 89% 89%
83% 83% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 67% 58%
72% 67% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 39% 42%
50% 61% 80% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 17% 22%
28% 28% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 11%
69% 72% 80% BTTS BTTS 60% 44% 42%
17% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 40% 39% 36%
14% 11% 20% Failed to Score F T 20% 28% 33%
 
3.7 3.2 3.4 Corners for (avg) C F 4 3.7 4.4
5.6 5 5.2 Corners against (avg) C A 3.8 4.3 3.9
1.8 1.7 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.4 1.4
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
9.9 10.6 9.8 Shots (avg) S ( 6.4 8 9.6
4.1 4.7 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.2 3.2 3.7
43% 48% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 28% 27%
 
14.2 13.1 16.8 Shots against (avg) S A 11.2 11.1 10.4
5.3 4.3 4.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.1 3.9
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • MVV Maastricht have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Telstar have scored away.
  • MVV Maastricht haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Telstar have the fewest matches over the total-line (15) in Eerste Divisie
  • Telstar have the most matches under the total-line (21) in Eerste Divisie

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Heracles 36 25 4 7 98 42 18 14 3 1 59 17 18 11 1 6 39 25 56 79
2 PEC Zwolle 35 25 4 6 92 37 18 14 2 2 55 17 17 11 2 4 37 20 55 79
3 Almere City 35 20 6 9 55 37 17 9 4 4 28 19 18 11 2 5 27 18 18 66
4 Willem II 36 18 10 8 63 38 18 12 2 4 34 17 18 6 8 4 29 21 25 64
5 FC Eindhoven 36 16 9 11 57 52 18 10 4 4 37 22 18 6 5 7 20 30 5 57
6 NAC Breda 35 17 5 13 61 59 18 10 3 5 34 24 17 7 2 8 27 35 2 56
7 MVV Maastricht 36 17 5 14 63 63 18 12 3 3 40 22 18 5 2 11 23 41 0 56
8 VVV-Venlo 36 15 9 12 53 49 18 5 7 6 22 21 18 10 2 6 31 28 4 54
9 Telstar 36 13 11 12 36 49 18 7 5 6 20 24 18 6 6 6 16 25 -13 50
10 De Graafschap 36 14 7 15 60 52 18 9 2 7 28 20 18 5 5 8 32 32 8 49
11 Jong AZ 35 13 8 14 57 54 17 8 6 3 36 21 18 5 2 11 21 33 3 47
12 ADO Den Haag 35 12 11 12 45 51 18 6 5 7 28 29 17 6 6 5 17 22 -6 47
13 Jong Ajax 35 11 10 14 64 66 17 6 5 6 36 27 18 5 5 8 28 39 -2 43
14 Roda JC Kerkrade 36 12 6 18 46 54 18 7 3 8 25 24 18 5 3 10 21 30 -8 42
15 Jong PSV 35 11 8 16 55 60 17 7 2 8 30 27 18 4 6 8 25 33 -5 41
16 Helmond Sport 36 10 10 16 36 54 18 7 4 7 24 22 18 3 6 9 12 32 -18 40
17 FC Dordrecht 36 9 6 21 37 64 18 6 3 9 21 26 18 3 3 12 16 38 -27 33
18 FC Den Bosch 35 10 3 22 44 80 18 7 2 9 28 31 17 3 1 13 16 49 -36 33
19 FC Oss 35 9 5 21 41 73 18 5 3 10 26 37 17 4 2 11 15 36 -32 32
20 Jong Utrecht 35 7 5 23 32 61 17 5 3 9 17 20 18 2 2 14 15 41 -29 26

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 Heracles 36 25 4 7 98 42 18 14 3 1 59 17 18 11 1 6 39 25 56 79
2 PEC Zwolle 35 25 4 6 92 37 18 14 2 2 55 17 17 11 2 4 37 20 55 79
3 Almere City 35 20 6 9 55 37 17 9 4 4 28 19 18 11 2 5 27 18 18 66
4 Willem II 36 18 10 8 63 38 18 12 2 4 34 17 18 6 8 4 29 21 25 64
5 FC Eindhoven 36 16 9 11 57 52 18 10 4 4 37 22 18 6 5 7 20 30 5 57
6 NAC Breda 35 17 5 13 61 59 18 10 3 5 34 24 17 7 2 8 27 35 2 56
7 MVV Maastricht 36 17 5 14 63 63 18 12 3 3 40 22 18 5 2 11 23 41 0 56
8 VVV-Venlo 36 15 9 12 53 49 18 5 7 6 22 21 18 10 2 6 31 28 4 54
9 Telstar 36 13 11 12 36 49 18 7 5 6 20 24 18 6 6 6 16 25 -13 50
10 De Graafschap 36 14 7 15 60 52 18 9 2 7 28 20 18 5 5 8 32 32 8 49
11 Jong AZ 35 13 8 14 57 54 17 8 6 3 36 21 18 5 2 11 21 33 3 47
12 ADO Den Haag 35 12 11 12 45 51 18 6 5 7 28 29 17 6 6 5 17 22 -6 47
13 Jong Ajax 35 11 10 14 64 66 17 6 5 6 36 27 18 5 5 8 28 39 -2 43
14 Roda JC Kerkrade 36 12 6 18 46 54 18 7 3 8 25 24 18 5 3 10 21 30 -8 42
15 Jong PSV 35 11 8 16 55 60 17 7 2 8 30 27 18 4 6 8 25 33 -5 41
16 Helmond Sport 36 10 10 16 36 54 18 7 4 7 24 22 18 3 6 9 12 32 -18 40
17 FC Dordrecht 36 9 6 21 37 64 18 6 3 9 21 26 18 3 3 12 16 38 -27 33
18 FC Den Bosch 35 10 3 22 44 80 18 7 2 9 28 31 17 3 1 13 16 49 -36 33
19 FC Oss 35 9 5 21 41 73 18 5 3 10 26 37 17 4 2 11 15 36 -32 32
20 Jong Utrecht 35 7 5 23 32 61 17 5 3 9 17 20 18 2 2 14 15 41 -29 26

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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.