Willem II battle against MVV Maastricht for acclaim and victory.
- Willem II have the fewest points from losing position (-1) in Eerste Divisie
- MVV Maastricht have the most scored goals (5) away in Eerste Divisie
This ground has the surface grass, unlike MVV Maastricht's home arena. The latest 17 games by the away side on grass have ended with 5 wins, 2 draws and 10 losses.
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.
Willem II form and stats
1 victory, 0 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what Willem II have to build on here at Koning Willem II Stadion in the Eerste Divisie.
The Willem II goalkeeper Joshua Smits is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 214 minutes without conceding a goal in the Eerste Divisie.
The spoils were shared in Willem's previous game, also at home. Visiting NAC Breda (placed 15th) travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline.
Before that, Willem II played out a draw 0-0 when visiting FC Groningen.Early season league goal statistics from Willem II's 1 home game: {2 goals}, 0 conceded.
MVV Maastricht form and stats
Four points from two away games for MVV Maastricht, meaning one draw and one victory in the Eerste Divisie so far.
Impressive finishing from Kostons (2) secured the home win 2-1 against Jong Ajax in their previous game. Which player has beaten the opponent goalie three games in a row for the away side? The answer is Kostons and that is impressive! The attacker Kostons got a match rating of 8.52 in that game. Kostons scored two goals and hit the woodwork once.
A 2-2 draw at FC Dordrecht's stadium before that.As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, MVV Maastricht has managed {5 goals} and let in 3 from 2 matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head data (for the former seven meetings): Willem won two games, two matches ended with a tie and MVV Maastricht got three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / two.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Kostons 4 goals |   R. Meerveld 1 goals |  M. Svensson 1 goals |
Willem II missing players
MVV Maastricht missing players
| Willem II | MVV Maastricht | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 100% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 50% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 2.2 | 1.5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 5.5 | 4 |
| 5.2 | 3.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| 2.5 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 9.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 10.5 | 10.3 |
| 3 | 4.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 5.5 | 5 |
| 25% | 22% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 45% | 47% |
| 12.8 | 12 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 22 | 19 | 18 |
| 3.2 | 2 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4 | 4.7 |
- MVV Maastricht have the most scored goals (5) away in Eerste Divisie
- Willem II have the fewest points from losing position (-1) in Eerste Divisie
| Willem II | Last season | MVV Maastricht | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 2 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Conceded | C | 1 | 5 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 50% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | ||
| 50% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 50% | ||
| 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | ||
| 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | ||
| 6.5 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 3.5 | ||
| 3.5 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.5 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 9.5 | ||
| 6.5 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3 | ||
| 31% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 17% | ||
| 13 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 13 | ||
| 4.5 | 5 | 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 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Jong PSV | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | FC Groningen | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | VVV-Venlo | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | MVV Maastricht | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | FC Eindhoven | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | SC Cambuur | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | ADO Den Haag | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Jong AZ | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 6 |
| 10 | Helmond Sport | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 6 |
| 11 | Jong Utrecht | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 6 |
| 12 | Willem II | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | FC Dordrecht | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | FC Emmen | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 5 |
| 15 | NAC Breda | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 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 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 |
| 19 | Telstar | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 0 |
| 20 | Jong Ajax | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -7 | 0 |
