Perhaps a welcome break from league football as MVV Maastricht & Excelsior face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the KNVB Beker. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Maastricht nor Excelsior as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
MVV Maastricht form and stats
Last season their KNVB Beker adventure ended in the 1st round.With 2 Eerste Divisie wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats from their home games, MVV Maastricht are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Maastricht faced defeat in their previous match, away at Go Ahead Eagles (0-2). Before that game, the home loss against Jong Utrecht with the scoreline 0-2.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Maastricht as they have a new game in only three days, a Eerste Divisie match thankfully also at home. Helmond Sport are visiting.
A decent goal production from MVV Maastricht in their home games so far, with 14 goals from 9 league matches. Neutralizing the opposition is a challenge, Maastricht having conceded 27 goals here at De Geusselt so far. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches. Maastricht's defense is seriously deficient as 27 goals have been conceded in these matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Excelsior form and stats
Excelsior's mission in KNVB Beker last season failed in the 2nd round.Playing away, Excelsior have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 5 defeats in the Eerste Divisie this season. It's all red in the travel logs of Excelsior, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.
Excelsior had fun at their own home (De Geusselt) last time out, beating FC Eindhoven 1-0. Reuven Niemeijer scored. A 2-3 defeat away at NEC before that.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Eerste Divisie trip to FC Oss.
The travelling fans enjoy Excelsior's attacking play in away games, having scored 17 goals in 10 league matches away. Excelsior struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 17 goals conceded from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - three - four (Maastricht wins - draws - Excelsior wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Ómarsson 17 goals |   J. Schroijen 8 goals |  A. Naudts 3 goals |
MVV Maastricht missing players
Excelsior missing players
| MVV Maastricht | Excelsior | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 11 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Lost | L | 5 | 11 | ||
| 25 | 17 | Scored | S | 17 | 46 | ||
| 50 | 31 | Conceded | C | 17 | 37 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 96% | ||
| 76% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 84% | ||
| 48% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 70% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 36% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 30% | 24% | ||
| 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 70% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 32% | ||
| 40% | 29% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.4 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | ||
| 9.9 | 11.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.4 | 12.5 | ||
| 4 | 5.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 5.5 | ||
| 25% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 34% | ||
| 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 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 58 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 40 | 46 |
| 2 | Almere City | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 44 |
| 3 | Graafschap | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 41 |
| 4 | NAC Breda | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 18 | 36 |
| 5 | FC Volendam | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 44 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 21 | 34 |
| 6 | NEC | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 34 |
| 7 | Go Ahead Eagles | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 32 |
| 8 | Telstar | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 28 |
| 9 | FC Eindhoven | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | -3 | 27 |
| 10 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 26 |
| 11 | Jong Utrecht | 19 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 18 | -5 | 25 |
| 12 | FC Oss | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -8 | 25 |
| 13 | Excelsior | 20 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 35 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 23 |
| 14 | Jong Ajax | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | -4 | 23 |
| 15 | Helmond Sport | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -8 | 21 |
| 16 | Jong PSV | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 38 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 21 | -8 | 19 |
| 17 | MVV Maastricht | 19 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | -22 | 16 |
| 18 | Jong AZ | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 25 | 48 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 24 | -23 | 15 |
| 19 | FC Dordrecht | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 51 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 35 | -33 | 12 |
| 20 | FC Den Bosch | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 29 | -24 | 11 |