MAASTRICHT. VVV-Venlo beats MVV Maastricht 1-0 after M. Berden scored just 1 goal (14′).

The match was played at the De Geusselt stadium in Maastricht on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Erwin Blank with the help of Don Frijn and Nils van Kampen. The 4th official was Stijn van Zuilichem. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 0.6 degrees Celsius or 32.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. MVV Maastricht was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. VVV-Venlo that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

MVV Maastricht had a more offensive attitude with 75 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, VVV-Venlo managed to find the solution to win this match.​

MVV Maastricht shot 20 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, VVV-Venlo shot 19 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

MVV Maastricht received 2 yellow cards (Marko Kleinen and Rein Van Helden). Regarding the opposition, VVV-Venlo didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After this match, MVV Maastricht will stay with 41 points to hold in the 7th place. On the other side, VVV-Venlo will have 45 points to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, MVV Maastricht will play away against Almere City on the 19th of May with a 17-8 head to head statistic in favor of MVV Maastricht (11 draws).

VVV-Venlo will play away agasint Jong Utrecht on the 19th of May with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of VVV-Venlo (1 draw).

MVV Maastricht – Formation

MVV Maastricht adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Maurice Verberne decided to play with the following team: Romain Matthys (7.1), Tim Zeegers (6.2), Rein Van Helden (7.1), Matteo Waem (7.7), Leroy Labylle (6.9), Marko Kleinen (6.9), Orhan Dzepar (7.0), Sven Blummel (7.0), Jarne Steuckers (7.7), Ruben van Bommel (7.3) and Koen Kostons (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: L. Schenk, Dailon Rocha Livramento (7.0), Thijs Lambrix, Matthias Van Hecke, Clint Essers (6.7), Mart Remans (6.3), Saul Penders, Jimmy Vijgen, Thomas van Bommel and Rayan El Azrak.

Substitutions

MVV Maastricht made 4 changes: Ruben van Bommel for Mart Remans (74′), Sven Blummel for D. Rocha Livramento do Rosario (74′), Marko Kleinen for Rayan El Azrak (86′) and Tim Zeegers for Clint Essers (87′).

Best player: Matteo Waem​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for MVV Maastricht was Matteo Waem.

His rating is (7.7) with 62 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8.

VVV-Venlo – Formation

Also VVV-Venlo adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Rick Kruijs played with: Ennio Van Der Gouw (7.9), Tristan Dekker (6.5), Rick Ketting (7.1), Brian Koglin (7.4), Simon Janssen (7.3), Richard Sedláček (7.4), Robert Klaasen (7.0), Martijn Berden (7.4), Kees de Boer (6.4), Soulyman Allouch (7.4) and Nick Venema (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Joep Kluskens, Özcan Yasar, Levi Smans, Sven Braken (6.8), Yahcuroo Roemer, Kristófer Ingi Kristinsson, Daan Huisman (7.1), Lukáš Zima, Jens Craenmehr, Robin Lathouwers (6.4), Sem Dirks and Carl Johansson.

VVV-Venlo could not rely on the presence of Carl Johansson (injured).

Substitutions

VVV-Venlo made 5 changes: Tristan Dekker for Robin Lathouwers (46′), Soulyman Allouch for Sven Braken (56′), Robert Klaasen for D. Huisman (65′), Kees de Boer for Lukas Hägg Johansson (83′) and Martijn Berden for Joep Kluskens (83′).

Best player: Ennio Van Der Gouw​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for VVV-Venlo was the goalkeeper: Ennio Van Der Gouw. His rating is 7.85. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.​

• Telstar – FC Eindhoven – 0-1
• PEC Zwolle – FC Den Bosch – 13-0
• MVV Maastricht – VVV-Venlo – 0-1
• FC Dordrecht – Almere City – 0-1