ROTTERDAM. Excelsior overcame MVV Maastricht to win 2-1. T. Dallinga was the star player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Excelsior to strike first with a goal of T. Dallinga at the 21′. Then T. Dallinga scored again for Excelsior in the 50′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Eventually, M. Wieffer reduced the distance for MVV Maastricht with an own goal. Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Van Donge & De Roo Stadion stadium in Rotterdam on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Dennis Higler with the help of Erwin Zeinstra and Mario Diks. The 4th official was Stijn van Zuilichem. The weather was mist. The temperature was quite cold at 3.3 degrees Celsius or 37.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 17 Total 10
- 8 On Target 3
- 9 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 93 Attack 99
- 61 Dangerous attack 52
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 7
Fouls
- 7 Total 12
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Excelsior was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. MVV Maastricht that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Excelsior was putting more pressure with 61 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Excelsior won the match.
Excelsior shot 17 times, 8 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, MVV Maastricht shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Excelsior didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, MVV Maastricht received 2 yellow cards (R. Zeegers and R. Alberg).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Excelsior will have 41 points to sit in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, MVV Maastricht will stay with 23 points like VVV-Venlo to sit in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, Excelsior will play away against FC Dordrecht on the 18th of December with a 7-3 head to head record in favor of Excelsior (7 draws).
MVV Maastricht will host FC Emmen on the 17th of December with a 10-9 head to head record in favor of MVV Maastricht (8 draws).
Excelsior – Formation
Excelsior
67'
21', 50'
Excelsior started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Marinus Dijkhuizen decided to play with the following team: Stijn van Gassel , Siebe Horemans , Sven Nieuwpoort , Redouan El Yaakoubi , Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill , Marouan Azarkan , Mats Wieffer , Joshua Eijgenraam , Julian Baas , Reuven Niemeijer and Thijs Dallinga .
The home team had on the bench: Lars Bleijenberg, Couhaib Driouech, Abdallah Aberkane , Bo Geens, Modeste Duku Mbenga, Noa Dundas, Michael Chacón and Nikita Vlasenko .
Substitutions
Excelsior made 2 changes: B. Ormonde-Ottewill for A. Aberkane (67′) and M. Azarkan for N. Vlasenko (85′).
Best player: Thijs Dallinga
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Excelsior was Thijs Dallinga.
His rating is with 2 goals, 34 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10.
MVV Maastricht – Formation
MVV Maastricht
33'
MVV Maastricht started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Klaas Wels played with: Romain Matthys , Rico Zeegers , Allan Michael Delferriere , Matteo Waem , Mitchel Keulen , Nicky Souren , Orhan Dzepar , Sven Blummel , Marciano Aziz , Mart Remans and Mitchy Ntelo .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Roland Alberg , Simon Libert, Adam Mami, Twan Visser, Kai Bosing, Thomas van Bommel, Leroy Labylle , Joshua Jonas Wehking, Tim Zeegers and Thijmen Nijhuis.
Substitutions
MVV Maastricht made 3 changes: M. Aziz for R. Alberg (62′), M. Keulen for L. Labylle (62′) and R. Zeegers for A. Mami (87′).
Best player: Nicky Souren
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for MVV Maastricht was Nicky Souren.
His rating is with 55 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Eerste Divisie.
- ADO Den Haag – Jong AZ – 3-2
- FC Eindhoven – Telstar – 1-1
- FC Emmen – FC Dordrecht – 2-1
- Excelsior – MVV Maastricht – 2-1
- De Graafschap – Helmond Sport – 0-1
- NAC Breda – Almere City – 1-1
- TOP Oss – Jong Ajax – 1-1
- Roda JC Kerkrade – FC Den Bosch – 3-2
- FC Volendam – Jong PSV – 3-2
- VVV-Venlo – Jong Utrecht – 1-2
