MAASTRICHT. MVV Maastricht overcomes TOP Oss with a 2-0 win with a goal from K. Kostons (9′) and a goal from D. Rocha (84′). MVV Maastricht made the most of its superior ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the De Geusselt stadium in Maastricht on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 4,726 spectators.​ The referee was Clay Ruperti who was helped by Nils van Kampen and Mark Janssen. The 4th official was Steve Janssen. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.98 degrees Celsius or 48.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

MVV Maastricht was in firm control of the ball 58% while TOP Oss was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

MVV Maastricht was more aggressive with 79 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why MVV Maastricht won the match​.

MVV Maastricht shot 18 times, 10 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, TOP Oss shot 16 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Standings

After playing this match, MVV Maastricht has 26 points to remain in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, TOP Oss will stays with 11 points to sit in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, MVV Maastricht will play away with SC Cambuur on the 12th of January with a 15-6 head to head stats in favor of SC Cambuur (7 draws).

TOP Oss will host Willem II on the 12th of January with a 7-0 head to head in favor of Willem II (2 draws).

MVV Maastricht – Formation

MVV Maastricht started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Maurice Verberne decided to play with the following team: Romain Matthys (8.7), Bryant Nieling (7.0), Özgür Aktas (7.7), Wout Coomans (7.5), Leroy Labylle (7.5), Marko Kleinen (7.3), Bryan Smeets (7.5), Ferre Slegers (7.9), Nicky Souren (7.5), Rayan Buifrahi (7.1) and Koen Kostons (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Thijs Lambrix , Nabil El Basri (7.0), Mart Remans, Saul Penders, Keone Maho, Dailon Rocha Livramento (8.1), Emre Yetimoglu, Milan Hofland, Baud Terwingen and Nabil Bouchentouf.

MVV Maastricht could not rely on the presence of Dailon Rocha Livramento (injured).

Substitutions

MVV Maastricht made 4 changes: Bryan Smeets for Saul Penders (90′), Bryant Nieling for Nabil El Basri (57′), Rayan Buifrahi for Dailon Rocha Livramento (57′) and Koen Kostons for Mart Remans (87′).

Player of the match: Romain Matthys​

The player that probably impressed the most for MVV Maastricht was the goalkeeper: Romain Matthys. His rating is 8.67. He performed 5 saves.

TOP Oss – Formation

TOP Oss started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Ruud Brood played with: Mike Havekotte (8.2), Thomas Cox (6.8), R. van Eijma (7.3), Xander Lambrix (7.0), Jonathan Mulder (7.5), Ilounga Pata (7.1), Amine Rehmi (7.3), Rick Dekker (6.8), Thijs van Leeuwen (6.4), Enrico Dueñas (6.8) and Arthur Allemeersch (7.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Calvin Mac-Intosch (6.6), Giovanni Troupée (7.0), Konstantinos Doumtsios (7.0), Grad Damen (7.5), Lars van Meurs, Maxim van Peer, Vasilios Pavlidis, Julian Kuijpers, Fabian Shahaj, Maarten Schouten and Delano Ladan (6.7).

TOP Oss could not rely on the presence of Delano Ladan (injured).

Substitutions

TOP Oss made 5 changes: Rick Dekker for Delano Ladan (33′), Thomas Cox for Giovanni Troupée (46′), Thijs van Leeuwen for Grad Damen (46′), Enrico Dueñas for Konstantinos Doumtsios (70′) and Xander Lambrix for Calvin Mac-Intosch (75′).

Player of the match: Mike Havekotte​

The player that probably impressed the most for TOP Oss was the goalkeeper: Mike Havekotte. His rating is 8.16. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

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

• FC Groningen – Jong Utrecht – 2-1
• VVV-Venlo – Telstar – 2-1
• FC Den Bosch – SC Cambuur – 3-1
• MVV Maastricht – TOP Oss – 2-0
• NAC Breda – Willem II – 1-2