EINDHOVEN. MVV Maastricht was ultimately too good for FC Eindhoven with the goal of Nicky Souren (51′), Bryan Smeets (86′) and Dyon Dorenbosch (88′ own).

The match was played at the Jan Louwers Stadion stadium in Eindhoven on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Martijn Vos with the help of Bas van Dongen and Thomas Krijt. The 4th official was Tim Visser. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 10.07 degrees Celsius or 50.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.​

Match Statistics​

The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. FC Eindhoven was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. MVV Maastricht that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

FC Eindhoven was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 7 were on target. Nonetheless, MVV Maastricht managed to find the solution to win this match.​

FC Eindhoven shot 11 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, MVV Maastricht shot 14 times, 7 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

FC Eindhoven received 1 yellow card (Achraf El Bouchataoui). On the opposite side, MVV Maastricht didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After playing this encounter, FC Eindhoven stays with 30 points to remain in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, MVV Maastricht will has 32 points like FC Emmen and Jong AZ to remain in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Eerste Divisie, FC Eindhoven will play away with FC Emmen on the 2nd of February with a 13-12 head to head stats in favor of FC Emmen (7 draws).

MVV Maastricht will host Telstar on the 2nd of February with a 22-11 head to head record in favor of MVV Maastricht (5 draws).

FC Eindhoven – Formation

FC Eindhoven started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager WIllem Weijs decided to play with the following team: Jorn Brondeel (7.0), Tom Sas (6.7), Farouq Limouri (6.7), Mawouna Amevor (7.0), Dyon Dorenbosch (7.0), J. Ogenia (7.3), Ozan Kökcü (7.7), Sven Simons (7.0), Achraf El Bouchataoui (7.1), Evan Rottier (6.4) and Joey Sleegers (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Maarten Swerts, Jasper Dahlhaus (6.3), Sven Van Doorm, August Priske (6.7), Jort Borgmans, Pjotr Kestens (6.6), David Garden, Tyrese Simons, Shane van Aarle, N. Fancito and Rodrigo Rêgo.

Substitutions

FC Eindhoven made 3 changes: Tom Sas for Jasper Dahlhaus (66′), Sven Simons for August Priske (66′) and J. Ogenia for Pjotr Kestens (81′).

Player of the match: Ozan Kökcü​

The player that probably impressed the most for FC Eindhoven was Ozan Kökcü.

His rating is 7.7 with 25 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 9 crosses.

MVV Maastricht – Formation

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

Maurice Verberne played with: Romain Matthys (9.1), Tim Zeegers (7.5), Özgür Aktas (8.1), Wout Coomans (6.7), Leroy Labylle (7.0), Saul Penders (7.0), Nicky Souren (7.8), Ferre Slegers (6.4), Bryan Smeets (8.8), Mart Remans (7.7) and Dailon Rocha Livramento (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Thijs Lambrix , Nabil El Basri (6.8), Rayan Buifrahi, Andréa Librici (6.8), Bryant Nieling, Joren Op De Beeck, Nabil Bouchentouf and James Bartele.

Substitutions

MVV Maastricht made 3 changes: Saul Penders for Nabil El Basri (63′), Tim Zeegers for Andréa Librici (79′) and Mart Remans for Bryant Nieling (87′).

Player of the match: Romain Matthys​

The most impressive player for MVV Maastricht was the goalkeeper: Romain Matthys. His rating is 9.08. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

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

• FC Groningen – Jong AZ – 4-1
• Telstar – FC Den Bosch – 0-0
• Roda JC Kerkrade – Jong Utrecht – 0-0
• FC Eindhoven – MVV Maastricht – 0-3
• De Graafschap – VVV-Venlo – 3-0
• ADO Den Haag – FC Emmen – 3-0
• Helmond Sport – NAC Breda – 1-0