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Excelsior vs Maastricht Prediction & Betting tips
Excelsior and MVV meet each other on Friday evening at the Van Donge & de Roo Stadium. Both teams perform very mixed and have a disappointing season for the time being. Who takes the lead in round 29?
Excelsior:
It has been known for some time that the battle for promotion this year would be more difficult than ever. Teams such as De Graafschap and NAC were added, but that only a few people thought Cambuur and FC Volendam would perform so well. That is why it is pressing at the top. Excelsior and NAC dropped out in the title fight and both had the necessary trainer changes. However, since Marinus Dijkhuizen’s arrival at Excelsior, there seemed to be a new impetus in Kralingen. He remained unbeaten in four games and his team scored no less than fifteen times. However, the number of counter goals remained a persistent problem. Ten goals against NAC and three clubs from the right row was too much.
It went wrong last Friday. A result was expected in the away match against FC Eindhoven, but after ninety minutes there was still 3-0 on the scoreboard. Two penalties against and a goal by Kaj de Rooij killed the Kralingers. Luigi Bruins made a connection goal with a used penalty kick in injury time, but it was too late. The game ended in 3-1.
MVV:
The MVV season is going down with peaks and troughs this season. Since September, the team from Maastricht has managed to achieve results in-house and since Young Ajax won, no team was able to take three points from De Geusselt. For coach Fuat Usta, this strong home series was certainly something to be proud of, but his team never got further than fifteenth place. This was mainly due to the weak range. Of the fourteen away games, only one was won and that was in game three. Twice a point was taken from an away game, while no less than eleven times the bus trip went back to Limburg without result. The only real point of light for Usta is its supplier. Center striker Anthony van den Hurk scores on the assembly line and in the past six games he scored no less than eight times. That resulted in him being named the best player of the third period.
He also scored twice in the home match against FC Den Bosch in the past round. However, it turned out not to be enough to win. Because Pedro Marques scored twice in the final phase, the game ended in 2-3 in favor of the Bosschenaren. It was painful that the strong home series of MVV came to an end in the minute.
Excelsior vs Maastricht head to head matches
18.10.19 EER Maastricht Excelsior 0 : 0
14.03.14 EER Excelsior Maastricht 0 : 1
07.09.13 EER Maastricht Excelsior 0 : 1
08.02.13 EER Excelsior Maastricht 1 : 2
30.09.12 EER Maastricht Excelsior 4 : 2