Oct 19th features a match where Excelsior plays host to MVV Maastricht in a clash of the KNVB Beker. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Excelsior recorded a 1-1 draw against NEC. Landry Dimata scored the first goal for NEC in the 59th minute, but Lazaros Lamprou got the equalizer for Excelsior in the 88th minute earning them at least the one point. Excelsior is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while mVV Maastricht is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Jong PSV. Souren scored the first goal for MVV Maastricht in the 34th minute, then Simon Colyn tied it up for Jong PSV in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Seelt earning them at least the one point. With 21 points in their last 10 matches MVV Maastricht should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On the 19th of January, MVV Maastricht hosted Excelsior at the De Geusselt in their last match together. Excelsior won by a score of 2 to 2. Elías Már Ómarsson struck first for Excelsior in the 16th minute on a penalty, then in the 42nd minute, Arne Naudts sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Kostons , but luckily for Excelsior it didn’t end there. They were able to keep scoring to earn the win.
MVV Maastricht is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Kostons and Mart Remans each having 2 goals in their last 5. Redouan El Yaakoubi and Julian Baas are the top scorers for Excelsior in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.