MVV Maastricht
- MVV Maastricht are unbeaten in 2 matches at home (W1, D1) but remain 16th in Eerste Divisie 2025-2026.
- MVV have won 4, drawn 1 and lost 5 of their 10 home games in Eerste Divisie 2025-2026, averaging 1.5 goals a game on their own patch.
- MVV are a pragmatic side, who like to set up and keep things tight, getting their bodies behind the ball and sitting in a 4-4-2 or 4-2-3-1 shape.
Almere City
- Almere City have won their last 3 away games and sit 6th in Eerste Divisie 2025-2026 with 32 points from 21 matches.
- Almere have won their last 5 matches in all competitions.
- Jeroen Rijsdijk took over at Almere City in January 2025 and his immediate impact has been to make them one of the most aggressive and high-pressing teams in Eerste Divisie 2025-2026.
- Almere have won 4 and lost 6 of their 10 away games in Eerste Divisie 2025-2026, conceding an average of 2.00 goals per game.
Head-to-Head
Almere beat MVV 4-0 at home just 8 weeks ago in the last Eerste Divisie head-to-head meeting between the two clubs.
Key Players
Stan Van Dessel has been in great form of late and has scored 3 of MVV’s last 6 goals in 5 games (2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses).
- Form note: recent goal returns have been important in MVV’s limited scoring.
- Camil Mmaee has scored the most goals in Eerste Divisie 2025-2026 for MVV this season (4 goals in 14 appearances).
- Julian Rijkhoff is the top scorer for the visitors, netting 10 goals in 20 league games, 5 of which were Almere’s 15 goals in their last 5 fixtures.
Betting Insights
- Almere are clear 1.68 favorites here, with the hosts 4.5 minnows.
- The odds on Almere are very tight for this fixture, so the over 2.5 goals market at 1.5 seems like a great alternative.
Prediction
- This will be a battle of tempo and territory with MVV trying to sit back and counter and Almere playing a high-pressing, high-tempo game.
- With Almere in such hot form and the league’s most prolific attacker, they should break down MVV’s low block eventually and take all three points.
