Dutch B: Maastricht vs Almere City
At 20:30 Beijing time on March 27, 2022, the 32nd round of the Dutch Second League, Maastricht will face Almere City at home. Maastricht has been in the middle and lower reaches of the Dutch Second Division in recent seasons, and this season the team is still like this, after 31 league rounds, it has achieved 9 wins, 2 draws and 20 losses, ranking 3rd from the bottom of the league with 29 points, but it is only 2 points higher than deputy squad leader Hermond, and the lead is not obvious. In addition, as of now, Maastricht is the team with the most defeats in the Dutch Second Division. From the statistical point of view, Maastricht has scored 34 goals and conceded 64 goals in 31 league rounds, which is also the second most conceded team in the Dutch Second Division, only slightly better than Dordlercht.
Maastricht last round of league away against Graf Sharp, the data performance on the scene is ugly, 37% of the possession, 8 shots on goal 4 shots on target, the number of shots is not even half of the opponent, but the ability to grasp the game is better than the opponent, Dongxiong Lake's goal broke the deadlock on the field, and then although it was equalized, but in the second half Matt Lehman and Bloomer 2 people threatened, broke the opponent's goal continuously, and finally won the opponent 3-1, while returning to the winning track, but also ended the embarrassment of 4 consecutive defeats between them.
Almere City qualified for an promotion play-off last season, but unfortunately fell 0-4 at nimegen's feet in the play-offs and had no choice but to continue to play in the Dutch Second Division this season. Almere City's results have declined significantly this season, with 8 wins, 8 draws and 15 defeats after 31 league rounds, ranking 15th in the league with 32 points, 18 points away from the promotion play-off area, and with little left in the schedule, the team has little hope of impacting this area.
Almere City have been in good shape recently, winning three consecutive wins over Utrecht Youth, Hermond and Dumbosch, and have been "0" in the last two matches. It is worth noting that the recent performance of tis van Levine and Marten Puvers, and the midfielder Ilias Alhavt and other three people have performed very well, which is also the main reason for the recent improvement in the team's performance.
In terms of past meetings between the two teams, Maastricht has won 4, drawn 3 and lost 3 in the last 10 regular matches against Almere City, with a slight advantage in the past, and also kept a 2-0 clean sheet away from home in the first leg of the season. In terms of recent situations, Maastricht returned to the winning track after ending the previous four consecutive defeats, but the team's form was not stable, while Almere City was in better form than its opponents, not only winning 3 consecutive wins, but also outperforming its opponents in terms of underlying strength.