The match was initially scheduled for Sunday, March 23 at 8 p.m. Due to the international match that the Dutch national team will be playing, the fishing derby has been moved. The Dutch team will face Spain in the quarter-finals of the Nations League on Sunday.
FC Volendam and Telstar are currently having a winter break. Both teams played last Sunday for the last time this calendar year. FC Volendam crowned themselves winter champions after a 2-1 win over De Graafschap. Telstar was beaten 5-1 by MVV Maastricht.