A bus journey of 232 kilometers from Maastricht to Velsen-Zuid is just a little less far if you take three points home with you. Telstar hopes to make the return journey tonight more pleasant by winning at MVV. For those at home: you can follow the match live on NH Radio from 7 p.m.!
Since last Monday, Telstar has been bottom in the first division. The Velsen residents have been passed in the rankings by TOP Oss, which has one point more after 23 games. MVV is number eleven in the rankings and has exactly twice as many points as Telstar. Moreover, the team performed strongly in the third period in which three of the four matches were won.
Telstar did not have the resources to make the selection at the end of the year winter transfer window to reinforce. The club-less Peter Guinari arrived a few weeks ago and Jorginho Soares was then loaned out. Club top scorer Zakaria Eddahchouri (11 goals) stayed, but will not be available for a long time due to a knee injury. A major loss, because after Eddahchouri, Quinten van den Heerik is now the player with the most goals to his name with 3 goals.
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At MVV Maastricht, Dailon Livramento (8 goals) and veteran Bryan Smeets (6 goals) are the players who score the most. Another footballer to keep an eye on: Özgür Aktas. The defender is known at Telstar, where he has been an undisputed starter for the past two seasons.
Kharchouch
If we compare MVV – Telstar with the statistics: the last three times Telstar returned from Maastricht empty-handed. The last victory was in 2019 when Reda Kharchouch the White Lions scored a 2-1 victory with two goals. Of the 44 meetings in total, Telstar has won only 9 in history. On the other hand, coach Mike Snoei’s team was the strongest in Velsen-Zuid this season. Thanks to a goal in injury time by Van den Heerik, the score became 2-1.
Trainer Mike Snoei, who was absent last week due to flu, returns to the bench at Telstar. We will see in the lineup tonight whether the flu virus has claimed any new victims.
MVV Maastricht – Telstar starts at 8 p.m. You can follow the match live with commentary from Erik-Jan Brinkman and Frank van der Meijden. NH Sport starts at 7 p.m. Also including a preview of the Premier League weekend with Ajax – PSV, AZ – Feyenoord and FC Utrecht – FC Volendam. Presentation Robbert van den Heuvel.