Both teams are in good form: MVV Maastricht winning 5 of their last 6 matches, Almere 4 out of 5. On top of that the teams have been productive.
Despite their performance in last weeks, Almere trainer Santoni was sacked by the board this week, in an official statement it was because of "differences in opinion how to reach the ambitious goals of the club". I am expecting the players will be extra keen on showing their abilities under new interim manager Tobiasen.

Home team MVV is looking for another win to maintain their high position in the "3rd period", winning such a "period" means qualification for a place in the play-offs at the end of the season. They have a quality attack, winger Jordy Croux rejoined the club in January and big central striker van den Hurk is an ideal player to play with attacking tactics. Both van den Hurk and leftwinger Schroijen have produced 10 goals this season.

The game is played on artificial pitch, both teams are used to that. The heavy rainfall of this week will not effect the pitch conditions. When finding odds of 1.65 and above, I advise taking the bet.