Recap
The away match against the leader Zwolle, turned into a black page in Den Bosch history, because they suffered an incredible 13:0 thrashing. As was logical, the management of the club couldn’t let this result pass without consequences and proceeded to terminate the cooperation with the coach Jack de Gier. His assistant, William Van Offerbeek, will take over as technical coach, who will probably finish the season in this position. The Dutch coach stated that a lot of work was done in the psychological part during the week with various speeches to the players. They are in 18th place with only 2 victories in the last 14 matches, and are without any serious goal until the end of the season. Due to injuries Konings (26/10 top scorer), van der Steen (26/0 first goalkeeper), Ahannach (22/6 second scorer), Maas (18/0), van Grunsven (17/2), and van der Winden (9/0) are out of the squad.
Venlo is one of the best away teams, but at home, they have problems winning only once in the last 4 league matches. Rick Kruys team prevailed 0:1 away against strong home team Maastricht in the local derby, celebrating their 3 win in the last 4 games. With this success, they climbed to fourth place which ensures home advantage in the promotion play offs. They maintain an excellent home tradition with 9 wins in a row, and expect to take a convincing victory against the worst defense in the league.