Stumbling Almere City hope to pull off an upset when they play high-flying FC Emmen in the upcoming league fixture. It’s 20th vs 2nd and the home regulars will have not-so-high expectations.
- Almere City have the most dropped points from leading position (31) in Eerste Divisie
- FC Emmen have the fewest conceded goals (16) in Eerste Divisie
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Almere City form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Eerste Divisie this season. Almere City have only managed 2 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses from their games here at Yanmar Stadion.
The home team returns to Yanmar Stadion after drawing with FC Dordrecht (placed 18th) on their last time out; the game ended 2-2. The striker Wildeboer was named "man of the match" for Almere City with the rating of 8.05/10. Wildeboer scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Telstar that ended 0-0.Almere has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Almere City are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (26 from 12 played). When Almere City hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like MVV Maastricht, Jong Utrecht, Jong AZ, FC Den Bosch, FC Dordrecht and Helmond Sport), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 4 of 4 times.
FC Emmen form and stats
FC Emmen have an excellent away record in the Eerste Divisie so far with 8-3-2 from 13 games. Impressively, the visitors are on a six-match winning run which they hope continue versus Almere City.
Kharchouch, Vlak and Azzouzi scored in Emmen's previous match, the home game against FC Oss that ended 3-1. Azzouzi got a match rating of 7.84 in that game, top player of the team. Azzouzi scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Excelsior with the score of 1-0.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far FC Emmen have scored 16 goals in 13 league games away. FC Emmen are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Here's what happened when the sides met previously this season; FC Emmen - Almere City 3-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Almere City five wins, three draws and FC Emmen two victories. As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Duijvestijn 9 goals |  J. Arweiler 9 goals |  R. Mendes 6 goals |
Almere City missing players
FC Emmen missing players
| Almere City | FC Emmen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 13 | 24 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 36 | 17 | 6 | Scored | S | 4 | 16 | 38 |
| 55 | 26 | 12 | Conceded | C | 1 | 9 | 16 |
| 96% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 80% | 92% | 96% |
| 88% | 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 20% | 54% | 62% |
| 68% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 38% | 38% |
| 44% | 50% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 28% | 25% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 68% | 58% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 46% | 38% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 80% | 38% | 42% |
| 24% | 25% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 23% | 25% |
| 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.8 | 5.5 |
| 5.3 | 5.8 | 7.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| 1.1 | 0.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.6 | 10.2 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 9.8 | 10.5 |
| 3.9 | 4.1 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.2 |
| 37% | 35% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 15% | 24% | 30% |
| 10.9 | 9.2 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.4 | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| 5 | 4.9 | 6.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 1.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
- Almere City have the most conceded goals in the second half (33) in Eerste Divisie
- Almere City have the most dropped points from leading position (31) in Eerste Divisie
- Almere City have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- FC Emmen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- FC Emmen have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- FC Emmen have the fewest conceded goals (16) in Eerste Divisie
- FC Emmen have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Eerste Divisie
- FC Emmen have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Eerste Divisie
- FC Emmen have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Eerste Divisie
- FC Emmen is in the best form (6-0-0) in Eerste Divisie
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FC Volendam | 24 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 55 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 27 | 55 |
| 2 | FC Emmen | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 22 | 51 |
| 3 | Jong Ajax | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 51 | 35 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 46 |
| 4 | ADO Den Haag | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 53 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 22 | 45 |
| 5 | De Graafschap | 25 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 25 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 13 | 44 |
| 6 | Excelsior | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 50 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 16 | 17 | 43 |
| 7 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 50 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 16 | 20 | 41 |
| 8 | FC Eindhoven | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 41 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 41 |
| 9 | Jong PSV | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 43 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 35 |
| 10 | VVV-Venlo | 25 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 35 | 37 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 32 |
| 11 | NAC Breda | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 30 |
| 12 | FC Oss | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 22 | -10 | 27 |
| 13 | Telstar | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 45 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 18 | -19 | 27 |
| 14 | FC Den Bosch | 24 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 27 | 45 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 24 | -18 | 26 |
| 15 | Jong AZ | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 18 | -8 | 25 |
| 16 | MVV Maastricht | 25 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 50 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 26 | -27 | 23 |
| 17 | Jong Utrecht | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | -21 | 22 |
| 18 | FC Dordrecht | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 35 | 56 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 34 | -21 | 21 |
| 19 | Helmond Sport | 23 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -17 | 20 |
| 20 | Almere City | 25 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 55 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 29 | -19 | 19 |
