A total of nine sets of matches have gone by and both FC Emmen and Excelsior are at the right end of the league table. Let's go!
- FC Emmen have the most matches under the total-line (6) in Eerste Divisie
- Excelsior have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This should be an intriguing fixture with lots of fun and excitement as both contenders are well recovered since they last saw competitive action. Get this show on the road!
It should be mentioned that Excelsior play their home matches on artifical turf, so they have to adjust for this one as it's played on grass. Does it matter? Recent statistics for Excelsior on grass are 5 victories, 5 draws and 9 defeats from 19 games. In these matches they have a goal statistics scored/conceded: 31-40. You can compare this with overall results below.
FC Emmen form and stats
FC Emmen have played 4 Eerste Divisie games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-0-2 (wins-draws-losses). The happy trend is alive also outside their own arena as Emmen has won their last four matches.
The Emmen goalkeeper Michael Brouwer is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 225 minutes without conceding a goal in the Eerste Divisie.
A good away victory last time out for FC Emmen, who won 1-0 against Jong Utrecht (placed 7th). Defender Miguel Araujo got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 8.13/10. Araujo scored one goal and won 4 of 4 duels.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting FC Den Bosch in a game that was won 2-0.FC Emmen can score goals in their home matches. After 4 league matches they have found the net 9 times. Emmen's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 4 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Excelsior form and stats
The visitors are W3-D0-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Eerste Divisie. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Excelsior are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Excelsior lost away at NAC Breda (1-4) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. It's a bit worrying for Excelsior that their goalie Stijn van Gassel managed seven saves in the NAC Breda fixture, but still couldn't rescue them from a loss. Midfielder Marouan Azarkan was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.2. Azarkan hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.
That result followed a home victory 3-0 versus Jong PSV.Excelsior have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 11 goals from 5 away matches. As for defending, Excelsior rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 9 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - one - five (FC Emmen wins - draws - Excelsior wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Dallinga 9 goals |   J. Hilterman 5 goals | R. Mendes 4 goals |
FC Emmen missing players
Excelsior missing players
| FC Emmen | Excelsior | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | 9 | 0 | Scored | S | 1 | 11 | 18 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 75% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 33% | 25% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 78% |
| 11% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 60% | 44% |
| 11% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 40% | 22% |
| 44% | 25% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 80% | 67% |
| 22% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 20% | 22% |
| 33% | 50% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 11% |
| 6 | 7.2 | 9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 2.4 | 3.6 |
| 4.6 | 3.8 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 7.2 | 5.8 |
| 0.8 | 0.2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.2 | 13.2 | 7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 2 | 6.6 | 6.8 |
| 5.3 | 6.5 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 4.4 | 3.9 |
| 31% | 35% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 50% | 51% |
- All of Excelsior's away-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Excelsior have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Excelsior have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Excelsior have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Excelsior have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Excelsior haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- FC Emmen have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- FC Emmen have the most matches under the total-line (6) in Eerste Divisie
- FC Emmen have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- FC Emmen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 18 |
| 2 | Jong AZ | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | ADO Den Haag | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 16 |
| 4 | FC Emmen | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| 5 | Excelsior | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 16 |
| 6 | Graafschap | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| 7 | Jong Utrecht | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| 8 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
| 9 | VVV-Venlo | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| 10 | FC Eindhoven | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -1 | 13 |
| 11 | Jong Ajax | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 12 | Telstar | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 12 |
| 13 | MVV Maastricht | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | -13 | 12 |
| 14 | Jong PSV | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -3 | 10 |
| 15 | TOP Oss | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 10 |
| 16 | Almere City | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -1 | 9 |
| 17 | NAC Breda | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -2 | 9 |
| 18 | Helmond Sport | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 9 |
| 19 | FC Den Bosch | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 9 |
| 20 | FC Dordrecht | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 6 |