FC Emmen supporters put their faith in manager Lukkien to deliver victory against FC Volendam

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Mon 14.March
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: De Oude Meerdijk (8600 seats)

Both contenders are delivering a sweet season so far and occasions like this one could be deciding. Read up on FC Emmen - FC Volendam!

Insights:
  • FC Emmen have the fewest conceded goals (20) in Eerste Divisie
  • FC Volendam have the most scored goals in the first half (37) in Eerste Divisie

This arena uses the playing surface grass, unlike FC Volendam's home ground. The previous 16 games by the away team on grass have seen 7 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses.

It's no vacation for neither Emmen nor FC Volendam as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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FC Emmen form and stats

FC Emmen are steadily winning Eerste Divisie games and points here at De Oude Meerdijk. 10 wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats is the summary from 14 games.

A nice win for FC Emmen last time playing, versus Jong Utrecht. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0 with Assehnoun and Mendes scoring for the victors. Romeny (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.84/10. Romeny served one assist and hit three key passes.

In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting Jong PSV.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Emmen handle that role? We have found six games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are four wins, one draw and one defeat.

The FC Emmen fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 27 goals in 14 league matches. From these home matches, Emmen have conceded only 10 goals.

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FC Volendam form and stats

FC Volendam have an excellent away record in the Eerste Divisie so far with 7-7-0 from 14 games. FC Volendam are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played 14 in a row without losing.

Home advantage was not enough for FC Volendam in their previous game as they lost hosting Excelsior, 2-5. van Mieghem, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.11. Mieghem hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 41 successful passes (of 45 total).

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus VVV-Venlo that ended 0-0.

We have checked recent matches where FC Volendam have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those six games were three victories, one draw and two defeats.

The schedule is very tough for Volendam now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Eerste Divisie game at ADO Den Haag is waiting in only four days.

FC Volendam has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 26 goals from 14 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

These opponents have met previously this season: FC Volendam - FC Emmen 2-2. Last ten meetings involving these squads: Emmen won seven, FC Volendam were winners in two and we saw one draw. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

FC VolendamR. Mühren
R. Mühren
23 goals
FC EmmenR. Mendes
R. Mendes
8 goals
FC VolendamD. van Mieghem
D. van Mieghem
8 goals

FC Emmen missing players

FC Volendam missing players

Total First Half Second Half
FC Emmen FC Volendam
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
29 14 3 Played P 4 14 29
19 10 1 Won W 0 7 18
4 0 0 Drew D 4 7 9
6 4 2 Lost L 0 0 2
46 27 2 Scored S 8 26 64
20 10 3 Conceded C 8 14 36
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 93%
66% 79% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 64% 79%
41% 43% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 43% 66%
14% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 36% 48%
3% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 29% 34%
41% 36% 33% BTTS BTTS 100% 57% 66%
41% 43% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 43% 34%
24% 21% 67% Failed to Score F T 0% 14% 7%
 
5.8 6.6 8.7 Corners for (avg) C F 7.2 6.5 6.3
4.5 4.2 5.3 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 5 5.3
0.8 0.5 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.4 1.1
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 0 3
 
10.8 12.2 15.3 Shots (avg) S ( 11.2 13.3 13.3
5.6 6.2 6.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 7.2 7
29% 31% 10% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 26% 32%
 
7 7.1 11 Shots against (avg) S A 10.2 9.7 10.3
2.8 2.9 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.2 5 5.1
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • FC Emmen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • FC Emmen have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • FC Emmen have the fewest conceded goals (20) in Eerste Divisie
  • FC Emmen have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in Eerste Divisie
  • FC Emmen have the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in Eerste Divisie
  • FC Emmen have the most matches under the total-line (13) in Eerste Divisie
  • FC Emmen haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • FC Volendam have not yet lost a game away.
  • FC Volendam have the most points from losing position (18) in Eerste Divisie
  • FC Volendam have the most scored goals in the first half (37) 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 29 18 9 2 64 36 15 11 2 2 38 22 14 7 7 0 26 14 28 63
2 FC Emmen 29 19 4 6 46 20 14 10 0 4 27 10 15 9 4 2 19 10 26 61
3 Excelsior 30 18 4 8 69 41 15 8 3 4 35 19 15 10 1 4 34 22 28 58
4 FC Eindhoven 29 17 5 7 56 32 14 10 3 1 32 12 15 7 2 6 24 20 24 56
5 Jong Ajax 30 16 5 9 66 52 15 10 2 3 38 23 15 6 3 6 28 29 14 53
6 Roda JC Kerkrade 29 13 10 6 58 35 14 6 5 3 27 15 15 7 5 3 31 20 23 49
7 ADO Den Haag 27 17 3 7 59 41 13 9 1 3 30 15 14 8 2 4 29 25 18 48
8 De Graafschap 29 13 8 8 40 29 15 4 6 5 14 18 14 9 2 3 26 11 11 47
9 NAC Breda 29 12 9 8 45 33 15 8 6 1 26 10 14 4 3 7 19 23 12 45
10 VVV-Venlo 29 11 4 14 37 42 15 6 3 6 22 22 14 5 1 8 15 20 -5 37
11 Jong PSV 28 10 5 13 46 44 15 7 2 6 27 20 13 3 3 7 18 24 2 35
12 TOP Oss 29 8 7 14 38 47 15 5 4 6 23 23 14 3 3 8 15 24 -9 31
13 FC Den Bosch 29 9 3 17 30 53 14 7 0 7 15 23 15 2 3 10 15 30 -23 30
14 Jong AZ 29 8 5 16 27 39 15 6 3 6 17 19 14 2 2 10 10 20 -12 29
15 Almere City 30 7 8 15 44 58 15 3 4 8 20 27 15 4 4 7 24 31 -14 29
16 Telstar 28 6 11 11 32 52 14 3 5 6 17 29 14 3 6 5 15 23 -20 29
17 Jong Utrecht 30 8 4 18 31 56 15 4 0 11 13 30 15 4 4 7 18 26 -25 28
18 FC Dordrecht 29 6 8 15 43 66 14 3 6 5 21 26 15 3 2 10 22 40 -23 26
19 MVV Maastricht 29 8 2 19 29 60 14 4 2 8 16 26 15 4 0 11 13 34 -31 26
20 Helmond Sport 29 6 6 17 28 52 14 3 3 8 14 26 15 3 3 9 14 26 -24 21

Table
  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 29 18 9 2 64 36 15 11 2 2 38 22 14 7 7 0 26 14 28 63
2 FC Emmen 29 19 4 6 46 20 14 10 0 4 27 10 15 9 4 2 19 10 26 61
3 Excelsior 30 18 4 8 69 41 15 8 3 4 35 19 15 10 1 4 34 22 28 58
4 FC Eindhoven 29 17 5 7 56 32 14 10 3 1 32 12 15 7 2 6 24 20 24 56
5 Jong Ajax 30 16 5 9 66 52 15 10 2 3 38 23 15 6 3 6 28 29 14 53
6 Roda JC Kerkrade 29 13 10 6 58 35 14 6 5 3 27 15 15 7 5 3 31 20 23 49
7 ADO Den Haag 27 17 3 7 59 41 13 9 1 3 30 15 14 8 2 4 29 25 18 48
8 De Graafschap 29 13 8 8 40 29 15 4 6 5 14 18 14 9 2 3 26 11 11 47
9 NAC Breda 29 12 9 8 45 33 15 8 6 1 26 10 14 4 3 7 19 23 12 45
10 VVV-Venlo 29 11 4 14 37 42 15 6 3 6 22 22 14 5 1 8 15 20 -5 37
11 Jong PSV 28 10 5 13 46 44 15 7 2 6 27 20 13 3 3 7 18 24 2 35
12 TOP Oss 29 8 7 14 38 47 15 5 4 6 23 23 14 3 3 8 15 24 -9 31
13 FC Den Bosch 29 9 3 17 30 53 14 7 0 7 15 23 15 2 3 10 15 30 -23 30
14 Jong AZ 29 8 5 16 27 39 15 6 3 6 17 19 14 2 2 10 10 20 -12 29
15 Almere City 30 7 8 15 44 58 15 3 4 8 20 27 15 4 4 7 24 31 -14 29
16 Telstar 28 6 11 11 32 52 14 3 5 6 17 29 14 3 6 5 15 23 -20 29
17 Jong Utrecht 30 8 4 18 31 56 15 4 0 11 13 30 15 4 4 7 18 26 -25 28
18 FC Dordrecht 29 6 8 15 43 66 14 3 6 5 21 26 15 3 2 10 22 40 -23 26
19 MVV Maastricht 29 8 2 19 29 60 14 4 2 8 16 26 15 4 0 11 13 34 -31 26
20 Helmond Sport 29 6 6 17 28 52 14 3 3 8 14 26 15 3 3 9 14 26 -24 21

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