The FC Emmen & Jong Ajax bosses Lukkien and Heitinga are both worrying about and feeling excited about this very important fixture in the top area of the Eerste Divisie league table.
- FC Emmen have the fewest conceded goals (16) in Eerste Divisie
- Jong Ajax haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Eerste Divisie game only four days ago.
FC Emmen form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at De Oude Meerdijk as FC Emmen have scored 22 goals to get 24 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the Eerste Divisie are 8-0-3 (wins-draws-losses). Emmen has won so many consecutive home games (six in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at De Oude Meerdijk. We remember; it was Excelsior.
The FC Emmen manager Lukkien and his crew return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Almere City (placed 18th). Veldmate, defender, was given a rating of 7.61/10 in that game, top of the team. Veldmate won 9 of 9 duels.
Previous to that game, a home match hosting TOP Oss in a game that was won 3-1.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how FC Emmen have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found seven games) they have won five times, drawn one and lost one.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Eerste Divisie game versus Helmond Sport in only four days. This game is also played here at De Oude Meerdijk.
Emmen have only conceded 7 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Jong Ajax form and stats
The visitors are W6-D2-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Eerste Divisie. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Jong Ajax are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Home advantage was not enough for Jong Ajax in their previous game as they lost hosting Almere City, 1-3. Midfielder Llansana was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.6. Llansana hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 100 successful passes (of 114 total).
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Excelsior wasn't a success with a 2-6 loss.Jong Ajax are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, two draws and five defeats. From a total of nine matches.
Jong are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 24 times in 13 away games so far. Jong Ajax have conceded 24 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The latest registered match featuring both these contenders is the Jong Ajax - FC Emmen 1-0 played earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the former ten meetings): Emmen won three games, four matches ended with a draw and Jong Ajax got three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / fiveTop Goalscorers
  N. Ünüvar 11 goals |  R. Mendes 6 goals | J. Assehnoun 5 goals |
FC Emmen missing players
Jong Ajax missing players
| FC Emmen | Jong Ajax | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 27 |
| 16 | 8 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 38 | 22 | 0 | Scored | S | 5 | 24 | 56 |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | Conceded | C | 9 | 24 | 44 |
| 92% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 60% | 73% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 93% |
| 36% | 36% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 62% | 70% |
| 12% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 62% | 48% |
| 4% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 23% | 19% |
| 36% | 27% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 77% | 78% |
| 44% | 45% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 15% |
| 28% | 27% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 15% | 7% |
| 5.6 | 6.3 | 10 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.3 | 4.9 | 4.6 |
| 4.8 | 4.7 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.4 | 11.3 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.7 | 11.8 | 11.8 |
| 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
| 29% | 37% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 39% | 39% |
| 6.8 | 6.8 | 10.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.7 | 11.7 | 10 |
| 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8.3 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
- 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 (16) in Eerste Divisie
- FC Emmen have the fewest conceded goals (7) at home 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 haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Jong Ajax 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 | 26 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 58 | 30 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 14 | 28 | 59 |
| 2 | FC Emmen | 25 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 22 | 52 |
| 3 | Excelsior | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 58 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 19 | 49 |
| 4 | Jong Ajax | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 56 | 44 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 49 |
| 5 | ADO Den Haag | 26 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 56 | 34 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 19 | 22 | 48 |
| 6 | FC Eindhoven | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 47 |
| 7 | Graafschap | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 13 | 45 |
| 8 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 52 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 17 | 20 | 43 |
| 9 | NAC Breda | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 38 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 36 |
| 10 | Jong PSV | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 38 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 21 | 5 | 35 |
| 11 | VVV-Venlo | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 36 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 33 |
| 12 | Jong Utrecht | 27 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 29 | 48 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -19 | 28 |
| 13 | Telstar | 26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 47 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 20 | -19 | 28 |
| 14 | TOP Oss | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 31 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 22 | -11 | 27 |
| 15 | FC Den Bosch | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 27 | 48 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 26 | -21 | 26 |
| 16 | MVV Maastricht | 26 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 26 | 52 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 28 | -26 | 26 |
| 17 | Jong AZ | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 20 | -11 | 25 |
| 18 | Almere City | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 39 | 56 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 30 | -17 | 23 |
| 19 | FC Dordrecht | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 37 | 58 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 36 | -21 | 22 |
| 20 | Helmond Sport | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -18 | 18 |
