FC Emmen - Jong Utrecht. 2nd place hosts 15th place. The ball is round - get a comprehensive match preview here!
- FC Emmen have the fewest conceded goals (20) in Eerste Divisie
- Jong Utrecht have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in Eerste Divisie
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
FC Emmen form and stats
FC Emmen have performed here at De Oude Meerdijk this season with 9 wins from 13 Eerste Divisie matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 4.
A strong away win for FC Emmen against Jong PSV the last match, as Romeny and Mendes were on target. Midfielder Mendes was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.84 (out of ten) in that game. Mendes scored one goal, served one assist, hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Helmond Sport (1-2).FC Emmen are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found four matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won three, drew zero and lost one.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as FC Volendam are coming to town in three days.
The FC Emmen fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 25 goals in 13 league matches. Emmen are not conceding a lot of goals here at De Oude Meerdijk in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 13 matches.
Jong Utrecht form and stats
Playing away, Jong Utrecht have won 4 games, drawn 4 and suffered 6 defeats in the Eerste Divisie this season. It's a growing despair in Jong Utrecht as they have recorded three consecutive losses.
Jong Utrecht might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Almere City proved too strong as Jong Utrecht slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans. Boussaid got a match rating of 7.31 in that game, top player of the team. Boussaid hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times.
A 1-4 defeat away at FC Oss before that.We have done a similar check as we did with the hometeam, looking up recent matches where Utrecht played away with similar odds. This revealed eight games. The visitors overcame the odds to win zero times, three were draws and the home team won as expected five times.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Jong Utrecht have scored 18 goals in 14 league games away. As for defending, Utrecht rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 24 goals from these away matches. Jong Utrecht has visited these top teams four times, and 3 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
These opponents have played previously this season: Jong Utrecht - FC Emmen 0-1. Head to head numbers (for the prior five meetings): Emmen won two games, one match ended with a tie and Jong Utrecht got two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / twoTop Goalscorers
  R. Mendes 7 goals | J. Assehnoun 5 goals |  R. Kharchouch 5 goals |
FC Emmen missing players
Jong Utrecht missing players
| FC Emmen | Jong Utrecht | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 18 | 9 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 44 | 25 | 15 | Scored | S | 2 | 18 | 31 |
| 20 | 10 | 4 | Conceded | C | 11 | 24 | 54 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 64% | 77% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 93% | 83% |
| 43% | 46% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 64% | 62% |
| 14% | 15% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 36% | 31% |
| 4% | 8% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 14% |
| 43% | 38% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 64% | 52% |
| 39% | 38% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 21% | 14% |
| 25% | 23% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 14% | 34% |
| 5.7 | 6.5 | 6.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
| 4.6 | 4.5 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 6 | 5.5 |
| 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10.6 | 11.8 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 10.7 | 11.7 |
| 5.3 | 5.8 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 |
| 30% | 33% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 11% | 27% | 24% |
| 7 | 7 | 4.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15 | 13.6 | 13.1 |
| 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 4.5 | 5.1 |
- 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 haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Jong Utrecht have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Jong Utrecht have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in Eerste Divisie
- Jong Utrecht have the most conceded goals in the first half (33) in Eerste Divisie
- Jong Utrecht 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 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 62 | 31 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 14 | 31 | 63 |
| 2 | FC Emmen | 28 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 24 | 58 |
| 3 | Excelsior | 29 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 64 | 39 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 25 | 55 |
| 4 | FC Eindhoven | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 52 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 53 |
| 5 | Jong Ajax | 29 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 63 | 49 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 14 | 52 |
| 6 | ADO Den Haag | 27 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 59 | 40 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 25 | 19 | 48 |
| 7 | Graafschap | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 40 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 13 | 47 |
| 8 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 56 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 22 | 46 |
| 9 | NAC Breda | 28 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 43 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 10 | 42 |
| 10 | VVV-Venlo | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 37 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 37 |
| 11 | Jong PSV | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 45 | 44 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 24 | 1 | 35 |
| 12 | FC Oss | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 37 | 45 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 24 | -8 | 31 |
| 13 | Jong AZ | 29 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 27 | 39 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 29 |
| 14 | Telstar | 28 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 52 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 23 | -20 | 29 |
| 15 | Jong Utrecht | 29 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 31 | 54 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 24 | -23 | 28 |
| 16 | FC Den Bosch | 28 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 27 | 52 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 30 | -25 | 27 |
| 17 | Almere City | 29 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 41 | 58 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 31 | -17 | 26 |
| 18 | MVV Maastricht | 28 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 28 | 57 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 31 | -29 | 26 |
| 19 | FC Dordrecht | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 63 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 40 | -23 | 25 |
| 20 | Helmond Sport | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 28 | 49 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 23 | -21 | 21 |
