Football betting preview: FC Emmen the probable winner when Telstar pay a visit

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Sun 27.March
Match begins: 14:45 (UTC)
Venue: De Oude Meerdijk (8600 seats)

The Eerste Divisie standings tell a tale about these participants so far, with FC Emmen leading Telstar by 35 points. Match preview to follow:

Insights:
  • FC Emmen have the fewest conceded goals (21) in Eerste Divisie
  • Telstar have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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FC Emmen form and stats

FC Emmen have performed here at De Oude Meerdijk this season with 11 wins from 15 Eerste Divisie matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 4. The team is able to perform also as the away side, as they are nurturing a very healthy winning streak of four straight victories regardless of arena.

It's back home for Emmen, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating VVV-Venlo away with the result 2-0. Mendes and Toufiqui found the net in that victory. Defender Araujo got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.83/10. Araujo hit one key pass and won 4 of 5 duels.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting FC Volendam in a game that was won 4-1.

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.

The FC Emmen manager Lukkien has got the team scoring with 31 from 15 home games in the league. From these home matches, Emmen have conceded only 11 goals.

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Telstar form and stats

Telstar have only collected 15 points from their away games in the Eerste Divisie, after 3-6-6 (15 played). The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Telstar have lost on their last two travels.

Two away games in a row for Telstar, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-2 versus ADO Den Haag. Bensabouh was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.35. The defender Bensabouh hit one key pass and won 7 of 9 duels.

A home win before that, celebrating 1-0 vs FC Dordrecht.

Telstar have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 15 league away games 16 goals have been scored. Many of these goals have arrived late in the matches; more than 50 % (10 goals) after the 60th minute. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Telstar have conceded 25 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. Telstar has visited these top teams three times, and 2 of 3 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

Telstar - FC Emmen 1-1 was the result in these squads' previous head-to-head match, played this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Emmen victories, four draws and two Telstar wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

FC EmmenR. Mendes
R. Mendes
10 goals
TelstarG. Plet
G. Plet
10 goals
FC EmmenR. Kharchouch
R. Kharchouch
7 goals

FC Emmen missing players

Telstar missing players

Total First Half Second Half
FC Emmen Telstar
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
31 15 6 Played P 3 15 31
21 11 5 Won W 0 3 7
4 0 0 Drew D 1 6 11
6 4 1 Lost L 2 6 13
52 31 18 Scored S 2 16 35
21 11 5 Conceded C 6 25 58
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 94%
68% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 77%
42% 47% 83% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 60% 58%
16% 20% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 27% 35%
6% 13% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 13% 19%
42% 40% 67% BTTS BTTS 67% 60% 61%
42% 40% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 23%
23% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 27% 23%
 
5.7 6.4 7.2 Corners for (avg) C F 6.7 5 5.5
4.4 4 2.3 Corners against (avg) C A 3.7 4 4.5
0.9 0.6 0.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.7 1.2 1.5
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
11 12.3 13 Shots (avg) S ( 5.3 8.3 9.9
5.7 6.6 7.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 3.2 4.2
29% 31% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 67% 33% 27%
 
7.2 7.2 5 Shots against (avg) S A 8.3 10.7 10.4
2.8 3 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.4 4.8
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 (21) in Eerste Divisie
  • FC Emmen have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10) in Eerste Divisie
  • FC Emmen have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (11) 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 (14) in Eerste Divisie
  • FC Emmen have the the best goal difference (+31) in Eerste Divisie
  • FC Emmen haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Telstar have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

  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 Emmen 31 21 4 6 52 21 15 11 0 4 31 11 16 10 4 2 21 10 31 67
2 FC Volendam 31 18 10 3 66 41 15 11 2 2 38 22 16 7 8 1 28 19 25 64
3 Excelsior 31 18 5 8 70 42 15 8 3 4 35 19 16 10 2 4 35 23 28 59
4 FC Eindhoven 31 17 7 7 59 35 15 10 4 1 33 13 16 7 3 6 26 22 24 58
5 Jong Ajax 31 16 6 9 68 54 16 10 3 3 40 25 15 6 3 6 28 29 14 54
6 Roda JC Kerkrade 31 14 11 6 63 38 15 7 5 3 29 15 16 7 6 3 34 23 25 53
7 ADO Den Haag 30 18 5 7 63 43 15 10 2 3 33 17 15 8 3 4 30 26 20 53
8 NAC Breda 31 13 9 9 49 38 15 8 6 1 26 10 16 5 3 8 23 28 11 48
9 Graafschap 31 13 8 10 41 34 16 4 6 6 15 21 15 9 2 4 26 13 7 47
10 VVV-Venlo 31 12 4 15 40 44 16 6 3 7 22 24 15 6 1 8 18 20 -4 40
11 Jong PSV 30 10 6 14 50 50 16 7 3 6 30 23 14 3 3 8 20 27 0 36
12 Jong AZ 31 10 5 16 31 41 15 6 3 6 17 19 16 4 2 10 14 22 -10 35
13 FC Den Bosch 31 10 3 18 33 57 15 8 0 7 18 25 16 2 3 11 15 32 -24 33
14 FC Oss 31 8 8 15 39 49 16 5 5 6 24 24 15 3 3 9 15 25 -10 32
15 Almere City 31 8 8 15 46 58 16 4 4 8 22 27 15 4 4 7 24 31 -12 32
16 Telstar 31 7 11 13 35 58 16 4 5 7 19 33 15 3 6 6 16 25 -23 32
17 FC Dordrecht 31 7 8 16 44 67 15 4 6 5 22 26 16 3 2 11 22 41 -23 29
18 MVV Maastricht 31 9 2 20 34 64 15 4 2 9 18 29 16 5 0 11 16 35 -30 29
19 Jong Utrecht 31 8 4 19 31 57 16 4 0 12 13 31 15 4 4 7 18 26 -26 28
20 Helmond Sport 31 7 6 18 32 55 16 4 3 9 18 29 15 3 3 9 14 26 -23 24

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 Emmen 31 21 4 6 52 21 15 11 0 4 31 11 16 10 4 2 21 10 31 67
2 FC Volendam 31 18 10 3 66 41 15 11 2 2 38 22 16 7 8 1 28 19 25 64
3 Excelsior 31 18 5 8 70 42 15 8 3 4 35 19 16 10 2 4 35 23 28 59
4 FC Eindhoven 31 17 7 7 59 35 15 10 4 1 33 13 16 7 3 6 26 22 24 58
5 Jong Ajax 31 16 6 9 68 54 16 10 3 3 40 25 15 6 3 6 28 29 14 54
6 Roda JC Kerkrade 31 14 11 6 63 38 15 7 5 3 29 15 16 7 6 3 34 23 25 53
7 ADO Den Haag 30 18 5 7 63 43 15 10 2 3 33 17 15 8 3 4 30 26 20 53
8 NAC Breda 31 13 9 9 49 38 15 8 6 1 26 10 16 5 3 8 23 28 11 48
9 Graafschap 31 13 8 10 41 34 16 4 6 6 15 21 15 9 2 4 26 13 7 47
10 VVV-Venlo 31 12 4 15 40 44 16 6 3 7 22 24 15 6 1 8 18 20 -4 40
11 Jong PSV 30 10 6 14 50 50 16 7 3 6 30 23 14 3 3 8 20 27 0 36
12 Jong AZ 31 10 5 16 31 41 15 6 3 6 17 19 16 4 2 10 14 22 -10 35
13 FC Den Bosch 31 10 3 18 33 57 15 8 0 7 18 25 16 2 3 11 15 32 -24 33
14 FC Oss 31 8 8 15 39 49 16 5 5 6 24 24 15 3 3 9 15 25 -10 32
15 Almere City 31 8 8 15 46 58 16 4 4 8 22 27 15 4 4 7 24 31 -12 32
16 Telstar 31 7 11 13 35 58 16 4 5 7 19 33 15 3 6 6 16 25 -23 32
17 FC Dordrecht 31 7 8 16 44 67 15 4 6 5 22 26 16 3 2 11 22 41 -23 29
18 MVV Maastricht 31 9 2 20 34 64 15 4 2 9 18 29 16 5 0 11 16 35 -30 29
19 Jong Utrecht 31 8 4 19 31 57 16 4 0 12 13 31 15 4 4 7 18 26 -26 28
20 Helmond Sport 31 7 6 18 32 55 16 4 3 9 18 29 15 3 3 9 14 26 -23 24

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