A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The home fans are optimistic that the difference between 2nd and 13th place in the table will show on the pitch.
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Europa League. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Astana.
AZ Alkmaar form and stats
13 points is a decent return from 6 Eredivisie games here at Cars Jeans Stadion for AZ Alkmaar, who have the fewest conceded goals (8) in Eredivisie,. The data says 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
AZ Alkmaar are returning here after visiting Astana in a Europa League game and winning with a 5-0 scoreline. Before that, AZ Alkmaar had a Eredivisie home game versus FC Twente which ended with a victory 3-0.
As mentioned above, AZ Alkmaar "killed" Astana in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Goals are plentiful at Cars Jeans Stadion in the league this season as AZ Alkmaar has scored 16 goals here in 6 attempts. AZ Alkmaar have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
FC Emmen form and stats
FC Emmen, who have the fewest points (0) away in Eredivisie, are still without points from their Eredivisie away games. 5 games, 5 defeats. A depressing five defeats in a row for FC Emmen in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Ajax.
The supporters enjoyed FC Emmen's previous game versus Vitesse (placed 5th), a Eredivisie 2-1 win played at home. Preceding that game, the 2-3 loss visiting NAC Breda's place.
With the home team given a winning probability of about 80% by the bookmakers, any point(s) for the visitors would be a surprise. Checking earlier matches with similar odds with FC Emmen as the away team, we found three results. Statistics from these were 0 away wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats. The outsiders lost 3 of these games by at least two goals.
The attacking power of FC Emmen when travelling is not overwhelming with 3 goals scored from 5 league matches away. There are big problems for the FC Emmen defense as they have conceded 16 goals in 5 away games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last four meetings between these two teams are: 4 wins for AZ Alkmaar, 0 draws and 0 wins for FC Emmen. Over 2,5 goals: 3 times; under 2,5 goals: 1 game.Top Goalscorers
  M. Boadu 7 goals |  O. Idrissi 6 goals |  T. Koopmeiners 5 goals |
AZ Alkmaar missing players
FC Emmen missing players
| AZ Alkmaar | FC Emmen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 28 | 16 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 3 | 16 |
| 8 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 8 | 16 | 25 |
| 92% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 83% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 92% |
| 58% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 80% | 75% |
| 33% | 50% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 60% | 42% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 40% | 25% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 58% |
| 67% | 67% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 25% |
| 7.5 | 9.7 | 14 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 2.6 | 4.8 |
| 3.4 | 2.8 | 1 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 8.5 | 5.6 | 5.8 |
| 1.4 | 0.8 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
- AZ Alkmaar have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- AZ Alkmaar have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- AZ Alkmaar have scored at least twice as many goals at home as FC Emmen have scored away.
- AZ Alkmaar have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- AZ Alkmaar have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- All of FC Emmen's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- FC Emmen have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- FC Emmen have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- FC Emmen have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- FC Emmen have lost all their away matches so far.
- FC Emmen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- FC Emmen have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- 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 | Ajax | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 30 | 32 |
| 2 | AZ Alkmaar | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 20 | 26 |
| 3 | PSV | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 24 |
| 4 | FC Utrecht | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 23 |
| 5 | Vitesse | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 23 |
| 6 | FC Groningen | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 20 |
| 7 | Willem II | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 19 |
| 8 | SC Heerenveen | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 18 |
| 9 | Heracles | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 18 |
| 10 | Feyenoord | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 17 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | -1 | 16 |
| 12 | FC Twente | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 15 |
| 13 | FC Emmen | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 16 | -9 | 13 |
| 14 | ADO Den Haag | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | -8 | 10 |
| 15 | PEC Zwolle | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | -12 | 10 |
| 16 | Fortuna Sittard | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 22 | -15 | 9 |
| 17 | VVV-Venlo | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -20 | 9 |
| 18 | RKC Waalwijk | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 21 | -21 | 4 |