The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. AZ Alkmaar are in the 8th position while the guesting FC Emmen worry at 17th.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
AZ Alkmaar form and stats
AZ Alkmaar must be fairly happy with 5 points from their first three Eredivisie games here at AFAS Stadion.
Alkmaar are confident in defense, having played 183 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.
Alkmaar are returning here after visiting SC Heerenveen in a Eredivisie game and winning with a 3-0 scoreline. Teun Koopmeiners and Jesper Karlsson scored the goal(s). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Real Sociedad (0-1).
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (6 in 3 games), AZ Alkmaar's attacking play is working. Alkmaar have conceded 3 in these home matches.
FC Emmen form and stats
0 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses. That’s the product of FC Emmen playing as the away team in the Eredivisie this season. It's a growing despair in Emmen as they have recorded three consecutive losses. Emmen has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
It might be tough going out on the road again for FC Emmen, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-3 versus Vitesse (placed 2nd). A loss against Feyenoord was the result prior to that, in a home game.
The visitors have scored 3 goals from 4 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The opposition has been scoring high and low on FC Emmen's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 10 goals in 4 travels.
Head 2 Head
AZ Alkmaar-FC Emmen H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Alkmaar five wins, FC Emmen zero wins, zero draws. four of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  M. de Leeuw 5 goals |   D. de Wit 3 goals |  A. Gudmundsson 3 goals |
AZ Alkmaar missing players
FC Emmen missing players
| AZ Alkmaar | FC Emmen | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 18 | 6 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 12 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 10 | 21 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 75% | 75% |
| 57% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 62% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 71% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 75% | 88% |
| 29% | 33% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 12% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.4 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 3 | 2.6 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 116 | 52 | 20 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 36 | 83 |
| 49 | 21 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 15 | 30 |
| 37% | 29% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 20% | 37% |
- AZ Alkmaar have not yet lost a game.
- AZ Alkmaar have scored in all their matches so far.
- AZ Alkmaar haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- All of AZ Alkmaar's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of FC Emmen's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- 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 matches.
- FC Emmen have yet to win a game.
- 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 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 27 | 21 |
| 2 | Vitesse | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 21 |
| 3 | PSV | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 19 |
| 4 | Feyenoord | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 18 |
| 5 | FC Twente | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| 6 | SC Heerenveen | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 16 |
| 7 | FC Groningen | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 13 |
| 8 | AZ Alkmaar | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 11 |
| 9 | FC Utrecht | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 9 |
| 10 | Heracles | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -4 | 8 |
| 11 | VVV-Venlo | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -13 | 8 |
| 12 | PEC Zwolle | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | -5 | 7 |
| 13 | Sparta Rotterdam | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 6 |
| 14 | Willem II | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -9 | 5 |
| 15 | RKC Waalwijk | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -10 | 5 |
| 16 | ADO Den Haag | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -12 | 4 |
| 17 | FC Emmen | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -10 | 3 |
| 18 | Fortuna Sittard | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -11 | 3 |