The visiting AZ Alkmaar side should be favourites in this visit to FC Emmen, as the away team holds a 31 point advantage from their 19 league games this season.
- FC Emmen has the the worst goal difference (-32) in Eredivisie
- AZ Alkmaar have not yet lost a game away.
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!
FC Emmen form and stats
With 0 Eredivisie wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats from their home games, FC Emmen, who have the the worst goal difference (-32) in Eredivisie, are certainly not brimming with confidence. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in 20 attempts. FC Emmen are slowly digging their own grave here at De Oude Meerdijk with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in ten attempts. The last victory here came in the VVV-Venlo match.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 302 minutes without scoring a league goal. M. de Leeuw was the last player to find the net.
Emmen are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Willem II. Before that game, the home loss against PSV with the scoreline 0-2.
FC Emmen are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 10 games. Neutralizing the opposition is a challenge, Emmen having conceded 30 goals here at De Oude Meerdijk so far. FC Emmen have allowed more than three conceded goals on average in their home matches so far.
AZ Alkmaar form and stats
The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 5 wins, 5 draws and only 0 losses in the Eredivisie. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Fortuna Sittard game have they lost an away game, meaning Alkmaar has taken points from ten away matches in a row.
AZ Alkmaar's last game was the home draw against Ajax (0-0). A 0-1 loss hosting FC Utrecht before that.
Alkmaar create on average more than 2,5 goals per away game (in the league) all by themselves, having scored 26 goals in 10 travels. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Alkmaar have conceded 17 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the AZ Alkmaar - Emmen 1-0 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Emmen zero wins, zero draws and AZ Alkmaar six victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  T. Koopmeiners 11 goals |   M. de Leeuw 6 goals |  M. Boadu 6 goals |
FC Emmen missing players
AZ Alkmaar missing players
| FC Emmen | AZ Alkmaar | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 20 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 14 | 7 | 4 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 17 | 13 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 26 | 44 |
| 49 | 30 | 14 | Conceded | C | 3 | 17 | 28 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 85% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 85% |
| 60% | 70% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 90% | 75% |
| 50% | 70% | 75% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 70% | 50% |
| 30% | 60% | 75% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 30% | 20% |
| 60% | 80% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 90% | 75% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 20% |
| 40% | 20% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1 | 1.2 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 10.5 | 11.2 | 5.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 19.5 | 14.1 | 14.2 |
| 3.3 | 3.4 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 6.3 | 5.9 |
| 26% | 38% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 41% | 37% |
- AZ Alkmaar have not yet lost a game away.
- AZ Alkmaar have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- AZ Alkmaar have scored in all their away matches so far.
- AZ Alkmaar have scored more than double the goals of FC Emmen.
- AZ Alkmaar haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- All of AZ Alkmaar's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of FC Emmen's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- FC Emmen has the most conceded goals (30) at home in Eredivisie
- FC Emmen has the most conceded goals in the first half (26) in Eredivisie
- FC Emmen has the the worst goal difference (-17) at home in Eredivisie
- FC Emmen has the the worst goal difference (-32) in Eredivisie
- FC Emmen have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- FC Emmen have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- FC Emmen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- FC Emmen have yet to win a game.
- FC Emmen haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 | Ajax | 19 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 63 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 6 | 48 | 47 |
| 2 | PSV | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 46 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 16 | 24 | 43 |
| 3 | Vitesse | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 42 |
| 4 | Feyenoord | 20 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | 17 | 38 |
| 5 | AZ Alkmaar | 19 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 44 | 28 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 37 |
| 6 | FC Groningen | 20 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 34 |
| 7 | FC Twente | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 30 |
| 8 | FC Utrecht | 20 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 28 |
| 9 | SC Heerenveen | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 26 |
| 10 | Heracles | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 21 | -7 | 25 |
| 11 | Fortuna Sittard | 20 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 17 | -8 | 25 |
| 12 | Sparta Rotterdam | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -3 | 22 |
| 13 | PEC Zwolle | 20 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 20 | -7 | 22 |
| 14 | VVV-Venlo | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 49 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 21 | -15 | 22 |
| 15 | RKC Waalwijk | 20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 34 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -17 | 15 |
| 16 | Willem II | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -18 | 13 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 24 | -28 | 11 |
| 18 | FC Emmen | 20 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 49 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 19 | -32 | 6 |