Struggling FC Emmen will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying FC Utrecht in the upcoming league round. It’s 15th vs 5th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
This stadium uses artificial turf, unlike FC Utrecht's home stadium. The visitors last 13 games on artificial turf have ended in 6 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses.
FC Emmen form and stats
FC Emmen's struggle is real here at De Oude Meerdijk with only 14 points collected from 15 games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly 3-5-7.FC Emmen manager D. Lukkien and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus NAC Breda in the Eredivisie. Previous to that game, a home match hosting SC Heerenveen in a game that was won 2-0.
FC Emmen are traveling soon after this match as the Eredivisie match at Graafschap awaits in three days.
FC Emmen are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 20 goals in 15 matches. FC Emmen are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (31 from 15 played).
FC Utrecht form and stats
6 wins, 3 draws and 6 losses. That’s the product of FC Utrecht playing as the away team this season.FC Utrecht's last game was the home draw against Vitesse (0-0). A 0-5 defeat away at ADO Den Haag before that.
After this away game FC Utrecht return home for a Eredivisie game against Fortuna Sittard. That game is only four sleeps after this.
The travelling fans enjoy FC Utrecht's attacking play in away games, having scored 29 goals in 15 away matches. In the opposite end, FC Utrecht have conceded 29 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; FC Utrecht - FC Emmen 1-2. Numbers for the last one meeting between these two teams are: 1 win for FC Emmen, 0 draws and 0 wins for FC Utrecht.Top Goalscorers
 
Simon Gustafson
8 goals / 5 assists
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S. van de Streek
7 goals / 2 assists
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G. Kerk
6 goals / 7 assists
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FC Emmen missing players
FC Utrecht missing players
| FC Emmen | FC Utrecht | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | Played | 15 | 30 |
| 35 | 20 | Scored | 29 | 54 |
| 69 | 31 | Conceded | 29 | 43 |
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 100% | 90% |
| 97% | 93% | Over 1.5 | 80% | 77% |
| 67% | 53% | Over 2.5 | 67% | 63% |
| 40% | 40% | Over 3.5 | 53% | 43% |
| 30% | 33% | Over 4.5 | 40% | 27% |
| 67% | 67% | Both teams to score | 53% | 53% |
| 7% | 13% | Clean Sheet | 20% | 30% |
| 27% | 20% | Failed To Score | 27% | 27% |
| 4.9 | 6.5 | Corners For (avg) | 4.3 | 5 |
| 5.5 | 4.2 | Corners Against (avg) | 5 | 5 |
| 1.8 | 1.9 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 0 | Red Cards (total) | 4 | 6 |
- FC Emmen hasn't played a single 0-0 game.
- FC Utrecht is involved in more matches over 2.5 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 | D | P |
| 1 | Ajax | 30 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 106 | 28 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 62 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 18 | 78 | 74 |
| 2 | PSV | 30 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 89 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 18 | 66 | 74 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 65 | 37 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 56 |
| 4 | AZ | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 58 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 52 |
| 5 | FC Utrecht | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 54 | 43 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 11 | 47 |
| 6 | Heracles | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 53 | 57 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 31 | -4 | 45 |
| 7 | Vitesse | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 55 | 44 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 11 | 44 |
| 8 | Willem II | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 53 | 59 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 32 | -6 | 43 |
| 9 | FC Groningen | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 36 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -2 | 42 |
| 10 | SC Heerenveen | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 58 | 65 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 33 | -7 | 37 |
| 11 | ADO Den Haag | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 46 | 57 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 28 | -11 | 36 |
| 12 | PEC Zwolle | 30 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 38 | 47 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 22 | -9 | 35 |
| 13 | VVV-Venlo | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 36 | 55 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 34 | -19 | 34 |
| 14 | Fortuna Sittard | 30 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 46 | 70 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 49 | -24 | 31 |
| 15 | FC Emmen | 30 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 35 | 69 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 31 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 38 | -34 | 29 |
| 16 | Graafschap | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 34 | 61 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 37 | -27 | 26 |
| 17 | Excelsior | 30 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 35 | 69 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 33 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 36 | -34 | 26 |
| 18 | NAC Breda | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 66 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 40 | -39 | 22 |
