FC Emmen are banking on their home crowd to aid them during this meeting against Go Ahead Eagles. Who will win at De Oude Meerdijk?
- FC Emmen have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Go Ahead Eagles haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
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!
FC Emmen form and stats
FC Emmen have played 11 Eredivisie games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-7-2 (wins-draws-losses).
FC Emmen drew their last game, 1-1 away at FC Groningen (placed 17th). Araujo was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.43 out of 10. The defender Araujo scored one goal and won 5 of 7 duels.
Before that game, the home loss against Fortuna Sittard with the scoreline 0-1.This is expected to be a close game, with Emmen perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with FC Emmen as a small favourite), we find 5 games. FC Emmen has won 2 of these, drawn 1 and lost 2.
On the other hand, FC Emmen have conceded 13 goals.
Go Ahead Eagles form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Go Ahead Eagles so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-5 (win-draw-lose). The pressure to perform on the road is increasing on Hake, the Go Ahead Eagles manager, as the last three away games were defeats.
Eagles won their last game, 2-0 versus FC Twente played at home. Midfielder Rommens was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.41. Rommens scored one goal, served one assist and hit one key pass.
A 1-2 defeat away at Sparta Rotterdam before that.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Go Ahead Eagles playing away and similar expectations, we found 8 relevant matches. Results were 4 Go Ahead Eagles wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats.
The visiting Eagles have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 12 goals from 10 games. Go Ahead Eagles struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 17 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The former head-to-head match ended Go Ahead Eagles - FC Emmen 2-0, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Emmen five wins, three draws and Go Ahead Eagles two victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less. The matches between these teams sometimes lean towards being a bit rough, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  I. Lidberg 5 goals |  B. Adekanye 5 goals |  O. Edvardsen 5 goals |
FC Emmen missing players
Go Ahead Eagles missing players
| FC Emmen | Go Ahead Eagles | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 22 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 18 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 3 | 12 | 31 |
| 38 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 17 | 37 |
| 86% | 73% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 73% | 55% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 90% | 82% |
| 45% | 36% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 45% |
| 32% | 27% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 30% | 41% |
| 14% | 18% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 20% | 23% |
| 50% | 45% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 59% |
| 23% | 36% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 23% |
| 41% | 45% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 30% | 23% |
| 4.7 | 5.4 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| 5.5 | 4.5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 5.7 | 6 |
| 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11.1 | 12.6 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 10.1 | 11.5 |
| 3.4 | 3.7 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.5 |
| 24% | 27% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 43% | 40% |
| 14.2 | 12.2 | 11.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 16.1 | 14.9 |
| 4.3 | 3.8 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
- FC Emmen have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Go Ahead Eagles haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Feyenoord | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 49 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 29 | 49 |
| 2 | Ajax | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 63 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 41 | 46 |
| 3 | AZ | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 47 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 20 | 44 |
| 4 | PSV | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 57 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 30 | 43 |
| 5 | FC Twente | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 40 |
| 6 | Sparta Rotterdam | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 37 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 35 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 26 | 0 | 34 |
| 8 | SC Heerenveen | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | -2 | 30 |
| 9 | RKC Waalwijk | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 35 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 29 |
| 10 | NEC | 22 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 27 |
| 11 | Fortuna Sittard | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -9 | 26 |
| 12 | Go Ahead Eagles | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 37 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -6 | 25 |
| 13 | Vitesse | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -12 | 23 |
| 14 | FC Volendam | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 49 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 25 | -24 | 20 |
| 15 | Excelsior | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 51 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 33 | -31 | 20 |
| 16 | FC Emmen | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 25 | -20 | 17 |
| 17 | FC Groningen | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 48 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 27 | -26 | 14 |
| 18 | SC Cambuur | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 37 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -25 | 13 |
