FC Emmen hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 15 points and a 15th position in the Eredivisie table. Visiting Sparta Rotterdam holds 11th place with 20 pts.
It's no vacation for neither FC Emmen nor Sparta Rotterdam as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
This stadium uses grass, unlike Sparta Rotterdam's home stadium. The visitors last 27 games on grass have ended in 4 wins, 7 draws and 16 losses.
FC Emmen form and stats
4 victories, 2 draws and 2 defeats. That’s what FC Emmen have to build on here at De Oude Meerdijk in the Eredivisie.
The FC Emmen supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Sparta Rotterdam in Eredivisie and win 2-0. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting VVV-Venlo (0-2).
The FC Emmen fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 8 league matches. FC Emmen have conceded 10 in these home matches.
Sparta Rotterdam form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Sparta Rotterdam so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-4 (win-draw-lose). It's all red in the travel logs of Sparta Rotterdam, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.
Sparta Rotterdam aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 277 league minutes without a goal. B. Smeets was the last player to find the net.
Sparta Rotterdam play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 0-2 to FC Emmen (placed 15th). A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Heracles.
Sparta Rotterdam goalkeeper Ariel Harush had a great day against FC Emmen, but despite making 6 saves the loss could not be avoided.
Sparta Rotterdam find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 8 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. Sparta Rotterdam have conceded 18 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the FC Emmen - Sparta Rotterdam 2-0 played earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): FC Emmen 5 wins, 1 draw and Sparta Rotterdam 4 victories. As for goals, 6 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
 
M. de Leeuw
6 goals
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M. Rayhi
5 goals
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FC Emmen missing players
Sparta Rotterdam missing players
| FC Emmen | Sparta Rotterdam | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 20 | 16 | 3 | Scored | S | 4 | 8 | 24 |
| 32 | 10 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 20 | 30 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 89% | 88% |
| 94% | 89% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 89% | 88% |
| 59% | 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 67% | 71% |
| 29% | 22% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 44% | 47% |
| 18% | 11% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 18% |
| 53% | 56% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 56% | 59% |
| 18% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 11% | 24% |
| 29% | 11% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 44% | 29% |
| 3.9 | 5.7 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2.3 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
| 6.2 | 6.1 | 7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 9 | 7 | 6.7 |
| 2.3 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 209 | 142 | 17 | Total Shots | T S | 44 | 109 | 208 |
| 66 | 49 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 11 | 29 | 69 |
| 30% | 33% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 28% | 35% |
- FC Emmen have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- FC Emmen haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Sparta Rotterdam have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored 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 | Ajax | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 52 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 10 | 38 | 41 |
| 2 | AZ Alkmaar | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 30 | 38 |
| 3 | Willem II | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 32 |
| 4 | PSV | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 31 |
| 5 | SC Heerenveen | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 27 |
| 6 | Vitesse | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 27 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 26 |
| 8 | Heracles | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 25 |
| 9 | Feyenoord | 16 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 25 |
| 10 | FC Groningen | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 22 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | -4 | 20 |
| 12 | FC Twente | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -8 | 19 |
| 13 | Fortuna Sittard | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 42 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 30 | -19 | 18 |
| 14 | PEC Zwolle | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 38 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 18 | -14 | 16 |
| 15 | FC Emmen | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 22 | -14 | 15 |
| 16 | VVV-Venlo | 17 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 41 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 22 | -24 | 15 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -13 | 13 |
| 18 | RKC Waalwijk | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 19 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 27 | -24 | 8 |