Struggling FC Emmen will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Willem II in the upcoming league round. It's 13th vs 5th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
FC Emmen and Willem II should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
FC Emmen form and stats
FC Emmen have performed here at De Oude Meerdijk this season with 7 wins from 11 Eredivisie matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 2. FC Emmen are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
The FC Emmen goalkeeper Dennis Telgenkamp is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 190 minutes without conceding a goal in the Eredivisie.
FC Emmen shared the glory with Fortuna Sittard in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against FC Twente.
A decent goal production from FC Emmen in their home games so far, with 19 goals from 11 league matches. From these home matches, FC Emmen have conceded only 10 goals.
Willem II form and stats
Playing away, Willem II have won 6 games, drawn 1 and suffered 4 defeats in the Eredivisie this season.
Willem II played 1-1 against FC Utrecht in their previous match. Preceding that game, the 0-3 loss visiting PSV's place.
Timon Wellenreuther had red hot gloves after the game against FC Utrecht, shaping the outcome of the game with eight saves made. The draw against FC Utrecht came from a losing position. The Willem II manager A. Koster brought on Paul Gladon as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.
Willem II are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 18 times in 11 away games so far. Willem II have conceded 19 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Willem II - FC Emmen 2-1 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last seven meetings): FC Emmen won two games, zero matches ended with a draw and Willem II has five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / threeTop Goalscorers
  V. Pavlidis 10 goals |   M. de Leeuw 7 goals |  M. Köhlert 5 goals |
FC Emmen missing players
Willem II missing players
| FC Emmen | Willem II | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 23 |
| 7 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 24 | 19 | 6 | Scored | S | 9 | 18 | 32 |
| 38 | 10 | 5 | Conceded | C | 6 | 19 | 27 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 87% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 74% |
| 48% | 45% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 64% | 48% |
| 22% | 18% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 45% | 26% |
| 13% | 9% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 27% | 13% |
| 43% | 45% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 55% | 48% |
| 26% | 45% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 18% | 30% |
| 35% | 9% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 27% | 30% |
| 4 | 5.5 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.7 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
| 6 | 5.4 | 6.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 5 | 4.8 |
| 2.3 | 2.3 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 2.4 | 1.6 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 271 | 168 | 41 | Total Shots | T S | 43 | 106 | 250 |
| 84 | 60 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 21 | 40 | 90 |
| 29% | 32% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 45% | 36% |
- FC Emmen has the most matches under the total-line (16)
- FC Emmen have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- FC Emmen haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Willem II have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Willem II have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Willem II 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 | Ajax | 22 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 65 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 46 | 53 |
| 2 | AZ | 22 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 46 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 47 |
| 3 | Feyenoord | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 43 |
| 4 | PSV | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 50 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 24 | 42 |
| 5 | Willem II | 23 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 41 |
| 6 | Vitesse | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 38 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 35 |
| 8 | FC Groningen | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 35 |
| 9 | Heracles | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 29 |
| 10 | SC Heerenveen | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 29 |
| 11 | Sparta Rotterdam | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 39 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 24 | -5 | 27 |
| 12 | FC Twente | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 40 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -9 | 27 |
| 13 | FC Emmen | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 38 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 28 | -14 | 26 |
| 14 | Fortuna Sittard | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 49 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 33 | -22 | 24 |
| 15 | VVV-Venlo | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 48 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 27 | -25 | 24 |
| 16 | PEC Zwolle | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 49 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -17 | 22 |
| 17 | ADO Den Haag | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 48 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 31 | -25 | 17 |
| 18 | RKC Waalwijk | 23 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 54 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 36 | -31 | 12 |