Eredivisie preview and statistics: FC Utrecht - FC Emmen at Stadion Galgenwaard

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Sat 27.February
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Galgenwaard (24500 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. FC Utrecht are in the 7th position while the guesting FC Emmen worry at 18th.

Insights:
  • FC Utrecht have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • FC Emmen has the the worst goal difference (-33) in Eredivisie

FC Utrecht and FC Emmen 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.

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FC Utrecht form and stats

5 victories, 6 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what FC Utrecht have to build on here at Stadion Galgenwaard in the Eredivisie.

Happy days for Utrecht in their previous game, a Eredivisie match away at Willem II (placed 16th) that ended with a 6-0 victory. Previous to that game, a home match hosting VVV-Venlo in a game that was won 3-1.

As mentioned above, Utrecht "killed" Willem II in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.

The FC Utrecht fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 21 goals in 12 league matches. Utrecht's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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FC Emmen form and stats

There's been little loot from FC Emmen's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 11 away games in the Eredivisie. FC Emmen, who have the the worst goal difference (-33) in Eredivisie, only have 0 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 3 draws. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in eleven away games in a row.

Michael De Leeuw, Luka Adžić and Jari Vlak scored in Emmen's previous match, the home game against PEC Zwolle that ended 3-2. Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting RKC Waalwijk's place.

With the home team given a winning probability of about 80% by the bookmakers, any positive result for the visitors would be a surprise. Checking earlier matches with similar odds with Emmen as the away team, we found seven results. Statistics from these were zero away wins, zero draws and seven defeats. The outsiders lost five of these games by at least two goals.

Goals are few and far between in FC Emmen's away league games. Only 4 goals from 11 travels. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Emmen have conceded 20 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Utrecht and FC Emmen have met before this season: FC Emmen - FC Utrecht 2-3. Last four meetings between the teams: FC Utrecht won two, FC Emmen won two and zero draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

FC UtrechtS. van de Streek
S. van de Streek
7 goals
FC EmmenM. de Leeuw
M. de Leeuw
7 goals
UtrechtM. Mahi
M. Mahi
6 goals

FC Utrecht missing players

FC Emmen missing players

FC Utrecht FC Emmen
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
22 12 4 Played P 4 11 23
8 5 2 Won W 0 0 1
10 6 2 Drew D 1 3 6
4 1 0 Lost L 3 8 16
36 21 10 Scored S 2 4 20
28 16 6 Conceded C 11 20 53
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 82% 91%
82% 92% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 64% 78%
50% 58% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 45% 57%
36% 42% 75% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 27% 48%
18% 8% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 30%
68% 75% 100% BTTS BTTS 50% 36% 57%
23% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 18% 9%
14% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 64% 43%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.1 1.2 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 1.7 1.5
1 1 1 Red cards R C 2 3 5
 
14.6 16.3 19.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9.2 9.4 10.2
5.5 5.5 8.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 3.1 3.2
30% 32% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 12% 27%
Key stats in Eredivisie this season:
  • FC Emmen has the fewest scored goals (4) away in Eredivisie
  • FC Emmen has the most conceded goals in the first half (27) in Eredivisie
  • FC Emmen has the the worst goal difference (-33) in Eredivisie
  • FC Emmen have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • FC Emmen have yet to win a game away.
  • FC Utrecht have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • FC Utrecht have scored at least twice as many goals at home as FC Emmen have scored away.
  • FC Utrecht 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 21 17 2 2 68 15 10 8 1 1 31 9 11 9 1 1 37 6 53 53
2 PSV 22 14 5 3 51 24 10 9 0 1 24 6 12 5 5 2 27 18 27 47
3 AZ 23 13 7 3 52 33 11 6 2 3 21 15 12 7 5 0 31 18 19 46
4 Vitesse 22 13 3 6 34 21 11 8 2 1 17 6 11 5 1 5 17 15 13 42
5 Feyenoord 21 12 5 4 42 20 11 6 4 1 23 9 10 6 1 3 19 11 22 41
6 FC Groningen 21 11 4 6 29 23 11 6 3 2 14 8 10 5 1 4 15 15 6 37
7 FC Utrecht 22 8 10 4 36 28 12 5 6 1 21 16 10 3 4 3 15 12 8 34
8 FC Twente 22 9 6 7 35 28 11 3 3 5 14 15 11 6 3 2 21 13 7 33
9 Fortuna Sittard 23 9 4 10 35 41 12 4 2 6 19 23 11 5 2 4 16 18 -6 31
10 SC Heerenveen 22 7 8 7 30 30 10 5 2 3 16 11 12 2 6 4 14 19 0 29
11 Heracles 22 8 4 10 24 32 11 5 1 5 15 11 11 3 3 5 9 21 -8 28
12 Sparta Rotterdam 21 6 5 10 30 34 11 2 3 6 20 23 10 4 2 4 10 11 -4 23
13 PEC Zwolle 23 4 11 8 28 37 11 2 6 3 11 13 12 2 5 5 17 24 -9 23
14 VVV-Venlo 22 6 4 12 36 56 11 3 3 5 16 32 11 3 1 7 20 24 -20 22
15 RKC Waalwijk 22 4 7 11 19 35 11 2 4 5 11 17 11 2 3 6 8 18 -16 19
16 Willem II 22 3 4 15 24 53 11 3 1 7 15 27 11 0 3 8 9 26 -29 13
17 ADO Den Haag 22 2 7 13 19 49 11 0 5 6 11 23 11 2 2 7 8 26 -30 13
18 FC Emmen 23 1 6 16 20 53 12 1 3 8 16 33 11 0 3 8 4 20 -33 9

Read more about Eredivisie

The Eredivisie is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. 18 teams play two fixtures against each other to form the final league table and decide which team wins the Dutch national championship. The phrase Eredivisie translates to “Honour Division”. The “big three” in Dutch football are Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord.