Eredivisie: FC Utrecht thought to top FC Emmen

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Competition: Netherlands Eredivisie
Competition: Sun 28.May
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Galgenwaard (24500 seats)

The stage is set for Eredivisie and FC Utrecht - FC Emmen. In this pre-match guide you'll get statistics, previous results, analysis, tendencies and news!

Insights:
  • FC Emmen have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

FC Utrecht are done competing for places this season; they will remain in 7th place whatever happens now.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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FC Utrecht form and stats

FC Utrecht have played 16 Eredivisie games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 7-5-4 (wins-draws-losses). Two home wins in a row for Utrecht bring valid hopes of a third.

FC Utrecht are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Ajax. Utrecht's goalkeeper Barkas was extremely busy against Ajax, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves. Viergever was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.3 out of 10. The defender Viergever won 6 of 10 duels.

Before that, FC Utrecht had a home game versus RKC Waalwijk which ended with a victory 2-0.

Lots of goals? Who knows about this one, but we do know that 9 of the 12 latest league matches with this club has contained at least three goals.

Utrecht are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 16 games. FC Utrecht are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadion Galgenwaard in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 16 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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FC Emmen form and stats

FC Emmen have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Eredivisie, after 3-1-12 (16 played). It's a growing despair in FC Emmen as they have recorded three consecutive losses.

FC Emmen might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Feyenoord proved too strong as FC Emmen slumped to a 1-3 defeat in front of their own fans at De Oude Meerdijk. Defender Araujo was the best team player with a rating of 7.13. Araujo won 7 of 8 duels.

A 1-5 defeat away at AZ before that.

Goals galore? This club have played 5 consecutive league matches all ending with three or more goals (over 2.5 goals).

The visitors have scored 15 goals from 16 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. For Emmen, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

The sides have faced each other already this season, with the match result FC Emmen - FC Utrecht 3-2 entered in the official records. Previous six meetings between these sides: Utrecht won two, FC Emmen triumphed in four and we saw zero draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

FC UtrechtA. Douvikas
A. Douvikas
18 goals
FC EmmenO. ter Haar Romeny
O. ter Haar Romeny
10 goals
FC UtrechtS. van de Streek
S. van de Streek
9 goals

FC Utrecht missing players

FC Emmen missing players

Total First Half Second Half
FC Utrecht FC Emmen
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
33 16 5 Played P 5 16 33
14 7 2 Won W 1 3 6
9 5 2 Drew D 0 1 10
10 4 1 Lost L 4 12 17
52 17 4 Scored S 5 15 31
48 13 3 Conceded C 11 39 62
91% 81% 60% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 88%
76% 56% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 94% 79%
61% 38% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 69% 55%
36% 12% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 50% 39%
12% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 19% 15%
55% 44% 40% BTTS BTTS 60% 69% 55%
36% 50% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 6% 21%
18% 25% 40% Failed to Score F T 40% 25% 36%
 
5.3 5.7 6.6 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 4.1 4.2
4.5 4.8 4 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 7.4 6.1
1.5 1.5 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.4 1.5 1.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
12.4 12.4 15.2 Shots (avg) S ( 12 10.6 11.1
4.9 5.4 6.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 3.6 3.7
32% 20% 13% Goal Efficiency G E 24% 26% 25%
 
12.9 12.2 8.6 Shots against (avg) S A 15 17.5 15.5
4.8 4.5 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 5.4 4.9
Key stats in Eredivisie this season:
  • FC Emmen have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • FC Emmen have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • FC Emmen 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 33 25 7 1 81 29 16 12 4 0 37 9 17 13 3 1 44 20 52 82
2 PSV 33 22 6 5 87 39 17 14 2 1 54 14 16 8 4 4 33 25 48 72
3 Ajax 33 20 9 4 85 35 17 10 5 2 47 14 16 10 4 2 38 21 50 69
4 AZ 33 20 7 6 67 33 16 9 5 2 35 18 17 11 2 4 32 15 34 67
5 FC Twente 33 17 10 6 63 26 16 12 4 0 43 10 17 5 6 6 20 16 37 61
6 Sparta Rotterdam 33 16 8 9 55 37 17 10 2 5 32 18 16 6 6 4 23 19 18 56
7 FC Utrecht 33 14 9 10 52 48 16 7 5 4 17 13 17 7 4 6 35 35 4 51
8 SC Heerenveen 33 11 10 12 42 50 16 5 3 8 19 26 17 6 7 4 23 24 -8 43
9 RKC Waalwijk 33 11 8 14 50 60 17 9 3 5 34 26 16 2 5 9 16 34 -10 41
10 Go Ahead Eagles 33 10 10 13 46 54 17 7 6 4 28 23 16 3 4 9 18 31 -8 40
11 NEC 33 8 14 11 41 44 17 3 9 5 28 28 16 5 5 6 13 16 -3 38
12 Vitesse 33 9 10 14 44 50 17 5 6 6 24 25 16 4 4 8 20 25 -6 37
13 Fortuna Sittard 33 10 5 18 38 61 16 5 3 8 20 27 17 5 2 10 18 34 -23 35
14 FC Volendam 33 9 6 18 39 69 16 8 1 7 26 30 17 1 5 11 13 39 -30 33
15 Excelsior 33 9 5 19 30 68 17 8 2 7 22 26 16 1 3 12 8 42 -38 32
16 FC Emmen 33 6 10 17 31 62 17 3 9 5 16 23 16 3 1 12 15 39 -31 28
17 FC Groningen 33 4 6 23 31 70 16 3 3 10 20 29 17 1 3 13 11 41 -39 18
18 SC Cambuur 33 4 4 25 22 69 16 2 0 14 10 33 17 2 4 11 12 36 -47 16

Table
  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 33 25 7 1 81 29 16 12 4 0 37 9 17 13 3 1 44 20 52 82
2 PSV 33 22 6 5 87 39 17 14 2 1 54 14 16 8 4 4 33 25 48 72
3 Ajax 33 20 9 4 85 35 17 10 5 2 47 14 16 10 4 2 38 21 50 69
4 AZ 33 20 7 6 67 33 16 9 5 2 35 18 17 11 2 4 32 15 34 67
5 FC Twente 33 17 10 6 63 26 16 12 4 0 43 10 17 5 6 6 20 16 37 61
6 Sparta Rotterdam 33 16 8 9 55 37 17 10 2 5 32 18 16 6 6 4 23 19 18 56
7 FC Utrecht 33 14 9 10 52 48 16 7 5 4 17 13 17 7 4 6 35 35 4 51
8 SC Heerenveen 33 11 10 12 42 50 16 5 3 8 19 26 17 6 7 4 23 24 -8 43
9 RKC Waalwijk 33 11 8 14 50 60 17 9 3 5 34 26 16 2 5 9 16 34 -10 41
10 Go Ahead Eagles 33 10 10 13 46 54 17 7 6 4 28 23 16 3 4 9 18 31 -8 40
11 NEC 33 8 14 11 41 44 17 3 9 5 28 28 16 5 5 6 13 16 -3 38
12 Vitesse 33 9 10 14 44 50 17 5 6 6 24 25 16 4 4 8 20 25 -6 37
13 Fortuna Sittard 33 10 5 18 38 61 16 5 3 8 20 27 17 5 2 10 18 34 -23 35
14 FC Volendam 33 9 6 18 39 69 16 8 1 7 26 30 17 1 5 11 13 39 -30 33
15 Excelsior 33 9 5 19 30 68 17 8 2 7 22 26 16 1 3 12 8 42 -38 32
16 FC Emmen 33 6 10 17 31 62 17 3 9 5 16 23 16 3 1 12 15 39 -31 28
17 FC Groningen 33 4 6 23 31 70 16 3 3 10 20 29 17 1 3 13 11 41 -39 18
18 SC Cambuur 33 4 4 25 22 69 16 2 0 14 10 33 17 2 4 11 12 36 -47 16

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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.